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The study of children's literature and culture has been experiencing a renaissance, with vital new work proliferating across many areas of interest. Mapping this vibrant scholarship, Keywords for Children's Literature presents 49 original essays on the essential terms and concepts of the field. From Aesthetics to Young Adult, an impressive, multidisciplinary cast of scholars explores the vocabulary central to the study of children's literature. Following the growth of his or her word, each author traces its branching uses and meanings, often into unfamiliar disciplinary territories: Award-winning novelist Philip Pullman writes about Intentionality, Education expert Margaret Meek Spencer addresses Reading, literary scholar Peter Hunt historicizes Children's Literature, Psychologist Hugh Crago examines Story, librarian and founder of the influential Child_Lit litserv Michael Joseph investigates Liminality.
About the Author
Philip Nel likes to read books. He also likes to write books. He is pleased that Amazon.com sells his books.Depending on your tolerance for the mundane, you might enjoy some more information about him. The very first book Philip Nel read all by himself was Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. He was three years old, and enjoyed the experience so much that the next thing he did was re-read the book.In first grade, his favorite book was Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley. He briefly thought he could become two-dimensional, just like Flat Stanley. (He was wrong.) Today, Philip is a three-dimensional University Distinguished Professor of English at an American university with an ambiguous relationship to academic freedom. So, he has chosen not to list it here - even though a Google search will quickly reveal which one.Indeed, if you punch his name into Google, you'll find traces of him all over the web. You'll also find other people named "Philip Nel," and many items of dubious utility.--------------------------------------------Author portrait by Eric Reynolds.
