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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791812203321

Autore

Adams Kate

Titolo

Unseen worlds [[electronic resource] ] : looking through the lens of childhood / / Kate Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010

ISBN

1-283-90701-1

0-85700-243-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Disciplina

154.3083

Soggetti

Fantasy in children

Imagination in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Unseen Worlds: Looking Through the Lens of Childhood; Acknowledgements; Preface; CHAPTER 1 - Living in multiple worlds; CHAPTER 2 - Worlds of play; CHAPTER 3 - Seeing the unseen; CHAPTER 4 - The worlds at night; CHAPTER 5 - The darker worlds; CHAPTER 6 - It's just your imagination; CHAPTER 7 - Accepting children's worlds; CHAPTER 8 - Affirming children's worlds; CHAPTER 9 - Returning to childhood; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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