Developing a Sense of Place through Books about New York

Autor/in	Bedford, April Whatley
Titel	Developing a Sense of Place through Books about New York
Quelle	In: Journal of Children's Literature, 33 (2007) 2, S.38-46 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-7779
Schlagwörter	Urban Areas; Picture Books; Reading Aloud to Others; Childrens Literature; Local History; Neighborhoods; Poetry; Family (Sociological Unit); Buildings; Transportation; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Stadtregion; Picture book; Bilderbuch; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Ortsgeschichte; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Lyrik; Poesie; Familie; Building; Gebäude; Verkehrswesen
Abstract	Beginning a study of literary sense of place with books about New York City makes sense because both children and adults are likely to be familiar with the city through movies, television, and advertisements, even if they have never been there. By paying close attention to the ways in which authors and illustrators convey a sense of place in these books, children may be inspired to investigate other places, especially the places they love, through research, writing, and artistic expression. Picture books are especially appropriate for exploring sense of place. They can be shared effectively with a wide range of students, and an entire class can build mutual understandings through read-alouds. In this article, the author discusses picture books from her own New York collection and offers suggestions for responses invited by each book related both to developing understandings about New York, specifically, and a sense of place in general. She also encourages teachers to guide students in compiling their own lists of how visual and verbal texts work together to create a sense of place as they study picture books about New York City. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Children's Literature Assembly. 940 Vandalia Road, Morgantown, WV 26501. Tel: 304-291-2393; Fax: 304-291-2393; e-mail: jcl@wvnet.edu; Web site: http://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10