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Balderdash! : John Newbery and the boisterous birth of children's books
Title:
Balderdash! : John Newbery and the boisterous birth of children's books
Author:
Markel, Michelle, author.
Personal Author:
Markel, Michelle, author.
Publication Information:
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2017]
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Summary:
A picture book chronicle of the life of children's book pioneer John Newbery describes how he imagined books filled with stories, science and games before becoming a celebrated author and publisher, changing the literary world forever.
Language:
English
Personal Subject:
Newbery, John, 1713-1767-Juvenile literature.

Newbery, John, 1713-1767. (OCoLC)fst00001125

Newbery, John, 1713-1767.-Juvenile literature.
Subject Term:
Publishers and publishing -- England -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Children's literature -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 18th century.

Newbery Medal -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Picture books.

Children's literature -- Publishing. (OCoLC)fst00855836

Newbery Medal. (OCoLC)fst01036982

Publishers and publishing. (OCoLC)fst01083463

Children's literature -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 18th century. -- Juvenile literature.

Publishers and publishing -- England -- Biography. -- Juvenile literature.

Newbery Medal -- History. -- Juvenile literature.
Geographic Term:
England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
Genre:
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686

History. (OCoLC)fst01411628

Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author:
Carpenter, Nancy
ISBN:
9780811879224
Format :
Book

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