Susan C. Griffith

Gebundenes Buch

Jane Addams Children's Book Award

Honoring Children's Literature for Peace and Social Justice since 1953

Beschreibung

This volume looks at the life of activist Jane Addams and examines the books that have received an award bestowed in her name. An advocate for reforms in child labor, sanitation, and other issues, Addams and her accomplishments serve as a focal point of this study, which looks at how social justice has been represented in children's literature over the last seven decades.

Autor

Susan C. Griffith is associate professor, English Language and Literature at Central Michigan University where she teaches children's literature and English education courses. She served on the Jane Addams Children's Book Award Committee for nine years, including four years (2007-2010) as Chair.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 423g
• ISBN-13: 9780810892026
• ISBN-10: 0810892022
• Artikelnr.: 38142189