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The Sky Is Falling : Children as Environmental Subjects in Contemporary Picture Books
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle 2003; (p. 111-120)"The metanarratives that circulate in Western culture around environmental topics rarely have happy endings; many, indeed, are apocalyptic in their depictions of ecological outcomes. [In this chapter, Bradford considers] what happens when these two categories of metanarrative meet in contemporary picture books, which thematize environmental topics."
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Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 38 no. 3 1994; (p. 25)
— Review of Birdman 1994 single work picture book -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 2 no. 3 1994; (p. 39-40)
— Review of Birdman 1994 single work picture book -
Forecasts
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 73 no. 1044 1994; (p. 37)
— Review of Birdman 1994 single work picture book
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Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 38 no. 3 1994; (p. 25)
— Review of Birdman 1994 single work picture book -
Forecasts
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 73 no. 1044 1994; (p. 37)
— Review of Birdman 1994 single work picture book -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 2 no. 3 1994; (p. 39-40)
— Review of Birdman 1994 single work picture book -
The Sky Is Falling : Children as Environmental Subjects in Contemporary Picture Books
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle 2003; (p. 111-120)"The metanarratives that circulate in Western culture around environmental topics rarely have happy endings; many, indeed, are apocalyptic in their depictions of ecological outcomes. [In this chapter, Bradford considers] what happens when these two categories of metanarrative meet in contemporary picture books, which thematize environmental topics."
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