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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Bridge to Terabithia . Illus . by Donna Diamond . New York : Crowell , 1977 . 128
pp . - The Great Gilly Hopkins . New York : Crowell , 1978 . 192 pp . Pearce ,
Philippa . Minnow on the Say . Illus . by Edward Ardizzone . London : Oxford Univ
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Bridge to Terabithia . Illus . by Donna Diamond . New York : Crowell , 1977 . 128
pp . - The Great Gilly Hopkins . New York : Crowell , 1978 . 192 pp . Pearce ,
Philippa . Minnow on the Say . Illus . by Edward Ardizzone . London : Oxford Univ
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... Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1962 . 222 pp . - No Beat of Drum . Illus . by Victor G .
Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1966 . 185 pp . - The Rebel . Illus . by Victor
G . Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1971 . 136 pp . - Riders of the Storm .
... Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1962 . 222 pp . - No Beat of Drum . Illus . by Victor G .
Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1966 . 185 pp . - The Rebel . Illus . by Victor
G . Ambrus . London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1971 . 136 pp . - Riders of the Storm .
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London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1969 . 165 pp . Pyle , Howard . Men of Iron . New
York : Harper , 1891 . 327 pp . - Otto of the Silver Hand . New York : Scribner ,
1888 . 170 pp . Rayson , Steven . The Crows of War : A Novel of Maiden Castle .
London : Oxford Univ . Pr . , 1969 . 165 pp . Pyle , Howard . Men of Iron . New
York : Harper , 1891 . 327 pp . - Otto of the Silver Hand . New York : Scribner ,
1888 . 170 pp . Rayson , Steven . The Crows of War : A Novel of Maiden Castle .
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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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