Children's literature : a reader's history, from Aesop to Harry Potter / Seth Lerer.
By: Lerer, Seth.
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BookPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008Description: ix, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780226473000 (trade : alk. paper); 0226473007 (trade : alk. paper).Subject(s): Children's literature -- History and criticism | Children's literature -- History and criticismDDC classification: 809/.89282 Summary: Traces the history of children's literature, discussing how the genre has shaped the lives of children around the world, highlighting the most influential authors and stories of all time, and exploring the diverse factors that have influenced children's literature.
Traces the history of children's literature, discussing how the genre has shaped the lives of children around the world, highlighting the most influential authors and stories of all time, and exploring the diverse factors that have influenced children's literature.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-375) and index.
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