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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Publishing statistics indicate that the number of contemporary - scene novels
published each year far outnumber any other kind , particularly historical fiction .
Moreover , those who write exclusively or mostly in this category - Rosemary
Sutcliff ...
Publishing statistics indicate that the number of contemporary - scene novels
published each year far outnumber any other kind , particularly historical fiction .
Moreover , those who write exclusively or mostly in this category - Rosemary
Sutcliff ...
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The larger view of what is historical depends then ultimately on the reader or
when the book is read . Since this larger view would in effect eventually subsume
all writing , this chapter will concentrate on those novels that follow the traditional
...
The larger view of what is historical depends then ultimately on the reader or
when the book is read . Since this larger view would in effect eventually subsume
all writing , this chapter will concentrate on those novels that follow the traditional
...
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be inculcated and the historical novel offers a time - proven and genuinely
effective means of doing so . The validity and appeal of the genre persist , though
inevitably its nature has altered very considerably from the times when Bulwer -
Lytton ...
be inculcated and the historical novel offers a time - proven and genuinely
effective means of doing so . The validity and appeal of the genre persist , though
inevitably its nature has altered very considerably from the times when Bulwer -
Lytton ...
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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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