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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That the artistry of the direct , unadorned approach works best for children and for
storytelling can be seen in the ongoing popularity of William Toye ' s retelling of
How Summer Came to Canada ( 1969 ) and The Loon ' s Necklace ( 1977 ) ...
That the artistry of the direct , unadorned approach works best for children and for
storytelling can be seen in the ongoing popularity of William Toye ' s retelling of
How Summer Came to Canada ( 1969 ) and The Loon ' s Necklace ( 1977 ) ...
Page 211
The psychological novelistic approach to myth of Garfield and Blishen had been
previously explored by writers for adults , among them Mary Renault in her
historical novels The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea , based on the
Theseus ...
The psychological novelistic approach to myth of Garfield and Blishen had been
previously explored by writers for adults , among them Mary Renault in her
historical novels The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea , based on the
Theseus ...
Page 214
At least Graves has a definite style and approach . ... lines are extant ) or certain
cohesive episodes from the Arthurian cycle - Tristan and Iseult ( 1971 ) and The
Light Beyond the Forest ( 1979 ) — but approaches them from different angles .
At least Graves has a definite style and approach . ... lines are extant ) or certain
cohesive episodes from the Arthurian cycle - Tristan and Iseult ( 1971 ) and The
Light Beyond the Forest ( 1979 ) — but approaches them from different angles .
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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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