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Balderdash! : John Newbery and the boisterous birth of children's books Cover Image Book Book

Balderdash! : John Newbery and the boisterous birth of children's books / written by Michelle Markel ; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.

Markel, Michelle, (author.). Carpenter, Nancy, (illustrator.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780811879224
  • ISBN: 0811879224
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, ©2017

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Subject: Newbery, John, 1713-1767 > Juvenile literature.
Publishers and publishing > England > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Children's literature > Publishing > England > History > 18th century.
Newbery Medal > History > Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Genre: Biographies.

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