Part of a panel discussion on the modern Japanese novelist presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies on March 29, 1972, in New York, New York. (DS)

A list of 1971 and available Spring 1972 titles which depict women and girls realistically and fairly is given. Picturebooks, nonfiction and novels are included. (40 references) (Author/NH)

A discussion of Science Fiction for young readers. (RY)

The author compares and contrasts the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Lloyd Alexander. She believes that fairy tales encourage the development of idealism necessary for adulthood. (AF)

H. G. Wells is not quite the household name that he deserves to be, even in the households of futurists. Visions of the future in his writing and his attempts to translate these visions into reality through his work for socialism and the League of Nations are discussed. (SR)

Argues that the works of G.A. Henty are a phenomenon worthy of study for the literary historian and examines some of the main reactions to his work at and since his time. (HOD)

Reports on what one writer went through to produce a short story. Notes the patience and perseverance that writers must have in order to create their works. (RL)

Although often represented in movies and on television, West Point's most frequent and influential appearance in popular culture has been in children's literature, most notably in juvenile series books. (HOD)

Discusses the relationships among the myth of the Golden Age, the concept of the Noble Savage, and the dream of Utopia. Uses Lewis Mumford's division of utopias into two basic types, i.e., reconstruction and escape utopias, to examine Herman Melville's "Typee" as an example of the primitive escapist utopia. (Editor/DMM)

Explains how college level teachers of geography can use works of science fiction to help students understand geographical settings and create impressionistic pictures of a given region in their minds. Particular areas in which science fiction is useful include invented terrestrial landscapes, specialized extraterrestrial landscapes, disaster…

In observance of the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP), this bibliography consists of books for and about children with handicaps. The books were selected for their literary merit and include both fiction and nonfiction. Grade levels are suggested. (Author/RH)

The winner of the 1981 John Newbery Medal discusses her efforts in writing the award winning children's book, "Jacob Have I Loved." (AEA)