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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trends and patterns in contemporary children's literature Sheila A. Egoff. Itll
Thursdays Child TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN CONTEMPORARY CHILDREN'S
LITERATURE.
trends and patterns in contemporary children's literature Sheila A. Egoff. Itll
Thursdays Child TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN CONTEMPORARY CHILDREN'S
LITERATURE.
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trends and patterns in contemporary children's literature Sheila A. Egoff. body of
literature, I believe it inappropriate to treat them in uniform fashion. Each chapter
in this work thus varies according to the requirements of its particular subject ...
trends and patterns in contemporary children's literature Sheila A. Egoff. body of
literature, I believe it inappropriate to treat them in uniform fashion. Each chapter
in this work thus varies according to the requirements of its particular subject ...
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McLuhan says) both children and children's books. They were the first to realize
that children are interested in other children and that their books should therefore
have child characters who were, however, made to express adult values in ...
McLuhan says) both children and children's books. They were the first to realize
that children are interested in other children and that their books should therefore
have child characters who were, however, made to express adult values in ...
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
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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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