Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. List of figures ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Transnational genres
7. Chapter 1. Spreading the words 18
8. Chapter 2. Almanacs for children 46
9. Chapter 3. “Altering the original fables to suit Chinese notions” 69
10. Chapter 4. Catherine the Great’s writings for children in transnational context 89
11. Part II. Migrant books
12. Chapter 5. Comenius in New York 110
13. Chapter 6. Collecting, translating and adapting 135
14. Chapter 7. The journey of “Lille Alvilde” 157
15. Chapter 8. Playful reading 176
16. Chapter 9. From Michaelmas-Day to Thanksgiving 198
17. Part III. Agents and networks of transnational communication
18. Chapter 10. Make it Irish! 226
19. Chapter 11. Translating, transforming, and targeting books for children 250
20. Chapter 12. German in Hebrew letters 273
21. Part IV. Transnational readers and the effects of transnational communication
22. Chapter 13. “Travel […] is a part of education” 296
23. Chapter 14. Girlhood as a transnational creation 315
24. Chapter 15. The enslaved in late-Enlightenment stories for children 334
25. Chapter 16. A World of books 356
26. About the editors and contributors 377
27. Name index 383
28. Countries and languages index 387