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 257
Is the bed symbolic of sexual knowledge or night terrors ? It is certainly
surrounded by sufficient devils and angels ( in violent colors ) to populate Blake '
s vision of Heaven and Hell . This symbolic interpretation of childhood continues
into an ...
Is the bed symbolic of sexual knowledge or night terrors ? It is certainly
surrounded by sufficient devils and angels ( in violent colors ) to populate Blake '
s vision of Heaven and Hell . This symbolic interpretation of childhood continues
into an ...
Page 309
... 249 E . Frankweiler , 59 , 60 Flambards , 172 Froman , Robert , 228 , 233 , 235
, 236 Flambards in Summer , 172 Frost , Robert , 238 - 39 , 243 Flambards trilogy
, 173 Froud , Brian , illus . , 262 Fly by Night , 100 , 105 Fungus the Bogeyman ...
... 249 E . Frankweiler , 59 , 60 Flambards , 172 Froman , Robert , 228 , 233 , 235
, 236 Flambards in Summer , 172 Frost , Robert , 238 - 39 , 243 Flambards trilogy
, 173 Froud , Brian , illus . , 262 Fly by Night , 100 , 105 Fungus the Bogeyman ...
Page 325
... 198, 265 N%ht Birds on Nantucket, 120-21 The Night Daddy, 283 Nils-Olaf,
Franzen, 280 19S4, 142 No Beat of Drum, 166-67 Noah's Castle, 138-39 No
Man's Land, 141, 298 No Night unthout Stars, 149 Nonsense verse, 23, 230-32
Norton, ...
... 198, 265 N%ht Birds on Nantucket, 120-21 The Night Daddy, 283 Nils-Olaf,
Franzen, 280 19S4, 142 No Beat of Drum, 166-67 Noah's Castle, 138-39 No
Man's Land, 141, 298 No Night unthout Stars, 149 Nonsense verse, 23, 230-32
Norton, ...
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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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