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 178
He prepares a surprise for his countess — an air balloon which circles the
crowded room bearing the countess ' s coat of arms : “ Look , look , my queen ! "
breathed Lewis ecstatically . " I ' ve put a moon in the sky for you ! I ' ve dressed it
in ...
He prepares a surprise for his countess — an air balloon which circles the
crowded room bearing the countess ' s coat of arms : “ Look , look , my queen ! "
breathed Lewis ecstatically . " I ' ve put a moon in the sky for you ! I ' ve dressed it
in ...
Page 282
The scene in which Red Moon confesses to Ajor that she has loved Mid - e - Mid ,
and only married Ajor ( whom she has now come to love ) through obedience to
her father ' s will may in all likelihood be the most moving love passage in ...
The scene in which Red Moon confesses to Ajor that she has loved Mid - e - Mid ,
and only married Ajor ( whom she has now come to love ) through obedience to
her father ' s will may in all likelihood be the most moving love passage in ...
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... 18 Montresor, Beni, 256-57 The Moon in the Cloud, 152 The Moon Jumpers,
257 The Moon of Gomrath, 93 Moon, Sheila, 93 Moore, George, 97 Moore, Lillian
, 228 More about Paddington, 109 More Cricket Songs, 237 More Poems to
Solve ...
... 18 Montresor, Beni, 256-57 The Moon in the Cloud, 152 The Moon Jumpers,
257 The Moon of Gomrath, 93 Moon, Sheila, 93 Moore, George, 97 Moore, Lillian
, 228 More about Paddington, 109 More Cricket Songs, 237 More Poems to
Solve ...
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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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