International Companion Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature

responding human beings with desires for representations of their own lives,
imaginations and emotions; but also because the makers of the new technologies will be
especially anxious that young audiences are initiated into lifetime buying patterns.

References

Adam, R. (1946) ‘Children and radio’ in Pedrick, G. (ed.) The World Radio and Television Annual.
Jubilee Issue, London: Sampson Low.
Buckingham, D. (1993) Children Talking Television: the Making of Television Literacy. London:
Falmer Press.
Goldsen, R.K. (1977) The Show and Tell Machine, New York: Dial.
Home, A. (1993) Into the Box of Delights: A History of Children’s Television, London: BBC Books.
Postman, N. (1983) The Disappearance of Childhood, London: W.H.Allen.
Winn, M. (1985) The Plug-In Drug, rev. edn, Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Further Reading

Eyles, A. (1985) The World of Oz: An Historical Expedition Over the Rainbow, Harmondsworth and
New York: Viking.
Finch, C. (1975) The An of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms, Burbank, CA:
Harry N.Abrams.

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