Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureBeschrijving van de ontwikkeling van het hedendaagse Engelstalige kinder- en jeugdboek, in de vorm van een schets van diverse genres, toonaangevende auteurs en afzonderlijke titels. |
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Page 14
... kind of ethical imperative was implied in these books as in those offerings of the more distant past : children need to be informed ; the time is too short to let them reach their own conclu- sions or to move at their own speed . Just ...
... kind of ethical imperative was implied in these books as in those offerings of the more distant past : children need to be informed ; the time is too short to let them reach their own conclu- sions or to move at their own speed . Just ...
Page 45
... kind of concentration the characterization in their novels is immeasurably enriched . Not only do we know how the young have reached their initial state as the novel begins , but we sense intuitively what kind of adults they will become ...
... kind of concentration the characterization in their novels is immeasurably enriched . Not only do we know how the young have reached their initial state as the novel begins , but we sense intuitively what kind of adults they will become ...
Page 148
... kind of American pop history continues in the latent impe- rialism of L'Engle's subsequent book , A Swiftly Tilting Planet ( 1978 ) . In this sequel to A Wrinkle in Time , Charles William , now fifteen years old , travels , in his mind ...
... kind of American pop history continues in the latent impe- rialism of L'Engle's subsequent book , A Swiftly Tilting Planet ( 1978 ) . In this sequel to A Wrinkle in Time , Charles William , now fifteen years old , travels , in his mind ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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