TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coats,Karen
TI  - The Bloomsbury introduction to children's and young adult literature
SN  - 9781472575548 (hardback)
AV  - PN1009.A1 C55 2018
U1  - 809/.89282 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic
KW  - Children's literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Young adult literature
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's Literature
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-424) and index; Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. Ideologies of Childhood and the History of Children's Literature -- 2. Contemporary Insights into Child Development -- 3. Reading, Researching, and Writing about Children's Literature -- 4. Thinking about Story -- 5. Reading with Pictures -- 6. Poetry and Poetic Language -- 7. Folk and Fairy Tales -- 8. Narrative Fiction: Realism -- 9. Narrative Fiction: Speculative Fiction -- 10. Nonfiction -- 11. Film, New Media, and Hybrid Forms and Genres -- 12. Entering the Professional Conversation -- Glossary of Critical Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - "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"--
ER  -