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 186
... long ride from London , by the haste and surprise and fear of it all , she had
clung to her father as if she were drowning ... loud and ugly , clamoured in her
ears and she could not stop it in spite of the distaste and anger she saw in her
father ...
... long ride from London , by the haste and surprise and fear of it all , she had
clung to her father as if she were drowning ... loud and ugly , clamoured in her
ears and she could not stop it in spite of the distaste and anger she saw in her
father ...
Page 207
and. revengeful. legends. of. the. Inuit. ,. such. as. the. famous. Sedna. legend. in
which Sedna ' s father and her brothers successively cut off the joints of her
fingers as she tries to clamber into their boat . Sedna ...
and. revengeful. legends. of. the. Inuit. ,. such. as. the. famous. Sedna. legend. in
which Sedna ' s father and her brothers successively cut off the joints of her
fingers as she tries to clamber into their boat . Sedna ...
Page 260
The mother is crying because the father is missing , but there is no indication of
the reason . Is he dead , divorced , or simply absent ? At any rate , the child "
takes on so ” about loving his mother that we know he is saying that he too
misses his ...
The mother is crying because the father is missing , but there is no indication of
the reason . Is he dead , divorced , or simply absent ? At any rate , the child "
takes on so ” about loving his mother that we know he is saying that he too
misses his ...
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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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