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Story of a little Mexican girl who wanted Santero to carve a likeness of her own patron saint - Pasqual.
Author : Ann Nolan Clark
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Christian patron saints
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Story of a little Mexican girl who wanted Santero to carve a likeness of her own patron saint - Pasqual.
Author : Michael D. O'Brien
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,38 MB
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1681490129
The Harry Potter series of books and movies are wildly popular. Many Christians see the books as largely if not entirely harmless. Others regard them as dangerous and misleading. In his book A Landscape with Dragons, Harry Potter critic Michael O'Brien examines contemporary children's literature and finds it spiritually and morally wanting. His analysis, written before the rise of the popular Potter books and films, anticipates many of the problems Harry Potter critics point to. A Landscape with Dragons is a controversial, yet thoughtful study of what millions of young people are reading and the possible impact such reading may have on them. In this study of the pagan invasion of children's culture, O'Brien, the father of six, describes his own coming to terms with the effect it has had on his family and on most families in Western society. His analysis of the degeneration of books, films, and videos for the young is incisive and detailed. Yet his approach is not simply critical, for he suggests a number of remedies, including several tools of discernment for parents and teachers in assessing the moral content and spiritual impact of this insidious revolution. In doing so, he points the way to rediscovery of time-tested sources, and to new developments in Christian culture. If you have ever wondered why a certain children's book or film made you feel uneasy, but you couldn't figure out why, this book is just what you need. This completely revised, much expanded second edition also includes a very substantial recommended reading list of over 1,000 books for kindergarten through highschool.
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 31,82 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Education
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Author : M. Daphne Kutzer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 1996-01-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313064229
Multicultural fiction is an essential part of the American literary landscape. This reference helps scholars, teachers, and librarians choose significant texts from both the past and present, and provides guidance in approaching multicultural issues as they are discussed in fiction for young adults. Included are entries for 51 writers, some of whom have nearly been forgotten, others who are just emerging. Each entry provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information, while a general bibliography of works on multicultural literature concludes the book. Authors included range from the nearly forgotten, such as Laura Adams Armer, to the newly discovered, such as Graham Salisbury, winner of the 1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. The breadth of authors covered ensures an historical context for the issues raised by multiculturalism, and the sections on the critical reception of each author address such important issues as the authority and authenticity of the writer to comment on a different culture. Contributors are of many different ethnicities and include important scholars of children's literature, lending authenticity and authority to the volume itself.
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Page : 948 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Libraries
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Page : 332 pages
File Size : 25,46 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Education
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Page : 88 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 1959
Category : American literature
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Author : Bertha E. Mahony Miller
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Page : 588 pages
File Size : 39,41 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Children's literature
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Vol. 2 includes extra number, "Experimental schools in England," Jan. 1926.
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,76 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Child psychology
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Page : 860 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Children's libraries
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