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    Connecting kids to history with museum exhibitions / D. Lynn McRainey and John Russick, editors.

    • Title:Connecting kids to history with museum exhibitions / D. Lynn McRainey and John Russick, editors.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:McRainey, D. Lynn.
      Russick, John.
    • Published/Created:Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Museums--Educational aspects--United States.
      Museums--Social aspects--United States.
      Museum exhibits--United States.
      History--Study and teaching--United States.
    • Description:333 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781598743821 (hardcover : alk. paper)
      9781598743838 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:pt. 1. Valuing kids
      Never too young to connect to history : cognitive development and learning / Sharon Shaffer
      It's about them : using developmental frameworks to create exhibitions for children (and their grown-ups) / Elizabeth Reich Rawson
      Experts, evaluators, and explorers : collaborating with kids / Anne Grimes Rand and Robert Kiihne
      pt. 2. Connecting kids to history
      Finding the story in history / Leslie Bedford
      Imagination, a child's gateway to engagement with the past / Daniel Spock
      Playing with the past / Jon-Paul C. Dyson
      A sense of the past / D. Lynn McRainey
      Are we there yet? : children, history, and the power of place / Benjamin Filene
      pt. 3. Creating history exhibitions for kids
      Shaping the space : designing for kids / Andy Anway and Neal Mayer
      Making history interactive / John Russick
      Is it real? : kids and collections / Mary Jane Taylor and Beth Twiss Houting
      Write and design with the family in mind / Judy Rand
      In a language they'll understand : media and museums / Gail Ringel.
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