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 90
This has , in turn , changed the quality of the age - old struggle in fantasy
between the good and the bad . While good remains much as it has always been
, the opposing bad forces have been raised to the status of evil : evil implacable ,
evil ...
This has , in turn , changed the quality of the age - old struggle in fantasy
between the good and the bad . While good remains much as it has always been
, the opposing bad forces have been raised to the status of evil : evil implacable ,
evil ...
Page 131
... he portrays Merlin , forcibly addicted to morphine , as the unwitting instigator of
changes in the English weather , so that , mirabile dictu , in turn , society is
transformed , the difference between fantasy and science fiction becomes
negligible .
... he portrays Merlin , forcibly addicted to morphine , as the unwitting instigator of
changes in the English weather , so that , mirabile dictu , in turn , society is
transformed , the difference between fantasy and science fiction becomes
negligible .
Page 265
This in turn indicates that adult views are not as homogeneous as they were in
the past . While one parent may want a book with a girl character or one that
depicts the single - parent family or one that depicts an older child ' s acceptance
of a ...
This in turn indicates that adult views are not as homogeneous as they were in
the past . While one parent may want a book with a girl character or one that
depicts the single - parent family or one that depicts an older child ' s acceptance
of a ...
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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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