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 34
Indisputably , this new view of reality has prevailed , and the present - day
realism that writers seek to depict deals with the inner core rather than the
surface of existence . One of the most attractive features of the new realism is that
it permits ...
Indisputably , this new view of reality has prevailed , and the present - day
realism that writers seek to depict deals with the inner core rather than the
surface of existence . One of the most attractive features of the new realism is that
it permits ...
Page 85
During the Twelve Days of Christmas in a Buckinghamshire village of the present
, the forces of evil ( the Dark ) , which have been latent for a while , rise with
purposeful strength to put England in jeopardy through an onslaught of snow and
...
During the Twelve Days of Christmas in a Buckinghamshire village of the present
, the forces of evil ( the Dark ) , which have been latent for a while , rise with
purposeful strength to put England in jeopardy through an onslaught of snow and
...
Page 132
Even the once common criterion which attempted to define science fiction as
novels of the future presents difficulties and ultimately fails to apply . The present
has an uncanny habit of leaping ahead of itself and what seems to be the distant
...
Even the once common criterion which attempted to define science fiction as
novels of the future presents difficulties and ultimately fails to apply . The present
has an uncanny habit of leaping ahead of itself and what seems to be the distant
...
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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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