Aspects of Children's Literature

Aspects of Children's Literature

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Author: Sharmila Sinha
Publisher: National Book Trust
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 212
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8123736207

Description

The present title is a compendium of various monthly meetings and seminars organized by the Center. These meetings have been a lively forum of interaction between people involved with creating the best of books for children.

The National Center for Children’s Literature was established in 1993 by the National Book Trust, India an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Human Resource Development as a nodal agency to monitor, coordinate, plan, promote and aid the publication of children’s literature in various Indian language. Besides developing a Library-cum-Documentation Center of children’s literature, the Center is engaged in organizing, orientations, workshops and exhibitions and the promotion of reading habit at the school level by encouraging the setting up of Readers Clubs. The Center also conducts surveys, seminars and research related to children’s literature.

The present title is a compendium of various monthly meetings and seminars organized by the Center. These meetings have been a lively forum of interaction between people involved with creating the best of books for children. Children too have at time participated in these discussions. This has helped the people working in the field assessing the juvenile reader’s needs – special books.

The compiler Smt. Sharmila Sinha is a known author and activist in the field of children’s learning and literature.

Contents

Publisher’s Note

PART I : MONTHLY MEETINGS OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

What Do Children Want to Read
Science Writing for children
Presenting History
Bringing your Library to Life
The Art of Picture Books
Should Children’s Literature be Consciously Moral?
Indian Themes in Japanese Children’s Literature
Green Pages -- Writing on the Environment for Children
From the Oral to the Written Tradition
Role of Magazines to Promote Children’s Literature
The Role of Religion in Children’s Literature
Challenges of Children’s Literature in Regional Language
Special Needs-Special Books
Adapting Books for Children with Special Needs
Developing Books for Teenagers
Three Books for Teenagers
An Introduction to Children’s Books in Sweden
Seminar on Indo-Swedish children’s Literature
Indo-Swedish Children’s literature

PART II: 26th CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD ON BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
26th New Delhi IBBY Congress
Story-Telling to Promote Literacy and Reaching Books to the Underprivileged --- A South African Experience
Experiences at the Correctional and Educational Institute for Boys
Children Learn By Example....
Reaching Books to the Underprivileged
Reaching Books to the Underprivileged Children
How to make Co-Publishing and Joint Ventures Work Better-An Indian Experience
About Co-Publishing and Joint Ventures
How to Make Co-Publishing and Joint Ventures Work Better
Getting Books from South to North
How to Make Co-Publishing and Joint Ventures Work Better?
The New International co-publication for Enhancing Peace and Humanity

PART III: NATIONAL SEMINAR ON CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
A Report on National Seminar on Children’s Literature
Indian Children’s Literature in the world context
An Overview of Marathi Children’s Literature
The Development of Children’s Literature in Bengali: An Overview
Some Notes on Children’s Literature in Hindi
An Overview of Indian children’s Literature in English
A Critical Appraisal of Present Day Children’s Literature in Malayalam

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