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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Children ' s Literature and How It Grew Since several generations of critical
commentaries have produced no consensus on a definition of children ' s
literature , a clear and simple description becomes preferable to one that
attempts to be all ...
Children ' s Literature and How It Grew Since several generations of critical
commentaries have produced no consensus on a definition of children ' s
literature , a clear and simple description becomes preferable to one that
attempts to be all ...
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Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. limitation in children as audience , their literature cannot claim the
stature of that for the literate and knowing adult . Still , it differs only from adult
literature ...
Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. limitation in children as audience , their literature cannot claim the
stature of that for the literate and knowing adult . Still , it differs only from adult
literature ...
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Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. became rapidly transforming mirrors reflecting constant upheaval within
the social order . When Emily Neville ' s It ' s Like This , Cat was published in ...
Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. became rapidly transforming mirrors reflecting constant upheaval within
the social order . When Emily Neville ' s It ' s Like This , Cat was published in ...
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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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