466-187 Literature Studies 1C: Children's Literature (External)

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Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the way books for children reflect their historical context;

• analyse in detail the writing and the illustrations in a number of picture-story books, and demonstrate an understanding of them;

• demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of a number of well-known author-illustrators and some of their work; and

• demonstrate a knowledge of some of the techniques writers and illustrators use to create meaning in their works.

Content:

An introductory study of children's literature covering a range of styles, modes and genres, and focusing on a number of set picture-story books.

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Prescribed Texts:

• Baker J, Window, Julia MacRae Books-Random Century Australia 1991.
• Burningham J, Aldo, Jonathan Cape London 1991.
• McAfee A Browne A, The Visitors Who Came to Stay, Hamish Hamilton London 1984 reprinted 1987.
• Sendak M, Where the Wild Things Are, Puffin/Penguin Australia 1964 reprinted 1988.
• Wagner J Brooks R John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat, Viking Kestrel/Penguin Australia 1977 reprinted 1985.
• Wild M Vivas J, Let the Celebrations Begin!, Omnibus Books.