The New Republic of Childhood: A Critical Guide to Canadian Children's Literature in English

by Sheila A. Egoff

Book Overview

The Republic of Childhood was first published in 1967. This new edition, an extensively rewritten version of the 1975 edition, is completely expanded and brought up-to-date with extensive coverage of titles published in the 1980s. Spanning the full spectrum of Canadian children's literature, the volume discusses such topics as realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, picturebooks, historical fiction, folk and fairy tales, poetry and verse, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195405765
• ISBN13: 9780195405767
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"