Children and Biography : Reading and Writing Life Stories (Paperback)

Introduction: "Children and Life Narrative: Reading, Writing and Influence" Section 1: Biography, History and Knowledge Chapter One: "Biographies for children: a literary and cultural history" Chapter Two: "Little people, big dreams: biographies of the 'great'" Chapter Three: "Making History, Changing the World: Science and History for children" Section 2: New Heroes Chapter Four: "Young heroes and Rebel Girls" Chapter Five: "Children's Picture Books, asylum-seeking and citizenship" Chapter Six: "Tales of Trusty Hounds: posthuman biography for children." Section three: New Directions-Life narratives by Children and Youth Chapter Seven: "Children's life narratives of asylum-seeking: displacement, testimony and the ethics of witnessing" Chapter Eight: "Kids Like to Tell Stories about Others: Children and Biographical Practice" Chapter Nine: "Children's Life Narrative during COVID-19-My Lockdown Diary" Conclusion Bibliography Index