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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Images of the Bear in Children's Literature.
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Newman, Anne Royall – Children's Literature in Education, 1987
Suggests that the figure of the bear (and animals in general) in children's literature is a pleasing one to children, and helps them learn to love their instinctive, natural selves. (JC)
Descriptors: Animals, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Redemptive Journey: The Storytelling Motif in Andersen's "The Snow Queen."
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Misheff, Sue – Children's Literature in Education, 1989
Discusses how Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" uses the motif of storytelling to describe the journey taken by the heroine Gerda. Identifies a story as that which is alive and active and which causes catharsis for those who participate in it. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fairy Tales, Fantasy