{"product_id":"children-as-readers-in-childrens-literature","title":"Children as Readers in Children's Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are fascinated by text and we are fascinated by reading. Is this because we are in a time of textual change? Given that young people always seem to be in the vanguard of technological change, questions about what and how they read are the subject of intense debate. \u003ci\u003eChildren as Readers in Children’s Literature \u003c\/i\u003eexplores these questions by looking at the literature that is written for children and young people to see what it tells us about them as readers. The contributors to this book are a group of distinguished children’s literature scholars, literacy and media specialists who contemplate the multiple images of children as readers and how they reflect the power and purpose of texts and literacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to this wide-ranging text consider:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow books shape the readers we become\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCognitive and affective responses to representation of books and reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between love-stories and reading as a cultural activity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading as ‘Protection and Enlightenment’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicturebooks as stage sets for acts of reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders’ perceptions of a writer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis portrayal of books and reading also reveals adults’ beliefs about childhood and literacy and how they are changing. It is a theme of crucial significance in the shaping of future generations of readers given these beliefs influence not only ideas about the teaching of literature but also about the role of digital technologies. This text is a must-read for any individual interested in the importance of keeping literature alive through reading. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234713653592,"sku":"9781138806696","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138806696_a2e4909f-5fd1-4b3e-a037-bd4e9b57bada.jpg?v=1769149840","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/children-as-readers-in-childrens-literature","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}