From Instruction to Delight: An Anthology of Children's Literature to 1850

Bys: DeMers, Patricia and Moyles, Gordon

Book Overview

Experience some of the wealth of poetry and prose read by and to children from medieval times to the mid-nineteenth century. Brief notes preceding the selections allow them to be understood in their historical context. Some will be familiar; others, though quite old, quite new.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195403843
• ISBN13: 9780195403848
• Release Date: March 1982
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 3 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

children's literature

This book is for adults, not children. It is an anthology of children's reading materials from before 1850 that was compiled for children's literature classes at the college level. It is an excellent overview of the genre, but definately not actually meant for today's children.