Creating books for the young in the New South Africa

By Jay Heale, Barbara A. Lehman, Anne Hill, T. B. Van der Walt, Magdel Vorster

Subjects: Barnlitteratur, In literature, Literature, Kinderliteratur, Young adult literature, history and criticism, Books and reading, Children's literature, history and criticism, Children's literature, South African, Children, books and reading, Africa, in literature, Children, Kinderbuchautor, South African Young adult literature, Jugendbuchautor, History and criticism, Författare, Jugendliteratur, Illustrator, Illustrators, Illustratörer

Description: "Analyzes work of 29 authors and illustrators. South African children's and youth literature, highly regarded internationally, has a long history. South Africa produces the highest quality literature in Africa. Its traditions, while unique, resonate within the larger world of children's literature. The African diaspora in the U.S. and elsewhere have stories rooted in these oral traditions"--