The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English (Slipcased Edition)
List Price:
Our Price: $40.36
You Save: $24.64 (38%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Editor: Jack ZipesEditor: Lissa Paul
Editor: Lynne Vallone
Editor: Peter Hunt
Editor: Gillian Avery
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2005-12-05
ISBN: 0393327760
Number of pages: 2200
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Book Reviews of The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English (Slipcased Edition)
Book Review: it's....huge
Summary: 4 Stars
I have this book as a textbook this semester and it has great info.It might have TOO much info though.Reading entire genres with this book can be a chore on the mind because the book is so large and intimidating to begin with.Also,the introductions for genres and authors are a bit too "acedemic" and bland;I constantly find myself looking to see how many pages are left to a chapter,due to lost interest.The upside and reason for 4 stars:the inclusion of full pieces of literature from the beggining of book-making to the present;the wealth of great stories will keep a mind feeding for many days(or a full semester.)While it can be tedious,it's worth reading.
Summary of The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English (Slipcased Edition)
Comprehensive and visually rich, this new Norton Anthology, in a beautiful slipcased gift edition, traces the remarkable innovation and enduring pleasures of children's literature.The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature celebrates the richness and variety of over 350 years of literary works for children. This groundbreaking anthology includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres. Here readers will find beloved works by Charles Perrault, Lewis Carroll, J. M. Barrie, L. M. Montgomery, and Dr. Seuss along with historical classics—The New-England Primer and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses—and major voices from the multicultural and global contemporary scene. Over 40 longer complete works and over 400 illustrations, including 60 in color, enhance this comprehensive and visually rich anthology.
With introductions that offer fresh insights into the cultural contexts of children's literature and childhood itself over four centuries, author headnotes, annotations, bibliographies, and a timeline, The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature illuminates a literary tradition whose power to instruct and delight is both centuries old and startlingly new. Slipcased paperback original, 2200 pages; 60 color, 375 black-and-white illustrations
Literary Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Above $10+ 900-999 #1
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societiesby Jared Diamond
W. W. Norton; Published: 2005-07-11; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.49
Price in other shops:
Robert's Rules of Order (Newly Revised, 10th Edition)by Henry M. Robert III, William J. Evans, Daniel H. Honemann, Thomas J. Balch
Da Capo Press; Published: 2000-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.98
Price in other shops:
The Total Money Makeover Workbookby Dave Ramsey
Thomas Nelson; Published: 2004-01-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.34
Price in other shops:
Blue Book of Gun Values, 26th Edition (Blue Book of Gun Values)by S. P. Fjestad
Blue Book Publications; Published: 2005-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.25
Price in other shops:
She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Womanby Ian Kerner
Collins Living; Published: 2004-06-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $12.84
Price in other shops:
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, 2006by Bob Sehlinger
Wiley; Published: 2005-09-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
The Hidden Messages in Waterby Masaru Emoto
Atria; Published: 2005-09-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.44
Price in other shops:
China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the Worldby Ted C. Fishman
Scribner; Published: 2005-02-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.49
Price in other shops:
Rich Dad's Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real-Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Building a Multimillion-Dollar Business (Rich Dad's)by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Business Plus; Published: 2005-09-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops:
Snowby Orhan Pamuk
Vintage; Published: 2005-07-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.47
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)by Lafcadio Hearn, Frances A. Davis
Dover Publications; Published: 1998-06-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.97
Price in other shops:
Native American Tales and Legends (Evergreen Classics)Dover Publications; Published: 2001-02-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.26
Price in other shops:
The Invention of Hugo Cabretby Brian Selznick
Scholastic Press; Published: 2007-01-30; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $12.75
Price in other shops:
Parvana's Journeyby Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books; Published: 2003-07-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.61
Price in other shops:
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloudby Janet Schulman
Knopf Books for Young Readers; Published: 1998-09-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $22.75
Price in other shops:
Skeleton Manby Joseph Bruchac
HarperTrophy; Published: 2003-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.88
Price in other shops:
Lily's Crossing (Yearling Newberg)by Patricia Reilly Giff
Yearling; Published: 1999-01-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.24
Price in other shops:
The Classic Fairy Tales (Norton Critical Editions)W. W. Norton; Published: 1999-11-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.00
Price in other shops:
Feedby M.T. Anderson
Candlewick; Published: 2004-02-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.19
Price in other shops:
Pleasures of Children's Literature, The (3rd Edition)by Perry Nodelman, Mavis Reimer
Allyn & Bacon; Published: 2002-06-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $59.99
Price in other shops: