| Description |
318 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. Writing -- 1. What Makes a Good Book Good -- 2. Meeting Your Market: The Children -- 3. How Not to Write -- 4. Practical Advice for Authors -- 5. A Few Case Histories -- Part II. Illustration and Production -- 1. Illustration, a General View -- 2. The A.B.C. of Modern Illustration -- 3. Picture Book Timetable -- 4. Typography and Book Design -- 5. Printing Methods -- 6. Bindings and Jackets -- 7. Production -- Close Calls -- Part III. Editing -- 1. Diagram of a Publishing House -- 2. A Juvenile Department in Action -- 3. Standards for Publishing -- 4. Aspects of the Children's Book Field that Affect Editing -- A. The Large Number of New Books -- B. The Series of Series in Children's Books -- C. International Publishing: Exporting and Importing Books -- D. New Methods of Learning to Read -- E. Books in Foreign Languages -- 5. Children's Book Awards -- 6. The Children's Book Council -- 7. Advice to Editors -- 8. The Requirements of a Children's Book Editor -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Notes |
Bibliography : p. 303-<306> |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 303-[306] |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Children -- Books and reading.
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Children's literature -- Authorship.
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Children's literature -- History and criticism.
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Editing.
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Illustration of books.
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| LC no. |
67001688 |
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