Book List Counters Elderly Stereotypes
Posted on: Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 03:00 CST
ALSC has teamed with George Washington University's Center on Aging, Health, and Humanities (CAHH) to develop a list of children's books aimed at countering the negative stereotypes about aging and the elderly.
Compiled by a team of 200 librarians, specialists, and consumers, the list, available at www.gwumc.edu/cahh/ booklist/ booklist_20041110 .pdf, includes 91 titles geared for children pre- K through grade 6. It was developed in response to a study by the AARP and the National Academy for Teaching and Learning about Aging that showed most children hold a negative view of the elderly, despite having positive feelings toward older persons in their own families.
Visit www.gwumc.edu/ cahh/booklisl/ to recommend additional books and to make comments.
Copyright American Library Association Jan 2005
Source: American Libraries
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