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Books were not originally written for children... why??
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-Children were viewed as adults
-Children had little time or need to read |
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Children's lit is a way to study...
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social values, changing attitudes
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The Oral Tradition
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Storytellers- entertainers, not educators
-source of first printed books in Europe: made to entertain, relieve stress, teach traditions |
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Manuscript books prior to mid 1400s
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scribes and monks
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1450???
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Printing press!! first in Germany
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Purpose of early books for children
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manners, instructing the mind
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Caxton's impact on English:
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first to print in English
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Chapbooks:
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small books sold for a few pennies at markets or fairs
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Hornbooks
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on stand- ABCs 123s and Lord's Prayer
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Battledore
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fold up books to educate and teach manners
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Puritan Influence:
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-importance of schooling in homes and towns
-found traditional tales and chapbooks to be corrupting -children could read material to instruct and reinforce moral dev. |
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Influential pieces of puritan lit:
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-Pilgrim's Process
-Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes -The New England Primer |
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John Locke:
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believed children should be provided with easy, pleasant books suited to their capabilities- in search for knowledge
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Charles Perrault
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-Fairy tales
-translated Mother Goose Stories |
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1740's??
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idea of Children's books began in Europe and North America
-The Middle class became larger and strengthened its social positions |
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John Newbery
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-writer and publisher
-provided books that were diversions (toys, letters form characters) -noticed children's interest -helped publishers realize there was a market for books -Award named after him. |
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Rousseau
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-children should develop naturally with gentle guidance
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William Blake:
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-songs of innocence
-songs of experience |
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Jacob and William Grimm
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-first published in 1812, contained 85 stories
- published in 1815 was designed more for children with illustrations - 1823: tales collected by Brothers Grimm were translated into English |
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Hans Christian Anderson
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-Ugly Duckling, Red Shoes, The Little Mermaid
-First to create and publish an original fairy tale -new one every Chirstmas |
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Johann Amos Cornelius
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Religious ideas, natural world experiences, wood cuts
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Walter Crane:
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19th century
- known for his strength of design and richness of color and detail- From the House that Jack Built |
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Rudolph Caldecott
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19th Century
-known for eloquence, humor, vitality, and movement |
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Kate Greenway
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19th century
-known for her tenderness, dignity, and grace of childhood -like Caldecott, but for British illustrator |
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Victorian Age:
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-Morals and middle class values were reflected
-child laborers -Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist -Role of male vs. female |
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Fantasy:
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-mid 1800s
-childhood more carefree -more educators and parents wanted to entertain -Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
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Robert Louis Stevens
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Adventure
Treasure Island and Kidnapped |
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Howard Pyle
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Adventure
Robin Hood |
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Sir Walter Scott
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Adventure
Ivanhoe |
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Jules Verne
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science fiction-adventure
20,000 Leagues and Around the World in 80 Days |
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Real People:
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Mark Twain, family, Louisa May Alcott (Little Woman)
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Censor:
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Using authority to decide if something is good or bad
-criteria changes with social trends |
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1856-1903
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sense of duty to God and parents, accepting responsibility, children as individuals
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1938-1960
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Child-centered educational philosophy, moral development, Children in stable communities, happy and secure, older generations were wise and respected, generations follow one another into traditional roles
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1969-2000
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Anything goes
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How many books do you need in your classroom per student?
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20 per student!
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What are the values of Literature:
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turns kids to reading, makes them better readers
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