Author: Ian Whybrow
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 9781575054131
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Through a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf relates his adventures as a member of Yelloweyes Forest Detective Agency, crime solvers of the Frettnin Forest, as they investigate a series of mysterious disappearances.
Author: Ian Whybrow
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN: 9780007118601
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A fifth novel about this prize-winning wolfcub, illustrated by TONY ROSS. Mum and Dad write to Little Wolf, full of praise for Spoiler, the eldest cub of a neighbour, who has formed The Murkshire RHYWP [Really Harsh Young Wolf Pack]. Determined not to be forced to join their pack, Little and Chums form their own; The Beastshire SPOBBTALOF [Small Pack of Brute Beasts That Have a Load of Fun]. They all pull in different directions and Smells in particular is a pain. Without organisation or real purpose things get messy and they all get a bit snappish. Then comes news that the RHYWP have captured Mr Twister. Stung by this shaming blow, the SPOBBTHALOF elect Little as their pack leader and decide to shape up. Armed with pooled knowledge and camping skills they head off for Murkshire and set up camp. With the aid of a wickerwork Trojan Moose [with Normus inside] and nets, knots, latrine pits, an arksellent communication network, they re-capture Mister Twister for themselves. But in a suprise move, they release their arch-enemy into the wilds. Now Uncle Bigbad is a ghost, they realise that they need one wicked old villain, otherwise they would not have such great adventures.
Author: Rob Reid
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838908877
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Offers eighteen offbeat literary programs featuring creepy, dirty, and stinky stories that will appeal to young readers.
Author: Ian Whybrow
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 9781575054124
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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In a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf describes his attempts to create "the scariest school in the world" and convince his ghostly Uncle Bigbad to teach a magic class.
Author: Ian Whybrow
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 9781575054001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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In letters home to Mom and Dad, Little Wolf describes his new pack, the Beastshire SPOBBTALOF (Small Pack of Brute Beasts That Have a Load of Fun.)
Author: Ian Whybrow
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 9781575056296
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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In a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf tells of setting sail to find the lost treasure of his legendary ancestor, Blackfur the Pirate.
Author: Julie Cross
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136839879
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 265
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In this new book, Julie Cross examines the intricacies of textual humor in contemporary junior literature, using the tools of literary criticism and humor theory. Cross investigates the dialectical paradoxes of humor and debunks the common belief in oppositional binaries of ‘simple’ versus ‘complex’ humor. The varied combinations of so-called high and low forms of humor within junior texts for young readers, who are at such a crucial stage of their reading and social development, provide a valuable commentary upon the culture and values of contemporary western society, making the book of considerable interest to scholars of both children’s literature and childhood studies. Cross explores the ways in which the changing content, forms and functions of the many varied combinations of humor in junior texts, including the Lemony Snickett series, reveal societal attitudes towards young children and childhood. The new compounds of seemingly paradoxical high and low forms of humor, in texts for developing readers from the 1960s onwards, reflect and contribute to contemporary society’s hesitant and uneven acceptance of the emergent paradigm of children’s rights, abilities, participation and empowerment. Cross identifies four types of potentially subversive/transgressive humor which have emerged since the 1960s which, coupled with the three main theories of humor – relief, superiority and incongruity theories – enables a long-overdue charting of developments in humor within junior texts. Cross also argues that the gradual increase in the compounding of the simple and the complex provide opportunities for young readers to play with ambiguous, complicated ideas, helping them embrace the complexities and contradictions of contemporary life.
Author: Rob Reid
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838908365
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Offers strategies and resources for youth services librarians who want to introduce humor into their programs, featuring tricks of the humor trade, programming models, and select bibliographies of humor books.
Author: Heather Lang
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635926785
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Here is a story of Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. When Alice Coachman was a girl, most White people wouldn't even shake her hand. Yet when the King of England placed an Olympic medal around her neck in 1948, he extended his hand to Alice in congratulations. Standing on a podium in London's Wembley Stadium, Alice was a long way from the fields of Georgia where she ran barefoot as a child. With a record-breaking leap, she had become the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. This inspirational picture book is perfect to celebrate Women's History Month or to share any day of the year.
Author: Dee Garretson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062000322
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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This is Stefan’s big break. He’s on location in the mountains far from home for his first movie role, filming a blockbuster sci-fi adventure. The props, the spaceships, and the trained wolves on set should add up to a dream job, but acting turns out to be much tougher than he ever imagined, and he feels like his inner loser is all that’s showing through. From the way his famously stuck-up co-star, Raine, treats him, he’s pretty sure she thinks so too. And worst of all, no one will believe his claim that there are wild wolves haunting the forest around the set. When a blizzard strikes, isolating the young co-stars and bringing hungry feral wolves into the open, Stefan must take on his biggest role yet—working together with his co-stars to survive. With no second takes, they only have one chance to get it right. Lights, Camera, Action! Dee Garretson takes suspense and danger to new heights with her thrilling tale of friendship and survival against all odds.
