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Kemple, Kristen M.; Johnson, Cindy A. – Childhood Education, 2002
Proposes using illustrated fictional literature to promote in young children aesthetic appreciation of human creations and the natural environment. Defines aesthetics and recommends both "good" stories and books with vicarious encounters as two useful categories of stories with moral reasoning accessible to primary grade children. Offers three…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Aesthetics, Childrens Literature