Children's Literature 16

Translating Children’s Literature is an exploration of the many developmental and linguistic issues related to writing and translating for children, an audience that spans a period of enormous intel……続きを見る

This volume visits death in children’s literature from around the world, making a substantial contribution to the dialogue between the expanding fields of Childhood Studies, Children’s Literature, a……続きを見る

L’ami de Tom, c’est moi, Huckleberry Finn. Si vous n’avez pas lu les Aventures de Tom Sawyer, vous ne me connaissez pas. Cela ne fait rien : nous aurons vite lié connaissance. M. Mark Twain vous a r……続きを見る

Originally published in 1991. Focusing on ‘boys' own’ literature, this book examines the reasons why such a distinct type of combative masculinity developed during the heyday of the British Empire. ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1985. This is a fascinating account of the life cycle of a minor literary genre, the boys’ school story. It discusses early nineteenth-century precursors of the school story ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1996. A detailed analysis of the art of children's literature covering world literature for children, children's literature as a canonical art form, the history of children's……続きを見る

In a very short time, John Green has become an icon of young adult literature. His first novel, Looking for Alaska (2005) won the Michael Prinz award, Paper Towns (2008) received an Edgar Allan Poe ……続きを見る

In a time when almost any gritty topic can be featured in a young adult novel, there is one subject that is avoided by writers and publishers. Faith and belief in God seldom appear in traditional fo……続きを見る

Originally published in 1981. Many of the classics of children’s literature were produced in the Victorian period. But Alice in Wonderland and The King of the Golden River were not the books offered……続きを見る

The Wind in the Willows needs no introduction - children have enjoyed the exploits of its characters for generations. Few would guess that its author, Kenneth Grahame, was a tortured soul. Marriage ……続きを見る

This book provides a new critical methodology for the study of landscapes in children's literature. Treating landscape as the integration of unchanging and irreducible physical elements, or topoi, C……続きを見る

First published in 1997. In this book the author intends to explore some of the many questions which arise as a result of increasing awareness in our society about equality issues. Can the attempt t……続きを見る

The fairy tale has become one of the dominant cultural forms and genres internationally, thanks in large part to its many manifestations on screen. Yet the history and relevance of the fairy-tale fi……続きを見る

Gilbert Patten, writing as Burt L. Standish, made a career of generating serialized twenty-thousand-word stories featuring his fictional creation Frank Merriwell, a student athlete at Yale Universit……続きを見る

By examining the novels of critically and commercially successful authors such as Sarah Dessen (Someone Like You), Stephenie Meyer (the Twilight series), and Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak), Reading L……続きを見る

Cartoonist Winsor McCay (1869-1934) is rightfully celebrated for the skillful draftmanship and inventive design sense he displayed in the comic strips Little Nemo in Slumberland and Dream of the Rar……続きを見る

Dit was ’n groot dag, daardie dag van die Soccer Bid vir Twenty-Ten. In die township was dit vol by elke plek, dit was net music en colours en stemme en lag. En toe Madiba op die screen verskyn met ……続きを見る

Helen is desperate to get into the Music Academy, but her piano teacher, Madame Pandora, will not hear of it. Life at home also seems to revolve around her talented elder brother, her parents are to……続きを見る

Children and adults alike remember Dr. Seuss's cat in the hat, the culinary delight to be found in green eggs and ham and the fate of the Grinch who stole Christmas. What few know is that Theodor Se……続きを見る

Following scholarship on gender in science fiction, this book explores the limits of considering age as a social construction, positing that an acknowledgement of aged bodies necessarily changes the……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manuall……続きを見る

Pete Hautman is an author who likes to tackle big ideasーfrom addiction and psychosis to the nature of belief and what the world is coming toーin his fiction for teen readers. In novels like Mr. Was……続きを見る

Chi sono davvero i personaggi che l’editoria e la tv propongono alle bambine e ai bambini? Si tratta di meri prodotti o possono rappresentare un efficace punto di riferimento educativo? A quali mode……続きを見る

Are some of the world's most talented children's book authors essentially children themselves? In this engaging series of essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alison Lurie considers this theory, ex……続きを見る

First awarded in 1993, the Américas Award is given in recognition of books that authentically and engagingly portray Latino/as in Latin America, the Caribbean or the United States. By combining both……続きを見る

Because all wars in the twenty-first century are potentially global wars, the centenary of the first global war is the occasion for reflection. This volume offers an unprecedented account of the liv……続きを見る

Mrs. Moo has come to play with you! This engaging book features animals in bold and vibrant colors. They're easy to identify and they teach you how they sound like too! Teaching children animal soun……続きを見る

The Sino-Japanese War (1937 – 1945) was fought in the Asia-Pacific theatre between Imperial Japan and China, with the United States as the latter’s major military ally. An important line of investig……続きを見る

Sugestionado pelas lendas da sua aldeia, José Maria, um jovem, convence os amigos a ultrapassarem as crenças supersticiosas dos seus conterrâneos. Juntos, decidem-se a subir um monte magnífico, evit……続きを見る

Um encontro entre a realidade e a fantasia apresenta a incrível história de amizade entre um menino, uma menina, um gato e uma cobra. A magia toma conta de tudo! O menino vira um príncipe, a menina ……続きを見る