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Peer reviewedTownsend, John Rowe – Top of the News, 1971
The very large and difficult subject of what standards should be used to judge children's literature is explored at some length. (NH)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Perspective
Jackson, Richard W. – Elementary English, 1974
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
Olson, Barbara V. – Elem Engl, 1970
Discussion of the life of Mrs. Norton and of her series of books featuring the "Borrowers, tiny creatures of her creation. (RD)
Descriptors: Authors, Book Reviews, Books, Characterization
Loyd, Bonnie – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1979
In recent years a few children's book have begun to move out of predominantly rural settings into urban landscapes. This article examines trends of urban imagery in children's books and what the images reveal about adults and values of contemporary society. (DS)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Imagery, Literary Criticism
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1978
The articles in this journal discuss several themes and issues that arise in the teaching of adolescent and children's literature. Topics concerned with the adolescent include a discussion of same-sex relationships in the contemporary novel and the parent image as presented in current literature. In children's literature, books about handicapped…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
La Dow, Stephanie – 1976
This study examines the portrayal of sex-roles and the representation of males and females in selected preschool level picture books. The analyses include 125 picture books representing the work of 100 authors, randomly selected from a collection of approximately 1,000 picture books available in the children's department of the Mishawaka, Indiana…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Females
