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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Page 106
No wonder he recommended Aesop's Fables , with its animal characters
depicting human traits , notably weaknesses , as the ideal introduction to reading
. Would he have come to the same conclusion about today's stories of talking
animals ?
No wonder he recommended Aesop's Fables , with its animal characters
depicting human traits , notably weaknesses , as the ideal introduction to reading
. Would he have come to the same conclusion about today's stories of talking
animals ?
Page 109
takes the quite legitimate characteristics of a certain animal that have overtones
of a certain type of human being ( pompous Toad ) ... The concerns of White's
animals are far less philosophical and so more closely attuned to natural animal
life .
takes the quite legitimate characteristics of a certain animal that have overtones
of a certain type of human being ( pompous Toad ) ... The concerns of White's
animals are far less philosophical and so more closely attuned to natural animal
life .
Page 112
But despite the book's wholeness and its poetic vision , it is Adams's view of
humanity that severs its link with animal fantasy , particularly of the past . His view
of animals is a reversal of that in Kipling's Jungle Books . While Mowgli could
learn ...
But despite the book's wholeness and its poetic vision , it is Adams's view of
humanity that severs its link with animal fantasy , particularly of the past . His view
of animals is a reversal of that in Kipling's Jungle Books . While Mowgli could
learn ...
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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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