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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455235903321

Autore

Hall Christine <1951-, >

Titolo

Children's reading choices / / Christine Hall and Martin Coles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-67071-0

1-280-33298-0

9786610332984

0-203-01984-9

0-203-16986-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ColesMartin <1952->

Disciplina

028.5/0941

Soggetti

Children - Books and reading - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Introduction; Reading at different ages; Favourite books; Periodical reading; Boys' and girls' reading; The influence of family background; Children's reading habits; Television viewing, computer use and reading; Changes in children's reading habits over time; The questionnaire; Project procedures; Categories and coding; The interview schedule; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Children's Reading Choices discusses the reading habits of children aged between 10 and 14. The book reports the findings of the Children's Reading Choices project - conducted by the authors from the University of Nottingham and the largest national survey of children's reading choices since the 1970's. The book includes reports and discussion on: * girls' and boys' reading preferences and the differences between their reading habits * the place of series books, teenage magazines and comics in children's reading * the most popular authors and titles at different ages