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Once, Karen Ove Jan 1980

Once, Karen Ove

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Buffalo Moses [Cartoon], Jim Engelkes Jan 1980

Buffalo Moses [Cartoon], Jim Engelkes

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The Morticians [Cartoon], Gary Hoff Jan 1980

The Morticians [Cartoon], Gary Hoff

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Problems, John R. Turner Jan 1980

Problems, John R. Turner

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Black & White Completion #1 Jan 1980

Black & White Completion #1

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Justice [Cartoon], Starri Hedges, Diane Hedges Jan 1980

Justice [Cartoon], Starri Hedges, Diane Hedges

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Release, Meta Gaertnier, Sandra Turner (Illustration By) Jan 1980

Release, Meta Gaertnier, Sandra Turner (Illustration By)

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No Place Like Away, Michael Brockway Jan 1980

No Place Like Away, Michael Brockway

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Inspiration, Carole Kann Jan 1980

Inspiration, Carole Kann

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Thanks Page - Back Cover [Blank] Jan 1980

Thanks Page - Back Cover [Blank]

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Dime Museum Ii, Michael Moore, Phant Phant (Illustration By) Jan 1980

Dime Museum Ii, Michael Moore, Phant Phant (Illustration By)

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A Study Of Historical Fiction And The Works Of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Kathleen L. Mclaughlin Jan 1980

A Study Of Historical Fiction And The Works Of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Kathleen L. Mclaughlin

Graduate Research Papers

This study was undertaken for the specific purpose of developing criteria for good historical fiction, applying the resulting criteria statements to each of the books that make up the "Little House" series, and determining the frequency of criteria appearance in each book separately and as a series. The purpose of this study was to develop and apply a criteria list to each of the books in the "Little House" series point by point.

A valid list of criteria has been established and used in evaluating the "Little House series. Eleven separate criterion which describe the five important elements of good …


It Does't Matter, Karen Ove Jan 1980

It Does't Matter, Karen Ove

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On Hearing Father Joe Fagan Has Quit The Priesthood, Dwight Allbee Jan 1980

On Hearing Father Joe Fagan Has Quit The Priesthood, Dwight Allbee

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Sensitive Plant, Douglas Bowie, Sandra Turner (Illustration By) Jan 1980

Sensitive Plant, Douglas Bowie, Sandra Turner (Illustration By)

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Fantasy Genre Books For Middle School Students: A Selected Annotated Bibliography, Loretta K. Talley Jan 1980

Fantasy Genre Books For Middle School Students: A Selected Annotated Bibliography, Loretta K. Talley

Graduate Research Papers

This survey of children's literature was undertaken to determine if a collection of 150 books meeting a fantasy genre definition could be developed as a basis for a mini-course for Edison Middle School students in Waterloo, Iowa. For this study, fantasy genre literature was defined as the literature of fantastic tales and chimerical tales, having been created by an author and having a world of wonders. Living toys, strange children, witches, supernatural animal figures, mythical worlds, combat between good and evil, journeys through time and space, and the "door" were identified as fantasy genre motifs.

The initial collection of 883 …


The Development Of An Annotated Bibliography Of Historical Fiction For Use In An American History Course, Patricia Thayer Jan 1980

The Development Of An Annotated Bibliography Of Historical Fiction For Use In An American History Course, Patricia Thayer

Graduate Research Papers

Juvenile literature is an effective and appealing tool to supplement classroom instruction. More specifically, historical fiction can provide supplemental readings to enhance and enrich an American Studies Course.

The purpose of this study was to determine if an annotated bibliography of historical fiction relating to the Civil War era could be developed. The novels to be included were to be of an interest level including grade eight and a reading level range of grades four through eleven. Major social/cultural, political/legal, and economic issues of the Civil War era were attributed to each title in the bibliography.

The researcher had predicted …


After The Parade, Robert Benson May 1979

After The Parade, Robert Benson

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The Literary Characteristics Of Books Popular With Fourth And Fifth Graders At Hudson Elementary School, Marilyn H. Lilja Jan 1979

The Literary Characteristics Of Books Popular With Fourth And Fifth Graders At Hudson Elementary School, Marilyn H. Lilja

Graduate Research Papers

The report of a study conducted in the fall of the 1978-79 school year by the elementary media specialist at Hudson, Iowa Elementary School to determine what literary characteristics were found in books which were currently popular with the Hudson fourth and fifth grade students. The literature reviewed discussed the criteria of literary quality developed by other authors. A set of ten criteria with which to judge literary quality was developed by the researcher. A survey was taken to determine the fifteen most popular books among these students. The books were then read by the researcher and evaluated in terms …


A Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of The Emotionally Disturbed In Books Popular With Adolescents, Judith A. Heusinkveld Jan 1979

A Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of The Emotionally Disturbed In Books Popular With Adolescents, Judith A. Heusinkveld

Graduate Research Papers

The major purposes of this research were to analyze the portrayal of emotionally disturbed characters in books which adolescents are reading and to attempt to determine if this portrayal was realistic and balanced in terms of the entire group of books. A panel of experts was used to obtain a sample of ten books. The portrayals of twelve characters from these ten books were analyzed using an inventory of twelve elements which were derived from traditional stereotypes of the emotionally disturbed. The results of this analysis suggested that, for the most part, a realistic and generally balanced portrayal of emotionally …


Thanks Y'All - Back Cover [Blank] Jan 1979

Thanks Y'All - Back Cover [Blank]

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Letters, Douglas E. Bowie Jan 1979

Letters, Douglas E. Bowie

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Prometheus Unglued, John R. Turner, Daniel Mackerman (Illustration By) Jan 1979

Prometheus Unglued, John R. Turner, Daniel Mackerman (Illustration By)

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Interview With John Kay "Everything Is Gravity", John R. Turner, Jim Engelkes (Illustration By) Jan 1979

Interview With John Kay "Everything Is Gravity", John R. Turner, Jim Engelkes (Illustration By)

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Reviews Jan 1979

Reviews

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Foxhole, Dwight D. Allbee Jan 1979

Foxhole, Dwight D. Allbee

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Future Love, L. Lamont Hawkins Jr. Jan 1979

Future Love, L. Lamont Hawkins Jr.

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Three Poems, James Hearst Jan 1979

Three Poems, James Hearst

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Buffalo Moses [Cartoon], Jim Engelkes Jan 1979

Buffalo Moses [Cartoon], Jim Engelkes

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Penny Arcade, P. Marlow Jan 1979

Penny Arcade, P. Marlow

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