Children's Literature Review

Children's Literature Review
ISBN-10
0787651222
ISBN-13
9780787651220
Series
Children's Literature Review
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2002-08
Publisher
Gale / Cengage Learning
Author
Jennifer Baise

Description

Presents literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.

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