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Weaving World Understanding: The Importance of Translations in International Children's Literature

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Joels, R.W. Weaving World Understanding: The Importance of Translations in International Children's Literature. Children's Literature in Education 30, 65–83 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022485719776

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