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Children's & teenage literature studies
Hardcover. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Louisa May Alcott illuminates the world of Little Women and its author. Editor(s): Matteson, John. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 736 pages, Full color, 233 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSYC; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 347 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393072198
- ISBN
- 9780393072198
€ 36.99€ 36.59
€ 36.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Children's Literature is at once a literary history, an introduction to various theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, a review of genres, and a selection of original, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary critical essays on canonical and popular works for children in the Anglo-American tradition. Editor(s): Mickenberg, Julia L.; Vallone, Lynne. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 608 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199938551
- ISBN
- 9780199938551
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Paperback. This book is a major study of child readers and their reading habits in the period when children's literature first became established. Num Pages: 338 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107449268
- ISBN
- 9781107449268
€ 43.45
€ 43.45
Sexual Content in Young Adult Literature: Reading between the Sheets (...
Gillis, Bryan, Simpson, Joanna
Hardcover. This volume examines adolescent sexuality and how it is represented in young adult literature. The authors show how sexual content in such books can contribute to a richer and more fulfilling reading experience for teens. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442246874
- ISBN
- 9781442246874
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
Paperback. This invaluable Guide surveys the key critical works and debates in the vibrant field of children's literature since its inception. Leading expert Pat Pinsent combines a chronological overview of developments in the genre with analysis of key theorists and theories, and subject-specific methodologies. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335456
- ISBN
- 9781137335456
€ 32.24
€ 32.24
Hardcover. Writing Youth: Young Adult Fiction as Literacy Sponsorship studies young adult (YA) fiction that analyzes corporate sponsorship of media literacy practices in and through YA fiction. It shows how YA novels model for young people ways to manage the various media tools that surround them. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498538428
- ISBN
- 9781498538428
€ 73.28
€ 73.28
The Anthology in Portugal: Literature, Translation and the Margins
Odber de Baubeta, Patricia Anne, Vale de Gato...
Paperback. Includes essays that explore the issues of reception, translation and canonicity. This book focuses on the role of anthologies in promoting international literary exchange, evaluate the relationship between the literary canon and literature at the margins, and flag up the importance of cover art in conditioning reader expectations. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADP; DSB; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039115556
- ISBN
- 9783039115556
€ 55.55
€ 55.55
Autism in Young Adult Novels: An Annotated Bibliography
Irwin, Marilyn, Goldsmith, Annette Y., Appleg...
Hardcover. In this volume, the authors identify and assess all young adult novels that include autism content-either suggested or stated overtly-beginning with a novel published in 1968. Num Pages: 166 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 30 tables. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSY; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442251830
- ISBN
- 9781442251830
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Hardcover. This collection explores the influence of girls' series books on popular American culture and girls' everyday experiences. It explores the cultural work that the series genre performs, contemplating the books' messages about subjects including race, gender, and education, and examines girl fiction within a variety of disciplinary contexts. Editor(s): D'Amico, LuElla. Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSYC; JFCA; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498517621
- ISBN
- 9781498517621
€ 94.85
€ 94.85
Paperback. Series: Exploring the United States Through Literature Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897747714
- ISBN
- 9780897747714
€ 40.99€ 15.06
€ 40.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A student text. Attached to front cover is a card with a passcode to use to access additional readings at a Broadview Press complimentary website. Editor(s): Hallett, Martin; Karasek, Barbara. Num Pages: 200 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810185
- ISBN
- 9781554810185
€ 23.99€ 22.35
€ 23.99
€ 22.35
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Adult: The Arts in Young Adult Liter...
Stover, Lois Thomas, Zitlow, Connie S.
Hardcover. This book looks at literature that features young adults who either identify themselves as artists or use the arts in very intentional ways to help create a sense of self in their adolescent lives. The authors examine a number of books featuring teens who engage in music, poetry, painting, and various other means of artistic expression. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810892774
- ISBN
- 9780810892774
€ 68.96
€ 68.96
Classical Reception and Children's Literature: Greece, Rome and Childh...
Helen Lovatt and Owen Hodkinson (Eds)
Hardcover. Reception studies have transformed the classics. Editor(s): Lovatt, Helen; Hodkinson, Owen. Series: Library of Classical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; HBLA1; HRKP3; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781788310208
- ISBN
- 9781788310208
€ 90.91
€ 90.91
Hardcover. This new interdisciplinary collection spanning anthropology, image studies, literary criticism, psychology and history explores the ways in which children's books were important vehicles for the expression of national identities, from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, right up until the present day. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Emer; Immel, Andrea. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 colour illustrations, 27 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461681
- ISBN
- 9781137461681
€ 122.17
€ 122.17
Hardcover. This book offers case studies analyzing a full array of genres in children's literature, from picture books to young adult novels. This volume's contributions interrogate how children's literature is a powerful yet under examined space of rhetorical discourse that influences one of the most impressionable segments of our population. Editor(s): Saunders, John H. Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSYC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498543293
- ISBN
- 9781498543293
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
Paperback. Series: Studies in Surrealism. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 245 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138270107
- ISBN
- 9781138270107
€ 55.52
€ 55.52
Hardcover. This edited volume performs a critical analysis of the Americas Award, issues related to the content of the award-winning and honored books, and the contexts in which the books are used. It includes chapters by key scholars in the areas of youth literature in English, English Education, Library and Information Science, and Ethnic Studies. Editor(s): Henderson, Laretta. Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; DSYC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498501606
- ISBN
- 9781498501606
€ 84.06
€ 84.06
More Mirrors in the Classroom: Using Urban Children's Literature to In...
Fleming, Jane, Catapano, Susan, Thompson, Can...
Paperback. More Mirrors in the Classroom: Using Urban Children's Literature to Increase Literacy is the first book in the Kids Like Us series. It includes research summaries, guidelines for text selection, and a step-by-step guide to increasing the cultural relevance of literacy instruction with urban children's literature. Series: Kid's Guides Series. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475802160
- ISBN
- 9781475802160
€ 30.99€ 28.88
€ 30.99
€ 28.88
Hardcover. A collaborative effort by 200 authorities who contribute some 650 original, signed entries. This book includes 75 topical articles. These often include up-and-coming figures that are not covered in their own entry. It features an appendix listing major-award winners as well as an index of names cross-referenced to entries where applicable. Editor(s): Cullinan, Bernice E.; Kunzel, Bonnie; Wooten, Deborah A. Num Pages: 944 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 186 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1828.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826417107
- ISBN
- 9780826417107
€ 189.98€ 189.47
€ 189.98
€ 189.47
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441172280
- ISBN
- 9781441172280
€ 100.66
€ 100.66
Paperback. 'Into the Closet' examines the representation of cross-dressing in a wide variety of children's fiction, ranging from picture books and junior fiction to teen films and novels for young adults. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB; DSY; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415809047
- ISBN
- 9780415809047
€ 50.55
€ 50.55
Hardback. Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy enthrals children through its storytelling but is also an ambitious and sophisticated work. This collection, consisting of brand new essays by an international team of scholars, provides both an overview and a critical assessment of the trilogy's reputation and its place within modern children's literature. Editor(s): Butler, Catherine; Halsdorf, Tommy. Series: New Casebooks. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336798
- ISBN
- 9781137336798
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Paperback. An academic book aimed to give serious critical attention to the poetry of childhood. It is based on a conference organised by Morag Styles for the British Library and the University of Cambridge. It looks at key poets of childhood from the past and at the poetry for children by present English Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Editor(s): Styles, Morag; Joy, Louise; Whitley, David. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Institute of Education Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858564722
- ISBN
- 9781858564722
€ 29.99€ 27.00
€ 29.99
€ 27.00