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Paul Faucher 1898-1967 publisher under the name of P re Castor was a forerunner in contemporary children s literature He was a book seller who was well introduced in European intellectual circles a pacifist a supporter of a new educational approach and in the thirties under the influence of two Czech educators Bakul and Havranek he put his theory into practice He set up many editorial projects constantly amended -which would afterwards become the anticipated catalogue - and started publishing activity books and stories several avant-garde artists such as Nathalie Parain took part in the venture Paul Faucher who was for global education had published by Flammarion books intended to develop manual skills artistic and musical talents movement coordination design logic and reading tastes in children whilst all the time respectful of different stages of their development from infancy to pre-adolescence He was convinced that only a secure environment was able to ensure their harmonious development both in health and mind with an accurate and rich use of langage therefore he established strict rules to write and illustrate his books which he tested on his pupils and made the colleagues with whom he collaborated in his workshop -illustrators scientists and educational instructors - abide by them He was a recognized innovator in the field of reading and language learning and was the first in France to publish books intended for very young children they comprised the largest part of his work As he was constantly preoccupied by tghe educational impact of his work his books transmitted moral and human values This present study recollects the career and work of Paul Faucher based namely on his private archives most of which have never been used before Paul Faucher 1898-1967 diteur sous le nom de P re Castor fut un pr curseur de la litt rature enfantine contemporaine Libraire introduit dans les milieux intellectuels europ ens pacifiste diteur engag des tenants de la p dagogie nouvelle son oeuvre s infl chit vers 1930 de la th orie vers la pratique notamment sous l influence de deux ducateurs tch ques Bakul et Havranek Il dressa alors des projets ditoriaux foisonnants sans cesse remani s qui form rent a posteriori le catalogue anticip et commen a diter des albums d activit et des histoires auxquels particip rent des artistes d avant-garde comme Nathalie Parain Partisan d une ducation globale Paul Faucher publia chez Flammarion des albums destin s d velopper chez l enfant l habilet manuelle la sensibilit musicale et artistique le mouvement et la coordination le graphisme la logique et le go t de la lecture tout cela en respectant les tapes d un d veloppement homog ne de son plus jeune ge sa pr -adolescence Convaincu qu un univers rassurant tait seul capable de respecter l quilibre et le psychisme des enfants attach l utilisation d une langue riche et pr cise il tablit des normes rigoureuses de r daction et d illustration test es aupr s des l ves de son cole et qu il fit respecter par les collaborateurs de son Atelier les artistes les scientifiques et les p dagogues dont il sut s entourer Innovateur reconnu dans le domaine de l apprentissage du langage et de la lecture il fut le premier en France diter des livres adapt s aux tr s jeunes enfants auxquels la plus grande partie de sa production est en fait destin e Domin par un souci constant d ducation son oeuvre est aussi empreinte de valeurs morales et humanistes Le pr sent travail retrace la carri re et la r alisation de Paul Faucher en s appuyant notamment sur ses archives priv es pour leur plus grande part jamais utilis es RENNES2-BU Centrale 352382101 Sudoc Sudoc France FR

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Paul Faucher (Père Castor) / Paul Faucher ("le Père Castor")

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An education movement facing changes : A.I.R.A.P., International Association for Research and Development in the art of ...

Un mouvement pédagogique face au changement : l'A.I.R.A.P. (la pédagogie personnalisée et communautaire et les nouvelles...

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Paul Faucher ("le Père Castor")

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