| Description |
xiv, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
PART I. CHILDREN AND THEIR BOOKS. 1. The Gift of Wings : The Value of Literature to Children / Maurice Saxby -- 2. The Light in the Eye : On Good Books for Children / Gordon Winch -- 3. Children and Their Books : The Right Book for the Right Child -- i. Laurie Brady -- ii. Robyn Morrow -- PART II. THE NATURE OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. 4. First Flight : For the Very Young / Patricia Scott -- 5. Further Flight : The Picture Book / Clare Scott-Mitchell -- 6. Archetypal Literature : Folk and Fairy Stories / Maurice Saxby -- 7. The Wonder of Myth and Legend / Maurice Saxby -- 8. The Supreme Fiction : On Poetry and Children / Gordon Winch -- 9. Tales of Adventure / Louis Lodge -- 10. Versions of the Past : The Historical Novel in Children's Literature / Margery Hourihan -- 11. The Family Story : A Context for Care / Les Ingram -- 12. 1: The Rise, Fall and Remarkable Revival of the School Story -- 2: Will Five Run Away with Biggles? -- A Series Question / Ken Watson -- 13. Feet on the Ground : The Problem Novel / Stella Lees -- 14. Shared Spaces : The Human and Animal Worlds / Joyce Kirk -- 15. Wings of Fact : Non-fiction for Children / Eleanor Stodart -- 16. Inner Reality : The Nature of Fantasy / GLenys Smith -- 17. Humour in Children's Literature / Moira Robinson -- 18. Rites of Passage : Adolescent Literature / Belle Alderman -- PART III. THE INTERNATIONAL WORLD OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS. 19. The International World of Children's Books / Marlene Norst -- 20. The Key to the Kingdom : Access to Children's Books in Australia / Rosemary Moon -- 21. From Manuscript to Marketplace / Anne Bower Ingram -- PART IV. LITERATURE AND RESPONSE. 22. Space to Play : The Use of Analyses of Narrative Structure in Classroom Work with Children's Literature / Geoff Williams -- 23. Language and Literature : The Classroom Experience / Vivienne Nicoll -- 24. Storytelling : A Shared Experience / Barbara Poston-Anderson -- APPENDIX. Australian Children's Books of the Year -- Picture Books of the Year -- Junior Books of the Year |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Children -- Books and reading.
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Children's literature -- History and criticism.
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Children's literature -- Study and teaching.
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Children's literature, Australian -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
Saxby, H. M. (Henry Maurice)
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Winch, Gordon, 1930-
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| LC no. |
2905000065 |
| ISBN |
0732905648 (paperback) |
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0732905656 |
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