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Crossing Borders: Universal Themes in Children's Literature
Crossing Borders: Universal Themes in Children's Literature

April 17, 2005 | National Museum of the American Indian | New York City

With Cornelia Funke, Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton, Pat Mora, Kyoko Mori, and Salman Rushdie; moderated by Lois Lowry.

All books reflect the impact of their authors' emotional and cultural worlds, but which themes and stories are universal in children’s books? A panel of distinguished writers from Germany, India, Japan, Kenya, and the United States discuss their work in fantasy, autobiography, poetry, and realistic fiction.

LISTEN TO SEGMENTS
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton reads from Facing the Lion
Cornelia Funke reads from Inkheart
Q & A


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