The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature - Hardcover

Carpenter, Humphrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192115820 ISBN 13: 9780192115829

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1984

Inhaltsangabe

Physical description; x, [4], 586, [2] p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Children's literature - Encyclopedias. Children's literature - Dictionaries. Children's literature - Bio-bibliography - Dictionaries.

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Now in new covers, The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature brings together all aspects of this appealing and wide-ranging subject. It's 2,000 entries range from the early romances and legends enjoyed by children (although not composed for them) to cartoons, fairy stories, comic strips, radio, and television. It includes works from Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as works translated into English. The plots of major works are summarized, and full and fascinating details are included about authors, illustrators, fictional characters, genres, and important aspects of children's play and learning. Remember...* Thomas the Tank Engine *The Eagle *Emil and the Detectives * William * The Would-be-Goods * Charlie and the Chocalate Factory * The Secret Garden This book is intended for parents, teachers, librarians; general readers with nostalgic interest in the literature of childhood; anyone concerned with children's educational and imaginative development.

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0192115820
• ISBN 13: 9780192115829
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 600