Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureSketches the history of children's literature, looks at the genres of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, folklore, poetry, problem novels and picture books, and recommends specific works |
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Tr . from the Italian by M. A. Murray . London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1892. ( First pub .
in Italy , 1880 ) Cooper , Susan . The Dark Is Rising . Illus . by Alan E. Cober .
New York : Atheneum , 1973. 216 pp . -The Grey King . Illus . by Michael Heslop .
Tr . from the Italian by M. A. Murray . London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1892. ( First pub .
in Italy , 1880 ) Cooper , Susan . The Dark Is Rising . Illus . by Alan E. Cober .
New York : Atheneum , 1973. 216 pp . -The Grey King . Illus . by Michael Heslop .
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So do many of childhood's best - loved individual works — France's Babar ,
Switzerland's Heidi , Italy's Pinocchio , and Sweden's Pippi Longstocking . ? In
the second place , children neither know , nor , if they knew , would they care
about the ...
So do many of childhood's best - loved individual works — France's Babar ,
Switzerland's Heidi , Italy's Pinocchio , and Sweden's Pippi Longstocking . ? In
the second place , children neither know , nor , if they knew , would they care
about the ...
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Popular though Struwwelpeter was and to some extent still is , it was a little Italian
puppet and a little Swiss girl who completely conquered ... Since the children's
novel has been relatively insignificant as a literary development in either Italy or ...
Popular though Struwwelpeter was and to some extent still is , it was a little Italian
puppet and a little Swiss girl who completely conquered ... Since the children's
novel has been relatively insignificant as a literary development in either Italy or ...
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature |
| Authors | Egoff, Sheila, Sheila A. Egoff |
| Contributor | American Library Association |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | American Library Association, 1981 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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