Should we burn Babar? : essays on children's literature and the power of stories / Herbert Kohl.
Should we burn Babar? : essays on children's literature and the power of stories / Herbert Kohl.
Should we burn Babar? : essays on children's literature and the power of stories / Herbert Kohl.
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New York : New Press : Distributed by Norton, c1995.
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N809.89282/50
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English
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xi, 178 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Should We Burn Babar? Questioning Power in Children's Literature -- The Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Revisited -- A Plea for Radical Children's Literature -- Wicked Boys and Good Schools: Three Takes on Pinocchio -- The Good Old Days. I Was There. Where Was They? A Fictional Hi...
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Publisher
New York : New Press : Distributed by Norton, c1995.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
The title essay, a consideration of Babar the elephant, raises the question of what to do with a charming and widely-loved book whose messages, nonetheless, need to be challenged. Also included in this volume is Kohl's acclaimed essay on Rosa Parks, available here for the first time in book form. In it Kohl points out the subtle, but real, racism i...
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Should we burn Babar? : essays on children's literature and the power of stories / Herbert Kohl.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-178).
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c1995.
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N809.89282/50
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74VMBaN35xgl
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1565842588(cased) :
9781565842588
1565842588
9781565842595 (paperback)
1565842596 (paperback)
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809.89282
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991002392619702626
