Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Encyclopedia
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature is an academic journal
that publishes articles on children's literature
with an international perspective. The journal is published jointly by the Johns Hopkins University Press
on behalf of the International Board on Books for Young People
.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
that publishes articles on children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
with an international perspective. The journal is published jointly by the Johns Hopkins University Press
Johns Hopkins University Press
The Johns Hopkins University Press is the publishing division of the Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The Press publishes books, journals, and electronic databases...
on behalf of the International Board on Books for Young People
International Board on Books for Young People
The International Board on Books for Young People is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland committed to bringing books and children together.-History:...
.
See also
- Children’s literature criticismChildren's literature criticismThe term children's literature criticism includes both generalist discussions of the relationship between children's literature and literary theory and literary analyses of a specific works of children's literature...
- Children’s literature periodicalsChildren's literature periodicalsChildren's literature periodicals include magazines about children's literature intended for adults, such as:* Academic journals focusing on the scholarly study of children's and young adult literature...
External links
- Bookbird on the Johns Hopkins University Press website
- Bookbird at Project MUSEProject MUSEProject MUSE is an online database of current and back issues of peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. It was founded in 1993 by Todd Kelley and Susan Lewis and is a project of the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It had support from the Mellon...