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The Art of Place in Literature for Children and Young Adults: How Locale Shapes a Story
Author(s): Pauline Dewan (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Dec. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 412 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773437622
- ISBN-13: 9780773437623
Book Description
This book focuses on the world outside the home, the new and unfamiliar environments that children encounter as they grow and develop. For novelist and readers alike, settings, such as forests, castles, gardens, cities, and undergrounds are deeply evocative and highly memorable.
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This book focuses on the world outside the home, the new and unfamiliar environments that children encounter as they grow and develop. For novelist and readers alike, settings, such as forests, castles, gardens, cities, and undergrounds are deeply evocative and highly memorable.
About the Author
Dr. Dewan received her Masters in English from McMaster University (Hamilton), her Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario (London), and her Ph.D in English from York University (Toronto), specializing in Victorian Literature.
