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 90
This has , in turn , changed the quality of the age - old struggle in fantasy
between the good and the bad . While good remains much as it has always been
, the opposing bad forces have been raised to the status of evil : evil implacable ,
evil ...
This has , in turn , changed the quality of the age - old struggle in fantasy
between the good and the bad . While good remains much as it has always been
, the opposing bad forces have been raised to the status of evil : evil implacable ,
evil ...
Page 239
Langston Hughes is another who speaks with immediacy and freshness to
children , and his poetry has been selected for them in the collection Don ' t You
Turn Back ( 1969 ) . His work expresses black pride , anger , and courage in the ...
Langston Hughes is another who speaks with immediacy and freshness to
children , and his poetry has been selected for them in the collection Don ' t You
Turn Back ( 1969 ) . His work expresses black pride , anger , and courage in the ...
Page 265
This in turn indicates that adult views are not as homogeneous as they were in
the past . While one parent may want a book with a girl character or one that
depicts the single - parent family or one that depicts an of print shall be judged by
unity ...
This in turn indicates that adult views are not as homogeneous as they were in
the past . While one parent may want a book with a girl character or one that
depicts the single - parent family or one that depicts an of print shall be judged by
unity ...
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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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