Other worlds, other lives: Children's literature experiences Volume 2

Authors

Myrna Machet, University of South Africa; Sandra Olen, University of South Africa; Thomas van der Walt , University of South Africa; Evangeline L Barongo, Kampala Children's Library.; Sandra L  Beckett, Brock University; Rosey Bennett; Johannes J Booyse, University of South Africa; Judith Campbell, University of Witwatersrand; Shu-Jy Duan, Shih Chien College; Rhona Dubow, Western Cape Region of the Children's Book Forum. ; Nadia El Kholy, Cairo University; John Foster, University of South Australia; Jay Reale; Cynthia Hugo; Monica Lavin; Cheryl le Roux, University of South Africa; Roderick McGillis, University of Calgary; Mike Prins, University of Fort Hare; Carole Scott, San Diego State University; Peter Simatei, Moi University; Anu Sulu, University of Botswana; Jean Webb, Worcester College of Higher Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/321

Keywords:

Storybooks, Narrative, Children's books, Children's literature, World literature

Synopsis

ISBN: 0 86981 957 7 

Proceedings of the International Conference on Children's Literature 4-6 April 1995

 

Contents

A Comparative view of children's literature: a discussion paper 
Jean Webb
Ideological inscription in children's fiction: strategies of encodement in Ngugi and Achebe 
Peter T Simatei
Heroes and heroines in Soviet children's literature of the 1980s
Judith Campbell
Popular themes in children's literature in Uganda: some case studies 
Evangeline L Barongo
A 25 year retrospective of South African children's reading of otherworlds' books
Rosey Bennett
Canny and uncanny selves
Roderick McGillis
Stories/Nuwe Stories van Rivierplaas (Alba Bouwer): the Black nanny as ideal mother
MJ Prins
The Meeting of Two Worlds: Michel Tournier's Friday and Robinson: life on Speranza Island 
Sandra L Beckett
Emotion's web: the fluctuating dynamics of Susan Cooper's worlds 
Carole Scott
Signs of the times 
Jay Heale
A Tale of animals: a study of animal fantasy for children from Aesop's Fables through 1986 
Shu-Jy Doan
Children and nature: ecological workshops become a book of stories. 
Monica Lavin
Paradigms of childhood in Kanafani's Palestine's children 
Nadia El Kholy
Creating an awareness of the importance of reading in schools: the whole school approach used by READ in the Independent Development Trust Project 
Cynthia Hugo
Panchatantra and the epics as children's literature experience
Anu V Sulu
Asia and Asians in Australian children's literature
John Foster
Children's literature – a vehicle for social, 'emotional' and moral development
JJ Booyse & CS le Roux
The Picture book: power and potential
Rhona Dubow
Name and title register


Author Biographies

Myrna Machet, University of South Africa

Myrna Machet was a lecturer within the Department of Library and Information Sciences at the University of South Africa.

Sandra Olen, University of South Africa

Sandra Olen was a lecturer within the Department of Library and Information Sciences at the University of South Africa.

Thomas van der Walt , University of South Africa

Thomas van der Walt was a lecturer within the Department of Library and Information Sciences at the University of South Africa.

Evangeline L Barongo, Kampala Children's Library.

Evangaline L. Barongo is associated with the Kampala Children's Library.

Sandra L  Beckett, Brock University

Sandra L. Beckett is associated with the Department of French, Italian and
Spanish at Brock University in St Catharines, Ontario.

Rosey Bennett

Rosey Bennett was awarded the Carl Lohann Award in 1993 for services to children's literature and was a children's book selector with the Cape Education Library Service.

Johannes J Booyse, University of South Africa

Johannes J. Booyse is associated with the Department of History of Education at the University of South Africa.

Judith Campbell, University of Witwatersrand

Judith Campbell is associated with the Graduate School for Translators of the University of the Witwatersrand.

Shu-Jy Duan, Shih Chien College

Shu-Jy Duan is associated with the Department of Foreign Languages and International Communications at the Shih Chien College in Taipei.

Rhona Dubow, Western Cape Region of the Children's Book Forum. 

Rhona Dubow is associated with the  Weizmann Primary School in Cape Town and the Western Cape Region of the Children's Book Forum. 

Nadia El Kholy, Cairo University

Nadia El Kholy is associated with the Department of English Language and Literature at Cairo University.

John Foster, University of South Australia

John Foster is associated with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of South Australia in Adelaide.

Jay Reale

Jay Reale established his Children's Book Group in 1976 and is author of, inter alia, The
Tokoloshe Stone, The Devil of Bain's Kloof and Young Africa booklist.

Cynthia Hugo

Cynthia Hugo was the Director and founder of READ, which, since its inception in 1983, has established more than 2000 libraries for black schools in South Africa and provides training for librarians, teachers and
adults in language, reading, and learning related subjects.

Monica Lavin

Monica Lavin was the director of a project on ecological workshops for a book on environmental education in Mexico, 1981-1982.

Cheryl le Roux, University of South Africa

Cheryl le Roux is associated with the Department of History of Education at the University of South Africa.

Roderick McGillis, University of Calgary


Roderick McGillis is associated with the University of Calgary and the Children's Literature Association.

Mike Prins, University of Fort Hare


Mike Prins is associated with the Department of Afrikaans at the University of Fort Hare in Alice.

Carole Scott, San Diego State University

Carole Scott is associated with the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University in California.

Peter Simatei, Moi University

Peter Simatei is associated with the Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya. 

Anu Sulu, University of Botswana

Anu Sulu is associated with the Department of English at the University of Botswana.

Jean Webb, Worcester College of Higher Education

Jean Webb is associated with the Worcester College of Higher Education and the
Worcester College Children's Literature Conference .

Colourful children's book illustration of a tree which contains the main title lettering within the tree. There are small animal characters sitting around the trunk of the tree at the bottom. The subtitle is in white at the bottom of the tree. 'Volume 2' is indicated at the top right in thin green lettering.

Published

December 31, 1996

Series

Heritage Collection

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