Fantasy conjures up images of witches, fairies, dark woods, magic
wands and spells, time travel, ghosts, and dragons. Each of us
defines fantasy in a personal way, based on our life stories,
experiences, hopes, dreams, and fears. Fantasy Literature for
Children and Young Adults, helps teachers and students of
literature to develop their own understandings of this broad genre
in order to evaluate and promote the joy of fantasy in their
classrooms. An excellent teaching tool, the discussions are
organized around three categories of fantasy literature, including
fairy/folktale; mixed fantasy (which includes journey,
transformation, talking animal, and magic); and heroic-ethical; and
they are supported by well-chosen examples of representative
authors, critics, and theorists. With the assumption that the
reader has no special knowledge of fantasy literature but has some
previous exposure to the study of literature for children and young
adults, this book focuses on reviewing texts that illustrate
particular types of fantasy literature. The authors have an
extensive knowledge of both classic and contemporary children's and
YA titles, and they offer many insightful observations and details
that make a book a particularly good classroom choice. Literature
allows us to discuss controversial issues without making judgments;
it allows us the opportunity to "experience" another time and space
by providing a new lens through which to view; and it offers us a
multitude of ways to come to appreciate and embrace the world of
fantasy. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults will help
teachers and other readers to deepen their knowledge, appreciation,
and pedagogical understandings of fantasy literature.
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