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 171
... Morning , who is surely one of the most sensitive and spirited heroines in modern children's literature , persuades her husband finally to escape and they return to their valley home . In spite of all the misery they have endured ...
... Morning , who is surely one of the most sensitive and spirited heroines in modern children's literature , persuades her husband finally to escape and they return to their valley home . In spite of all the misery they have endured ...
Page 177
... morning will come again . Morning always grows again out of the darkness , though maybe not for the people who saw the sun go down . We are the Lantern Bearers , my friend ; for us to keep something burning , to carry what light we can ...
... morning will come again . Morning always grows again out of the darkness , though maybe not for the people who saw the sun go down . We are the Lantern Bearers , my friend ; for us to keep something burning , to carry what light we can ...
Page 273
... Morning in Maine . New York : Viking , 1952. 64 pp . -Time of Wonder . New York : Viking , 1957. 63 pp . Mahy , Margaret . The Ultra - Violet Catastrophe ! The Unexpected Walk with Great - Uncle Magnus Pringle . Pictures by Brian Froud ...
... Morning in Maine . New York : Viking , 1952. 64 pp . -Time of Wonder . New York : Viking , 1957. 63 pp . Mahy , Margaret . The Ultra - Violet Catastrophe ! The Unexpected Walk with Great - Uncle Magnus Pringle . Pictures by Brian Froud ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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