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ERIC Number: EJ594650
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1038-1562
Reading(s) beneath the Surface: Using Picture Books To Foster a Critical Aesthetics.
Mallan, Kerry
Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, v22 n3 p200-11 Oct 1999
Suggests teachers and students develop a critical aesthetic in approaching the picture book genre. Discusses three picture books concerning the Australian environment to illustrate that guiding students to read for information alone disregards the aesthetic value of the genre. (NH)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Childrens Literature, Critical Reading, Foreign Countries, Literature Appreciation, Picture Books, Primary Education, Reader Response
Australian Literacy Educators Association, ALEA National Office, P.O. Box 3203, Norwood, South Australia 5067; Web site: http://www.alea.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia; Picture Stories; Reading Theories
Note: Theme: Children's Literature.