Product Description: This collection of original essays concentrates on the meaning of cultural aesthetics in children's and adolescent literature and uniquely tackles the particular issues teachers face today. Discusses beginning literary patterns of a particular group, stereotypic representations of American cultures, imagery in American adolescent and children's literature, and issues of literary inclusion...read more

Product Description: * A clear and accessible introduction to literary criticism in the study of children's literature. * Examines a range of children's books, from nineteenth-century classics to Harriet the Spy * Includes a glossary of literary terms and an extensive guide to further reading. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Recounts the life of the Newberry Award-winning author, and discusses each of his works in detail, including the frequently neglected non-fantastic stories

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