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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Illus . by John Tenniel . London : Macmillan & Co . , 1865 . 192 pp . Cormier ,
Robert . The Chocolate War . New York : Pantheon , 1974 . 253 pp . Cleary ,
Beverly . Henry Huggins . Illus . by Louis Darling . New York : Morrow , 1950 . 155
pp .
Illus . by John Tenniel . London : Macmillan & Co . , 1865 . 192 pp . Cormier ,
Robert . The Chocolate War . New York : Pantheon , 1974 . 253 pp . Cleary ,
Beverly . Henry Huggins . Illus . by Louis Darling . New York : Morrow , 1950 . 155
pp .
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New York : Lothrop , 1967 . 139 pp . Rising Early : Story Poems and Ballads of
the 20th Century . ed . by Charles Causley . Drawings by Anne Netherwood .
Leicester : Brockhampton , 1964 . 128 pp . Roethke , Theodore . Dirty Dinky and
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New York : Lothrop , 1967 . 139 pp . Rising Early : Story Poems and Ballads of
the 20th Century . ed . by Charles Causley . Drawings by Anne Netherwood .
Leicester : Brockhampton , 1964 . 128 pp . Roethke , Theodore . Dirty Dinky and
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York. : Walck. ,. 1962 . 225. pp . (. First. published. in. German , 1960 ) - Sons of
the Steppe . Tr . by Isabel and Florence McHugh ; illus . by Heiner Rothfuchs .
London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1957 . 273 pp . ( First published in German , 1954 ) ...
York. : Walck. ,. 1962 . 225. pp . (. First. published. in. German , 1960 ) - Sons of
the Steppe . Tr . by Isabel and Florence McHugh ; illus . by Heiner Rothfuchs .
London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1957 . 273 pp . ( First published in German , 1954 ) ...
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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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