Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Children's Literature Remembered
Linda Pavonetti · 2004
64/100
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A solid scholarly anthology pulling together author speeches and academic essays on the history of American children's literature, with real attention to African American and Native American traditions often left out of that story. It's built for classrooms and research rather than casual reading, and like most anthologies the quality shifts from chapter to chapter.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness68
Craft & writing62
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy68
Hype vs delivers65
Age-fit62
Human-eye read48
Penny’s verdict64
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