Unseen worlds looking through the lens of childhood

The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy. Imaginary friends, places and play can seem entirely real, and yet in dismissing these as 'just your imagination', many adults cut a tie that can be the key to understanding a child.Unseen Worlds explores the fantastical natu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Kate (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2010.
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy. Imaginary friends, places and play can seem entirely real, and yet in dismissing these as 'just your imagination', many adults cut a tie that can be the key to understanding a child.Unseen Worlds explores the fantastical nature of children's imaginings, and demonstrates the negative adult tendency to trivialize them. The book breaks new ground by giving voice to children of various ages to express how they encounter these different worlds, examining the dark and frightening concept of nightmares in addition to happy and playful daydre
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (178 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781283907019
9780857002433