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 132
Who can forget Wells's Martians in The War of the Worlds , so imaginatively
described as to become stock characters in “ pulp " S / F , and Walter Miller's A
Canticle for Leibowitz with its ironic picture of a future isolated religious
community ...
Who can forget Wells's Martians in The War of the Worlds , so imaginatively
described as to become stock characters in “ pulp " S / F , and Walter Miller's A
Canticle for Leibowitz with its ironic picture of a future isolated religious
community ...
Page 139
But their talk was alive , and he could see the places the book described . ... " I
wonder what chocolate was ? " Leven muttered . “ I don't know . Something nice .
" Ransome's Swallowdale bolsters the children's escape and provides a
continuity ...
But their talk was alive , and he could see the places the book described . ... " I
wonder what chocolate was ? " Leven muttered . “ I don't know . Something nice .
" Ransome's Swallowdale bolsters the children's escape and provides a
continuity ...
Page 164
A case in point : Beric's time as a galley slave is far more briefly described than
the similar passage in Lew Wallace's Ben Hur , but Sutcliff's description is at least
as accurate historically and far more memorable . With her first major novel , The
...
A case in point : Beric's time as a galley slave is far more briefly described than
the similar passage in Lew Wallace's Ben Hur , but Sutcliff's description is at least
as accurate historically and far more memorable . With her first major novel , The
...
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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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