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 42
A recurring theme used to express these traumatic rites of passage is death . It is ,
of course , not the death of the protagonists themselves , for then the story would
end too soon ; but it is very likely a death which causes them severe emotional ...
A recurring theme used to express these traumatic rites of passage is death . It is ,
of course , not the death of the protagonists themselves , for then the story would
end too soon ; but it is very likely a death which causes them severe emotional ...
Page 236
David McCord possesses a quieter , less satiric humor than Merriam , and a
deeper base of emotion and theme , ranging from bold nonsense to meditative
lyricism . But he shares with Merriam the same attentive care for words and the
interest ...
David McCord possesses a quieter , less satiric humor than Merriam , and a
deeper base of emotion and theme , ranging from bold nonsense to meditative
lyricism . But he shares with Merriam the same attentive care for words and the
interest ...
Page 298
The initial confused reactions of the 1960s have settled down to a fairly
consistent theme : that the process of growing up is something difficult , if not
fearful . The best of modern writers are not concerned , as were their
predecessors , with a ...
The initial confused reactions of the 1960s have settled down to a fairly
consistent theme : that the process of growing up is something difficult , if not
fearful . The best of modern writers are not concerned , as were their
predecessors , with a ...
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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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