Equipping Space Cadets: Primary Science Fiction for Young Children
Emily Midkiff, "Equipping Space Cadets: Primary Science Fiction for Young Children "
English | ISBN: 1496839021 | 2022 | 218 pages | PDF | 14 MB
English | ISBN: 1496839021 | 2022 | 218 pages | PDF | 14 MB
Equipping Space Cadets: Primary Science Fiction for Young Children argues for the benefits and potential of “primary science fiction,” or science fiction for children under twelve years old. Science fiction for children is often disregarded due to common misconceptions of childhood. When children are culturally portrayed as natural and simple, they seem like a poor audience for the complex scientific questions brought up by the best science fiction. The books and the children who read them tell another story.
Using three empirical studies and over 350 children’s books including
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