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 123
In Dragon , Dragon the fanciful tales include the traditional cast of dragons , kings
, queens , cobblers ' youngest sons , timid tailors , giants , chimney - girls , and
fairy godmothers , but with a twist . With zany satire , Gardner sketches a series of
...
In Dragon , Dragon the fanciful tales include the traditional cast of dragons , kings
, queens , cobblers ' youngest sons , timid tailors , giants , chimney - girls , and
fairy godmothers , but with a twist . With zany satire , Gardner sketches a series of
...
Page 282
It was a conquest as outstanding and as painful as the one with which the girl
had sacrificed herself to her father's wishes . And in that hour and that night , High
Summer and Red Moon were worthy of each other . Both Big Tiger and Christian
...
It was a conquest as outstanding and as painful as the one with which the girl
had sacrificed herself to her father's wishes . And in that hour and that night , High
Summer and Red Moon were worthy of each other . Both Big Tiger and Christian
...
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Ginsburg , Allen , 228 Campbell , Joseph ; Carle , Giovanni , Nikki , 229 Eric ;
Crane , Lucy ; Gág , A Girl Called Al , 73 Wanda ; Hockney , David ; A Girl of the
Limberlost , 8 Segal , Lore , and Jarrell , Girls , portrayal of , 167 , 189 Randall ;
Shub ...
Ginsburg , Allen , 228 Campbell , Joseph ; Carle , Giovanni , Nikki , 229 Eric ;
Crane , Lucy ; Gág , A Girl Called Al , 73 Wanda ; Hockney , David ; A Girl of the
Limberlost , 8 Segal , Lore , and Jarrell , Girls , portrayal of , 167 , 189 Randall ;
Shub ...
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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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