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From: Lisa Moore <leela>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:17:57 -0500
I'm not sure I agree. Children, particularly 6-9 y-o boys (not to reinforce a stereotype, that's just what's been happening) have been requesting books on war and the military a great deal in the past year, which has surprised me, as ours is a very liberal school in a very liberal neighborhood. I attribute it to the fact that children are exposed to ideas and images relating to war through television and adult conversation, and are then curious as a result. I feel as though we have a responsibility to address these questions and provide information
(assuming that the questions are asked in the first place), though I've had a hard time doing so because of the obvious difficulty of the topic. That said, does anyone know of any nonfiction titles on war in general and/or the military for younger children, preferably that take an objective stance or are more left than right wing? I'm not even sure if such an animal exists. We don't really have workbooks in the general collection, and we (like everyone else, I'm sure) try to avoid anything that even verges on pedantic.
Lisa Moore Village Community School Library, NY
Message----From: Regina Pauly [mailto:paulyr at uwplatt.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:32 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] war books
I'd like to second notion. I feel that books about war are more appropriate for peacetime rather than in wartime when children's parents may be overseas fighting. I'm sure the children already feel anxious and powerless about the situation. Discussin
g another war, many books with graphic scenes about the horrors of war, is not a solution.
A book that I read that came out during the gulf war simply asked children to discribe their feelings, and was more of a workbook. It asked children who could help them, what they mad them sad, angry, etc. I'm sorry that I can't think of the title at
the moment. But at this time I think books that help children cope with war, rather than books that are set in war time, is what would be helpful.
Regina Pauly paulyr at uwplatt.edu Curriculum Librarian UW-Platteville
Message----From: Amy Krahn To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu (Subscribers of ccbc-net) Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 09:02:15 00 Subject: [ccbc-net] war books
Many thanks to Monica for voicing her concerns. As has been discussed on this and other list-servs, "bibliotherapy" is a risky business. With media coverage being what it is, why assume that children need to hear more about war? Instead, perhaps we should focus on finding ways to provide a diversion from the worries and fears and ever present war talk. Find some funny books and give these kids a break and a reason to laugh out loud!!
Amy
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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:17:57 -0500
I'm not sure I agree. Children, particularly 6-9 y-o boys (not to reinforce a stereotype, that's just what's been happening) have been requesting books on war and the military a great deal in the past year, which has surprised me, as ours is a very liberal school in a very liberal neighborhood. I attribute it to the fact that children are exposed to ideas and images relating to war through television and adult conversation, and are then curious as a result. I feel as though we have a responsibility to address these questions and provide information
(assuming that the questions are asked in the first place), though I've had a hard time doing so because of the obvious difficulty of the topic. That said, does anyone know of any nonfiction titles on war in general and/or the military for younger children, preferably that take an objective stance or are more left than right wing? I'm not even sure if such an animal exists. We don't really have workbooks in the general collection, and we (like everyone else, I'm sure) try to avoid anything that even verges on pedantic.
Lisa Moore Village Community School Library, NY
Message----From: Regina Pauly [mailto:paulyr at uwplatt.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:32 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] war books
I'd like to second notion. I feel that books about war are more appropriate for peacetime rather than in wartime when children's parents may be overseas fighting. I'm sure the children already feel anxious and powerless about the situation. Discussin
g another war, many books with graphic scenes about the horrors of war, is not a solution.
A book that I read that came out during the gulf war simply asked children to discribe their feelings, and was more of a workbook. It asked children who could help them, what they mad them sad, angry, etc. I'm sorry that I can't think of the title at
the moment. But at this time I think books that help children cope with war, rather than books that are set in war time, is what would be helpful.
Regina Pauly paulyr at uwplatt.edu Curriculum Librarian UW-Platteville
Message----From: Amy Krahn To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu (Subscribers of ccbc-net) Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 09:02:15 00 Subject: [ccbc-net] war books
Many thanks to Monica for voicing her concerns. As has been discussed on this and other list-servs, "bibliotherapy" is a risky business. With media coverage being what it is, why assume that children need to hear more about war? Instead, perhaps we should focus on finding ways to provide a diversion from the worries and fears and ever present war talk. Find some funny books and give these kids a break and a reason to laugh out loud!!
Amy
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