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Author: Perry Nodelman (Professor Emeritus, University of Winnipeg)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9780801889806
ISBN 10: 0801889804
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 25 November 2008
Recommended Age: From 13
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Perry Nodelman is a leading scholar of children's literature and The Hidden Adult is arguably his magnum opus. - Beverly Lyon Clark, author of Kiddie Lit: The Cultural Construction of Children's Literature in America
A 'must' for any collection catering to librarians or any studying children's literature, especially at the college level. Midwest Book Review Without question essential reading for professionals of all stripes engaged in the study of children's literature. BCCB, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Drawing on his deep understanding of literary scholarship, postmodern theory, and children's literature for this learned work, Nodelman builds extensive arguments informed by philosophy, psychology, and culture studies as well as literary criticism. Highly recommended. Choice The capstone of a long and distinguished career, by an author who relishes the complexity and ambiguity he finds inherent in books intended for children. School Library Journal The Hidden Adult is ground breaking; it will inform the study of children's literature for a long time to come. Children's Literature This is a massively important book. Go buy it. -- Peter Hunt Children's Literature Association Quarterly It is without question essential reading for professionals of all stripes engaged in the study of children's literature. Professional Connections: Resources for Teachers and Librarians Orbiting around children and their books are hundreds of academic books and courses, puzzling out what children's literature is, and what it does, and how it works. A lot has been thought and written about this (some good, some bad) - and Perry Nodelman's brilliantly comprehensive and accessible analysis pulls it all together. No need to keep re-inventing the wheel of defining children, children's books, response, literature, value, or why and how we talk about these books... it's all here. This book shows the kind of knowledge that I only wish I had - and it's a model of readability and generosity of spirit. Anyone who wants to know what has been thought about children and books - from the absolutely essential to the rather strange - could not find a better place to start. -- Peter Hunt Books For Keeps, The Children's Book Magazine Online
A 'must' for any collection catering to librarians or any studying children's literature, especially at the college level. Midwest Book Review 2008 Without question essential reading for professionals of all stripes engaged in the study of children's literature. BCCB, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 2009 Drawing on his deep understanding of literary scholarship, postmodern theory, and children's literature for this learned work, Nodelman builds extensive arguments informed by philosophy, psychology, and culture studies as well as literary criticism. Highly recommended. Choice The capstone of a long and distinguished career, by an author who relishes the complexity and ambiguity he finds inherent in books intended for children. School Library Journal 2009 The Hidden Adult is ground breaking; it will inform the study of children's literature for a long time to come. Children's Literature 2009 This is a massively important book. Go buy it. -- Peter Hunt Children's Literature Association Quarterly 2009 It is without question essential reading for professionals of all stripes engaged in the study of children's literature. Professional Connections: Resources for Teachers and Librarians 2009 Orbiting around children and their books are hundreds of academic books and courses, puzzling out what children's literature is, and what it does, and how it works. A lot has been thought and written about this (some good, some bad) - and Perry Nodelman's brilliantly comprehensive and accessible analysis pulls it all together. No need to keep re-inventing the wheel of defining children, children's books, response, literature, value, or why and how we talk about these books... it's all here. This book shows the kind of knowledge that I only wish I had - and it's a model of readability and generosity of spirit. Anyone who wants to know what has been thought about children and books - from the absolutely essential to the rather strange - could not find a better place to start. -- Peter Hunt Books For Keeps, The Children's Book Magazine Online 2010
Author Information
Author Website: http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~nodelman/
Perry Nodelman is professor emeritus of English at the University of Winnipeg and author of The Pleasure of Children's Literature and Words About Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books. Professor Nodelman is also an accomplished author of children's books such as Behaving Bradley.
