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02264aam a2200361Ia 4500 001 CED63A6848B411E1999E08A96AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120127010146 008 110414s2011 enk 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2011934704 020 $a 0199560242 020 $a 9780199560240 035 $a (OCoLC)713186764 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d SILO $d UKMGB $d JBG $d NLE $d CDX $d ITJCU $d DEBBG $d BWX $d SILO 082 04 $a 809.89282 $2 22 100 1 $a Reynolds, Kimberley. 245 0 $a Children's literature : $b A very short introduction / $c Kimberley Reynolds. 260 $a Oxford : $b Oxford Univ Press, $c 2011. 300 $a xvi, 144 p. ; $c 18 cm. 490 1 $a Very short introductions. 505 0 $a Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; Introduction: what is children's literature?; 1 An outline history of publishing for children in English; 2 Why and how are children's books studied?; 3 Transforming the texts of childhood; 4 Genres and generations - the case of the family story; 5 Visions of the future; 6 Ethical debates in children's literature; References and further reading; Index. 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a Children's literature takes many forms - works adapted for children in antiquity, picture books and pop-ups - and now includes the latest online games and eBooks. This vast and amorphous subject is both intimately related to other areas of literary and cultural investigation but also has its own set of concerns, issues and challenges. From familiar authors including Beatrix Potter and Roald Dahl, classic books such as Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, and The Secret Garden, to modern works including Harry Potter and the Twilight series, this Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the history. 650 0 $a Children's literature $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Children's literature, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Children's literature, English $x History and criticism. 830 0 $a Very short introductions. 941 $a 4 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508020142.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170802022638.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20150828010625.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20120127010645.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CED63A6848B411E1999E08A96AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search