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The Bloomsbury introduction to children's and young adult literature

Coats, Karen 1963- (author.).

Summary:

"From Hans Christian Andersen, Dr Seuss and Lewis Carroll to Disney and the Harry Potter series, this is a comprehensive introduction to studying the infinitely varied worlds of literature for children and young adults. Exploring a diverse range of writing, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Children's and Young Adult Literature includes: - Chapters covering key genres from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to picture books, graphic novels and fairy tales - A history of changing ideas of childhood and adolescence - Coverage of psychological, educational and literary theoretical approaches - Practical guidance on researching, reading and writing about children's and young adult literature - Explorations of children's and young adult film, TV and new media In addition, "Extending Your Study" sections at the end of each chapter provide advice on further reading, writing, discussion and online resources as well as case study responses from writers and teachers in the field. Accessibly written for both students new to the subject and experienced teachers, this is the most comprehensive single volume introduction to the study of writing for young people"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781472575548
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Physical Description: viii, 441 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: London ; Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- 1. Ideologies of childhood and the history of children's literature -- 2. Contemporary insights into child and adolescent development -- 3. Thinking theoretically about children's and young adult literature -- 4. Poetry and poetic language -- 5. Reading (with) pictures -- 6. Thinking about story -- 7. Drama, film, new media, oh my! : children's and young adult literature on stage and screens -- 8. Tales we live by -- 9. "The web itself is a miracle" : nonfiction and informational literature -- 9 3/4. The in-between of children's and young adult literature -- 10. Narrative fiction : as real as it gets? -- 11. Are we posthuman yet? : fantasy and speculative fiction -- 12. Entering the professional conversation -- Glossary -- Academic references -- Index.