Descriptor
| Fiction | 6 |
| Literary Criticism | 6 |
| Childrens Literature | 5 |
| Literature Appreciation | 3 |
| Adolescent Literature | 2 |
| Authors | 2 |
| Books | 2 |
| Creative Writing | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Literary Devices | 2 |
| Literary Genres | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Horn Book Magazine | 6 |
Author
| Cameron, Eleanor | 1 |
| Ellis, Sarah | 1 |
| Heins, Ethel L. | 1 |
| Langton, Jane | 1 |
| MacLeod, Anne Scott | 1 |
| Silvey, Anita | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Opinion Papers | 4 |
| Reference Materials -… | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Langton, Jane – Horn Book Magazine, 1973
Discusses the elements that make some children's fiction memorable. (TO)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Fantasy, Fiction
Ellis, Sarah – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Reports on three new illustrated children's books with settings in the frozen Far North: "Zoom Away" by Tim Wynne-Jones and Ken Nutt, "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Ted Harrison, and "A Candle for Christmas" by Jean Speare and Ann Blades. (NKA)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Fiction
Cameron, Eleanor – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Discusses the writer as critic and criticism in the world of children's books. Argues that the best of children's literature deserves all the searchings and reflections that can be devoted to it. (EL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction
Silvey, Anita; And Others – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Contains reviews of picture books for children, stories for younger readers, stories for older readers, poetry, and nonfiction. (CRH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction
Heins, Ethel L.; And Others – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Reviews and recommends recent new publications and rereleases of both fiction and nonfiction works for young children, older adolescents, and adults. Genres include science fiction, mysteries, and biographies. (CRH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biographies, Book Reviews, Childrens Literature
MacLeod, Anne Scott – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Contrasts the very popular and enduring Nancy Drew series with the host of imitators that appeared after the initial success of the Drew series. Points out that the Drew books were focused mysteries with only tenuous ties to realism but that imitators usually copied the outlines of the pattern but either overlooked or weakened important parts of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Authors, Comparative Analysis
