Billboard

Billboard

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Published: 1947-07-26

Total Pages: 162

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.


Tales for Little Rebels

Tales for Little Rebels

Author: Julia L. Mickenberg

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2008-11

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0814757200

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A rarely discussed aspect of children's literature--the politics behind a book's creation--has been thoroughly explored in this intelligent, enlightening, and fascinating account.


Steel Drivin' Man

Steel Drivin' Man

Author: Scott Reynolds Nelson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0195341198

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Attractively illustrated with numerous images, 'Steel Drivin' Man' offers a marvellous portrait of a beloved folk song - and a true American legend.


Ain't Nothing But a Man

Ain't Nothing But a Man

Author: Scott Reynolds Nelson

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781426300004

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Historian Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts how he came to discover the real John Henry, an African-American railroad worker who became a legend in the famous song.


Appalachian Children's Literature

Appalachian Children's Literature

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Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2010-04-13

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0786460199

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This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.


Written for Children

Written for Children

Author: John Rowe Townsend

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1996-05-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1461731046

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This revised and updated edition provides children's and young adult librarians, teachers, literature classes, and library school classes with an authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript including such recent phenomenons as J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Written for Children traces the development of children's literature from its origins through the beginnings of the multimedia revolution. In effortless and entertaining style, Townsend, a world-renowned authority in the field, examines the changing attitudes toward children and their literature and analyzes the various strands that make up this important field. While examining many well-known American classics, Townsend also looks at British works that American audiences may have overlooked. With illustrations and bibliography.