02961nam 2200661Ia 450 991045317390332120200520144314.097866117833411-281-78334-X1-84714-047-5(CKB)1000000000541571(EBL)436355(OCoLC)320325038(SSID)ssj0000121186(PQKBManifestationID)11141073(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121186(PQKBWorkID)10109869(PQKB)10784649(MiAaPQ)EBC436355(Au-PeEL)EBL436355(CaPaEBR)ebr10250936(CaONFJC)MIL178334(OCoLC)893334126(EXLCZ)99100000000054157119970401d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChildren's literature and its effects[electronic resource] the formative years /Cedric CullingfordLondon ;Washington Cassell19981 online resource (231 p.)Children, teachers, and learningDescription based upon print version of record.0-304-70092-4 0-304-70093-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 A Secret World? Children's Response to Literature; 2 Reflections of Real Life: The Ethos of Schools; 3 Deliberate Appeals: For Children or to Children? The Case of Herbert Strang; 4 Formative Years. The Novels of Percy F. Westerman; 5 The Perfect World of Enid Blyton; 6 Sense and Sensuality: From Angela Brazil to Point Romance; 7 Political Correctness and the Subversive: Judy Blume and the Baby-Sitters Club; 8 The Exuberant Incorrectness of Roald Dahl; 9 The Attractions of Escape: Comics10 Preparation for the Adult World? From Point Horror to Stephen King11 Developing Children's Tastes in Literature; 12 Conclusion; IndexA study of children's authors who are typical of their time, such as Enid Blyton, Angela Brazil, Judy Blume and Ronald Dahl. The book discusses comics as well as ""classic"" texts, and the possible effects of these materials on children's attitudes.Children, teachers, and learning.ChildrenBooks and readingChildren's storiesHistory and criticismPopular literatureHistory and criticismElectronic books.ChildrenBooks and reading.Children's storiesHistory and criticism.Popular literatureHistory and criticism.028.5/5Cullingford Cedric863618MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453173903321Children's literature and its effects2237403UNINA