Nicholas Tucker is an English academic and writer who is an honorary Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the

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. He was educated at Burgess Hill School in Hampstead, London, where his English teacher was briefly

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. A former teacher and then an educational psychologist, he has had a long association with the Sussex University, having lectured in

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and cultural studies and

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at the institution. He was a Senior Lecturer in several of these disciplines. Tucker is a regular broadcaster and participated in '' Stop the Week'' on Radio 4. He contributes to ''

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'' supplements. He lives in Lewes, East Sussex and has three adult children.

Selected works

* ''What is a Child?'' (Fontana, 1977) * ''The Child and the Book: Psychological and Literary Exploration'' (Cambridge U. Press, 1981; 1990) * ''Family Fictions; Contemporary Classics of Children's Literature'', with Nikki Gamble (Continuum, 2001) * ''The Rough Guide to Children's Books, 0-5 years'' (

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, 2002) * ''The Rough Guide to Children's Books, 5-11 years'' (2002) * ''Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers'', with

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(2003) * ''Darkness Visible: Inside the World of

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'' (Wizard Books, 2003) As editor: * ''Suitable for Children?: Controversies in Children's Literature'' (Chatto and Windus, 1976) * ''Children's Book Publishing in Britain Since 1945'', co-editor Kimberley Reynolds (Scolar Press, 1998)

References

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