Fifteen Centuries of Children's Literature: An Annotated Chronology of British and American Works in Historical Context

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This is a work of meticulous scholarship, detailed in content, succinct in style and format. Each chapter covers a particular time period and opens with sections on historical background, development of books, and treatment of children. . . . Highly recommended for children's literature research and reference collections. Library Journal

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"Covering fifteen centuries of children's literature in less than 600 pages seems a formidable task but Bingham and Scholt have taken the challenge and completed it successfully. From the oral literature of the Celts to Lois Lenski, the authors have given the reader an in-depth look at literature that has been given to children in Britain and America in these past fifteeen centuries. ... [This book] is an an excellent resource for children's literature scholars, librarians, literary historians, and anyone else interested in books and literature."-History of Reading News
Covering fifteen centuries of children's literature in less than 600 pages seems a formidable task but Bingham and Scholt have taken the challenge and completed it successfully. From the oral literature of the Celts to Lois Lenski, the authors have given the reader an in-depth look at literature that has been given to children in Britain and America in these past fifteeen centuries. ... [This book] is an an excellent resource for children's literature scholars, librarians, literary historians, and anyone else interested in books and literature.-History of Reading News
This is a work of meticulous scholarship, detailed in content, succinct in style and format. Each chapter covers a particular time period and opens with sections on historical background, development of books, and treatment of children; the annotated chronology for the period follows...Highly recommended for children's literature research and reference collections.-Library Journal
"This is a work of meticulous scholarship, detailed in content, succinct in style and format. Each chapter covers a particular time period and opens with sections on historical background, development of books, and treatment of children; the annotated chronology for the period follows...Highly recommended for children's literature research and reference collections."-Library Journal

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ngham /f Jane olt /f Grayce