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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... to note that even in today ' s ordinary conversation of adult to child , although
the subject matter may be more startling or direct than previously , this timeless
tone creeps in . it is only modern writers who eschew this tone as condescending
.
... to note that even in today ' s ordinary conversation of adult to child , although
the subject matter may be more startling or direct than previously , this timeless
tone creeps in . it is only modern writers who eschew this tone as condescending
.
Page 105
... in a dream - like saga that is deeply satisfying in its peaceful , almost
somnambulistic tone . Natalie Babbitt has a more down - toearth tone in Tuck
Everlasting with her adroitly drawn eccentric characters and with the music and
pungencies ...
... in a dream - like saga that is deeply satisfying in its peaceful , almost
somnambulistic tone . Natalie Babbitt has a more down - toearth tone in Tuck
Everlasting with her adroitly drawn eccentric characters and with the music and
pungencies ...
Page 197
Michael Foreman ' s surrealistic illustrations give the Alderson 7 . Lore Segal and
Randall Jarrell , trs . , The Juniper Tree ( New York : Farrar , 1973 ) , vol . 1 .
Author ' s note signed " ' L . S . " version of these tales a tone of medieval
darkness ...
Michael Foreman ' s surrealistic illustrations give the Alderson 7 . Lore Segal and
Randall Jarrell , trs . , The Juniper Tree ( New York : Farrar , 1973 ) , vol . 1 .
Author ' s note signed " ' L . S . " version of these tales a tone of medieval
darkness ...
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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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