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 62
His controlled treatment of a natural sexuality would , in the hands of the writers
of the problem novels , be turned into blatant sex . Southall also achieves with
success what many of the newer writers only attempt weakly : to project the ...
His controlled treatment of a natural sexuality would , in the hands of the writers
of the problem novels , be turned into blatant sex . Southall also achieves with
success what many of the newer writers only attempt weakly : to project the ...
Page 106
The paradox is that humanization can only be successful if something is
preserved of the animal nature . All depends on the fact , although in different
ways , that animals behave like themselves masquerading as humans ; the
animal nature ...
The paradox is that humanization can only be successful if something is
preserved of the animal nature . All depends on the fact , although in different
ways , that animals behave like themselves masquerading as humans ; the
animal nature ...
Page 114
The animals have to escape man's scientific world and return to their natural
habitat even when , as Rowf says musingly and in existential terms , ' The tod
was right ; you'd wonder why we take so much trouble to stay alive . ' As in most
works ...
The animals have to escape man's scientific world and return to their natural
habitat even when , as Rowf says musingly and in existential terms , ' The tod
was right ; you'd wonder why we take so much trouble to stay alive . ' As in most
works ...
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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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