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''Childcraft'' is a multi-volume illustrated anthology for children, which originated in the late 1930s. ==Origin and description== The ''Childcraft'' series was originally created in the 1930s by W. F. Quarrie & Company, then publishers of the ''World Book'' encyclopedia. The series' title was ''Childcraft – The How and Why Library.'' ''Childcraft'' was created as a sort of encyclopedia for young children. With simple texts and illustrations, the volumes were designed to make learning fun. Each volume addressed different subjects, including literature — such as short stories and poetry, including fairy tales and nursery rhymes — as well as mathematics and the sciences. Starting out as seven volumes in the late 1930s, the series was re-issued in a new edition every few years, sometimes incorporating new volumes and re-arranging existing ones. It grew to 15 volumes in the 1950s, and remained there, though further changes were made in later editions. The ''Childcraft'' set also added a separate, optional, special annual volume each year, starting in 1965. Some of these were later incorporated as regular volumes. In addition, by the 1980s the series had broadened its reach to a dozen foreign language editions, with editions shipped to over 50 countries around the world.〔World Book, Inc. Answers.com. (''International Directory of Company Histories,'' ) The Gale Group, Inc., 2006. accessed November 20, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Childcraft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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