Unseen worlds : looking through the lens of childhood / Kate Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Kate, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy in children.

Imagination in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283907019

1283907011

9780857002433

0857002430

OCLC:

699510387