Title: Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit: A Children's Classic at 100 (Volume 1) (Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies, 1)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0810841975
ISBN 13: 9780810841970
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Weight: 14 ounces

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Thirteen essays explore the timeless appeal of Peter's antics, and the impact of this extraordinary book on children worldwide. Contributors, each a respected scholar in the field of children's literature, examine details of Potter's life, her history as an artist, her accomplishments as a naturalist, and the contextual factors affecting her writing and illustrations. Others investigate the timelessness of this story, exploring its psychological and sociological truths and comparing Peter Rabbit to present day literature.

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Margaret Mackey is Professor Emerita at the University of Alberta, Canada. She researches youth literacies – print, media, and digital. She has authored five books (most recently One Child Reading: My Auto-Bibliography), edited four, and written over a hundred refereed articles and book chapters. She edited Children's Literature in Education for eleven years.

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