The Republic of Childhood was first published in 1967. This new edition, an extensively rewritten version of the 1975 edition, is completely expanded and brought up-to-date with extensive coverage of titles published in the 1980s. Spanning the full spectrum of Canadian children's literature, the volume discusses such topics as realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, picturebooks, historical fiction, folk and fairy tales, poetry and verse, and the growth of Canadian publishing.
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The Republic of Childhood was first published in 1967. This new edition, an extensively rewritten version of the 1975 edition, is completely expanded and brought up-to-date with extensive coverage of titles published in the 1980s. Spanning the full spectrum of Canadian children's literature, the volume discusses such topics as realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, picturebooks, historical fiction, folk and fairy tales, poetry and verse, and the growth of Canadian publishing.
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