[LM_NET] Nudity in books

[Anne Oelke <anne@OELKE.COM>]

The real value I see in this discussion is that all of us are 
learning additional ways to deal with the silliness and giggles that 
occur as children encounter pictures in a variety of wonderful 
books.  It's always good to learn how someone else deals with a 
situation we've all encountered.  This is an example of the how  this 
world-wide community of library media people can be extremely useful 
to each of us.  Personally I've used the "do you wear clothes in the 
bathtub", "did you have clothes on when you were born" and "has 
anyone had a little brother or sister run out of the bathroom or 
bedroom naked" with my students.  I"ve also done the "you are too 
immature to look at these books if you are giggling this much" line 
and the explanation of nudity in art.  These techniques work, they 
get the students settled down and they provide a needed perspective 
to those students.  As a life-long learner I always hope to learn new 
things here on LM_Net, and I'm rarely disappointed.

Anne C. Oelke  Library Media Specialist
Cambria-Friesland School District
Cambria, WI. US  53923
mailto:anne@oelke.com
http://www.cf.k12.wi.us/library/library.htm 

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