Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureBeschrijving van de ontwikkeling van het hedendaagse Engelstalige kinder- en jeugdboek, in de vorm van een schets van diverse genres, toonaangevende auteurs en afzonderlijke titels. |
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Page 28
... Perhaps the strongest appeal of these older books is in the ages of their protagonists . While writers of contemporary books concen- trate on older children , earlier writers dealt with children young enough not to resent or question ...
... Perhaps the strongest appeal of these older books is in the ages of their protagonists . While writers of contemporary books concen- trate on older children , earlier writers dealt with children young enough not to resent or question ...
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... Perhaps it is the planet Earth - but then again , perhaps not . . . . This narrative is no more a prophecy than a history . Yet this , within the limits of its form , is how things may have been ... or how they will be ... or how they ...
... Perhaps it is the planet Earth - but then again , perhaps not . . . . This narrative is no more a prophecy than a history . Yet this , within the limits of its form , is how things may have been ... or how they will be ... or how they ...
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... perhaps one should not be surprised that they find a nest of Nazis on the moon preparing for world conquest . Rocket Ship Galileo is an example of the transposed plot ; put " cloak and dagger " on the moon and it becomes science fiction ...
... perhaps one should not be surprised that they find a nest of Nazis on the moon preparing for world conquest . Rocket Ship Galileo is an example of the transposed plot ; put " cloak and dagger " on the moon and it becomes science fiction ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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