{"product_id":"dictionary-of-american-childrens-fiction-alethea-k-helbig-9780313287633","title":"Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1990-1994: Books of Recognized Merit","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten for librarians, teachers, and researchers, this is the second five-year supplement to the authors' \u003ci\u003eDictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1986). Its 567 entries cover 189 award-winning children's books by 136 authors published from 1990 to 1994. Included are concise critical reviews of novels, biographical profiles of authors, and descriptions of memorable characters. An appendix lists books by the awards they have won, and an extensive index allows complete access to the wealth of material contained within this reference work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded are alphabetically arranged entries for those works that critics have singled out to receive awards or have placed on citation lists during the five years covered by the volume. The reference also contains biographical entries for leading authors of children's fiction, with entries focusing on how the author's life relates to children's literature and to particular works in this dictionary. The volume provides a list of awards, along with an appendix classifying individual works by the awards they have won. An extensive index provides full access to the wealth of information in this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes Regan Perkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313287635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313287633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.38w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Ref Srces for Small\/Med Li\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 259","brand":"Agnes Regan Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45478327484671,"sku":"9780313287633","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1daacc8-4ff6-40fb-9b92-ec85c9267955.jpg?v=1715934938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dictionary-of-american-childrens-fiction-alethea-k-helbig-9780313287633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}