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Written for Children
John Rowe Townsend
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Description for Written for Children
Hardback. An authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript on J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Num Pages: 399 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 36. Weight in Grams: 664.
This revised and updated edition provides children's and young adult librarians, teachers, literature classes, and library school classes with an authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript including such recent phenomenons as J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Written for Children traces the development of children's literature from its origins through the beginnings of the multimedia revolution. In effortless and entertaining style, Townsend, a world-renowned authority in the field, examines the changing attitudes toward children and their literature and analyzes the various strands that make up this important field. While ... Read more
This revised and updated edition provides children's and young adult librarians, teachers, literature classes, and library school classes with an authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript including such recent phenomenons as J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Written for Children traces the development of children's literature from its origins through the beginnings of the multimedia revolution. In effortless and entertaining style, Townsend, a world-renowned authority in the field, examines the changing attitudes toward children and their literature and analyzes the various strands that make up this important field. While ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
Number of Pages
399
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810831179
SKU
V9780810831179
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About John Rowe Townsend
John Rowe Townsend has published more than twenty books for children and young people and has lectured extensively on children's literature in the United States, Britain, Australia, and Japan.
Reviews for Written for Children
...an impressive and comprehensive overview of literature for children and YAs.
VOYA
[Townsend's]... critical voice is unpretentious and down-to-earth, insightful and often witty. The result is a user-friendly and straightforward guide to significant authors, illustrators and titles from medieval England to the present day.
Teacher Librarian
...examines the changing attitudes of children toward literature and also ... Read more
VOYA
[Townsend's]... critical voice is unpretentious and down-to-earth, insightful and often witty. The result is a user-friendly and straightforward guide to significant authors, illustrators and titles from medieval England to the present day.
Teacher Librarian
...examines the changing attitudes of children toward literature and also ... Read more