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Before Austen comes Aesop : the children's great books and how to experience them / Cheri Blomquist.
Van Pelt Library PN1009.A1 B535 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blomquist, Cheri, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's literature--History and criticism.
- Children's literature.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Ignatius Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Before Austen Comes Aesop presents an in-depth examination of the Children's Great Books, that is, the literature that has made the most profound impact on the lives of children throughout Western history...The book's premise is that children often do not spend enough time with literature written or adapted for them before diving into adult works.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Judith Greenblatt Endowment Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781621644309
- 1621644308
- OCLC:
- 1245506694
- Publisher Number:
- 99988448797
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