Description
PUER POETICUS
Book Summary
A reference work for mediators, educators, and families interested in children's literature. Antonio Rubio, an expert in the field, analyzes the Traditional Children's Songbook as the essential poetic corpus of the child, the *puer poeticus*, in their daily activity: play. This structured essay provides the keys to initiating the reading journey for the youngest children, facilitating access to new poetic experiences through our rich oral tradition.
What is it about?
The book explores the fundamental relationship between the child and poetry, starting from the premise that the traditional children's songbook is the lyrical tool that the child uses in their main occupation: play. Antonio Rubio breaks down this poetic corpus, offering an orderly analysis that allows for an understanding of its structure, function, and educational value. The work is presented as a practical and theoretical guide so that adults (mediators, educators, and families) can accompany children in the discovery of poetry, using oral tradition as a bridge toward new literary experiences and as a solid foundation for building reading habits.
Main themes
- Analysis of the Traditional Children's Songbook as a poetic genre.
- Play as a fundamental poetic activity in childhood.
- Strategies for initiating the reading journey in early childhood.
- The role of the adult as a mediator in children's poetic experience.
- Oral tradition as a resource for accessing new forms of literary expression.
Who is it recommended for?
This essay is aimed at reading mediators, preschool and primary educators, librarians, cultural animators, and families who wish to understand and harness the poetic potential of oral tradition. It is also of great interest to students of teaching, pedagogy, and children's literature who are looking for a theoretical and practical foundation regarding poetry in early childhood.
What this book provides
- An expert and structured vision of the Traditional Children's Songbook, facilitating its understanding and application.
- Practical tools to use traditional poetry as a pedagogical and playful resource.
- Keys to designing a solid reading journey from early childhood, based on poetic experience.
- An approach that revalues play as an essential activity for the child's poetic and reading development.
Technical specifications
- Author: RUBIO, ANTONIO
- Publisher: Kalandraka
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE STUDIES
- Collection: THEORY
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publication date: October 2023
- Number of pages: 188
- Weight: 404 g
Editorial review
A necessary work that combines academic rigor with a clear practical purpose. Antonio Rubio succeeds in building a bridge between literary theory and the reality of the classroom or the home, offering mediators a valuable tool to connect children with poetry from their earliest experiences. His focus on the traditional songbook as the basis of the reading journey is especially relevant in a context where there is a desire to recover and value oral culture.