Ever wondered why little children love listening to stories, why older ones get lost in certain books? In this enthralling work, Maria Tatar challenges many of our assumptions about childhood reading. Much as our culture pays lip service to the importance of literature, we rarely examine the creative and cognitive benefits of reading from infancy through adolescence. By exploring how beauty and horror operated in C.S. Lewisās Chronicles of Narnia, Philip Pullmanās His Dark Materials, J.K. Rowlingās Harry Potter novels, and many other narratives, Tatar provides a delightful work for parents, teachers, and general readers, not just examining how and what children read but also showing through vivid examples how literature transports and transforms children with its intoxicating, captivating, and occasionally terrifying energy. In the tradition of Bruno Bettelheimās landmark The Uses of Enchantment, Tatarās book is not only a compelling journey into the world of childhood but a trip back for adult readers as well.
This book title, Enchanted Hunters (The Power of Stories in Childhood), ISBN: 9780393066012, by Maria Tatar, published by W. W. Norton & Company (April 20, 2009) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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