The Children's and Young Adult Literature Handbook: A Research and Reference Guide

By John T. Gillespie

John Gillespie, a respected authority on children's literature, has compiled this invaluable work to serve as a selection guide and collection development aid for librarians, as well as a navigation tool for researchers. The book describes and evaluates more than 1,000 publications, covering the entire spectrum of information sources in the field--from general reference, bibliographies, and biographies to review sources, literary awards, professional organizations, and special library collections. Internet and other nonprint media are included, as are major English-language resources from Britain, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563089491
• ISBN13: 9781563089497
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.6"