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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... simply nothing a child can do to change it , the ideal of simply doing what one can ( as in The Railway Children ) is a fine survival technique . And in such books as At the Back of the North Wind and Charlotte's Web , although written ...
... simply nothing a child can do to change it , the ideal of simply doing what one can ( as in The Railway Children ) is a fine survival technique . And in such books as At the Back of the North Wind and Charlotte's Web , although written ...
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... simply the way things really are . The sense of the mythic world gradually commingles with the every- day one , since the one is as " real " as the other . Actual use of the mythic material varies greatly . Alan Garner bases The Owl ...
... simply the way things really are . The sense of the mythic world gradually commingles with the every- day one , since the one is as " real " as the other . Actual use of the mythic material varies greatly . Alan Garner bases The Owl ...
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... simply fall into a limbo between the two ; the trend may simply reflect confusion . Authors , editors , and illustrators may be unable to decide upon suitability for , or appeal to , a specific audience or age group , which in turn may ...
... simply fall into a limbo between the two ; the trend may simply reflect confusion . Authors , editors , and illustrators may be unable to decide upon suitability for , or appeal to , a specific audience or age group , which in turn may ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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