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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Illus . by Robert Frankenberg . Boston : Little , 1961 . 103 pp . O ' Dell , Scott .
Island of the Blue Dolphins . Boston : Houghton , 1960 . 184 pp . Paterson ,
Katherine . Bridge to Terabithia . Illus . by Donna Diamond . New York : Crowell ,
1977 .
Illus . by Robert Frankenberg . Boston : Little , 1961 . 103 pp . O ' Dell , Scott .
Island of the Blue Dolphins . Boston : Houghton , 1960 . 184 pp . Paterson ,
Katherine . Bridge to Terabithia . Illus . by Donna Diamond . New York : Crowell ,
1977 .
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159 pp . Craigie , David . The Voyage of the Luna I . Illus . by Dorothy Craigie .
London : Eyre & Spottiswoode , 1948 . 272 pp . Dickinson , Peter . The Devil ' s
Children . Illus . by Robert Hales . London : Gollancz , 1970 . 158 pp . - The Gift .
159 pp . Craigie , David . The Voyage of the Luna I . Illus . by Dorothy Craigie .
London : Eyre & Spottiswoode , 1948 . 272 pp . Dickinson , Peter . The Devil ' s
Children . Illus . by Robert Hales . London : Gollancz , 1970 . 158 pp . - The Gift .
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London : Hodder & Stoughton , 1976 . ( 28 ) pp . Ciardi , John . I Met a Man . Illus .
by Robert Osborn . Boston : Houghton , 1961 . 74 pp . — The Monster Den , or
Look What Happened at My House — and To It . Drawings by Edward Gorey .
London : Hodder & Stoughton , 1976 . ( 28 ) pp . Ciardi , John . I Met a Man . Illus .
by Robert Osborn . Boston : Houghton , 1961 . 74 pp . — The Monster Den , or
Look What Happened at My House — and To It . Drawings by Edward Gorey .
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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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