Edited by Peter Hunt, a leading figure in the field, this book introduces the study of children’s literature, addressing theoretical questions as well as the most relevant critical approaches to the discipline.
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Bibliographies provide details of useful further information sources and a glossary explains the literary terms encountered in the book. This work is a useful and accessible guide for readers involved both in literature and education.
Key Essays from the International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature Peter Hunt. number of other empirical and theoretical studies of children's and adults' interactions with stories, which combine the perspectives of ...
It is clearly important to have an understanding of text as both verbal and visual language, and this is particularly true of children's literature – given that the primary audience is still learning about language as it uses it.