{"product_id":"wild-things-sidney-i-dobrin-9780814330289","title":"Wild Things: Children's Culture and Ecocriticism","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe first book-length study of the relationship between children's literature and ecocriticism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday's young children are occupied with numerous activities taking place in settings that are isolated from nature or merely simulations of the earth's natural environment. As a result, unless they receive appropriate nature education, many children may never develop a familiarity with and positive attitudes toward the natural world that are so crucial to its preservation. Wild Things: Children's Culture, Ecocriticism examines the ways in which literature, media, and other cultural forms for young people address nature, place, and ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudies in children's culture and ecocriticism have been largely separate enterprises; Wild Things is the first book to conjoin the two fields. The book provides scholars and teachers with in-depth discussion of particular texts as well as larger historical patterns and theoretical paradigms. Essays focus on classic literary works such as Charlotte's Web and The Lorax as well as series fiction, nature magazines, environmental music and videos, the Muppets and other Jim Henson productions, and Disney's latest theme park, Animal Kingdom. Affording the reader a return to the wild places of childhood--both real and imagined--Wild Things is a first-class exploration of the dimensions used to teach children about ecological systems and the natural world that surrounds them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth B. Kidd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814330282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814330289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.00w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 70 - Recommended\/Special Interest\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 488","brand":"Kenneth B. Kidd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947309367551,"sku":"9780814330289","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_25360443-ea38-4c11-a8c2-4d9d48764df8.jpg?v=1681517954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-things-sidney-i-dobrin-9780814330289","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}