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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Publishing statistics indicate that the number of contemporary - scene novels
published each year far outnumber any other kind , particularly historical fiction .
Moreover , those who write exclusively or mostly in this category - Rosemary
Sutcliff ...
Publishing statistics indicate that the number of contemporary - scene novels
published each year far outnumber any other kind , particularly historical fiction .
Moreover , those who write exclusively or mostly in this category - Rosemary
Sutcliff ...
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Historical fiction written especially for children came later . Marryat's The Children
of the New Forest ( 1847 ) described the adventures of a family of children in the
days of the Cavaliers and the Roundheads ; Charlotte Yonge in The Little Duke ...
Historical fiction written especially for children came later . Marryat's The Children
of the New Forest ( 1847 ) described the adventures of a family of children in the
days of the Cavaliers and the Roundheads ; Charlotte Yonge in The Little Duke ...
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be inculcated and the historical novel offers a time - proven and genuinely
effective means of doing so . The validity and appeal of the genre persist , though
inevitably its nature has altered very considerably from the times when Bulwer ...
be inculcated and the historical novel offers a time - proven and genuinely
effective means of doing so . The validity and appeal of the genre persist , though
inevitably its nature has altered very considerably from the times when Bulwer ...
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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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