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 13
But sheer numbers created a centrifugal instead of a bonding effect : diversity
rather than commonality . No longer were a great many children reading the
same few titles , a situation which resulted in a concomitant loss of shared
childhood ...
But sheer numbers created a centrifugal instead of a bonding effect : diversity
rather than commonality . No longer were a great many children reading the
same few titles , a situation which resulted in a concomitant loss of shared
childhood ...
Page 49
The writers of the problem novel are naive realists , depending solely for their
effects on a few physical , personal descriptions , rarely on deep emotion , and
never on setting . ... effect of a patchwork , despite their being skillfully put
together .
The writers of the problem novel are naive realists , depending solely for their
effects on a few physical , personal descriptions , rarely on deep emotion , and
never on setting . ... effect of a patchwork , despite their being skillfully put
together .
Page 300
Even most thirdperson narratives have the same effect , since events are sifted
through the feelings of the main character . It is only when writers deal with a
group of the young interacting that the effect is different . There is in such books
as ...
Even most thirdperson narratives have the same effect , since events are sifted
through the feelings of the main character . It is only when writers deal with a
group of the young interacting that the effect is different . There is in such books
as ...
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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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