Temas ambientais e fraturantes na Literatura Infantil de Rita Lee

Abstract

Examination of Children's Literature books, written by Rita Lee, which addressed unusual themes for the intended age reception, such as violence, animal trafficking, the devastation of nature, among others. The analysis comprises the Dr Alex series, with works published between 1986-1992, republished between 2019-2020, including an unpublished story released in 2021 and Amiga Ursa, from 2019. The theoretical perspectives of Ana Margarida Ramos, José Nicolau Gregorin Filho, Marisa Lajolo, Teresa Colomer and Regina Zilberman, among others, helped the reflections that concluded that this production had both aesthetic and activist features, in addition to the unquestionable importance of the environmental and fracturing approaches of the works, widely publicized and reflected as a result of having been written. by a famous artist, who re-released them in a large corporate publisher. The reissues identified the relevance of unusual approaches for children due to the current nature of the themes reported, realizing the writer's pioneering spirit regarding the current wave of books focused on climate fiction, in which the environment is not just a setting.