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Peer reviewedOswald, Lori Jo – Children's Literature in Education, 1995
Discusses portrayals of animals in children's realistic animal fiction over the course of the 20th century. Shows how the definition of animal hero generally changed from wild animals that were heroic for surviving against all odds to domesticated animals that were heroic for rescuing humans from wild beasts. Discusses animals as victims. (SR)
Descriptors: Animals, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Fiction
