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 young people are not involved in high deeds in high places but with the daily
social , religious , and political events that affect the lives of ordinary people ,
particularly the poor , the dispossessed , and the persecuted . Unlike the
depiction ...
The young people are not involved in high deeds in high places but with the daily
social , religious , and political events that affect the lives of ordinary people ,
particularly the poor , the dispossessed , and the persecuted . Unlike the
depiction ...
Page 178
It is also a story of friendship , that between Richard Mortimer , a young English
aristocrat who goes off to Paris to join the Revolutionaries , and Lewis Boston ,
the son of a nouveau riche wine merchant who stumbles into the opposite side
on a ...
It is also a story of friendship , that between Richard Mortimer , a young English
aristocrat who goes off to Paris to join the Revolutionaries , and Lewis Boston ,
the son of a nouveau riche wine merchant who stumbles into the opposite side
on a ...
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important role , that of reflecting society's view of the young and the young
person's view of society . The initial confused reactions of the 1960s have settled
down to a fairly consistent theme : that the process of growing up is something
difficult ...
important role , that of reflecting society's view of the young and the young
person's view of society . The initial confused reactions of the 1960s have settled
down to a fairly consistent theme : that the process of growing up is something
difficult ...
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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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