Bücher der Reihe Landscapes of Childhood

Thestory of the Gibsons, a working-class family from El Paso, Texas, that is struggling to survive the desertion of their father. It is an account of a young man forced to measure memory and love against reason and reality. It is also an illuminating look at the surreal lives of America's homeless and a tribute to the strength of faith and family.

Explores the ""playground"" of children's poetry within the world of contemporary adult poetic discourse. This work considers children's poetry published in the United States from the mid-twentieth century onward, a time when many established adult poets began writing for young audiences.

British author Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials confronts some of the most urgent dilemmas of our time. These fourteen diverse essays offer literary and historical analysis as well as approaches from such disciplines as theology, storytelling, and linguistics.

Today's children are occupied with activities taking place in settings that are isolated from nature or are simulations of the earth's natural environment. This text examines the ways in which literature, media, and other cultural forms for young people address nature, place, and ecology.