Children's Literature and Imaginative Geography - by Aïda Hudson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Where do children travel when they read a story? Every story has a where. Scholars and writers explore how geography is imagined in children's literature from Canada, the US, the U.K. and Ireland, from the early 19th century to the present.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Where do children travel when they read a story? In this collection, scholars and authors explore the imaginative geography of a wide range of places, from those of Indigenous myth to the fantasy worlds of Middle-earth, Earthsea, or Pacificus, from the semi-fantastic Wild Wood to real-world places like Canada's North, Chicago's World Fair, or the modern urban garden.</p><p> What happens to young protagonists who explore new worlds, whether fantastic or realistic? What happens when Old World and New World myths collide? How do Indigenous myth and sense of place figure in books for the young? How do environmental or post-colonial concerns, history, memory, or even the unconscious affect an author's creation of place? How are steampunk and science fiction mythically re-enchanting for children?</p><p> Imaginative geography means imaged earth writing: it creates what readers see when they enter the world of fiction. Exploring diverse genres for children, including picture books, fantasy, steampunk, and realistic novels as well as plays from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland from the early nineteenth century to the present, <i>Children's Literature and Imaginative Geography</i> provides new geographical perspectives on children's literature.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Each of the contributors offers a fresh perspective on how descriptions of specific places stimulate children's imaginations. This is a worthy exploration for both those familiar with the literature on this topic and those new to the concepts. Hudson (Univ. of Ottawa) did a fine job in selecting essays that examine the subject from a range of perspectives. - S. Sugarman - CHOICE 57, No. 1 (Sept. 2019)<br>
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