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Young People’s Reading in South Africa: A Pilot Project
Pretoria: University of South Africa, Faculty of Arts, Department of Information Science (2001), 165 pp.
"This survey and report is the result of a pilot project and survey of the reading interests and information use of South African children and young adults. It was carried out in primary and secondary schools in Pretoria, and provides insight into children and young adult's reading interests and inf
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"The idea for this helpful handbook was inspired by two workshops for writers of children’s books held in Tanzania and Uganda in January-February 2000. The workshops were organized by the National Book Development Council of Tanzania and the Book Development Council of Uganda, under the UNESCO/DAN
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Qualitative Kinder- und Jugendmedienforschung
München: kopaed (2000), 240 pp.
Gender Dynamics as Portrayed in Children's Books in Tanzania
In: Education and Social Change: Empirical Studies for the Improvement of Education in Eastern Africa
Critical Perspectives on Postcolonial African Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Westport; London: Greenwood Press (1998), 187 pp.
"An interesting collection of essays that provide a great deal of insight into the depth, complexity, richness and diversity of African children’s books. The contributors examine the major issues relating to African children’s literature from several directions and from a variety of angles. The
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Books and Children: Proceedings of the ZIBF Indaba 1998, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1-2 August 1998
Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (1998), 260 pp.
"The theme of the 1998 Zimbabwe International Book Fair was ‘Books and Children’, and children were the main focus in all the deliberations, from policy debates to storytelling. This is a collection of 56 papers, report-backs and discussions that were presented at the Indaba. The papers are grou
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Preserving the Landscape of Imagination: Children’s Literature in Africa
Matatu: Journal of African Culture and Society, issue 17-18 (Special issue) (1997), 361 pp.
"A special issue of Matatu on the writing and publishing for children in Africa today. Contains 14 articles on the topic, and one on Caribbean children’s literature, by contributors from Africa and from Europe, and some of which – i.e. those dealing with publishing aspects in whole or in part
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Promoting Reading in Developing Countries
Newark, Del.: International Reading Association (1996), x, 214 pp.
"Describes the many obstacles involved with literacy promotion in the developing nations of Africa, Asia, and South America. The authors of the 10 articles in this collection share their knowledge and experience of literacy promotion in the developing world, including the challenges faced by those w
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Literature d’enfance et de jeunesse en Côte-d’Ivoire: Structures de production et de distribution du livre pour enfants
Paris: L'Harmattan (1996), 159 pp.
"Après plus de trente années d'indépendance, le continent africain est encore aujourd'hui à la recherche de sa propre identité. L'Afrique s'interroge sur son avenir culturel, économique et politique. Sur le plan culturel, la quasi-totalité des pays africains restent largement tributaires des
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Revista latinoamericana de literatura infantil y juvenil, nr.1
Bogotá: Fundalectura (1995), 64 pp.
International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia
Deep Insights
London; Chicago: Fritzroy Dearborn Publishers (1995), xxvi, 736 pp.
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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A Guide to Children's Literature for African Teachers, Librarians and Parents
Ibadan: AENL Educational Publishers (1995), 132 pp.
"A bibliography of 628 annotated entries (in English and some in French), arranged by type of materials, i.e. picture-story books, fairy tales, poetry, drama, etc. With country and author indexes." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1578)
Other Worlds, Other Lives: Children's Literature Experiences. Proceedings of the International Conference on Children's Literature, 4-6 April 1995
Pretoria: UNISA Press (1995), 3 vols.
"A total of 59 papers are brought together in these three volumes, with articles on children’s literature in all parts of the world, including a large number on the topic of children’s literature in Africa. Among these are “The Spirit of My Story” (Gcina Mhlophe); “Children's Literature in
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A Study of Indigenous Children's Literature in South Africa. 1994
Cape Town: University of Cape Town, Master Thesis (1995), 195 pp.
"Since the mid-1970s there has been a marked increase in the local production of children's literature in South Africa. This thesis considers various issues relevant to the field of children's literature in South Africa, through both traditional means of research as well as through a series of inter
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African Children’s and Youth Literature
Boston: Gale (1995), 162 pp.
"An analysis of African children’s and young adults literature, primarily from West Africa, especially Nigeria. Seeks to shed light on the aspects and genres of the literature and African cultural assumptions – especially those about love and marriage– as well as aspects of social conduct, and
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Towards More Understanding: The Making and Sharing of Children's Literature in Southern Africa
Cape Town: Juta (1993), 255 pp.
"A useful resource book for teachers, writers, illustrators, educators and academics concerned with children's literature. Includes chapters on the development of indigenous children's literature for a culturally heterogeneous society and offers ideas on how to market children's books, and, at the s
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