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Hospitalized Children and Books
Marcella F. Anderson
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Description for Hospitalized Children and Books
Hardback. Focuses on the goals and values of providing library services to hospitalized children, and shows how to go about doing it. Num Pages: 154 pages, 36ill. BIC Classification: GLM; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
In this revised and updated second edition, the author focuses on the goals and values of providing library services to hospitalized children, as well as showing how to go about doing it. All aspects of the hospital library program offered in the book—story hour themes, poetry writing, developmental bibliotherapy, and procedures for reading aloud to the young patient—have been hospital- tested. Anderson also considers the practicalities. The cognitive and emotional needs of the young patients who benefit from the interventions of books and stories are stressed. Drawings and photo.
In this revised and updated second edition, the author focuses on the goals and values of providing library services to hospitalized children, as well as showing how to go about doing it. All aspects of the hospital library program offered in the book—story hour themes, poetry writing, developmental bibliotherapy, and procedures for reading aloud to the young patient—have been hospital- tested. Anderson also considers the practicalities. The cognitive and emotional needs of the young patients who benefit from the interventions of books and stories are stressed. Drawings and photo.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810825192
SKU
V9780810825192
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Marcella F. Anderson
Marcella F. Anderson, Patient/Family Librarian at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, was trained in Federal Program Title II. She has worked in library services to help children for twenty years, the last fourteen in a pediatric hospital setting, and has published frequently in magazines and journals.
Reviews for Hospitalized Children and Books
...a comprehensive overview...Of particular interest are the valuable bibliographies, which reflect thought and perception and include materials that will meet the needs of a diverse hospital population....A hospitalized youth will find tremendous comfort in seeing and hearing a favorite story, and the illustration might evoke suppressed emotions. Highly recommended.
Journal Of Youth Services In Libraries
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Journal Of Youth Services In Libraries
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