Children's literature and its effects the formative years

Summary: A study of children's authors who are typical of their time, such as Enid Blyton, Angela Brazil, Judy Blume and Ronald Dahl. The book discusses comics as well as "classic" texts, and the possible effects of these materials on children's attitudes.

Record details

ISBN: 9781847140470 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1847140475 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780304700936
ISBN: 0304700924
ISBN: 0304700932
ISBN: 9780304700929 (hardback)
ISBN: 0304700924 (hardback)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xi, 218 p.)
Publisher: London ; Washington : Cassell, 1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatBulkString:sept.20.12 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A secret world? Children's response to literature -- Reflections of real life: the ethos of schools -- Deliberate appeals: for children or to children? The case of Herbert Strang -- Formative years: the novels of Percy F. Westerman -- The perfect world of Enid Blyton -- Sense and sensuality: from Angela Brazil to Point romance -- Political correctness and the subversive: Judy Blume and the Baby-sitters club -- The exuberant incorrectness of Roald Dahl -- The attractions of escape: comics -- Preparation for the adult world? From Point horror to Stephen King -- Developing children's tastes in literature -- Conclusion.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.