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The Best in Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature, 1973-78 Hardcover - 1980

by Zena Sutherland


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This collection reviews the best children's books that have appeared from 1973 to 1978. The reviews were written and selected by Zena Sutherland, the editor of the University of Chicago's Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Her 1973 edition of The Best in Children's Books, which covered books published from 1966 to 1972, was cited by the American School Board Journal as one of the outstanding books of the year in education.

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  • Title The Best in Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature, 1973-78
  • Author Zena Sutherland
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 555
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Date 1980-05
  • Features Index
  • ISBN 9780226780597 / 0226780597
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.27 x 6.32 x 1.41 in (23.55 x 16.05 x 3.58 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
  • Library of Congress subjects Best books, Children - Books and reading
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 79024331
  • Dewey Decimal Code 028.1

About the author

Zena Sutherland is associate professor in the Graduate Library School at the University of Chicago. She is also the children's book editor at the Chicago Tribune.
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