This encyclopedia offers comprehensive coverage of children's literature from a multitude of perspectives. Substantial essays cover a range of genres, critical and theoretical approaches, historical and institutional contexts, readerships and national traditions. Rather than a monolithic editorial view, the work encourages a number of critical approaches, ensuring that every facet of a complex and growing subject is treated critically and in depth. The work is divided into five sections: theory and critical approaches - including politics, ideology, psychoanalytical criticism, linguistics and...

Every Athenian alliance, every declaration of war, and every peace treaty was instituted by a decision of the assembly, where citizens voted after listening to speeches that presented varied and often opposing arguments about the best course of action. The fifteen preserved assembly speeches of the mid-fourth century BC thus provide an unparalleled body of evidence for the way that Athenians thought and felt about interstate relations: to understand this body of oratory is to understand how the Athenians of that period made decisions about war and peace. This book provides a comprehensive...

This edited collection of brand new essays examines The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in the light of children's literature theory and approaches. Exploring issues such as gender, language, narrative, and ecocriticism, the volume also places Tolkien's most popular works in the context of a range of visual media including the film adaptations.

Song Junction features 40 appealing songs plus activities for the elementary music classroom (grades K-2) and singers aged 5-7. It includes new songs by music educators, traditional songs from around the globe, and piano accompaniments for added variety. Grouped into themes such as "All About Animals" and "Tell Me a Story," the songs come with teaching notes describing the actions, games, stories, and objectives, all carefully calibrated. A versatile collection, Song Junction is a welcome resource for practitioners the year round.