Gale Eaton a consacré une vie entière à la littérature jeunesse. Sa vaste expérience a débuté en tant que bibliothécaire pour enfants à la Bibliothèque publique de Boston et au Berkshire Athenaeum. Elle a ensuite été professeure de littérature jeunesse à l'Université de Rhode Island. Son œuvre témoigne d'une profonde compréhension de ce qui captive les jeunes lecteurs.
Focusing on the life of Alice M. Jordan, this biography delves into her influential role as the head of youth services at the Boston Public Library for nearly four decades. As a pioneer in children's librarianship, Jordan navigated the evolving landscape of literature and library services from the Age of Sail to the Space Age. The narrative highlights her dual legacy as a prominent book critic and a skilled political operator within institutional frameworks, showcasing her significant contributions to the field.
Focusing on juvenile biographies of women, this study analyzes the portrayal of Elizabeth Tudor in literature aimed at young readers from 1852 to 2002. Author Gale Eaton examines thirty-four works, including biographies and histories, to identify trends in content and rhetoric. The exploration highlights how these narratives shape young readers' understanding of historical figures, emphasizing the genre's role in education and representation. Through this qualitative analysis, Eaton sheds light on the evolution of juvenile literature concerning influential women.
"History is rewarding, but in my experience most people have to be led to it. So--called Reluctant Readers are mainly reluctant to be bored. They require, and deserve, historical material that meets them partway. And that is the history we have in this brilliant new series." ?from the Introduction by Phillip Hoose The History in 50 series explores history by telling thematically linked stories. Each book includes 50 illustrated narrative accounts of people and events--some well--known, others often overlooked--that, together, build a rich connect--the--dots mosaic and challenge conventional assumptions about how history unfolds. What do the Trojan Horse, Piltdown Man, the Keely Motor Company, and the Cottingley Fairies have in common? They were all famous hoaxes'lies, carefully designed and bolstered with false evidence. The hoaxsters in this book harbored a variety of ambitions: making money, winning World War II, or mocking parents and other authorities. Ideas about what to fake and how to fake it trend with the times. But as P.T. Barnum knew, you can short--circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people what they want to hear. As captured by Gale Eaton's exuberant sleuthing and nonfiction artistry, the history of scam artists is both entertaining and revealing, a unique and telling lens through which to view human progress.
