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 19
Thus the publishing community and the adult purchasing market , with its
conservative buying traits , both groups frequently at several removes from
children ' s current interests , play a role in deciding which children ' s books
survive .
Thus the publishing community and the adult purchasing market , with its
conservative buying traits , both groups frequently at several removes from
children ' s current interests , play a role in deciding which children ' s books
survive .
Page 189
Also , in a scientific and technological age , science fiction writers can count on
an in - built interest in their work and therefore an audience for it , if only a
specialized one . But the writers of historical fiction face a decline in interest in
history , as ...
Also , in a scientific and technological age , science fiction writers can count on
an in - built interest in their work and therefore an audience for it , if only a
specialized one . But the writers of historical fiction face a decline in interest in
history , as ...
Page 203
Middle - aged children , those between 8 and 11 years , traditionally the great
readers of collected folktales , seem to have exchanged this interest for light
fantasy and science fiction . It may well be that the ubiquity of the lavishly
illustrated ...
Middle - aged children , those between 8 and 11 years , traditionally the great
readers of collected folktales , seem to have exchanged this interest for light
fantasy and science fiction . It may well be that the ubiquity of the lavishly
illustrated ...
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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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