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Author
Series
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
vii, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack of imagination. Stories provide portals into other worlds, both real and imagined. The promise of escape draws people from all backgrounds to speculative fiction, but when people of color seek passageways into the fantastic, the doors are often barred. This problem lies not only with children's publishing, but also with the television...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xvi, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Real Wizard of Oz is an imaginatively written work that stretches the genre of biography and enriches our understanding of modern fairytales. L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its thirteen sequels, lived during eventful times in American history- from 1856 to 1919- that influenced nearly every aspect of his writing, from the Civil War to Hollywood, which was emerging as a modern Emerald City full of broken dreams and humbug...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 640 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans, genealogical chart ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of the series, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and photos from the set of the "Outlander" TV series.
15) The historian's Wizard of Oz: reading L. Frank Baum's classic as a political and monetary allegory
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
xi, 149 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portrait ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
17 audio discs (21 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of the series, synopses of novels, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and essays by the author.