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'''''Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge''''' is a 1984 Children's picture book by [[Mem Fox]]. It is about a boy, Wilfrid, who helps an elderly friend, Nancy, to regain some of her memory. |
'''''Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge''''' is a 1984 Children's picture book by [[Mem Fox]]. It is about a boy, Wilfrid, who helps an elderly friend, Nancy, to regain some of her memory. |
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The book was based on Fox's father, Wilfried Gordon McDonald Partridge, who, with his wife, Nancy, was sent to Zimbabwe as a teaching missionary.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Fox|first=Mem|date=8 May 1993|editor-last=Peacock|editor-first=Scot|title=Politics and Literature: Chasing the "isms" from children's books|url=|journal=Children's Literature Review|volume=Vol. 80|pages=654 - 658|via=GALE Literature Resource Center}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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''Wilfrid Gordon'' has also been reviewed by ''[[Booklist]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 1998 |title=Media: Kid Vids (videotape review) |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/entertainment-reviews/1184521/media-kid-vids |journal=Booklist |publisher=American Library Association |volume=95 |issue=3 |page=349 |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> and ''[[National Association for the Education of Young Children#Journals, Publications and Position Statements|YC: Young Children]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |date=September 2008 |title=The Reading Chair |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/34762612/reading-chair |journal=YC: Young Children |publisher=National Association for the Education of Young Children |volume=63|issue=63 |page=42 |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> |
''Wilfrid Gordon'' has also been reviewed by ''[[Booklist]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 1998 |title=Media: Kid Vids (videotape review) |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/entertainment-reviews/1184521/media-kid-vids |journal=Booklist |publisher=American Library Association |volume=95 |issue=3 |page=349 |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> and ''[[National Association for the Education of Young Children#Journals, Publications and Position Statements|YC: Young Children]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |date=September 2008 |title=The Reading Chair |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/34762612/reading-chair |journal=YC: Young Children |publisher=National Association for the Education of Young Children |volume=63|issue=63 |page=42 |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> |
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Fox herself has noted the politically loaded aspects of the story, in having a white hero, separating the elderly from their families, and having a focus on nuclear families.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 12:28, 22 July 2017
| Author | Mem Fox |
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| Illustrator | Julie Vivas |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book, poetry |
| Published | 1984 (Omnibus Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780949641168 |
| OCLC | 19618469 |
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge is a 1984 Children's picture book by Mem Fox. It is about a boy, Wilfrid, who helps an elderly friend, Nancy, to regain some of her memory.
Basis
The book was based on Fox's father, Wilfried Gordon McDonald Partridge, who, with his wife, Nancy, was sent to Zimbabwe as a teaching missionary.[1]
Reception
School Library Journal wrote "The illustrations splashy, slightly hazy watercolors in rosy pastels contrast the boy's fidgety energy with his friends' slow, careful movements and capture the story's warmth and sentiment."[2] Alzheimer's Australia found it "sensitively written".[3] A review by the NYU Langone Medical Center called it "A magnificently written and illustrated story about communication.."[4][4]
Wilfrid Gordon has also been reviewed by Booklist,[5] and YC: Young Children.[6]
Fox herself has noted the politically loaded aspects of the story, in having a white hero, separating the elderly from their families, and having a focus on nuclear families.[1]
References
- ^ a b Fox, Mem (8 May 1993). Peacock, Scot (ed.). "Politics and Literature: Chasing the "isms" from children's books". Children's Literature Review. Vol. 80: 654–658 – via GALE Literature Resource Center.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Book review - Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge". fightdementia.org.au. Alzheimer's Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge". medhum.med.nyu.edu. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Media: Kid Vids (videotape review)". Booklist. 95 (3). American Library Association: 349. October 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "The Reading Chair". YC: Young Children. 63 (63). National Association for the Education of Young Children: 42. September 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
