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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London : Chatto and Windus , 1972. 152 pp .; New York : Atheneum , 1972. 151
pp . Garner , Alan . Elidor . Illus . by Charles Keeping . London : Collins , 1965 .
160 pp -The Moon of Gomrath . London : Collins , 1963. 160 pp . -The Owl
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London : Chatto and Windus , 1972. 152 pp .; New York : Atheneum , 1972. 151
pp . Garner , Alan . Elidor . Illus . by Charles Keeping . London : Collins , 1965 .
160 pp -The Moon of Gomrath . London : Collins , 1963. 160 pp . -The Owl
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London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1969. 166 pp . -Flambards . Illus . by Victor G.
Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1967. 193 pp . -Flambards in Summer . Illus
. by Victor G. Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1969. 165 pp . Pyle , Howard .
London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1969. 166 pp . -Flambards . Illus . by Victor G.
Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1967. 193 pp . -Flambards in Summer . Illus
. by Victor G. Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1969. 165 pp . Pyle , Howard .
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London : Jonathan Cape , 1977 . 32 pp . Adams , Richard . The Tyger Voyage .
Illus . by Nicola Bayley . London : Jonathan Cape , 1976. 30 pp . Alderson , Sue
Ann . Bonnie McSmithers You're Driving Me Dithers . Illus . by Fiona Garrick .
London : Jonathan Cape , 1977 . 32 pp . Adams , Richard . The Tyger Voyage .
Illus . by Nicola Bayley . London : Jonathan Cape , 1976. 30 pp . Alderson , Sue
Ann . Bonnie McSmithers You're Driving Me Dithers . Illus . by Fiona Garrick .
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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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