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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Poetry When I began to read the nursery rhymes for myself , and , later , to read
other verses and ballads , I knew that I had discovered the most important things ,
to me , that could be ever . There they were , seemingly lifeless , made only of ...
Poetry When I began to read the nursery rhymes for myself , and , later , to read
other verses and ballads , I knew that I had discovered the most important things ,
to me , that could be ever . There they were , seemingly lifeless , made only of ...
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Poetry has been described in terms of structure , musicality , concentration of
language , intensity of emotion , and the splintering and reshaping of human
experience . It has also been suggested that poetry is recognizable by instinct ,
that it ...
Poetry has been described in terms of structure , musicality , concentration of
language , intensity of emotion , and the splintering and reshaping of human
experience . It has also been suggested that poetry is recognizable by instinct ,
that it ...
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Authentic poetry operates on many levels , offering portions of itself to all readers
of whatever age . Although children can appreciate much mature work , they also
respond to poetry that perceives the world with the vibrant curiosity and wonder ...
Authentic poetry operates on many levels , offering portions of itself to all readers
of whatever age . Although children can appreciate much mature work , they also
respond to poetry that perceives the world with the vibrant curiosity and wonder ...
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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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