| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) |
| Series |
Children, teachers, and learning |
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Children, teachers, and learning.
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| Contents |
A secret world? Children's response to literature -- Reflections of real life: the ethos of schools -- Deliberate appeals: for children or to children? The case of Herbert Strang -- Formative years: the novels of Percy F. Westerman -- The perfect world of Enid Blyton -- Sense and sensuality: from Angela Brazil to Point romance -- Political correctness and the subversive: Judy Blume and the Baby-sitters club -- The exuberant incorrectness of Roald Dahl -- The attractions of escape: comics -- Preparation for the adult world? From Point horror to Stephen King -- Developing children's tastes in literature -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
A study of children's authors who are typical of their time, such as Enid Blyton, Angela Brazil, Judy Blume and Ronald Dahl. The book discusses comics as well as "classic" texts, and the possible effects of these materials on children's attitudes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Children -- Books and reading.
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Children's stories -- History and criticism
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Popular literature -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading.
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Children -- Books and reading
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Children's stories
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Popular literature
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Jeugdliteratuur.
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Kinderen.
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Leesgewoonten.
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Engels.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781847140470 |
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1847140475 |
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9780304700929 |
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0304700924 |
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