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 74
Carolyn Cardmaker explains why she is at Charles School : “ A Preacher's Kid ! ”
She was tracing the initials PK in the soot on the train window with her finger . “ I'
m a preacher's kid with a high I.Q. , which means I won a scholarship . There are
...
Carolyn Cardmaker explains why she is at Charles School : “ A Preacher's Kid ! ”
She was tracing the initials PK in the soot on the train window with her finger . “ I'
m a preacher's kid with a high I.Q. , which means I won a scholarship . There are
...
Page 111
Basically it is a survival story given epic proportions by means of the utilization of
lapine history , language , and mythology . Adams has taken natural lore from
R. M. Lockley's The Private Life of the Rabbit and does not stray from what rabbits
...
Basically it is a survival story given epic proportions by means of the utilization of
lapine history , language , and mythology . Adams has taken natural lore from
R. M. Lockley's The Private Life of the Rabbit and does not stray from what rabbits
...
Page 159
To them , even the tales and memories of their parents and grandparents seem
like prehistory , and how much can distant places mean to someone for whom the
airplane is a routine means of transportation ? Moreover , there is an almost ...
To them , even the tales and memories of their parents and grandparents seem
like prehistory , and how much can distant places mean to someone for whom the
airplane is a routine means of transportation ? Moreover , there is an almost ...
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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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