Dust Off The Gold Medal
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Author | : Sara L. Schwebel |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2021-08-23 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1000417638 |
The oldest and most prestigious children’s literature award, the Newbery Medal has since 1922 been granted annually by the American Library Association to the children’s book it deems "most distinguished." Medal books enjoy an outsized influence on American children’s literature, figuring perennially on publishers’ lists, on library and bookstore shelves, and in school curricula. As such, they offer a compelling window into the history of US children’s literature and publishing, as well as into changing societal attitudes about which books are "best" for America’s schoolchildren. Yet literary scholars have disproportionately ignored the Medal winners in their research. This volume provides a critically- and historically-grounded scholarly analysis of representative but understudied Newbery Medal books from the 1920s through the 2010s, interrogating the disjunction between the books’ omnipresence and influence, on the one hand, and the critical silence surrounding them, on the other. Dust Off the Gold Medal makes a case for closing these scholarly gaps by revealing neglected texts’ insights into the politics of children’s literature prizing and by demonstrating how neglected titles illuminate critical debates currently central to the field of children’s literature. In particular, the essays shed light on the hidden elements of diversity apparent in the neglected Newbery canon while illustrating how the books respond—sometimes in quite subtle ways—to contemporaneous concerns around race, class, gender, disability, nationalism, and globalism.
Author | : Sara L. Schwebel |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2021-08-23 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1000417611 |
The oldest and most prestigious children’s literature award, the Newbery Medal has since 1922 been granted annually by the American Library Association to the children’s book it deems "most distinguished." Medal books enjoy an outsized influence on American children’s literature, figuring perennially on publishers’ lists, on library and bookstore shelves, and in school curricula. As such, they offer a compelling window into the history of US children’s literature and publishing, as well as into changing societal attitudes about which books are "best" for America’s schoolchildren. Yet literary scholars have disproportionately ignored the Medal winners in their research. This volume provides a critically- and historically-grounded scholarly analysis of representative but understudied Newbery Medal books from the 1920s through the 2010s, interrogating the disjunction between the books’ omnipresence and influence, on the one hand, and the critical silence surrounding them, on the other. Dust Off the Gold Medal makes a case for closing these scholarly gaps by revealing neglected texts’ insights into the politics of children’s literature prizing and by demonstrating how neglected titles illuminate critical debates currently central to the field of children’s literature. In particular, the essays shed light on the hidden elements of diversity apparent in the neglected Newbery canon while illustrating how the books respond—sometimes in quite subtle ways—to contemporaneous concerns around race, class, gender, disability, nationalism, and globalism.
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Author | : Leo Fay |
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Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Children's literature |
ISBN | : 9780829274264 |
Author | : Don Bragg |
Publisher | : Virtualbookworm Publishing |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2003-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781589394827 |
Warrior, athlete, philosopher: take any one of these from the mix, and you just won't have Don Bragg. Whether he's braving the horns of a Brahma bull or standing up to the bull of bureaucrats the world over, facing down adversity is something Don's done all his life. His shimmering Olympic gold medal attests to the fact that he does it very well. Unlike the majority of athletes, however, Don takes the time to meditate on it all and search for meaning in the morass of imponderables we call life. In this book, Reflections of Gold, written at a time of emotional upheaval in his own life, Don shares his "written expressions of feelings in need, kept inside, but not to stay." ("Expressions")
Author | : Alexander S. Onassis Center for Hellenistic Studies |
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Author | : Leo Fay |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Readers (Primary) |
ISBN | : 9780829263916 |
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Total Pages | : 74 |
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Author | : Leo Fay |
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Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1986 |
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ISBN | : 9780829241402 |
Author | : Dara Torres |
Publisher | : Harmony |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2010-05-04 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 0767931963 |
Dara Torres has been to the Olympics five times, she's won twelve medals, and now, at the age of 42, she still competes with girls half her age and is one of the most celebrated swimmers of all time. But you don't need to list her accolades to understand why people admire her athleticism so much—just look at her! Perfect abs, enviable arms—she's as strong as can be and continues to redefine established wisdom about staying in shape at any age. So, what's her secret? In Gold Medal Fitness you'll find all of Torres's tips for getting back into the game and staying in shape for many years to come. Her unique combination of stretching and strengthening exercises both tone and elongate your muscles, leaving you with that perfectly sculpted and slender shape. And in this revolutionary 5-week program, she's adapted her workout plan for you! Torres will take you step by step through a nutrition plan to prepare for the workouts. She'll walk you through the strengthening and stretching exercises, including the Ki-Hara method that has transformed her body. She'll give you hints on how to enjoy your cardiovascular activities. And, finally, she'll share her wisdom about rest and recovery and why it is as essential for your body as your training. Whether you're looking to lose those last ten pounds or get back into a sport that you used to love, Gold Medal Fitness will produce the results that you want, reignite how you feel in your own skin, and change your lifestyle.