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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Neither writer is concerned about the nexus of kidnapping , that a violent act
breeds violence . When compared with Robert Louis Stevenson ' s Kidnapped (
1889 ) , the two books also point up - but more forcefully because within a
specific ...
Neither writer is concerned about the nexus of kidnapping , that a violent act
breeds violence . When compared with Robert Louis Stevenson ' s Kidnapped (
1889 ) , the two books also point up - but more forcefully because within a
specific ...
Page 68
It ' s Me , Margaret ( 1970 ) , is typical in its childlike concern with the effect of an
action on " me , " rarely on " us ... Taking precedence over these worries ,
certainly where readers are concerned , is Margaret ' s concern over the fact that
68 ...
It ' s Me , Margaret ( 1970 ) , is typical in its childlike concern with the effect of an
action on " me , " rarely on " us ... Taking precedence over these worries ,
certainly where readers are concerned , is Margaret ' s concern over the fact that
68 ...
Page 74
These books succeed because the protagonists are intelligent , well educated ,
with an ardent curiosity about life , and their main thrust is not an unburdening of
the soul but concern for another person . They are not exercises in egotism .
These books succeed because the protagonists are intelligent , well educated ,
with an ardent curiosity about life , and their main thrust is not an unburdening of
the soul but concern for another person . They are not exercises in egotism .
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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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