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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the you his eleveh son os mans t For the Dark , the Dark is rising . The Walker is
abroad ; the Rider is riding ; they have woken ; the Dark is rising . The power
which such a breakthrough by the supernatural into the familiar can exercise is
seen ...
the you his eleveh son os mans t For the Dark , the Dark is rising . The Walker is
abroad ; the Rider is riding ; they have woken ; the Dark is rising . The power
which such a breakthrough by the supernatural into the familiar can exercise is
seen ...
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faun carrying an umbrella , Ruth Nichols that A Walk Out of the World emerged
with the dream of an Indian longhouse , and Susan Cooper that The Dark Is
Rising came from translating the image of a New England winter landscape into
that of ...
faun carrying an umbrella , Ruth Nichols that A Walk Out of the World emerged
with the dream of an Indian longhouse , and Susan Cooper that The Dark Is
Rising came from translating the image of a New England winter landscape into
that of ...
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... 59 , 72 The Drummer Boy , 178 , 180 Du Bois , William Pène , 9 , 22 , 135 , 155
Dulac , Edmund , illus . , 198 , 265 Dumas , Alexandre , 159 Daddy Is a Monster
Sometimes , 301 Daddy Long - Legs , 21 Dahl , Roald , 122 , 278 The Dark Is ...
... 59 , 72 The Drummer Boy , 178 , 180 Du Bois , William Pène , 9 , 22 , 135 , 155
Dulac , Edmund , illus . , 198 , 265 Dumas , Alexandre , 159 Daddy Is a Monster
Sometimes , 301 Daddy Long - Legs , 21 Dahl , Roald , 122 , 278 The Dark Is ...
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
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 | 20 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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