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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In Dragon , Dragon the fanciful tales include the traditional cast of dragons , kings
, queens , cobblers ' youngest sons , timid tailors , giants , chimney - girls , and
fairy godmothers , but with a twist . With zany satire , Gardner sketches a series of
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In Dragon , Dragon the fanciful tales include the traditional cast of dragons , kings
, queens , cobblers ' youngest sons , timid tailors , giants , chimney - girls , and
fairy godmothers , but with a twist . With zany satire , Gardner sketches a series of
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... Norma , 237 The Faber Book of Nursery Verse , 240 The Fairchild Family , 11
The Fairy Tale Treasury , 201 - 2 , 203 Fairy Tales for Today ' s Children . see Dr .
Gardner ' s Fairy Tales for Today ' s Children The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
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... Norma , 237 The Faber Book of Nursery Verse , 240 The Fairchild Family , 11
The Fairy Tale Treasury , 201 - 2 , 203 Fairy Tales for Today ' s Children . see Dr .
Gardner ' s Fairy Tales for Today ' s Children The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
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Faber, Norma, 237 The Faber Book of Nursery Verse, 240 The Fairchild Family,
11 The Fairy Tale Treasury, 201-2, 203 Fairy Tales for Today's Children, see Dr.
Gardner's Fairy Tales for Today's Children The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, ...
Faber, Norma, 237 The Faber Book of Nursery Verse, 240 The Fairchild Family,
11 The Fairy Tale Treasury, 201-2, 203 Fairy Tales for Today's Children, see Dr.
Gardner's Fairy Tales for Today's Children The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, ...
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Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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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 Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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