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 248
Adults seem willing to judge a " written " book as a whole where they would not
do so for a picture book . A related factor is that adults cannot avoid responsibility
for the selection of their children ' s picture books . Even the most zealous and ...
Adults seem willing to judge a " written " book as a whole where they would not
do so for a picture book . A related factor is that adults cannot avoid responsibility
for the selection of their children ' s picture books . Even the most zealous and ...
Page 266
An even stronger partisanship is aroused by the visual arts in picture - book form :
while one adult may respond to the ... When the Bratislava Biennale Committee
on Picture Books insists upon " the submission , not of printed books , but of ...
An even stronger partisanship is aroused by the visual arts in picture - book form :
while one adult may respond to the ... When the Bratislava Biennale Committee
on Picture Books insists upon " the submission , not of printed books , but of ...
Page 270
Muche leading the dimension to the informational picture book in Our Animal
Friends at Maple Hill Farm ( 1974 ) . It is explosive with nonlinear vitality and
humor , and unlike farm books of the past , it also indicates the realities of farm
life ...
Muche leading the dimension to the informational picture book in Our Animal
Friends at Maple Hill Farm ( 1974 ) . It is explosive with nonlinear vitality and
humor , and unlike farm books of the past , it also indicates the realities of farm
life ...
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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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