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 52
... of the city ; there is the image of obesity - Junior ' s weight is seen as a
metaphor for isolation and a Buddha - like abiding presence rather than as a
physical problem . Hamilton reverses her images in her later book M . 52
Thursday ' s Child.
... of the city ; there is the image of obesity - Junior ' s weight is seen as a
metaphor for isolation and a Buddha - like abiding presence rather than as a
physical problem . Hamilton reverses her images in her later book M . 52
Thursday ' s Child.
Page 89
A real image becomes the basis for a fantastic image , the latter overlaying the
former and on occasion enveloping it . ... River Thames and later the same island
crumbles and merges into the golden image of a magnificent Viking long ship .
A real image becomes the basis for a fantastic image , the latter overlaying the
former and on occasion enveloping it . ... River Thames and later the same island
crumbles and merges into the golden image of a magnificent Viking long ship .
Page 229
... arresting images , and incisive diction . His serious , even grim , philosophic
tone is rooted in concrete images . As vividly involved in the natural world as
Thoreau , Hughes carefully describes his experiences and observations 229
POETRY.
... arresting images , and incisive diction . His serious , even grim , philosophic
tone is rooted in concrete images . As vividly involved in the natural world as
Thoreau , Hughes carefully describes his experiences and observations 229
POETRY.
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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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