Libby alerted me to this great little audio postcard that aired on NPR's All Things Considered last week. A 4th-grade class in Denver decided to have a book election instead of a political election in honor of the Democratic Convention. Eggs by Jerry Spinelli had the most supporters so far, beating out Warriors, Frindl, and Harry Potter! Then again, we know how the tides can shift...
Listen here!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94118854
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Interesting npr show about kid's books
A few days I ago I heard this really interesting interview on npr with Seth Lerer, the author of "Children's Literature: A Reader's History from Aesop to Harry Potter." Sort of a review of the history of children's books... click here to listen.
Interesting point about how Darwin's theories and colonialism influenced children's literature...
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