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
Tolkien's specific term “ beast - fable " appears to have fallen out of favor and ,
just as any story set in the future is deemed science fiction , so any book that
today uses ... generalizations there appear to be two strains of the talking animal
story .
Tolkien's specific term “ beast - fable " appears to have fallen out of favor and ,
just as any story set in the future is deemed science fiction , so any book that
today uses ... generalizations there appear to be two strains of the talking animal
story .
Page 166
The great figures of the time do not appear in Burton's novels ; they appear rarely
, if at all , in most of the " new wave ” historical fiction . The young people are not
involved in high deeds in high places but with the daily social , religious , and ...
The great figures of the time do not appear in Burton's novels ; they appear rarely
, if at all , in most of the " new wave ” historical fiction . The young people are not
involved in high deeds in high places but with the daily social , religious , and ...
Page 213
Although Keeping's work may be considered erotic , Zevi Blum , in the American
edition of The God Beneath the Sea , in trying to illustrate specifically , has
managed to make his work appear pornographic . The central metaphor in The
Golden ...
Although Keeping's work may be considered erotic , Zevi Blum , in the American
edition of The God Beneath the Sea , in trying to illustrate specifically , has
managed to make his work appear pornographic . The central metaphor in The
Golden ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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