.png){kind=logo}
Literature
Results 19681 - 19704 of 22969
Literature
Paperback. In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199560240
- ISBN
- 9780199560240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Hardback. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415818438
- ISBN
- 9780415818438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.66
€ 186.66
Paperback. A practical guide providing a comprehensive introduction to English-language children's literature from the 18th century to 21st century. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211419
- ISBN
- 9780631211419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.72
€ 53.72
Paperback. This invaluable Guide surveys the key critical works and debates in the vibrant field of children's literature since its inception. Leading expert Pat Pinsent combines a chronological overview of developments in the genre with analysis of key theorists and theories, and subject-specific methodologies. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335456
- ISBN
- 9781137335456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.01
€ 35.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. Introducing some of the best new authors in children's literature, together with established authors and illustrators who are currently becoming recognized for their contributions to this field, this volume lists resources for some 45 individuals. Series: Popular Authors Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 270 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591580270
- ISBN
- 9781591580270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.25€ 60.65
€ 66.25
€ 60.65
Paperback. "Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: [by] Robert Whitehead. vi, 234 p. illus., forms. 23 cm. Paperback. Slightly worn copy, rubbed edges, slightly bumped corners, book bent." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- SKU
- KEX0055046
- ISBN
- 9780131325890
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. This book charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from "Where the Wild Things Are" to "Harry Potter". Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473000
- ISBN
- 9780226473000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.05€ 44.97
€ 52.05
€ 44.97
Paperback. Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. This book charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from "Where the Wild Things Are" to "Harry Potter". Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473017
- ISBN
- 9780226473017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. Written during the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905, the author depicts the middle-class, foolish perhaps but likeable, as they flounder around, philosophizing, yearning, or scuttling between test tubes, blind to their impending annihilation. Translator(s): Upton, Andrew. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571304875
- ISBN
- 9780571304875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
€ 13.00
€ 11.54
Very good copy in original cloth covers. Light nicks. Lightly sunned pages. Title in gilt to cover & spine, remains very good
- Publication date
- 1977
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
- SKU
- KCW0016840
- ISBN
- 9780361038690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112. Series: Plays. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 149 x 183 x 10. Weight: 106.
- Publisher
- Amber Lane Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906399323
- ISBN
- 9780906399323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.59
€ 16.59
Paperback. Unlike the rigidly chronological approach of many introductions to children's literature, this title presents a genre-based approach which ensures that all the principal genres are covered in detail such as: fables, fantasy, adventure stories, moral tales, family stories, school stories and children's poetry. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748649020
- ISBN
- 9780748649020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.77
€ 30.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. An anthology which explores how American children have been defined and continuously redefined throughout history. It ranges from 17th-century ministers to Drs Benjamin Spock and Barry Brazelton, and from the poems of Anne Bradstreet to the writings of young people today. Editor(s): Fass, Paula S.; Mason, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 725 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 725
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726938
- ISBN
- 9780814726938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. A collation of poems that tells the stories of author's life in four sections: childhood and early adulthood; motherhood; meditations on light; and love and art. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234. New and Selected Poems 1991-2011. 180 pages. A collation of poems that tells the stories of author's life in four sections: childhood and early adulthood; motherhood; meditations on light; and love and art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 15. Weight: 232.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847770943
- ISBN
- 9781847770943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Aimed at parents looking for reading for their children, this is a guide to classic but often-overlooked children's literature. In a series of brief, enthusiastic appreciations, Noel Perrin reintroduces readers to works such as "The Borrowers", "Railway Children" and "Millions of Cats". Num Pages: 178 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584653523
- ISBN
- 9781584653523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858810119
- ISBN
- 9781858810119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.68
€ 9.99
€ 8.68
Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Michael. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411166
- ISBN
- 9781572411166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691627250
- ISBN
- 9780691627250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.67
€ 59.15
€ 46.67
Paperback. First substantial selection of for English-language readers of the poetry of Harry Martinson, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 Translator(s): Fulton, Robin. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248871
- ISBN
- 9781852248871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. Part of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, this work presents a collection of stories that can help you find inspiration, joy and comfort in the special messages found in chapters on love, living your dreams, overcoming obstacles, marriage, motherhood, ageing, bridging the generations, and self esteem. Num Pages: 368 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: DQ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091825065
- ISBN
- 9780091825065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.62
€ 23.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. A handbook for surviving and succeeding during the teen years. It contains lessons on the nature of friendship and love, the importance of belief in the future and the value of respect for yourself and others. It also deals with tough issues like death, suicide and the loss of love. Num Pages: 368 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: DQ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091826406
- ISBN
- 9780091826406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. A collection of tales that can inspire you to live your dreams. It presents stories that demonstrate the best qualities we share as human beings: compassion, grace, forgiveness, generosity and faith and they share a collected wisdom on love, parenting, teaching, death and the overcoming of obstacles. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DQ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091819569
- ISBN
- 9780091819569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. This collection of intimate, inspiring and true stories pays tribute to love's ability to endure beyond time, distance, difficulty and even death. The couples featured in the stories disclose the secrets of finding love and making it last. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 402. Clean copy in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KIN0004687
- ISBN
- 9780091825485
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A dark and twisted coming-of-age story by a promising, up-and-coming, Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848424289
- ISBN
- 9781848424289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43