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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Atwater , Richard , and Atwater , Florence . Mr. Popper's Penguins . Illus . by
Robert Lawson . Boston : Little , 1938. 138 pp . Bunyan , John . The Pilgrim's
Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come .... London : Nathaniel Ponder
, 1678.
Atwater , Richard , and Atwater , Florence . Mr. Popper's Penguins . Illus . by
Robert Lawson . Boston : Little , 1938. 138 pp . Bunyan , John . The Pilgrim's
Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come .... London : Nathaniel Ponder
, 1678.
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Illus . by Robert Frankenberg . Boston : Little , 1961. 103 pp . O'Dell , Scott . Island
of the Blue Dolphins . Boston : Houghton , 1960. 184 pp . Paterson , Katherine .
Bridge to Terabithia . Illus . by Donna Diamond . New York : Crowell , 1977.
Illus . by Robert Frankenberg . Boston : Little , 1961. 103 pp . O'Dell , Scott . Island
of the Blue Dolphins . Boston : Houghton , 1960. 184 pp . Paterson , Katherine .
Bridge to Terabithia . Illus . by Donna Diamond . New York : Crowell , 1977.
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A Train for Jane . Illus . by Miriam Schottland . Old Westbury , NY : Feminist Press
, 1974. 30 pp . Kraus , Robert . Whose Mouse Are You ? Pictures by Jose Aruego
. New York : Macmillan , 1970. 36 pp . Lenski , Lois . The Little Fire Engine .
A Train for Jane . Illus . by Miriam Schottland . Old Westbury , NY : Feminist Press
, 1974. 30 pp . Kraus , Robert . Whose Mouse Are You ? Pictures by Jose Aruego
. New York : Macmillan , 1970. 36 pp . Lenski , Lois . The Little Fire Engine .
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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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