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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Text excerpted from Who Look at Me by June Jordan . Copyright © 1969 by June
Jordan . ... MONSTER DEN , or Look What Happened at My House -- and to It ,
written by John Ciardi . Text copyright © 1963 , 1964 , 1966 by John Ciardi .
Text excerpted from Who Look at Me by June Jordan . Copyright © 1969 by June
Jordan . ... MONSTER DEN , or Look What Happened at My House -- and to It ,
written by John Ciardi . Text copyright © 1963 , 1964 , 1966 by John Ciardi .
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He prepares a surprise for his countess — an air balloon which circles the
crowded room bearing the countess's coat of arms : “ Look , look , my queen ! "
breathed Lewis ecstatically . “ I've put a moon in the sky for you ! I've dressed it in
your ...
He prepares a surprise for his countess — an air balloon which circles the
crowded room bearing the countess's coat of arms : “ Look , look , my queen ! "
breathed Lewis ecstatically . “ I've put a moon in the sky for you ! I've dressed it in
your ...
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With his wildly exaggerated look at disobedience , Hoffman directly influenced
Hilaire Belloc to write his Cautionary Tales for Children ( 1918 ) . In turn , Belloc's
larger - than - life look at children's faults can be viewed as a forebear of Charlie ...
With his wildly exaggerated look at disobedience , Hoffman directly influenced
Hilaire Belloc to write his Cautionary Tales for Children ( 1918 ) . In turn , Belloc's
larger - than - life look at children's faults can be viewed as a forebear of Charlie ...
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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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