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The Resource Seeing past Z : nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world, Beth Kephart

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

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 240 pages)
Contents
  • Imagining tomorrow
  • I'll trade you my story for your story
  • Tiny golden spark
  • Legacies
  • Guess who
  • Will you be my shelter?
  • Dimming the lights
  • The things we'd never think of
  • Stars on the ceiling
  • The velvet beyond
  • The stuff of memory
  • Perseverance
  • Reading alone
  • Writing it down
  • What does it matter?
  • The first summer workshop
  • Wherever they are going
  • Interference
  • Paying attention to process
  • Surprise endings
  • A few like-minded souls
  • The little critic
  • A community of writers
  • The world we wanted him to see
  • Prolific
  • On becoming a compassionate writer
  • On his own
  • No more than that, no less
  • The unbridled imagination
  • In the director's seat
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Seeing past Z : nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world
Title
Seeing past Z
Title remainder
nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world
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Beth Kephart
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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
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Kephart, Beth
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
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  • Creative thinking
  • Imagination
  • Kephart, Beth
  • Kephart, Beth
  • Créativité
  • Imagination
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Seeing past Z : nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world, Beth Kephart
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Contents
Imagining tomorrow -- I'll trade you my story for your story -- Tiny golden spark -- Legacies -- Guess who -- Will you be my shelter? -- Dimming the lights -- The things we'd never think of -- Stars on the ceiling -- The velvet beyond -- The stuff of memory -- Perseverance -- Reading alone -- Writing it down -- What does it matter? -- The first summer workshop -- Wherever they are going -- Interference -- Paying attention to process -- Surprise endings -- A few like-minded souls -- The little critic -- A community of writers -- The world we wanted him to see -- Prolific -- On becoming a compassionate writer -- On his own -- No more than that, no less -- The unbridled imagination -- In the director's seat
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 240 pages)
Form of item
online
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1036847855
Label
Seeing past Z : nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world, Beth Kephart
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Publication
Contents
Imagining tomorrow -- I'll trade you my story for your story -- Tiny golden spark -- Legacies -- Guess who -- Will you be my shelter? -- Dimming the lights -- The things we'd never think of -- Stars on the ceiling -- The velvet beyond -- The stuff of memory -- Perseverance -- Reading alone -- Writing it down -- What does it matter? -- The first summer workshop -- Wherever they are going -- Interference -- Paying attention to process -- Surprise endings -- A few like-minded souls -- The little critic -- A community of writers -- The world we wanted him to see -- Prolific -- On becoming a compassionate writer -- On his own -- No more than that, no less -- The unbridled imagination -- In the director's seat
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 240 pages)
Form of item
online
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1036847855

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