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 144
While the kidnap plot is unfolding , an astronaut faces his first experience of the
dark side of the moon and finds his journey as futile as do the young men on
earth . The astronaut thinks : A machine is programmed - and before that a
machine is ...
While the kidnap plot is unfolding , an astronaut faces his first experience of the
dark side of the moon and finds his journey as futile as do the young men on
earth . The astronaut thinks : A machine is programmed - and before that a
machine is ...
Page 148
Without its space - opera costume , A Wrinkle in Time would simply be uninspired
fantasy Both the plot and the characters of A Wrinkle in Time are strained . Meg
and her five - year - old brother Charles William can communicate mentally with ...
Without its space - opera costume , A Wrinkle in Time would simply be uninspired
fantasy Both the plot and the characters of A Wrinkle in Time are strained . Meg
and her five - year - old brother Charles William can communicate mentally with ...
Page 165
Such novels , then , have a looser construction than the older historical romances
, history cannot be bent to manufacture a plot and the new writers are very good
historians . Hester Burton ' s novels exemplify the above approach with near ...
Such novels , then , have a looser construction than the older historical romances
, history cannot be bent to manufacture a plot and the new writers are very good
historians . Hester Burton ' s novels exemplify the above approach with near ...
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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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