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Boys and Exicting Adventures

History of Children's Literature by La Trobe University

Jan 20, 201348:39Education

Adventure stories aimed at boys tend to be a lot more exciting and heroic then those for girls. Why is this the case, and what themes are typical in these? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights r...

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Boys and Exicting Adventures is an episode from History of Children's Literature by La Trobe University. Adventure stories aimed at boys tend to be a lot more exciting and heroic then those for girls. Why is this the case, and what themes a...

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