Seeing Past Z: Nurturing the Imagination in a Fast-Forward World

by Beth Kephart

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In gorgeous prose and through personal stories, Beth Kephart resoundingly affirms the imagination as the heart of our ability to empathize with others, to appreciate the world, and to envision possibilities for the future. The star of her story is once again her son, Jeremy (as in her National Book Award-nominated A Slant of Sun), now fourteen years old--a child who at first resists storytelling, preferring more objective and orderly pursuits, but later leads a neighborhood book club/writing group and aspires to follow Steven Spielberg into moviemaking.

Embedded in the text and appendices are examples of how to inspire children to read, write, and dream.
  • ISBN10 0393058824
  • ISBN13 9780393058826
  • Publish Date 17 June 2004
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 19 September 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint WW Norton & Co
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 192
  • Language English