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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Indeed, in one instance — informational books — the genre's particular
characteristics were such as to force its total exclusion from this study.
Informational books are now so numerous, varied, and significant that they
deserve a full treatment ...
Indeed, in one instance — informational books — the genre's particular
characteristics were such as to force its total exclusion from this study.
Informational books are now so numerous, varied, and significant that they
deserve a full treatment ...
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My basic design has been to approach the subject by time period and by literary
genre . Since even the rampant changes of the recent past are part of the
continuum of children ' s literature , I begin by examining that literature and
assessing its ...
My basic design has been to approach the subject by time period and by literary
genre . Since even the rampant changes of the recent past are part of the
continuum of children ' s literature , I begin by examining that literature and
assessing its ...
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The validity and appeal of the genre persist , though inevitably its nature has
altered very considerably from the times when Bulwer - Lytton ' s The Last Days
of Pompeii and Kingsley ' s Hereward the Wake were popular fare for children .
The validity and appeal of the genre persist , though inevitably its nature has
altered very considerably from the times when Bulwer - Lytton ' s The Last Days
of Pompeii and Kingsley ' s Hereward the Wake were popular fare for children .
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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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