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By Peter R. Costello

ISBN-10: 0739168231

ISBN-13: 9780739168233

ISBN-10: 0739184423

ISBN-13: 9780739184424

This publication permits philosophers, literary theorists, and schooling experts to come back jointly to supply a sequence of readings on works of children’s literature. each one in their readings is targeted on pairing a selected, renowned photograph publication or a bankruptcy booklet with philosophical texts or subject matters.

The booklet has 3 sections—the first, on picturebooks; the second one, on bankruptcy books; and the 3rd, on units of paired readings of 2 highly regarded picturebooks. by way of its 3 sections, the e-book units forth as its objective to teach how philosophy might be important in reappraising books geared toward little ones from early youth on. fairly within the 3rd part, the e-book emphasizes how philosophy might help to multiply the kind of interpretative stances which are attainable whilst readers hear back to what they concept they knew so well.

The sorts of questions this e-book increases are the subsequent: How are children’s books already awaiting or articulating philosophical difficulties and discussions? How does children’s literature paintings through philosophical puzzles or language video games? What do children’s books show concerning the existential scenario the kid reader faces?

In posing and answering these kind of questions, the readings in the publication therefore intersect with contemporary, constructing scholarship in children’s literature reports in addition to within the psychology and philosophy of childhood.

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This ebook permits philosophers, literary theorists, and schooling experts to return jointly to supply a chain of readings on works of children’s literature. every one in their readings is targeted on pairing a selected, renowned photo publication or a bankruptcy publication with philosophical texts or topics. The ebook has 3 sections—the first, on picturebooks; the second one, on bankruptcy books; and the 3rd, on units of paired readings of 2 highly regarded picturebooks.

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