The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

by Mari Prichard and Humphrey Carpenter

Book Overview

Now in new covers, The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature brings together all aspects of this appealing and wide-ranging subject. It's 2,000 entries range from the early romances and legends enjoyed by children (although not composed for them) to cartoons, fairy stories, comic strips, radio, and television. It includes works from Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as works translated into English. The plots of major...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192115820
• ISBN13: 9780192115829
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.5"