Picture books, board books, chapter books, pop-ups and other mechanic styles of books present a solid picture of how the development of modern transportation methods has been incorporated into children’s literature through the last 150 years.
The exhibit theme is transportation throughout the decades and how it influenced and became part of children’s books, and it documents how authors used the genre to educate children about the changing transportation in the world around them.
The majority of the exhibit is from the 20th century, and is divided into four main areas: On The Road (cars and trucks), Up In The Air (planes and other aircraft), Riding the Rails (trains) and Ships Ahoy! (ships). Featured are classics such as Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Norton Juster’s Phantom Tollbooth and Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go.
Only a sampling is on display from the extensive holdings of the Children’s Literature Collection and Transportation History Collection at U-M Library.
Hours: Mon 10 am to 9 pm, Tues-Fri 9 am to 9 pm, Sat 9 am to 6 pm, Sun noon to 6 pm.
The exhibit theme is transportation throughout the decades and how it influenced and became part of children’s books, and it documents how authors used the genre to educate children about the changing transportation in the world around them.
The majority of the exhibit is from the 20th century, and is divided into four main areas: On The Road (cars and trucks), Up In The Air (planes and other aircraft), Riding the Rails (trains) and Ships Ahoy! (ships). Featured are classics such as Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Norton Juster’s Phantom Tollbooth and Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go.
Only a sampling is on display from the extensive holdings of the Children’s Literature Collection and Transportation History Collection at U-M Library.
Hours: Mon 10 am to 9 pm, Tues-Fri 9 am to 9 pm, Sat 9 am to 6 pm, Sun noon to 6 pm.
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