{"product_id":"children-and-biography-reading-and-writing-life-stories-paperback","title":"Children and Biography: Reading and Writing Life Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKate Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn David Zuern\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first study of life narratives produced for, about, and written by children, this book examines the recent popularity of children's biographies and how they engage with the biggest issues of our time: environmental change, health crises, education, and children's personal and political development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with a literary-historical overview, \u003ci\u003eChildren and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e proceeds to examine 21st-century examples and trends such as illustrated texts including \u003ci\u003eWomen in Science\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFantastically Great Women Who...\u003c\/i\u003e books, \u003ci\u003eRebel Dogs, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKids Who Did, My Beautiful Birds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/i\u003e. The book also considers archives of children's writings and drawings, in particular the testimonies of child asylum seekers, children's biographical art, and 'Lockdown diaries' produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. By analyzing these works alongside empirical studies into how such material is received by child readers, and how texts generated by children are perceived both by them and their parents, this book provides new knowledge on how biographies for children are produced and read. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprehensive and original, \u003ci\u003eChildren and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, presents an ethical methodological framework for scholarly practice when reading, witnessing and interpreting children's life narratives. The book offers a mandate for future researchers: to place children's voices and writing at the centre of inquiries in ways that facilitate genuine agency for child authors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in English at Flinders University, Australia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eContesting Childhood: Autobiography, Trauma and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eLife Narratives and Youth Culture: Representation, Agency and Participation \u003c\/i\u003e(2016, with Anna Poletti). Her edited collections include (with Ashley Barnwell) \u003ci\u003eResearch Methodologies for Auto\/Biography Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). Kate is Head of the steering committee for the International Auto\/Biography Association's Asia-Pacific chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45432317149286,"sku":"9781350236400","price":83.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RspKrMZJfD9781350236400.webp?v=1775832412","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/children-and-biography-reading-and-writing-life-stories-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}