Unseen worlds : looking through the lens of childhood /
The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy. Imaginary friends, places and play can seem entirely real, and yet in dismissing these as 'just your imagination', many adults cut a tie that can be the key to understanding a child. Unseen Worlds explores the fantastical nat...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy. Imaginary friends, places and play can seem entirely real, and yet in dismissing these as 'just your imagination', many adults cut a tie that can be the key to understanding a child. Unseen Worlds explores the fantastical nature of children's imaginings, and demonstrates the negative adult tendency to trivialize them. The book breaks new ground by giving voice to children of various ages to express how they encounter these different worlds, examining the dark and frightening concept of nightmares in addition to happy and playful daydre. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (176 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780857002433 0857002430 1283907011 9781283907019 |