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posted on 2023-05-19, 14:36 authored by Katherine Darian-SmithKatherine Darian-SmithWhen the first book-length study of Australian children’s rhymes, Cinderella Dressed in Yella, was published in 1969, it was greeted with excited interest. Here was a collection that carefully documented the everyday chants and verbal lore of the playground, and took the activities of children seriously. Such an approach resonated among an Australian population increasingly aware of the origins and existence of a rich national folklore, and open to progressive educational ideas that recognised the contemporary culture of childhood. Cinderella was an important book of its time, running to several printings and a minor censorship scandal about children’s ‘vulgarity’, with a revised edition published in 1978.
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Publication title
International Journal of PlayPagination
147-149ISSN
2159-4937Department/School
College Office - College of Arts, Law and EducationPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
United KingdomRights statement
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