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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The pressure to find subject matter of “ social relevance " not only led to tedious
repetition ( almost carbon copies ) but also to the loss of something that had
formerly seemed the very essence of children's literature , the traditional literary ...
The pressure to find subject matter of “ social relevance " not only led to tedious
repetition ( almost carbon copies ) but also to the loss of something that had
formerly seemed the very essence of children's literature , the traditional literary ...
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became rapidly transforming mirrors reflecting constant upheaval within the
social order . When Emily Neville's It's Like This , Cat was published in 1963 it
was heralded ( to the extent of winning an award ) as a groundbreaking innovator
in the ...
became rapidly transforming mirrors reflecting constant upheaval within the
social order . When Emily Neville's It's Like This , Cat was published in 1963 it
was heralded ( to the extent of winning an award ) as a groundbreaking innovator
in the ...
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The new poets arraigned themselves with the beats and such sixties poets as
Allen Ginsburg , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , and LeRoi Jones , and so allied
themselves to rock music and social protest . As in other genres of children's
literature ...
The new poets arraigned themselves with the beats and such sixties poets as
Allen Ginsburg , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , and LeRoi Jones , and so allied
themselves to rock music and social protest . As in other genres of children's
literature ...
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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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