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1. The African American Sermon As an Exemplar of Culturally Relevant Adult Education.

Author

Isaac, E. Paulette and Rowland, Michael L.

Abstract

Historically, the Black Church was culturally responsive to the needs of their community. In order to meet the needs of African American adult learners, the church had to assume many roles one of which was that of educator. Like many informal institutions of learning, the Black Church has been overlooked as a site for adult education research. Ten sermons of African-American preachers were analyzed to identify culturally relevant themes and their applicability for use in adult education classrooms. These five themes that relate to different aspects of African American life were revealed: (1) self-ethnic personalities/experiences; (2) self-ethnic social experiences; (3) self-ethnic psycho-cultural; (4) Africentric affirmations; and (5) self-ethnic metaphors. These conclusions were drawn from the thematic analyses: (1) African American sermons can provide adult educators with culturally relevant names that reflect self-ethnic personalities with which learners can identify; (2) negative self-ethnic social and psycho-cultural experiences of learners can be mitigated by educators made more aware; and (3) the polyrhythmic cadence of African-American sermons grow out of an oral tradition; and (4) affirmation themes are one way to mitigate against negative self-image. (A glossary of the five themes is included. The bibliography lists 27 references). (AJ)

Published
2002

2. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 56 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2023

3. The Fictionalized Reader: Audiences for High-School Writers of Research Papers.

Author

DaGue, Elizabeth L.

Abstract

High school students writing research papers face the problem of finding audiences for their work, especially today when the consensus is that any kind of good writing requires some hypothetical audience or reader. Unless students are in a composition class where they write to someone special, they have difficulty grasping the idea of audience. Discussing the opening lines of Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" helps students grasp the idea that Hemingway creates his readers along with his story. To make the transition from Hemingway's fiction to their own research projects, students need to study contemporary nonfiction to see how these writers create audiences. Choices abound for good nonfiction, among them John Madson's "Where the Sky Began: Land of the Tallgrass Prairie," or"Telling Lives: The Biographer's Art" and "A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century," by Barbara Tuchman. For other students, audiences can be created through the use of "The Journal of Popular Culture." Students can assume they are writing their paper to be "published." By finding an appropriate audience, students can write lively, informative papers. (HOD)

Published
1982

4. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 91 selfpublished titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2023

5. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 52 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2023

6. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 66 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2023

7. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 79 selfpublished titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

8. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 70 self-published titles below Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

9. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 90 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

10. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 55 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

11. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 63 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

12. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 45 self- * published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and [...]

Published
2022

13. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 112 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2021

14. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Nonfiction, Novels, Self-publishing, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 105 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2021

15. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 72 selfpublished titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

16. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 97 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2021

17. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Self-publishing, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 44 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

18. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 70 selfpublished titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2022

19. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 107 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2021

20. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 100 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2021

21. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
E-books, Nonfiction, Novels, Self-publishing, Poetry, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry, Electronic book
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 86 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2021

22. Position Statement on the Role of Nonfiction Literature (K-12)

Author

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Hadjioannou, Xenia, Cappiello, Mary Ann, Bandré, Patricia, Burgess, Matthew, Crawford, Patricia, Dávila, Denise, Gardner, Roberta Price, Johnston, Kari, Lowery, Ruth, and Stewart, Melissa

Abstract

Contemporary nonfiction for young people plays a crucial role in the reading and writing lives of K-12 students. It is a rich and compelling genre that supports students' development as critically, visually, and informationally literate 21st century thinkers and creators. Unlike many textbooks and materials written for online or print-based school curriculum, nonfiction literature for young people does more than communicate information. Nonfiction literature contextualizes primary source evidence, offers multiple perspectives on current and historic events, and shares new scientific discoveries. Contemporary nonfiction addresses historical silences; explores historic and contemporary events rooted in racism, oppression, and violence; and highlights courageous trailblazers and organized groups working toward societal transformation and liberation. The purpose of this position statement is to propose a paradigm shift for teaching and learning with nonfiction literature in K-12 education.

Published
2023

23. 'Based on a True-Story': Using 'The Ballad of Frankie Silver' To Teach the Conventions of Narrative.

Author

Whited, Lana

Abstract

The distinction between fiction and nonfiction focuses on the aspect of literature teachers usually emphasize when teaching it to students: content. It is equally important, however, for students to understand the "mechanics" of literature, including how a writer crafts his or her material and how the text establishes expectations in a reader. Examining a narrative drawn from fact, such as Sharyn McCrumb's 1998 novel, "The Ballad of Frankie Silver," can deepen students' understanding of what writers do, how writing works, and why literature matters. The story operates on two levels, and by weaving together the two, McCrumb has created a unique work which bridges the fact/fiction gap. This paper shows how a reader of "The Ballad of Frankie Silver" can explore differences in the purpose, technique, and reader response of fictional and nonfictional material in one book. The paper recounts the novel's origins in a true story of an 1832 murder in North Carolina and discusses another book with the same theme, "The Untold Story of Frankie Silver" by Perry Deane Young. It recommends having students read and compare both books. The paper suggests that students scrutinize how McCrumb weaves primary written sources into her text, noting that they can learn a lot about how narrative is shaped and the decisions a writer makes in shaping it from examination of the original materials. It discusses in detail several aspects of the plot. The paper reiterates that reading McCrumb's novel and Young's book and examining original case materials can help students understand the workings of narrative, including theme, point of view, and multi-layered plots, as well as readers' differing expectations for fiction and nonfiction. (NKA)

Published
2000

24. New in Paperback

Subjects
Nonfiction, Paperbacks, Fiction, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

As budgets continue to tighten, paperbacks are becoming an evermore-popular choice for both libraries and classrooms. To help you keep up-to-date, this regular column lists previously released children's and young [...]

Published
2012

25. New Titles from Self-Publishers: Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 55 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description provided by its author. Some of these writers are waiting to be discovered; others have track records and followings and are doing it on their own. If you are a self-published author interested in listing titles in this section, please visit publishersweekly.com/pw-select for more information

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Fiction After Olympus: A Work of Quasi-fiction Santiago Xaman. Lone Think Press. $14.99 paper (349p), ISBN 978-1-73380-170-6 Amazon A spacecraft falls to Earth in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Three men [...]

Published
2019

26. New Titles from Self-Publishers

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Publishing industry, Business
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 66 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2021

27. New in paperback

Subjects
Nonfiction, Children's literature, Paperbacks, Fiction, Young adult literature, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

As budgets continue to tighten, paperbacks are becoming an evermore-popular choice for both libraries and classrooms. To help you keep up to date, this regular column lists previously released children's [...]

Published
2011

28. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
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Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 150 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2020

29. PAPER BULLETS.

Author

Lane, Mary M.

Subjects
*WORLD War II resistance movements, *NONFICTION, GERMAN occupation, Channel Islands, 1940-1945
Published
2021

30. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Fiction, Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 100 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2018

31. Lifestyle

Author

Grossman, Miriam

Subjects
Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

This fall's offerings tackle perfectionism and anxiety, reimagine self-care in the workplace, and encourage readers to connect with their spiritual sides. TOP 10 Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and [...]

Published
2023

32. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Fiction, Self publishing, Nonfiction, Electronic publishing, E-books, Publishing industry, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 95 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2019

33. Romance & Erotica

Author

Cramer, Phoebe

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Enemies become lovers, fake relationships turn real, and exes get second chances at making things work: this fall's romances put fresh spins on favorite tropes with plenty of holiday cheer [...]

Published
2021

34. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Fiction, Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 50 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2020

35. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Fiction, Self publishing, Nonfiction, Publishing industry, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 52 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2020

36. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Fiction, Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 100 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2018

37. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Fiction, Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 130 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2017

38. High School Flight from Reading and Writing

Author

Fitzhugh, Will

Abstract

As concerns mount over the costs and benefits of higher education, it may be worthwhile to glance at the benefits of high school education at present as well. Of course, high school costs, while high, are borne by the taxpayers in general, but it is reasonable to hope that there are sufficient benefits for such an outlay. One of the most frequently heard complaints of college professors is that their new students (and many of their older students) cannot seem to read and write. This author contends that American public high schools in general do not believe in having students read complete nonfiction books, but confine reading assignments to excerpts or textbooks; nor do they believe in having students do the research and writing necessary for serious term papers. In this article, Fitzhugh focuses on the high school flight from reading and writing and explains that American public high schools confine assigned reading mainly to works of fiction and assigned writing to personal and creative efforts. The author argues that if educators do not assign importance to reading nonfiction and writing term papers, it should be no surprise that when their students arrive at college or in the workplace, they cannot read or write very well. (Contains 7 footnotes.)

Published
2011
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39. Summer Reading!

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction
Abstract

To order, see form on p. 18 Stars in the Desert By Crying Wind A young dark-haired girl sits on a rock blending in with the desert. Her heart is […]

Published
2022

40. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Self publishing -- Marketing, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishing industry, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry, Company marketing practices, Marketing
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 78 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2019

41. New Titles from Self-Publishers

Subjects
Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 93 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2017

42. New titles from self-publishers

Subjects
Fiction, Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 78 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Published
2017

43. Summer Reading!

Subjects
Nonfiction, Fiction
Abstract

To order, see form on p. 18 Stars in the Desert By Crying Wind A young dark-haired girl sits on a rock blending in with the desert. Her heart is […]

Published
2022

44. Art, Architecture & Photography

Author

Fishman, Daniella

Subjects
Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Spring's highlights explore gender, sexuality, activism, performance, self-expression, and the legacy of colonialism on the art world. TOP 10 Adrian Piper: Funk Lessons Elvan Zabunyan. Afterall, Feb. 6 ($19.95 trade [...]

Published
2023

45. No Laughing Matter: Where's the Humor in Nonfiction.

Author

Zarnowski, Myra

Abstract

By highlighting the dreadful and avoiding the droll, nonfiction presents an unbalanced picture of the world and deprives readers of the benefits humor could contribute. Humor is needed in literature because it ventilates or disrupts oppressive conditions, it provides a different lens from which to view reality, and it provides hope, pleasure, and fun. While humor is a trend in current children's nonfiction, it has not assumed a substantial presence in award winning books. There is a need in children's nonfiction for books that show the value of humor as a means of coping with difficulties. (Contains 19 references.) (EF)

Published
2000

46. Reviews roundup

Subjects
Fiction, Children's books, Nonfiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

In the past month, we've reviewed 28 self-published titles submitted via BookLife, PW's website dedicated to indie authors. Fiction The Big Lead: A Stella Reynolds Mystery Libby Kirsch. Sunnyside, $12.99 [...]

Published
2016

47. Reading and Writing Journals: Balancing Skills and Humanities in the English Classroom.

Author

Pezzulich, Evelyn

Abstract

Interdepartmental rivalries between literature instruction and composition instruction have contributed to viewing reading and writing as disconnected activities. One solution to this divisiveness is a course in "the journal as a literary tradition," which combines reading and writing in equal portions. Students first learn about the background of journal-writing, and journal devices and techniques. They begin keeping their own journals in the second week of the course, writing five times a week, in addition to completing journal exercises such as writing in a descriptive or cathartic form. Students also begin to read published journals, such as Anne Frank's. Journals are handed in at the end of seven weeks, along with a four-page paper discussing a particular phase of their lives or an event through which they discovered some truth about themselves, another person, or some aspect of life. The second seven weeks are devoted to the academic journal, wherein students see their writing as a tool for original thought about their studies. They form proposals for their journals and read published journals and related novels or essays, such as Virginia Woolf's journal and her essay "A Room of One's Own." Students turn in a final paper analyzing a professional journal, and throughout the course are allowed to share selections of their own journals with the class. They emerge from the course understanding that journals are not merely repositories of others' ideas, but are a way of thinking and learning. (JC)

Published
1987

48. SPRING 2022 RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Author

Grossman, Cathy Lynn

Subjects
Religion and literature, Nonfiction, Religious literature, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

New religion and spirituality titles are pushing back against racism, addressing climate change, and exploring eternal questions about finding identity, meaning, purpose, and faith, even in challenging times. Noted theologians [...]

Published
2022

49. Authority and Imagined Truth: Notes on Teaching Creative Nonfiction.

Author

Renker, F. W.

Abstract

An instructor who teaches composition, poetry, and creative nonfiction at Delta Community College in central Michigan language makes connections and helps people imagine their way fully into subjects. People have a deep, if unconscious and unfocused, need to discover and tell the truth. For one semester his students act like writers. They keep journals; look at the world and their own interior life in an observant, writerly way; read good writing; are as objective as possible about their drafts; and welcome feedback. Classroom and conference talk often returns to the central theme of truth-telling. The best student writers gravitate to imaginative ways of saying what needs to be said. Eventually good student writers develop the will and the stamina to revise, eventually writing with more "author"-ity. (CR)

Published
1998

50. Telling Lewis Hine's Story: Russell Freedman's 'Kids at Work.'

Author

Zarnowski, Myra

Abstract

In "Kids at Work," Russell Freedman explores the world of child labor during the years 1908-1918 when Lewis Hine, "teacher-crusader," worked as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). Hine's writing and the photos he gathered from across the country revealed a "shocking reality that most Americans had never seen before." Russell Freedman's intertwining of three distinct sources of information--facts, photographs, and the focused experience of a single individual--provides readers with the basis for compassionate imagining, a blending of both knowing and caring about the past. Freedman uses storytelling techniques such as vivid, detailed scenes; characters developed through the use of small but "telling" details; and personal anecdotes. Readers cannot fail to be moved by the numerous photographs taken by Lewis Hine. Using "direct eye" contact with the observer, Hine showed viewers the conditions under which children worked in mills, canneries, mines, farms, and factories. "Kids at Work" focuses on children's quality of life as a result of industrialization in the United States. Freedman helps bridge compassionate imagining with contemporary concern--child labor has not vanished from America. It exists today in children of recent immigrants and migrant farm workers. (Contains 17 references.) (CR)

Published
1997