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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Tr . from the Italian by M . A . Murray . London : T . Fisher Unwin , 1892 . ( First
pub . in Italy , 1880 ) Cooper , Susan . The Dark Is Rising . Illus . by Alan E .
Cober . New York : Atheneum , 1973 . 216 pp . - The Grey King . Illus . by Michael
Heslop ...
Tr . from the Italian by M . A . Murray . London : T . Fisher Unwin , 1892 . ( First
pub . in Italy , 1880 ) Cooper , Susan . The Dark Is Rising . Illus . by Alan E .
Cober . New York : Atheneum , 1973 . 216 pp . - The Grey King . Illus . by Michael
Heslop ...
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Popular though Struwwelpeter was and to some extent still is , it was a little Italian
puppet and a little Swiss girl who ... Since the children ' s novel has been
relatively insignificant as a literary development in either Italy or Switzerland prior
to ...
Popular though Struwwelpeter was and to some extent still is , it was a little Italian
puppet and a little Swiss girl who ... Since the children ' s novel has been
relatively insignificant as a literary development in either Italy or Switzerland prior
to ...
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... makes his way to his home in Denmark . As a captive child , he has learned
none of the practical details of the real world . After he stows away on a ship
bound for Italy , he is discovered by a sailor : The Italian shook his curly black
head .
... makes his way to his home in Denmark . As a captive child , he has learned
none of the practical details of the real world . After he stows away on a ship
bound for Italy , he is discovered by a sailor : The Italian shook his curly black
head .
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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 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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