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Democracy in picturebooks from Sweden and United States, 2000-2020
Title
Democracy in picturebooks from Sweden and United States, 2000-2020 / Mary Alice Barksdale and Getahun Yacob Abraham.
ISBN
9781793651402
179365140X
9781793651419
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Physical Description
ix, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"This study is a critical contribution toward the development of global conceptions of how picturebooks present democracy to young children. Picturebooks provide an essential opportunity for children who are future leaders and citizens to gain understanding of democratic principles and practices"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Barksdale, Mary Alice Democracy in picturebooks from Sweden and United States, 2000-2020 Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2021
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 07, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Background and framework for inquiry on picturebooks with democratic themes
Approach to the examination of democracy-themed picturebooks
Messages about democracy in narrative/fiction picturebooks
Components of democracy in expository picturebooks
Depictions of democracy in biography and historical fiction
Iconotext : illustrations and their relationships to texts and democracy
Representations of human qualities within the picturebooks
Issues and outcomes from the democracy picturebook analyses
Picturebook reference list.
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