- Title: The Childs Eye The Animal Kingdom
- Date: 27th June 1989
- Summary: SINCE EARLIEST TIMES CHILDREN HAVE BEEN GIVEN BOOKS OF ANIMAL PICTURES AND ANIMAL STORIES TO LOOK AT AND LEARN FROM. THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY CONTAINS FINE EXAMPLES OF BESTIARIES OR BOOKS OF BEASTS FROM THE 5TH CENTURY ON AND THE OPIE COLLECTION ITSELF HAS MANY FINE EXAMPLES OF ANIMAL ILLUSTRATION. PROMINENT AMONG ITS MANY TREASURES ARE THE BOOKS OF QUADRUPEDS AND BIRDS BY THE WOOD ENGRAVER THOMAS BEWICK FROM THE 18TH CENTURY AND FROM THE 19TH CENTURY THE FASHIONABLE WORK OF CHARLES BENNETT, ADN ERNEST GRISET AND THE CATS OF LOUIS WAIN. FROM THE 20TH CENTURY THERE ARE THE BOOKS OF LESLIE BROOKE AND THE WORK OF TWO OF THE FINEST ARTISTS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM TO BE FOUND IN CHIDREN'S BOOKS, E H SHEPHARD AND THE WORLD OF POOH, ADN BEATRIX POTTER THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR OF PETER RABBIT. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM IRENE WHALLEY, MAURICE SENDAK , GILLIAN AVERY AND DAVID HOUNSLOW.
- Description:A HISTORY OF THE IMAGES FROM CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY USING THE RESOURCES OF THE MORGAN LIBRARY IN NEW YORK AND THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY IN THE UK.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Swann Associates Limited
- Programme Episode:Episode 3
- Transmission Date:27/06/1989
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1980s