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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Part of the lure of such books is their similarity to the ways children actually play ,
the sparking of an imaginative world based on some common household object
or situation . A more sophisticated sense of play is evident in surviving books for ...
Part of the lure of such books is their similarity to the ways children actually play ,
the sparking of an imaginative world based on some common household object
or situation . A more sophisticated sense of play is evident in surviving books for ...
Page 100
... as a state separate from adulthood and the adventures the children encounter
are a product of their own devising , their own serious play and imaginings , from
which they emerge more matured and ready to accept approaching adulthood .
... as a state separate from adulthood and the adventures the children encounter
are a product of their own devising , their own serious play and imaginings , from
which they emerge more matured and ready to accept approaching adulthood .
Page 120
In their own literature they have been served first by Hans Christian Andersen
who , in his fleshed - out folktales , gave his caustic view of human nature full play
. After the soldier in “ The Tinderbox ” had spent all his money , he lived a lonely ...
In their own literature they have been served first by Hans Christian Andersen
who , in his fleshed - out folktales , gave his caustic view of human nature full play
. After the soldier in “ The Tinderbox ” had spent all his money , he lived a lonely ...
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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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