{"product_id":"9781592703050","title":"The Grammar of Fantasy","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the father of modern\nItalian children's literature, a guide to fairytales and folk tales and their\ngreat advantages in teaching creative storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA groundbreaking pedagogical work that is also a\nhandbook for writers of all ages and kinds, \u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of\nFantasy \u003c\/i\u003egives each of us a playful, practical path to finding our own\nvoice through the power of storytelling. Full of ideas, glosses on fairytales,\nstories, and wide-ranging activities, including the fantastic binomial, this\nbook changed how creative arts were taught in Italian schools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGianni Rodari is widely regarded as the father\nof modern Italian children's literature, but he is also remembered for his\nvisionary pedagogy, and it is these two fields he combines in this revolutionary\nessay collection. Translated into English by acclaimed children's historian\nJack Zipes and illustrated for the first time ever by Matthew Forsythe, this\nedition of \u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of Fantasy \u003c\/i\u003eis one to live with and\nreturn to for its humor, intelligence, and truly deep understanding of\nchildren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs translator and esteemed fairytale scholar\nJack Zipes puts it, 'Rodari grasped children's need to play with life's rules\nby using the grammar of their own imaginations. They must be encouraged to\nquestion, challenge, destroy, mock, eliminate, generate, and reproduce their\nown language and meanings through stories that will enable them to narrate\ntheir own lives.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e'I\nhope this small book,' writes Rodari, 'can be useful for all those people who\nbelieve it is necessary for the imagination to have a place in education; for\nall those who trust in the creativity of children; and for all those who know\nthe liberating value of the word.'\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Rodari, Gianni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57844449542526,"sku":"9781592703050","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0325\/6389\/files\/9781592703050.jpg?v=1786696461","url":"https:\/\/paperandword.com\/products\/9781592703050","provider":"Paper and Word","version":"1.0","type":"link"}