Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureBeschrijving van de ontwikkeling van het hedendaagse Engelstalige kinder- en jeugdboek, in de vorm van een schets van diverse genres, toonaangevende auteurs en afzonderlijke titels. |
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Page 49
... floor . They didn't see me . I went to church . Bilgie is not ready for sexual experiences , but her upbringing , her education , and her ability to think things through cushions most of the shock for her and for the reader , who not ...
... floor . They didn't see me . I went to church . Bilgie is not ready for sexual experiences , but her upbringing , her education , and her ability to think things through cushions most of the shock for her and for the reader , who not ...
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... floor . " For my part , I was a great deal more comfortable without it . " One aspect of light fantasy explored by writers for children is that of comic melodrama . Joan Aiken is one of the most original in her interlinking series of ...
... floor . " For my part , I was a great deal more comfortable without it . " One aspect of light fantasy explored by writers for children is that of comic melodrama . Joan Aiken is one of the most original in her interlinking series of ...
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... floor . And we never ever go to bed . Well , thanks for the shoes . " - That's what they said .... Edward Gorey's pen - and - ink illustrations have a satisfyingly gro- tesque , urbane Victorian aura suited to the poems . Ciardi's other ...
... floor . And we never ever go to bed . Well , thanks for the shoes . " - That's what they said .... Edward Gorey's pen - and - ink illustrations have a satisfyingly gro- tesque , urbane Victorian aura suited to the poems . Ciardi's other ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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