I Know a Lady by Charlotte Zolotow

Authors

Gareth B. Matthews, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lenore Carlisle Reilly, Mount Holyoke College
Shari Tishman, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Description

I Know a Lady is a sensitive story about an elderly woman and the young children in her neighborhood. It provides a natural context for discussing intergenerational relationships. In particular, students reflect on the value of this unique kind of friendship. The story also stimulates discussion about life-styles. A child does not freely choose his or her own life-style. It emerges from family background, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. Adults may also feel constrained by a specific role in society, feeling they have no choice except to drop out.

Publication Date

1991

Publisher

Sundance Publishers & Distributors

Keywords

children's literature, philosophy for children, intergenerational relationships, lifestyles, children

Disciplines

Education | Philosophy

Recommended Citation

Matthews, Gareth B.; Reilly, Lenore Carlisle; and Tishman, Shari, "I Know a Lady by Charlotte Zolotow" (1991). Wise Owl: Talking and Thinking about Children’s Literature. 4.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_wiseowl/4