Seeing past Z : nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world

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Label

Seeing past Z : nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world

Title remainder

nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world

Statement of responsibility

Beth Kephart

Creator

• Kephart, Beth

Subject

• Kephart, Beth
• Creative thinking -- Anecdotes
• Kephart, Beth
• Imagination -- Anecdotes
• Imagination
• Créativité

Genre

• Anecdotes

Language

eng

Summary

KIDS TODAY seem to be under more competitive pressure than ever, while studies show that reading, writing, and the arts in schools are suffering. Is there any place for imagination in kids' lives anymore? In a dog-eat-dog world, why dream things that aren't there? In gorgeous prose and through personal stories, Beth Kephart resoundingly affirms the imagination as the heart of our ability to empathize with others, to appreciate the world, and to envision possibilities for the future. The star of her story is once again her son, Jeremy (as in her National Book Award--nominated "A Slant of Sun), now fourteen years old--a child who at first resists storytelling, preferring more objective and orderly pursuits, but later leads a neighborhood book club/writing group and aspires to follow Steven Spielberg into moviemaking. Embedded in the text and appendices are examples of how to inspire children to read, write, and dream

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

370.15/7

Index

no index present

LC call number

LB1062

LC item number

.K43 2004

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries