Author: Simon Buckingham
Publisher: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
ISBN: 9780688105556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Sent to his room for bringing an old, rusty bed into the house, Alec prepares himself for a boring evening until the bed takes him on an exciting trip high above the ground.
Alec and His Flying Bed
Author: Simon Buckingham
Publisher: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
ISBN: 9780688105556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Sent to his room for bringing an old, rusty bed into the house, Alec prepares himself for a boring evening until the bed takes him on an exciting trip high above the ground.
Publisher: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
ISBN: 9780688105556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Sent to his room for bringing an old, rusty bed into the house, Alec prepares himself for a boring evening until the bed takes him on an exciting trip high above the ground.
The Junior Bookshelf
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
MY JINGLE BELL BABY
Author: Leandra Logan
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 145927122X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
What Alec wanted for Christmas… was some peace and quiet at an isolated Wisconsin inn. Saving a gorgeous damsel in distress, and her baby, was not part of the plan. What he got… was beautiful, passionate Sara Jameson in his arms. But there was something unusual going on. Sara was hiding from someone. Moreover, the peculiar residents of the Cosy Rest Inn were hiding secrets. True, the inn was filled with Christmas magic and mistletoe, but Alec was a coldhearted cynic, or so he thought, until… Alec realized that all he really wanted for Christmas was to be a daddy and a husband….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 145927122X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
What Alec wanted for Christmas… was some peace and quiet at an isolated Wisconsin inn. Saving a gorgeous damsel in distress, and her baby, was not part of the plan. What he got… was beautiful, passionate Sara Jameson in his arms. But there was something unusual going on. Sara was hiding from someone. Moreover, the peculiar residents of the Cosy Rest Inn were hiding secrets. True, the inn was filled with Christmas magic and mistletoe, but Alec was a coldhearted cynic, or so he thought, until… Alec realized that all he really wanted for Christmas was to be a daddy and a husband….
Democracy & Education
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Reluctant Genius
Author: Charlotte Gray
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1628721405
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
The popular image of Alexander Graham Bell is that of an elderly American patriarch, memorable only for his paunch, his Santa Claus beard, and the invention of the telephone. In this magisterial reassessment based on thorough new research, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Gray reveals Bell’s wide-ranging passion for invention and delves into the private life that supported his genius. The child of a speech therapist and a deaf mother, and possessed of superbly acute hearing, Bell developed an early interest in sound. His understanding of how sound waves might relate to electrical waves enabled him to invent the “talking telegraph” be- fore his rivals, even as he undertook a tempestuous courtship of the woman who would become his wife and mainstay. In an intensely competitive age, Bell seemed to shun fame and fortune. Yet many of his innovations—electric heating, using light to transmit sound, electronic mail, composting toilets, the artificial lung—were far ahead of their time. His pioneering ideas about sound, flight, genetics, and even the engineering of complex structures such as stadium roofs still resonate today. This is an essential portrait of an American giant whose innovations revolutionized the modern world.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1628721405
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
The popular image of Alexander Graham Bell is that of an elderly American patriarch, memorable only for his paunch, his Santa Claus beard, and the invention of the telephone. In this magisterial reassessment based on thorough new research, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Gray reveals Bell’s wide-ranging passion for invention and delves into the private life that supported his genius. The child of a speech therapist and a deaf mother, and possessed of superbly acute hearing, Bell developed an early interest in sound. His understanding of how sound waves might relate to electrical waves enabled him to invent the “talking telegraph” be- fore his rivals, even as he undertook a tempestuous courtship of the woman who would become his wife and mainstay. In an intensely competitive age, Bell seemed to shun fame and fortune. Yet many of his innovations—electric heating, using light to transmit sound, electronic mail, composting toilets, the artificial lung—were far ahead of their time. His pioneering ideas about sound, flight, genetics, and even the engineering of complex structures such as stadium roofs still resonate today. This is an essential portrait of an American giant whose innovations revolutionized the modern world.
Retelling Stories, Framing Culture
Author: John Stephens
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113660149X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context and for a different audience? This first-of-its-kind study discusses Bible stories, classical myths, heroic legends, Arthurian romances, Robin Hood lore, folk tales, 'oriental' tales, and other stories derived from European cultures. One chapter is devoted to various retellings of classics, from Shakespeare to "Wind in the Willows." The authors offer a general theory of what motivates the retelling of stories, and how stories express the aspirations of a society. An important function of stories is to introduce children to a cultural heritage, and to transmit a body of shared allusions and experiences that expresses a society's central values and assumptions. However, the cultural heritage may be modified through a pervasive tendency of retellings to produce socially conservative outcomes because of ethnocentric, androcentric and class-based assumptions in the source stories that persist into retellings. Therefore, some stories, such as classical myths, are particularly resistant to feminist reinterpretations, for example, while other types, such as folktales, are more malleable. In examining such possibilities, the book evaluates the processes of interpretation apparent in retellings. Index included.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113660149X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context and for a different audience? This first-of-its-kind study discusses Bible stories, classical myths, heroic legends, Arthurian romances, Robin Hood lore, folk tales, 'oriental' tales, and other stories derived from European cultures. One chapter is devoted to various retellings of classics, from Shakespeare to "Wind in the Willows." The authors offer a general theory of what motivates the retelling of stories, and how stories express the aspirations of a society. An important function of stories is to introduce children to a cultural heritage, and to transmit a body of shared allusions and experiences that expresses a society's central values and assumptions. However, the cultural heritage may be modified through a pervasive tendency of retellings to produce socially conservative outcomes because of ethnocentric, androcentric and class-based assumptions in the source stories that persist into retellings. Therefore, some stories, such as classical myths, are particularly resistant to feminist reinterpretations, for example, while other types, such as folktales, are more malleable. In examining such possibilities, the book evaluates the processes of interpretation apparent in retellings. Index included.
Language Arts in the Early Childhood Classroom
Author: John W. Stewig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This text focuses on all facets of language artsQreading, speaking, listening, writing, and the study of literatureQfor grades K-3. By emphasizing literature as a means to approach the other facets, this text encourages an integrated curriculum that facilitates learning.ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructor's Guide, ISBN: 0-534-25081-5
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This text focuses on all facets of language artsQreading, speaking, listening, writing, and the study of literatureQfor grades K-3. By emphasizing literature as a means to approach the other facets, this text encourages an integrated curriculum that facilitates learning.ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructor's Guide, ISBN: 0-534-25081-5
A to Zoo
Author: Carolyn W. Lima
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
Book Description
Presents a guide to nearly 27,000 children's oicture book titles grouped in over 1,200 subjects and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
Book Description
Presents a guide to nearly 27,000 children's oicture book titles grouped in over 1,200 subjects and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.
The Confession
Author: Sierra Kincade
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698182839
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The hot and thrilling conclusion to the Body Work Trilogy, following The Masseuse and The Distraction Anna Rossi walked away from Alec Flynn to keep her family and friends safe. But she can’t protect her heart from him, no matter how hard she tries… Time has done nothing to quell Anna’s need for Alec. She knows that she did the right thing walking away; the constant media attention that Alec’s been getting for testifying against Maxim Stein and Force Enterprises is evidence enough of that. But no matter how many times she warns herself that Alec is dangerous, she just can’t stay away—even after her connection to him once again threatens her life… Alec knows the evidence he has against Max could stop him from hurting anyone ever again. But when it’s revealed that Alec stands to inherit everything from Max’s loss, his testimony is called into question—and Max could walk free putting Anna in harms’ ways once again. Now he’s beginning to wonder if any of this is even worth it—and if he and Anna will ever have a chance at true happiness…
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698182839
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The hot and thrilling conclusion to the Body Work Trilogy, following The Masseuse and The Distraction Anna Rossi walked away from Alec Flynn to keep her family and friends safe. But she can’t protect her heart from him, no matter how hard she tries… Time has done nothing to quell Anna’s need for Alec. She knows that she did the right thing walking away; the constant media attention that Alec’s been getting for testifying against Maxim Stein and Force Enterprises is evidence enough of that. But no matter how many times she warns herself that Alec is dangerous, she just can’t stay away—even after her connection to him once again threatens her life… Alec knows the evidence he has against Max could stop him from hurting anyone ever again. But when it’s revealed that Alec stands to inherit everything from Max’s loss, his testimony is called into question—and Max could walk free putting Anna in harms’ ways once again. Now he’s beginning to wonder if any of this is even worth it—and if he and Anna will ever have a chance at true happiness…
Murder on the Flying Scotsman
Author: Carola Dunn
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312151756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Murder On The Flying Scotsman.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312151756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Murder On The Flying Scotsman.