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Author: Walter Hogan
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.463kg
ISBN: 9780810859944
ISBN 10: 0810859947
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 01 July 2009
Recommended Age: From 0 to 17 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A good resource for professionals, because many novels included in the discussion show up on required-reading lists at the middle- and high-school levels. Booklist 20100101 This volume offers a meticulous examination of several hundred titles from award winners to the more obscure novels. While it is relatively easy to find reviews of animal-themed books for younger readers, this is the first book-length study of the topic for YA novels...This is a well-researched book...It deserves to be read cover to cover. School Library Journal 20100201 A thoughtful perusal of animal relationships with children... This title is recommended. American Reference Books Annual Professionals interested in gaining insight into the seemingly endless appeal of animals in teen literature need look no further than this comprehensive overview of the genre ... This insightful and informative title will benefit students, librarians, and educators looking to improve their readers' advisory skills or simply to better understand the appeal of the genre. Voya 20091201
A good resource for professionals, because many novels included in the discussion show up on required-reading lists at the middle- and high-school levels. Booklist This volume offers a meticulous examination of several hundred titles from award winners to the more obscure novels. While it is relatively easy to find reviews of animal-themed books for younger readers, this is the first book-length study of the topic for YA novels...This is a well-researched book...It deserves to be read cover to cover. School Library Journal A thoughtful perusal of animal relationships with children... This title is recommended. American Reference Books Annual Professionals interested in gaining insight into the seemingly endless appeal of animals in teen literature need look no further than this comprehensive overview of the genre ... This insightful and informative title will benefit students, librarians, and educators looking to improve their readers' advisory skills or simply to better understand the appeal of the genre. VOYA
A good resource for professionals, because many novels included in the discussion show up on required-reading lists at the middle- and high-school levels. Booklist 20100101 This volume offers a meticulous examination of several hundred titles from award winners to the more obscure novels. While it is relatively easy to find reviews of animal-themed books for younger readers, this is the first book-length study of the topic for YA novels...This is a well-researched book...It deserves to be read cover to cover. School Library Journal 20100201 A thoughtful perusal of animal relationships with children... This title is recommended. American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) Professionals interested in gaining insight into the seemingly endless appeal of animals in teen literature need look no further than this comprehensive overview of the genre ... This insightful and informative title will benefit students, librarians, and educators looking to improve their readers' advisory skills or simply to better understand the appeal of the genre. VOYA 20091201
Author Information
Walter Hogan is professor and librarian at East Michigan University. He is the author of Humor in Young Adult Literature: A Time to Laugh (Scarecrow Press, 2005) and The Agony & the Eggplant: Daniel Pinkwater's Heroic Struggles in the Name of YA Literature (Scarecrow Press, 2001).
