Biography and Children: A Study of Biography for Children and Childhood in Biography
- ISBN-10
- 1856040607
- ISBN-13
- 9781856040600
- Category
- Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Library Association Pub.
- Authors
- Stuart Hannabuss, Rita Marcella
Description
This title examines the perceived value of biographical information and the way in which it is used by librarians and educationalists. There is an historical view of literature, together with a detailed investigation of contemporary material published for children. This book provides a critical and biographical guide to such materials, some of which are international, but with emphasis on British and American publications.
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