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 61
It is certainly as multifaceted as the fine writers who choose it as their vehicle of
expression . In a sense , any concept of childhood or the experience of maturing
must reflect the author ' s biases , theories , memories , and imagination .
It is certainly as multifaceted as the fine writers who choose it as their vehicle of
expression . In a sense , any concept of childhood or the experience of maturing
must reflect the author ' s biases , theories , memories , and imagination .
Page 75
Both books are closer than most other problem novels to the concepts
imaginatively expressed in Salinger ' s The Catcher in the Rye , especially his
bitter - sweet view of growing up . These novels are selfdefining ; they possess a
tough clarity ...
Both books are closer than most other problem novels to the concepts
imaginatively expressed in Salinger ' s The Catcher in the Rye , especially his
bitter - sweet view of growing up . These novels are selfdefining ; they possess a
tough clarity ...
Page 228
Contemporary sociological issues are the subject of ironic , angry , sometimes
didactic or simply nonmusical flat verse , as expressed in these lines from “ The
Wholly Family " : Baby ' s got a plastic bottle , plastic pacifier to chew ; plastic
pillows ...
Contemporary sociological issues are the subject of ironic , angry , sometimes
didactic or simply nonmusical flat verse , as expressed in these lines from “ The
Wholly Family " : Baby ' s got a plastic bottle , plastic pacifier to chew ; plastic
pillows ...
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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 |
| 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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