Children's Literature Review: Excerpts from Reviews, Criticism, and Commentary on Books for Children and Young People
- ISBN-10
- 0787680397
- ISBN-13
- 9780787680398
- Series
- Children's Literature Review
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Gale / Cengage Learning
- Author
- Tom Burns
Description
Presents full-text 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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