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 59
Her observations on the children ' s adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
gives an added dimension to what would otherwise have been simply a light ,
pleasant , and sometimes funny story . These adult eccentrics remain at a
distance ...
Her observations on the children ' s adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
gives an added dimension to what would otherwise have been simply a light ,
pleasant , and sometimes funny story . These adult eccentrics remain at a
distance ...
Page 99
But the walls are also there for climbing , to give an extensive view of the world
outside , and they open out to the freedom and danger of skating on the river of
ice . Just so , the sheltered security of childhood gives way to the open spaces of
...
But the walls are also there for climbing , to give an extensive view of the world
outside , and they open out to the freedom and danger of skating on the river of
ice . Just so , the sheltered security of childhood gives way to the open spaces of
...
Page 186
... by the beauty and grace of his imagery . He always gives the feeling of a tale
being told now , even when he gives his characters the voice of their own time
and class ; he makes clear an archaic word usually by means of a synonym :
Sure ...
... by the beauty and grace of his imagery . He always gives the feeling of a tale
being told now , even when he gives his characters the voice of their own time
and class ; he makes clear an archaic word usually by means of a synonym :
Sure ...
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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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