The Braid of Literature: Children’s Worlds of Reading - Hardcover

Wolf, Shelby; Heath, Shirley

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9780674080409: The Braid of Literature: Children’s Worlds of Reading
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0674080408 ISBN 13: 9780674080409
Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1992

Synopsis

As parent, reading partner, and social science observer, Shelby Wolf documented countless moments during the preschool and early grade-school years of her two daughters. The Braid of Literature interweaves her careful observations and analysis with Shirley Brice Heath's insightful commentary, drawing on current research in anthropology, linguistics, and cognitive psychology. Together, they have produced an unusual study of two young children who are learning to negotiate between the multiple texts of their everyday lives and their make-believe story worlds. For researchers, this book will serve as a rich resource on a range of interdisciplinary topics. For parents and teachers, it is dramatic confirmation of the important role that literary language can play in children's literacy and socialization.

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About the Authors

Shelby Anne Wolf is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Shirley Brice Heath is Professor of English and Linguistics at Stanford University. She is the author of Ways with Words and Telling Tongues.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0674080408
ISBN 13 
9780674080409
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
280
Rating
  • 3.83 out of 5 stars
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