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 227
This limitation applies to the work of those poets in the early half of this century
following the appearance of de la Mare . Most are forgettable , although a select
few , such as Eleanor Farjeon and Elizabeth Coatsworth , produced memorable ...
This limitation applies to the work of those poets in the early half of this century
following the appearance of de la Mare . Most are forgettable , although a select
few , such as Eleanor Farjeon and Elizabeth Coatsworth , produced memorable ...
Page 228
The new poets arraigned themselves with the beats and such sixties poets as
Allen Ginsburg , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , and LeRoi Jones , and so allied
themselves to rock music and social protest . As in other genres of children ' s
literature ...
The new poets arraigned themselves with the beats and such sixties poets as
Allen Ginsburg , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , and LeRoi Jones , and so allied
themselves to rock music and social protest . As in other genres of children ' s
literature ...
Page 238
Particularly successful as a single illustrated poem is Randall Jarrell ' s A Bat Is
Born ( 1978 ) , a long , lyrical , free verse poem excerpted from his short story ,
The Bat - Poet . In murmuring cadences , darting rhythms , and sharp imagery ,
the ...
Particularly successful as a single illustrated poem is Randall Jarrell ' s A Bat Is
Born ( 1978 ) , a long , lyrical , free verse poem excerpted from his short story ,
The Bat - Poet . In murmuring cadences , darting rhythms , and sharp imagery ,
the ...
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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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