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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simple to say that it is merely a matter of schooling - both American and British
protagonists go to school . But what one often senses in the British books is an
excitement toward learning , a growth of analytical thought , and so the
protagonists ...
simple to say that it is merely a matter of schooling - both American and British
protagonists go to school . But what one often senses in the British books is an
excitement toward learning , a growth of analytical thought , and so the
protagonists ...
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she beggies is what life iing comes fasting to do is etimes the sYeaving you it do
ent date ( 19725 the American Reun example is Anne mrely as to As this
passage so clearly indicates , the most frequent message of modern historical
fiction is ...
she beggies is what life iing comes fasting to do is etimes the sYeaving you it do
ent date ( 19725 the American Reun example is Anne mrely as to As this
passage so clearly indicates , the most frequent message of modern historical
fiction is ...
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Since the writers of the American problem novel purport to be honestly translating
into print the lives of everyday American children , they offer their books for an
obvious comparison to books in translation . In general , the books that come to
us ...
Since the writers of the American problem novel purport to be honestly translating
into print the lives of everyday American children , they offer their books for an
obvious comparison to books in translation . In general , the books that come to
us ...
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Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
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 Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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