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In:Maps and Mapping in Children's Literature: Landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes
Edited by Nina Goga and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer
[Children’s Literature, Culture, and Cognition 7] 2017
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Introduction
Maps and mapping in children’s literature

Published online: 14 August 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/clcc.7.01gog
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Research on maps and mapping in children’s literature
  • Aims and structure of the present volume
  • Author queries
  • References
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