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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Preface The last twenty - five years have been a period of astonishing growth in
the publication of children ' s books . In Britain and the United States alone over
100 , 000 titles have been issued since 1957 — perhaps as many as in all the ...
Preface The last twenty - five years have been a period of astonishing growth in
the publication of children ' s books . In Britain and the United States alone over
100 , 000 titles have been issued since 1957 — perhaps as many as in all the ...
Page 9
8 Children themselves have rescued Peter Pan from this acerbic condemnation ,
but any examination of children ' s books of this period will show barely one -
tenth of one percent to be of any enduring value . After the Second World War ,
the ...
8 Children themselves have rescued Peter Pan from this acerbic condemnation ,
but any examination of children ' s books of this period will show barely one -
tenth of one percent to be of any enduring value . After the Second World War ,
the ...
Page 306
Edwardian period , 7 , 9 eighteenth century , 4 in fantasy , 95 - 98 , 99 - 100 in
historical fiction , 164 , 183 - 84 in Middle Ages , 3 , 9 in picture books , 249 - 51 ,
252 , 259 - 62 in translated books , 288 nineteen sixties , 11 - 13 post - World War
II ...
Edwardian period , 7 , 9 eighteenth century , 4 in fantasy , 95 - 98 , 99 - 100 in
historical fiction , 164 , 183 - 84 in Middle Ages , 3 , 9 in picture books , 249 - 51 ,
252 , 259 - 62 in translated books , 288 nineteen sixties , 11 - 13 post - World War
II ...
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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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