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 28
Perhaps the strongest appeal of these older books is in the ages of their
protagonists . While writers of contemporary books concentrate on older children
, earlier writers dealt with children young enough not to resent or question
societal ...
Perhaps the strongest appeal of these older books is in the ages of their
protagonists . While writers of contemporary books concentrate on older children
, earlier writers dealt with children young enough not to resent or question
societal ...
Page 87
It is the shock of recognition that we experience , a feeling even more stirring
perhaps than the thrill of discovery . Although bridges between the worlds of
reality and fantasy no longer seem necessary , physical objects may be
employed to ...
It is the shock of recognition that we experience , a feeling even more stirring
perhaps than the thrill of discovery . Although bridges between the worlds of
reality and fantasy no longer seem necessary , physical objects may be
employed to ...
Page 132
Perhaps it is the planet Earth - but then again , perhaps not . . . . This narrative is
no more a prophecy than a history . Yet this , within the limits of its form , is how
things may have been . . . or how they will be . . . or how they now are ,
somewhere ...
Perhaps it is the planet Earth - but then again , perhaps not . . . . This narrative is
no more a prophecy than a history . Yet this , within the limits of its form , is how
things may have been . . . or how they will be . . . or how they now are ,
somewhere ...
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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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