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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Indeed the basic necessity for the transmission of mores and manners from one
generation to the next tends to place emphasis upon such a utilitarian approach .
From this viewpoint , what children read is too important in its potential for ...
Indeed the basic necessity for the transmission of mores and manners from one
generation to the next tends to place emphasis upon such a utilitarian approach .
From this viewpoint , what children read is too important in its potential for ...
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The psychological novelistic approach to myth of Garfield and Blishen had been
previously explored by writers for adults , among them Mary Renault in her
historical novels The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea , based on the
Theseus ...
The psychological novelistic approach to myth of Garfield and Blishen had been
previously explored by writers for adults , among them Mary Renault in her
historical novels The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea , based on the
Theseus ...
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Most retellers for children have cast them in the prevailing attitudes toward
children - Hawthorne's fairy - tale aura , Kingsley's Christian sentiment , and in
our time , the simple , straightforward approach without moralizing . But they have
all ...
Most retellers for children have cast them in the prevailing attitudes toward
children - Hawthorne's fairy - tale aura , Kingsley's Christian sentiment , and in
our time , the simple , straightforward approach without moralizing . But they have
all ...
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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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