Nina Alexander
Auteur de The Case of the 202 Clues
Œuvres de Nina Alexander
1 2 3 Peep 2 exemplaires
Magic Attic 1 exemplaire
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The Case of the 202 Clues (The New Adventures of… par Nina Alexander
This book, published six months after I was born, was the first chapter book I ever read. I have no idea what it was about or how good it was, and frankly, I don't care. Five stars.
I forced myself to read this because I was considering proposing it for an exhibit/commentary on the concept of Orientalism.
I know I have to concede that this is a children's book so the writing wasn't going to blow me away. I do like that children are encouraged to dream and use their imaginations but this book is full of cultural errors. This is dangerous because these ideas could fester and turn into bigotry later in life, and if bigotry already exists this is just reinforcing these incorrect stereotypes.
It's very difficult to write about a culture one has only ever heard stereotypes about so it's best to just stay away from them completely.… (plus d'informations)
I know I have to concede that this is a children's book so the writing wasn't going to blow me away. I do like that children are encouraged to dream and use their imaginations but this book is full of cultural errors. This is dangerous because these ideas could fester and turn into bigotry later in life, and if bigotry already exists this is just reinforcing these incorrect stereotypes.
It's very difficult to write about a culture one has only ever heard stereotypes about so it's best to just stay away from them completely.… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 19
- Membres
- 374
- Popularité
- #64,496
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 42