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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Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. a nod to the adult reader ' s appreciation of parody and as well to the
child reader ' s love of drama and humor . The quest story lends itself well to
farcical ...
Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. a nod to the adult reader ' s appreciation of parody and as well to the
child reader ' s love of drama and humor . The quest story lends itself well to
farcical ...
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In the best of the sociological poetry , this grim naturalism is tempered with satire
and humor , as in the works of Eve Merriam and Robert Froman . In Finding a
Poem ( 1970 ) , Eve Merriam ' s dexterous handling of blank verse , free verse ,
and ...
In the best of the sociological poetry , this grim naturalism is tempered with satire
and humor , as in the works of Eve Merriam and Robert Froman . In Finding a
Poem ( 1970 ) , Eve Merriam ' s dexterous handling of blank verse , free verse ,
and ...
Page 278
His naughtiness has the broad humor of a child ' s joke and the consequences
that follow upon his misdeeds evince the simple justice of the folktale , so
understandable to children . Pinocchio behaves like an ass and becomes one ;
he lies ...
His naughtiness has the broad humor of a child ' s joke and the consequences
that follow upon his misdeeds evince the simple justice of the folktale , so
understandable to children . Pinocchio behaves like an ass and becomes one ;
he lies ...
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
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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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