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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Indeed the basic necessity for the transmission of mores and manners from one
generation to the next tends to place emphasis upon such a utilitarian approach .
From this viewpoint , what children read is too important in its potential for ...
Indeed the basic necessity for the transmission of mores and manners from one
generation to the next tends to place emphasis upon such a utilitarian approach .
From this viewpoint , what children read is too important in its potential for ...
Page 162
Even in this narrower approach the historical novel poses many questions . What
balance of history and fiction results in a fine historical novel ? How has it
changed ? Should the writer of today impose modern concepts upon the past ?
Even in this narrower approach the historical novel poses many questions . What
balance of history and fiction results in a fine historical novel ? How has it
changed ? Should the writer of today impose modern concepts upon the past ?
Page 214
At least Graves has a definite style and approach . Most modern retellers , such
as Roger Lancelyn Green in Tales of Greek Heroes ( 1958 ) and Doris Gates in
The Warrior Goddess : Athena ( 1972 ) are faceless and styleless . The inability of
...
At least Graves has a definite style and approach . Most modern retellers , such
as Roger Lancelyn Green in Tales of Greek Heroes ( 1958 ) and Doris Gates in
The Warrior Goddess : Athena ( 1972 ) are faceless and styleless . The inability of
...
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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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