Twice-Told Children's Tales

Twice-Told Children's Tales

Author: Betty Greenway

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1135468915

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It is only in childhood that books have any deep influence on our lives--Graham Greene The luminous books of our childhood will remain the luminous books of our lives.--Joyce Carol Oates Writers, as they often attest, are deeply influenced by their childhood reading. Salman Rushdie, for example, has said that The Wizard of Oz made a writer of me. Twice-Told Tales is a collection of essays on the way the works of adult writers have been influenced by their childhood reading. This fascinating volume includes theoretical essays on Salman Rushdie and the Oz books, Beauty and the Beast retold as Jane Eyre, the childhood reading of Jorge Luis Borges, and the remnants of nursery rhymes in Sylvia Plath's poetry. It is supplemented with a number of brief commentaries on children's books by major creative writers, including Maxine Hong Kingston and Maxine Kumin.


Music and Circle Time

Music and Circle Time

Author: Margaret Collins

Publisher: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing

Published: 2006-05-24

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781412919081

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Music and Circle Time follows the same popular and accessible style as Margaret Collins' established and successful Circle Time series. This book provides user-friendly classroom activities to engage young children.It uses Circle Time techniques to help children use and learn about:Rhythm, jingles, raps and chantsSongs Instruments Ring games Music, art and story projectsThe enjoyable activities can also enhance learning of other aspects of the curriculum. There is evidence that children who are familiar with a wide-ranging repertoire of rhymes and songs learn to read earlier.Using this book all teachers will be able to implement music in their Circle Time sessions in a confident and creative manner.