Presents four ready-to-use fables by Arnold Lobel, plus classroom activities and insights from the author. (Editor/SJL)

Examines the personality, educational views, and teaching style of author C. S. Lewis, who lectured at Oxford University. (SJL)

Surveys eight authors and educators on the anticipated trends in adolescent literature during the 1980s. (RL)

Among topics discussed during this interview with Martin Gardner are: The origin and future of "Mathematical Games," pseudoscience, mathematicians and the public, and teaching. (PK)

Can violence be predicted? Possibly not, but Catherine Brosman of Tulane University, who is a professor of French and Italian, suggests that a reflective look at art and literature may provide some clues in advance of a period of political violence. (Editor/RK)

Analyzes "Mission to Kala", a novel in which the journey motif (physical and metaphorical) shapes the novelistic form. (Author/AM)

Describes a program in which students meet with and listen to authors. (DD)

The new copyright law effective in 1978 increases the period of protection for most new works from a maximum period of 56 years to a period commencing upon creation of the work and lasting for 50 years after the death of the author. This article suggests that such an increase represents substantial progress. (LBH)

Discusses problems arising in academic writing when name changes occur, making it difficult to keep up with a person's work over time and to know that the same person was involved in two publications with names that look different. Argues that these naming practices and others must be considered in preparing students from cultures with different…

The publications of Bonaro Overstreet and Harry Overstreet stressed the need for continuous lifespan learning and portrayed adult education as a mutual interrelationship between learner and educator. The Overstreets served as intermediaries between scholars and the public. (SK)

Relates how an English teacher, a fan of Willa Cather, searches for Cather's past in the physical environment, the Nebraska prairie, which formed her as a person and an author. Shows how this search led the teacher to examine her own past. (PA)

Finds that "Three Little Pigs" shows children what the world is like--depicting the conflict of choice, etc. Examines different versions of the tale and questions students about text differences. Gives questions for stimulating student response. (PA)

Presents a profile of the life and work of George Ancona, a Mexican-American writer-photographer of children's books. Notes three themes that figure prominently in his life and work: human diversity, family ties, and learning and growth. (SR)

Uses the author's own novels and those of Chris Crutcher to explore the harm that is sometimes done to literature labeled Young Adult. Explores a disturbing trend in the publishing, packaging, and attitudes toward such novels: packaging and cover art which panders, and the refusal to hold young adult literature to high standards. (SR)