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Haviland, Virginia – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Reviews the life and works of Bertha Mahony Miller, a collector of children's books and a sometime critic. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism
Fox, Paula – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Reviews the reissue of Marjorie Kellog's 1968 novel and describes how the characters, each different in their own way, can still reach out to readers. (CRH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Book Reviews, Literary Criticism, Novels
McCord, David – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Examines the influence of the English nursery rhymes, Mother Goose, and "The New England Primer" on the collective works of modern children's poets. (RB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism, Literary Influences
Townsend, John Rowe – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Attempts to define children's literature, traces it's history from Victorian roots, and discusses the difficulties of classifying good childrens literature. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
Townsend, John Rowe – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Reviews K.M. Peyton's novel as worthwhile reading despite some dated plot contrivances. (CRH)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Maguire, Gregory – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Reviews new novels on the aftermath of nuclear war, children as guerilla fighters, and young lovers in Nazi Germany. (CRH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Book Reviews, History
Lasky, Kathryn – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Disagrees with the attributes two critics give to nonfiction. Stresses presenting the complexity of the world without analyzing it. (EL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Learning Experience, Literary Criticism
Heins, Ethel L.; And Others – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Contains lengthy reviews of new and reissued books in different reading categories, including poetry, myth, and science. (CRH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Books
