Tests Faced by Children's Book Characters.

Yokota, Junko; Cai, Mingshui

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ERIC Number: EJ640724

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Publication Date: 2002

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Tests Faced by Children's Book Characters.

Yokota, Junko; Cai, Mingshui

Language Arts, v79 n3 p266-71 Jan 2002

Looks at testing from a broad perspective and selected works of children's literature in which the characters face tests of many kinds. Organizes books in the following ways: tests at school, tests of survival, tests of courage, tests of character, tests of relationships, and tests of extraordinary life hardships. (SG)

Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, High Stakes Tests, Student Attitudes, Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: "Teaching (blank) the Test--a. to, b. about, c. against, d. all of the above."