Children's Literature Research Guide

Biography Reference Bank Illustrated provides in-depth, full-text profiles. Coverage dates range from ancient to the present. Biographical coverage is provided from Current Biography, the World Authors Series, and the Junior Authors and Illustrators Series.

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Provides authoritative information while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Essays offer context for understanding the careers and writings of more than 12,000 authors from all time periods and from all parts of the world.