Author: Scott Magoon
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002060
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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A team of extinct animals embark on top-secret missions around the world in this new graphic novel series! Meet Scratch, Martie, Lug, and Quito, members of a secret organization called R.O.A.R., or the Rescue Ops Acquisition Rangers. When their boss, Dr. Z, finally calls on them for their first big mission, the team heads to Siberia to retrieve an ancient unicorn horn from the thawing permafrost. Scratch is thrilled at the chance to prove his worth to Dr. Z—but as soon as they land, the team runs into a mysterious enemy determined to take them down. With exciting missions, plenty of humor, and an environmental angle, this series starter from New York Times bestselling illustrator Scott Magoon is an action-packed adventure from start to finish. The book will also include nonfiction back matter about extinct animals, climate change, and what kids can do to help!
Author: Stephen Crane
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
ISBN: 9781580495868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Following its initial appearance in serial form, Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage was published as a complete work in 1895 and quickly became the benchmark for modern anti-war literature.Although the exact battle is never identified, Crane based this story of a soldier's experiences during the American Civil War on the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville. Many veterans, both Union and Confederate, praised the book's accurate representation of war, and critics consider its stylistic strength the mark of a literary classic.This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a little-known section entitled The Veteran, which depicts Henry Fleming as an old man discussing his experiences in the Civil War with his grandson. Additionally, a glossary and reader's notes are provided to help the reader understand the language of 19th century America.
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
ISBN: 9781580495974
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition? includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Dickens's complex approach to the human condition.Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities remains one of Western literature's most powerful stories of sacrificial love, redemption, and the devastation spread by obsessive justice. Having fled Paris for the relative safety and security of London, Dr. Manette, his daughter Lucie, and Charles Darnay are irresistibly lured into a whirlwind of events that threaten to shatter their lives'until a hopeless drunkard remembers the promise he once made to the only woman he ever loved. Dickens originally published A Tale of Two Cities in weekly installments, ensuring that his readers would return to read each new segment. The collected chapters have continued to excite and move readers for over a century.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
ISBN: 9781580495196
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Contains the complete text of Shakespeare's classic play. Includes a study guide.
Author: David Cote
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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"Synopsis. The official companion to the Broadway musical. A heart-pounding score. A heartrending story. A barrier-breaking fusion of morality, sexuality, and rock & roll. No wonder Spring Awakening has awakened audiences like no other musical in years. Based on the infamous 1891 Frank Wedekind play and featuring an original score by Grammy-nominated recording star Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, Spring Awakening is a story of uncontrollable emotions and undeniable passions, of first loves and lasting regrets. Haunting and electrifying, the show celebrates the unforgettable journey into adulthood with a power and a poignancy that you will never forget. Spring Awakening: In the Flesh is more than just a companion book--t's a new opportunity to experience the show. Designed to resemble a vandalized book, this beautiful volume offers more than one hundred photographs, handwritten drafts of hit songs, original sketches of costumes and sets, an annotated, unabridged libretto, and unprecedented access to the hit show, making Spring Awakening: In the Flesh a must-have for fans of all ages."--Publisher's information.
Author: Upton Sinclair
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
ISBN: 1580493955
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Sinclair's characterizations and language.Chicago, 1904: The lure of good wages and a chance to live The American Dream lure thousands of unsuspecting immigrants to the big city, where they find'instead of wealth and freedom'only stifling poverty, pervasive corruption, infectious disease, and early death. Upton Sinclair's masterpiece of muckraking fiction-mixed-with-fact led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, but not in time to save the struggling Lithuanian family whose members come to life in The Jungle. The daily dangers of the meatpacking industry, dishonest politicians, and greedy businessmen, who care only about profits, conspire to rob Jurgis, Marija, Ona, and the rest of their hope and dignity. One after another, they succumb to the horrors that Sinclair so vividly depicts.
Author: James Scott
Publisher: Prestwick House
ISBN: 9781580491129
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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What literary form has remained contemporary for over two thousand years? Satire, of course! Every age has its mockers, whether they be political cartoonists, angry poets, or bemused novelists lamenting the literary trends of the day. Prestwick House's brand-new introduction to satire encompasses its whole history, from beginnings to modern times; it covers poems, newspaper editorials, and fiction as well as satire in other media. If you and your students are looking for a way to connect literature, politics, and history,this is a great place to start.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
ISBN: 9781580495165
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version.
Author: Niccolò Machiavelli
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
ISBN: 1580493831
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Machiavelli's complex approach to the relationships between politics and the use of a ruler's power. Niccoló Machiavelli's most
Author: Joseph Tracy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Revivals
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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