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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Realistic Fiction “ Gran , you see , first we grow up and have a lot of worries . ...
gave children ' s literature its first genre , realistic fiction , the realism and the
fiction by - products of the pervasive didacticism that dominated all Puritan
thinking .
Realistic Fiction “ Gran , you see , first we grow up and have a lot of worries . ...
gave children ' s literature its first genre , realistic fiction , the realism and the
fiction by - products of the pervasive didacticism that dominated all Puritan
thinking .
Page 61
The differences between harsh , nihilistic realism and warm , supportive stories of
family life lie in the individual author ' s ... When these innate differences are
added to the sheer numbers of the realistic novel , the total effect seems at first
that ...
The differences between harsh , nihilistic realism and warm , supportive stories of
family life lie in the individual author ' s ... When these innate differences are
added to the sheer numbers of the realistic novel , the total effect seems at first
that ...
Page 63
As with other creators of fine realistic novels , Southall is notable for breaking
new ground in the style appropriate to the genre . Sam ' s colloquial , boyish
speech conveys the writer ' s interpretation of his sensitivity to experience .
As with other creators of fine realistic novels , Southall is notable for breaking
new ground in the style appropriate to the genre . Sam ' s colloquial , boyish
speech conveys the writer ' s interpretation of his sensitivity to experience .
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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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