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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Although the spectrum of folklore reflects the immense variety of life stories to be
told and the subtle cultural variations upon similar themes , most world
mythologies appear to share one basic human story - the pattern of humankind ' s
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Although the spectrum of folklore reflects the immense variety of life stories to be
told and the subtle cultural variations upon similar themes , most world
mythologies appear to share one basic human story - the pattern of humankind ' s
...
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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights , 214 , 216 The Story of the Amulet , 24
A Stranger at Green Knowe , 118 A Stranger Came Ashore , 93 Stratemeyer
Syndicate , 8 , 21 The Street Musician , 280 Street Poems , 228 , 236 Strega
Nona ...
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights , 214 , 216 The Story of the Amulet , 24
A Stranger at Green Knowe , 118 A Stranger Came Ashore , 93 Stratemeyer
Syndicate , 8 , 21 The Street Musician , 280 Street Poems , 228 , 236 Strega
Nona ...
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... 238 Storm Over the Caucasus, 291 The Story about Ping, 249 Story Number 4,
263-64 Story Number 1, 2, 3, 263 The Story of Babar the Elephant, 276 The Story
of King Arthur and His Knights, 214, 216 The Story of the Amulet, 24 A Stranger ...
... 238 Storm Over the Caucasus, 291 The Story about Ping, 249 Story Number 4,
263-64 Story Number 1, 2, 3, 263 The Story of Babar the Elephant, 276 The Story
of King Arthur and His Knights, 214, 216 The Story of the Amulet, 24 A Stranger ...
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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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