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ERIC Number: EJ508066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-6713
Heroes and Victims: The Stereotyping of Animal Characters in Children's Realistic Animal Fiction.
Oswald, Lori Jo
Children's Literature in Education, v26 n2 p135-49 Jun 1995
Discusses portrayals of animals in children's realistic animal fiction over the course of the 20th century. Shows how the definition of animal hero generally changed from wild animals that were heroic for surviving against all odds to domesticated animals that were heroic for rescuing humans from wild beasts. Discusses animals as victims. (SR)
Descriptors: Animals, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Fiction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Reading Research, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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