... depicting a priest in an unfavourable light might well have attracted attention and critical comment . But Father Shanahan , the priest in Lockie and Dadge by Frank Murphy , is shown to be hypocritical in his attitude to Lockie ...
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Language: en
Pages: 535
Pages: 535
In this book some 25 scholars focus on the relationship between religion, children's literature and modernity in Western Europe since the Enlightenment (c. 1750). They examine various aspects of the phenomenon of children's literature, such as types of texts, age of readers, position of authors, design and illustration. The role
Language: en
Pages: 334
Pages: 334
First published in 1998, this book is the first comprehensive survey of the awards made to children’s books in the English-speaking world. The Volume covers nearly forty different prizes including well-known and established ones such as the Newbury Award, prizes instigated by the commercial sector such as the Smarties Prize,
Language: en
Pages: 214
Pages: 214
Irish Children’s Literature and Culture looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with major genres, forms, and issues, including the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, ethnicity, and globalization. It contextualizes modern Irish children’s literature in
Language: en
Pages: 201
Pages: 201
This is a review of how English is taught in Irish schools and the likely directions of change and reform. Topics include: the tasks and politics of English teaching; controversies in Britain over a national curriculum in English; and teaching students how to write correct English.
Language: en
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
Lockie is a bit of a misfit. Orphaned, he is placed in foster home after foster home, but he never settles in. He runs away and meets up with some eccentric characters, like himself, an outsider. For the first time, Lockie belongs to a real family