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 74
Number One is Bright and Pitiful . I could be Bright and Black , or Bright and
Oriental , or Bright and a Migrant Worker ' s daughter . But I ' m worse than all of
those because I ' m bright and a preacher ' s kid , which means that I ' m
practically a ...
Number One is Bright and Pitiful . I could be Bright and Black , or Bright and
Oriental , or Bright and a Migrant Worker ' s daughter . But I ' m worse than all of
those because I ' m bright and a preacher ' s kid , which means that I ' m
practically a ...
Page 111
Basically it is a survival story given epic proportions by means of the utilization of
lapine history , language , and mythology . Adams has taken natural lore from R .
M . Lockley ' s The Private Life of the Rabbit and does not stray from what ...
Basically it is a survival story given epic proportions by means of the utilization of
lapine history , language , and mythology . Adams has taken natural lore from R .
M . Lockley ' s The Private Life of the Rabbit and does not stray from what ...
Page 146
While Dragonsong is by no means a classic , it is easy to see how it could be
considered a fantasy . The elements of fable and myth in McCaffrey ' s works far
outweigh those traditionally identified with science fiction , with the single
exception ...
While Dragonsong is by no means a classic , it is easy to see how it could be
considered a fantasy . The elements of fable and myth in McCaffrey ' s works far
outweigh those traditionally identified with science fiction , with the single
exception ...
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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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