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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Pennington may be at odds with his parents , but he knows that they will defend
him when it comes to a conflict with the school authorities over the length of his
hair or trouble with the police . In a few strokes Peyton can portray for readers the
...
Pennington may be at odds with his parents , but he knows that they will defend
him when it comes to a conflict with the school authorities over the length of his
hair or trouble with the police . In a few strokes Peyton can portray for readers the
...
Page 69
The greatest problems in problem novels are adults , usually parents , who
contribute to the problems , frequently cause them , but rarely offer a believable
or loving solution . Parents , the main alienating presence in these books , which
are ...
The greatest problems in problem novels are adults , usually parents , who
contribute to the problems , frequently cause them , but rarely offer a believable
or loving solution . Parents , the main alienating presence in these books , which
are ...
Page 70
cases these adults are significant for their well - documented absence . This is
sometimes physical — they have died , deserted , divorced , or are kept away on
business . But in many books their absence is psychological - parents are too
busy ...
cases these adults are significant for their well - documented absence . This is
sometimes physical — they have died , deserted , divorced , or are kept away on
business . But in many books their absence is psychological - parents are too
busy ...
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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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