Coronavirus Pandemic in Works for Children: Analysis in the Light of Research on Children’s Informational Books Cover Image

Pandemia koronawirusa w utworach dla dzieci. Analiza w świetle badań nad dziecięcą książką informacyjną
Coronavirus Pandemic in Works for Children: Analysis in the Light of Research on Children’s Informational Books

Author(s): Krzysztof Rybak
Subject(s): Anthropology, Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Education, Psychology, Fiction, Studies of Literature, Sociology, Short Story, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; educational book; informational book; nonfiction book; children’s literature; SARS-CoV-2

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses e-books and – contextually – animated films about the coronavirus pandemic in the light of the research on children’s informational books. The first part of the article is to outline the terminology and definitions fostered in the Polish scholarly discourse. The second part provides a proper analysis of selected works available in Polish. Three important elements of children’s informational books are discussed: the use of illustrations, inclusion of fictional elements, and presentation of the current state of knowledge.

  • Issue Year: 2/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 131-154
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish