Author: Daniel Ward
Publisher: Oberon Books
ISBN: 9781786827975
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 George Devine Award Middle Child present The Canary and the Crow, brand new gig theatre about the journey of a working class black kid who is accepted to a prestigious school. A lyrical, semi-autobiographical piece from writer and performer Daniel Ward - using grime, hip hop and theatre, he tells the story of his struggle between a new environment that doesn't accept him and an old one that has no opportunity.
The Canary and the Crow
Author: Daniel Ward
Publisher: Oberon Books
ISBN: 9781786827975
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 George Devine Award Middle Child present The Canary and the Crow, brand new gig theatre about the journey of a working class black kid who is accepted to a prestigious school. A lyrical, semi-autobiographical piece from writer and performer Daniel Ward - using grime, hip hop and theatre, he tells the story of his struggle between a new environment that doesn't accept him and an old one that has no opportunity.
Publisher: Oberon Books
ISBN: 9781786827975
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 George Devine Award Middle Child present The Canary and the Crow, brand new gig theatre about the journey of a working class black kid who is accepted to a prestigious school. A lyrical, semi-autobiographical piece from writer and performer Daniel Ward - using grime, hip hop and theatre, he tells the story of his struggle between a new environment that doesn't accept him and an old one that has no opportunity.
Verotchka's Tales
Author: Dmitriĭ Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiri︠a︡k
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Nine bed time stories from Russia.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Nine bed time stories from Russia.
The Fables of Florian
Author: Jean Pierre Claris de Florian
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
This work presents a fascinating collection of fables by French poet, novelist, and fabulist Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. Children loved his stories as he taught moral lessons through amusing characters and their stories. The collection features some of his most beloved fables, like "The Monkey showing the Magic Lantern" and "The Monkeys and the Leopard."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
This work presents a fascinating collection of fables by French poet, novelist, and fabulist Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. Children loved his stories as he taught moral lessons through amusing characters and their stories. The collection features some of his most beloved fables, like "The Monkey showing the Magic Lantern" and "The Monkeys and the Leopard."
Alenushka's Tales
Author: Dmitrey Mamin-Sibiryak
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Alenushka's Tales is a series of whimsical stories inspired by careful observation and great love of nature, written by Dmitrey Mamin-Sibiryak for his daughter Alena (Alenushka).
Publisher: TSK Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Alenushka's Tales is a series of whimsical stories inspired by careful observation and great love of nature, written by Dmitrey Mamin-Sibiryak for his daughter Alena (Alenushka).
Josh McDowell's One Year Book of Youth Devotions
Author: Josh McDowell
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780842343015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Presents Scripture verses and readings for each day of the year, designed to help young people make good choices in their daily lives.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780842343015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Presents Scripture verses and readings for each day of the year, designed to help young people make good choices in their daily lives.
African American Views of the Japanese
Author: Reginald Kearney
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791439128
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The first comprehensive chronicle of the events shaping African Americans’ views about Japan and the Japanese.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791439128
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The first comprehensive chronicle of the events shaping African Americans’ views about Japan and the Japanese.
Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture, and Politics
Author: Kenneth Paul Tan
Publisher: NUS Press
ISBN: 9789971693770
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Contains discussions on Singapore's public rhetoric about liberalization and its association with the development of a creative economy, focusing on questions surrounding conservatism, national identity and values, civil society activism, and the societal role of the younger generation.
Publisher: NUS Press
ISBN: 9789971693770
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Contains discussions on Singapore's public rhetoric about liberalization and its association with the development of a creative economy, focusing on questions surrounding conservatism, national identity and values, civil society activism, and the societal role of the younger generation.
The Crow Girl
Author: Erik Axl Sund
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0385349882
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 967
Book Description
The International Sensation It begins in a Stockholm city park where the abused body of a young boy is discovered. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, battling an apathetic prosecutor and a bureaucratic police force unwilling to devote resources to solving the murder of an immigrant child. But with the discovery of the mutilated corpses of two more children, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large. Superintendent Kihlberg turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for her expertise in the psychopathology of those who kill, and the lives of the two women become quickly intertwined—professionally and personally. As they draw closer to each other and to the truth about the killings, what surfaces is the undeniable fact that these murders are only the most obvious evidence of an insidious evil woven deep into Swedish society.
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0385349882
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 967
Book Description
The International Sensation It begins in a Stockholm city park where the abused body of a young boy is discovered. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, battling an apathetic prosecutor and a bureaucratic police force unwilling to devote resources to solving the murder of an immigrant child. But with the discovery of the mutilated corpses of two more children, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large. Superintendent Kihlberg turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for her expertise in the psychopathology of those who kill, and the lives of the two women become quickly intertwined—professionally and personally. As they draw closer to each other and to the truth about the killings, what surfaces is the undeniable fact that these murders are only the most obvious evidence of an insidious evil woven deep into Swedish society.
Fables in Jewish Culture
Author: Emile Schrijver
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501775847
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Fables in Jewish Culture catalogues almost 400 Jewish scrolls and books from the collection of Jon A. Lindseth that contain animal stories with moral connections. Spanning six centuries, the books are in several languages, including Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) and Judeo-Persian. They were printed all over the world and include animal stories from the Hebrew Bible and other religious texts as well as translations of secular stories, such as Aesop's fables in Hebrew. The catalogue is divided into four sections—Biblical works, rabbinic works, medieval works, and postmedieval works—and each entry is illustrated with a page or more from the work, a detailed description of the characteristics and publishing history of the work, and description of the fables contained therein, along with a discussion of their literary and/or cultural-historical significance. This volume includes a foreword by Jon A. Lindseth, describing how he assembled this collection of Jewish books containing fables, as well as essays on the role of fables in Jewish culture, their use in Biblical and rabbinical literature, and their appearance in Jewish and Yiddish literature. Fables in Jewish Culture concludes with a bibliography of fables in Jewish literature and multiple indexes that allow readers to locate works by a number of criteria, including fable, author, title (in English, Hebrew, and Latin), and printer. Contributors: Marion Aptroot, David Daube, Simona Gronemann, Jon A. Lindseth, Raphael Loewe, Lies Meiboom, Emile Schrijver, David Stern, Heide Warncke, Irene Zwiep.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501775847
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Fables in Jewish Culture catalogues almost 400 Jewish scrolls and books from the collection of Jon A. Lindseth that contain animal stories with moral connections. Spanning six centuries, the books are in several languages, including Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) and Judeo-Persian. They were printed all over the world and include animal stories from the Hebrew Bible and other religious texts as well as translations of secular stories, such as Aesop's fables in Hebrew. The catalogue is divided into four sections—Biblical works, rabbinic works, medieval works, and postmedieval works—and each entry is illustrated with a page or more from the work, a detailed description of the characteristics and publishing history of the work, and description of the fables contained therein, along with a discussion of their literary and/or cultural-historical significance. This volume includes a foreword by Jon A. Lindseth, describing how he assembled this collection of Jewish books containing fables, as well as essays on the role of fables in Jewish culture, their use in Biblical and rabbinical literature, and their appearance in Jewish and Yiddish literature. Fables in Jewish Culture concludes with a bibliography of fables in Jewish literature and multiple indexes that allow readers to locate works by a number of criteria, including fable, author, title (in English, Hebrew, and Latin), and printer. Contributors: Marion Aptroot, David Daube, Simona Gronemann, Jon A. Lindseth, Raphael Loewe, Lies Meiboom, Emile Schrijver, David Stern, Heide Warncke, Irene Zwiep.
The Menorah Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description