Magic Capes, Amazing Powers by Eric Hoffman
For as long as there have been heroes and villains in our books, on our TVs, and in our everyday lives, children have been imitating them in their play. Superhero play remains a wonderful, developmentally appropriate way for children to explore power, experience adventure, and investigate big questions about the world. Yet many adults are troubled by the effects media storylines, stereotypes, and violence have on children's superhero play. Magic Capes, Amazing Powers takes an in-depth look at why children are so strongly attracted to superhero and weapons play. It also examines the concerns felt by families and teachers and suggests practical solutions that take into account the needs of both children and their caregivers. It explores how the use of redirection, storytelling, dramatic play materials, anti-bias curriculum, and clear limit setting can guide superhero play in a positive direction, one that addresses caregiver concerns and allows children to do what they do best--play
Hoffman, Eric: - Eric Hoffman is the author of several collections of poetry, including Losses of Life (2018) and The Transparent Eye (2016) (both Spuyten Duyvil), and PRESENCE OF LIFE (2018), FORMS OF LIFE (2015), BY THE HOURS (2013), and THE AMERICAN EYE (2011), published by Dos Madres Press. He is the author of Oppen: A Narrative, the biography of poet George Oppen (Shearsman, 2013, revised and expanded US edition Spuyten Duyvil, 2018), editor of Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah: Essays on the Epic Graphic Satire of Dave Sim and Gerhard (McFarland, 2012), co-editor (with Dominick Grace) of Approaching Twin Peaks: Essays on the Original Series (McFarland, 2017), The Canadian Alternative: Cartoonists, Comics, and Graphic Novels (2017), Seth: Conversations (2015), Chester Brown: Conversations (2013), and Dave Sim: Conversations (2013), with Grace and Jason Sacks of Jim Shooter: Conversations (2017), and with Nina Goss of Tearing the World Apart: Bob Dylan and the 21st Century (2017), all published by the University Press of Mississippi. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Robin and son Sailor. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Robin and son Sailor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781929610471 |
| ISBN 10 | 1929610475 |
| Title | Magic Capes, Amazing Powers |
| Author | Eric Hoffman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Redleaf Press |
| Year published | 2004-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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