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Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian: Verdensbiblioteket) is a series of classical books, mostly novels, published by the Norwegian Book Clubs [] since 2002. It is based on a list of the hundred best books, as proposed by one hundred writers from fifty-four countries, compiled and organized in 2002 by the Book Club. [1]
The preface for 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is by children's illustrator and author Quentin Blake and introduction by Julia Eccleshare. [2] There is an index of titles, arranged alphabetically, and an index by author/illustrator, arranged alphabetically too, but by author/illustrator, not by title of book.
Earliest picture book specifically for children. [9] [10] A Token for Children. Being An Exact Account of the Conversion, Holy and Exemplary Lives, and Joyful Deaths of several Young Children: James Janeway: 1672: One of the first books specifically written for children which shaped much eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century writing for ...
The early 20th century also saw the debut of the gripping children's novel "The Children from Frostmo Mountain" by Laura Fitinghoff. It is considered to be the first realistic Swedish children's novel. The book has been translated into several other languages. It was made into a film in 1945. [2] In the 1930s a new awareness of children's needs ...
The Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering nursing, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. Established in 1987, it was the first journal covering these topics to be established in the Nordic countries . [ 1 ]
A 1936 New York Times review of the book Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Yellow Sled cited the Snipp, Snapp, Snurr series as "popular with the little children". [2] The series of books continued until approximately 1960. Some of Lindman's stories were included in a series of compilations called The Best of Children's Books. [3]
The state committed to purchase 1000 copies of each new title of Norwegian literature (conditioned on it meeting minimum standards). These were distributed among the country's libraries. This, combined with the creation of the book club Bokklubben Nye Bøker (New Books) in 1976 produced increased vitality in the country's literary production.
The "Alice and Jerry" series followed patterns similar to the Dick and Jane readers, which are now better known in the United States. The sentences in the "Alice and Jerry" readers were short, and used repeating words to build reader's stamina and familiarity. For instance, here is the text from the book "Skip Along": "One, two three. Come and see.