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 144
Both aspects of space have been best described and their effect upon an
individual most frighteningly depicted in William Corlett ' s realistic novel The
Dark Side of the Moon ( 1976 ) . Here two young men kidnap a teenager to
express the ...
Both aspects of space have been best described and their effect upon an
individual most frighteningly depicted in William Corlett ' s realistic novel The
Dark Side of the Moon ( 1976 ) . Here two young men kidnap a teenager to
express the ...
Page 282
The scene in which Red Moon confesses to Ajor that she has loved Mid - e - Mid ,
and only married Ajor ( whom she has now come to love ) through obedience to
her father ' s will may in all likelihood be the most moving love passage in ...
The scene in which Red Moon confesses to Ajor that she has loved Mid - e - Mid ,
and only married Ajor ( whom she has now come to love ) through obedience to
her father ' s will may in all likelihood be the most moving love passage in ...
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... Moon in the Cloud , 152 M . C . Higgins the Great , 53 The Moon Jumpers , 257
McCaffrey , Anne , 146 - 47 The Moon of ... Lillian , 228 McCord , David , 235 ,
236 , 243 More about Paddington , 109 The Moon of con 135 More Cricket Songs
...
... Moon in the Cloud , 152 M . C . Higgins the Great , 53 The Moon Jumpers , 257
McCaffrey , Anne , 146 - 47 The Moon of ... Lillian , 228 McCord , David , 235 ,
236 , 243 More about Paddington , 109 The Moon of con 135 More Cricket Songs
...
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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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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 | 20 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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