Dictionary of American children's fiction, 1960-1984 : recent books of recognized merit / Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helbig, Alethea.

Contributor:

Perkins, Agnes.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's stories, American--Dictionaries.

Children's stories, American.

American fiction--20th century--Dictionaries.

American fiction.

Best books--Juvenile fiction.

Best books.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries.

Authors, American.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 914 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Greenwood Press, 1986.

Summary:

"With its companion volume, this book effectively provides descriptions and evaluations of award-winning American fiction for children over the last 125 years. The compilers provide clear, insightful, and critical evaluations. Despite its title, the bibliography lists fiction for both children and young adults. . . . These two volumes, likely to become reference mainstays, are recommended for academic libraries that support children's and young adult literature or teacher education, and for public libraries and media centers." Choice "This volume is a fine addition to the reference works of children's literature and should be considered as a first purchase by those studying children's literature in-depth and in particular by those preparing booktalks." ARBA "These two volumes will be useful to anyone concerned with children's literature--librarians, teachers, and students." Reference Books Bulletin

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0313252335

OCLC:

12665449