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"Throw the book away" : reading versus experience in children's fantasy / Amie A. Doughty.
Van Pelt Library PN1009.A1 D667 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doughty, Amie A., 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's literature--History and criticism.
- Children's literature.
- Children--Books and reading.
- Children.
- Fantasy literature--History and criticism.
- Fantasy literature.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 197 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Throw the book away
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
- Summary:
- "Children's literature is an excellent way to educate children, on everything from social behavior and beliefs to attitudes toward education itself. A prevalent aspect of children's literature is the importance of books and reading. In children's literature, books represent adult authority"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Children's literature, fantasy and metafiction
- Books as artifacts of power
- Interacting with books
- The writer-character in children's fantasy
- Books and storytelling in film
- Harry Potter, book learning, adolescent scribbling and self-reliance
- Inkheart and the rejection of literacy
- Living characters and life behind the scenes in the Sylvie cycle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786449828
- 0786449829
- OCLC:
- 829738762
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