Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults
- ISBN-10
- 0810846373
- ISBN-13
- 9780810846371
- Series
- Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 170
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Authors
- Pamela S. Gates, Susan B. Steffel, Francis J. Molson
Description
Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults offer teachers and fans of fantasy literature a historical and critical review of this fascinating genre. Readers will be introduced to the various subgenre and categories of fantasy literature for children and young adults and be provided with criteria with which to evaluate the many texts available.
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- 2005
- 1128 pages
- Paperback
- Libraries Unlimited
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- 1995
- 1092 pages
- Paperback
- Bowker
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- 1989
- 771 pages
- Paperback
- R.R. Bowker Company
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