Mary Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture:

Butler, Dorothy

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ERIC Number: EJ264718

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Mary Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture: "From Books to Buttons: Reflections from the Thirties to the Eighties."

Butler, Dorothy

Top of the News, v38 n3 p261-75 Spr 1982

Recounts the importance of books and reading in the childhood and later life of the author, describes the social and educational environment of New Zealand in the 1930s, discusses the fate of reading in the education of contemporary children, and recommends a renewed emphasis on books and reading in education. (JL)

Descriptors: Autobiographies, Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Literature Appreciation, Reading, Social Change, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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