A sneetch is a sneetch and other philosophical discoveries [[electronic resource] ] : finding wisdom in children's literature / / Thomas E. Wartenberg ; illustrations by Joy Kinigstein
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Wartenberg Thomas E
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| Titolo: |
A sneetch is a sneetch and other philosophical discoveries [[electronic resource] ] : finding wisdom in children's literature / / Thomas E. Wartenberg ; illustrations by Joy Kinigstein
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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, : John Wiley, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 809/.89282 |
| Soggetto topico: | Children's literature - History and criticism |
| Philosophy in literature | |
| Children - Books and reading | |
| Knowledge, Theory of, in literature | |
| Altri autori: |
KinigsteinJoy
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| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Harold and the purple crayon: can you get wet swimming in an imaginary ocean? -- The important book: is a leopard without its spots still a leopard? -- Shrek!: could a dead skunk smell good? -- Let's do nothing: can you just do nothing at all? -- Knuffle Bunny: how do you know I'm angry if I don't say so? -- Many moons: do experts really know more? -- Yellow and pink: could human life have arisen purely by chance? -- Morris the Moose: how do you know when you've made a mistake? -- Emily's art: what's the difference between saying the Mona Lisa is a great painting and vanilla is your favorite flavor? -- Miss Nelson is missing!: is it okay for adults to deceive kids? -- The giving tree: how can it be wrong to give someone what they want? -- "Cookies": what good is having will-power if you don't have any more cookies? -- Frederick: can you enjoy doing something even if it's work? -- The sneetches: isn't it all right to discriminate in choosing your friends? -- The paper bag princess: what's wrong with "living happily ever after"? -- The big orange splot: is there anything wrong with conformity? -- Taking picture books seriously -- MS 1: who's who: thumbnail biographies of the philosophers -- MS 2: what's what: key philosophical terms -- MS 3: next steps: even more philosophical picture books -- MS 4: next steps: digger deeper into philosophy. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This warm and charming volume casts a spell on adult readers as it unveils the philosophical wisdom contained in a wealth of children's picture books, from Dr Seuss's Sneetches to William Steig's Shrek!. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A sneetch is a sneetch and other philosophical discoveries |
| ISBN: | 1-118-54511-7 |
| 1-118-54520-6 | |
| 1-299-24139-5 | |
| 1-118-54506-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910208837103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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