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Full-Text Articles in Children's and Young Adult Literature

Goodnight Sister : An Original Children's Book, Johanna Pyun May 2013

Goodnight Sister : An Original Children's Book, Johanna Pyun

Graduate Student Independent Studies

An original children's book written for five to seven year olds that touches on the themes of adoption, sibling relationships, and culture.


Developing A Picture Book Collaboratively With Children, Jenny Torgerson May 2012

Developing A Picture Book Collaboratively With Children, Jenny Torgerson

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This children's story is designed to give children some ideas about what change is about and the possible positive consequences, and hopefully provide a jumping off point for discussion about change.


Exploring Literature For Children Of Incarcerated Parents, Tara Di Gerlando May 2012

Exploring Literature For Children Of Incarcerated Parents, Tara Di Gerlando

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Investigates the educational need for children's literature that conveys the theme of a child coping with a physical separation from their parent. Includes an original children's story by the author based on a real life story of a son and mother who were separated for almost twenty years due to incarceration.


I Hear A City: A Picture Book For Three- Four- And Five-Year-Olds, Adam Schneider Jan 2009

I Hear A City: A Picture Book For Three- Four- And Five-Year-Olds, Adam Schneider

Graduate Student Independent Studies

I Hear A City is an original children's book that delineates the daily routines of a city and the people who live within it. The book is designed to be read with three- four- and five-year-olds because its content corresponds with that age group's interests and their desire to understand their surroundings. I Hear A City recounts the story of the life of a city and the universal routines that exist there. The ideas and events expressed within the book are basic and relate to young children. The life and activities of a city and its inhabitants are integrated and …


Going Home: The Relevance Of Philippine Folktale To Early Childhood Education, Eleanor A. Rivera May 1996

Going Home: The Relevance Of Philippine Folktale To Early Childhood Education, Eleanor A. Rivera

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This study focuses on the value of introducing Philippine folktales to children of Filipino heritage. The primary objective in this project is to demonstrate how Philippine folktales can serve as a potent vehicle for taking American-born Filipino children home, that is teaching them about their roots and celebrating their cultural identity. I believe that by recognizing their Filipino heritage the children gain a fuller appreciation of and pride in their uniqueness as well as the interest and ability to share aspects of their culture with other children. It is my hope that consideration of their own cultural identity will help …