Author: Sheila Cussons
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0639911056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
When poet Sheila Cussons was a teenager, she wrote a fantasy to entertain her little brother. Only months before her death, she gave the manuscript to her son, Jaume, and said she’d wished it to be published. This is it. This was the fantasy she had written for her little brother when she was still in her teens. It was familiar to Jaume and his brother Jordi. When they were young, their mother often read the Trevor stories to them. At the time she was living in Spain with her husband and sons, and must have relived her youthful writing, set in South Africa, where she had grown up. Now finally, the hidden manuscript can be shared. It is meant to be treasured by anyone from 8 to 108. Beautifully illustrated with her own delicate artwork, the quaint characters in Trevor in the Land of Fantasy come to live, transporting the reader with them into a world of fantasy and imagination. This is Sheila Cussons as we have never read her before.
Trevor in the land of fantasy
Author: Sheila Cussons
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0639911056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
When poet Sheila Cussons was a teenager, she wrote a fantasy to entertain her little brother. Only months before her death, she gave the manuscript to her son, Jaume, and said she’d wished it to be published. This is it. This was the fantasy she had written for her little brother when she was still in her teens. It was familiar to Jaume and his brother Jordi. When they were young, their mother often read the Trevor stories to them. At the time she was living in Spain with her husband and sons, and must have relived her youthful writing, set in South Africa, where she had grown up. Now finally, the hidden manuscript can be shared. It is meant to be treasured by anyone from 8 to 108. Beautifully illustrated with her own delicate artwork, the quaint characters in Trevor in the Land of Fantasy come to live, transporting the reader with them into a world of fantasy and imagination. This is Sheila Cussons as we have never read her before.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0639911056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
When poet Sheila Cussons was a teenager, she wrote a fantasy to entertain her little brother. Only months before her death, she gave the manuscript to her son, Jaume, and said she’d wished it to be published. This is it. This was the fantasy she had written for her little brother when she was still in her teens. It was familiar to Jaume and his brother Jordi. When they were young, their mother often read the Trevor stories to them. At the time she was living in Spain with her husband and sons, and must have relived her youthful writing, set in South Africa, where she had grown up. Now finally, the hidden manuscript can be shared. It is meant to be treasured by anyone from 8 to 108. Beautifully illustrated with her own delicate artwork, the quaint characters in Trevor in the Land of Fantasy come to live, transporting the reader with them into a world of fantasy and imagination. This is Sheila Cussons as we have never read her before.
The Unseen Photos of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Author: Trevor Crafts
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647006503
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The official companion book to the feature-length documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, featuring previously unpublished photographs from the earliest seasons of Sesame Street and interviews with cast and crew This official tie-in book to the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street supplements the film’s exploration of the origins and legacy of Sesame Street with exclusive interviews and unseen photographs from the earliest seasons of the globally beloved series. Author Trevor Crafts, who was given unprecedented access to archival footage and photography, presents 150 of photographer David Attie’s behind-the-scenes images of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Matt Robinson, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, and dozens of other pioneering puppeteers, animators, actors, and Muppets. Crafts uses Attie’s photos to expand upon the film’s story of how show creator Joan Ganz Cooney, along with Sesame Workshop co-founder Lloyd Morrisett, director Jon Stone, and Muppet creator Jim Henson, took the values and goals of the civil rights movement and revolutionized children’s television. The Unseen Photos of Street Gang is a tribute to the enduring achievements of a rebellious group of artists, educators, and freethinkers who believed that the values of equality, education, and inclusion should not just be championed but also made available to all—a dream that Sesame Street has carried forward for more than fifty years.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647006503
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The official companion book to the feature-length documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, featuring previously unpublished photographs from the earliest seasons of Sesame Street and interviews with cast and crew This official tie-in book to the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street supplements the film’s exploration of the origins and legacy of Sesame Street with exclusive interviews and unseen photographs from the earliest seasons of the globally beloved series. Author Trevor Crafts, who was given unprecedented access to archival footage and photography, presents 150 of photographer David Attie’s behind-the-scenes images of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Matt Robinson, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, and dozens of other pioneering puppeteers, animators, actors, and Muppets. Crafts uses Attie’s photos to expand upon the film’s story of how show creator Joan Ganz Cooney, along with Sesame Workshop co-founder Lloyd Morrisett, director Jon Stone, and Muppet creator Jim Henson, took the values and goals of the civil rights movement and revolutionized children’s television. The Unseen Photos of Street Gang is a tribute to the enduring achievements of a rebellious group of artists, educators, and freethinkers who believed that the values of equality, education, and inclusion should not just be championed but also made available to all—a dream that Sesame Street has carried forward for more than fifty years.
The Time of Green Magic
Author: Hilary McKay
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534462783
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Five starred reviews! “An instant classic.” —The New York Times Book Review From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes “a memorable family story” (Booklist, starred review) about a girl adjusting to her new home—with the help of a little magic. When Abi’s father marries Max and Louis’s mom, their families start over together. Abi suddenly finds herself the middle child, expected to share far too much—especially with grubby little Louis. Then they move into an eerie, ivy-covered house, big enough for all of them. But for the children, strange things start to happen in that house. Abi reads alone, and finds herself tumbling so deep into books, they almost seem real. Louis summons comfort from outdoors, and a startling guest arrives—is it a cat or something else? Max loses his best friend…and falls in love. Meanwhile, Louis’s secret visitor is becoming much too real. Now Abi, Max, and Louis must uncover the secrets of their new home—for there can be danger in even the most beautiful magic. From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes a story that is at once enchanting and thrilling—if you don’t get lost in it first.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534462783
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Five starred reviews! “An instant classic.” —The New York Times Book Review From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes “a memorable family story” (Booklist, starred review) about a girl adjusting to her new home—with the help of a little magic. When Abi’s father marries Max and Louis’s mom, their families start over together. Abi suddenly finds herself the middle child, expected to share far too much—especially with grubby little Louis. Then they move into an eerie, ivy-covered house, big enough for all of them. But for the children, strange things start to happen in that house. Abi reads alone, and finds herself tumbling so deep into books, they almost seem real. Louis summons comfort from outdoors, and a startling guest arrives—is it a cat or something else? Max loses his best friend…and falls in love. Meanwhile, Louis’s secret visitor is becoming much too real. Now Abi, Max, and Louis must uncover the secrets of their new home—for there can be danger in even the most beautiful magic. From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes a story that is at once enchanting and thrilling—if you don’t get lost in it first.
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Film Sequels, Series and Remakes
Author: Kim R. Holston
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786496851
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Science fiction, fantasy and horror movies have spawned more sequels and remakes than any other film genre. Following Volume I, which covered 400 films made 1931-1995, Volume II analyzes 334 releases from 1996 through 2016. The traditional cinematic monsters are represented--Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, a new Mummy. A new wave of popular series inspired by comics and video games, as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, could never have been credibly produced without the advances in special effects technology. Audiences follow the exploits of superheroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Thor, and such heroines as the vampire Selene, zombie killer Alice, dystopian rebels Katniss Everdeen and Imperator Furiosa, and Soviet spy turned American agent Black Widow. The continuing depredations of Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers are described. Pre-1996 movies that have since been remade are included. Entries features cast and credits, detailed synopsis, critics' reviews, and original analysis.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786496851
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Science fiction, fantasy and horror movies have spawned more sequels and remakes than any other film genre. Following Volume I, which covered 400 films made 1931-1995, Volume II analyzes 334 releases from 1996 through 2016. The traditional cinematic monsters are represented--Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, a new Mummy. A new wave of popular series inspired by comics and video games, as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, could never have been credibly produced without the advances in special effects technology. Audiences follow the exploits of superheroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Thor, and such heroines as the vampire Selene, zombie killer Alice, dystopian rebels Katniss Everdeen and Imperator Furiosa, and Soviet spy turned American agent Black Widow. The continuing depredations of Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers are described. Pre-1996 movies that have since been remade are included. Entries features cast and credits, detailed synopsis, critics' reviews, and original analysis.
Trevor's Treasures
Author: Katie S. Watson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491832126
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
TREVOR HARDING, pursues his Ms. In archeology at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and falls in love with Rachel Rosenberg, his arch professors daughter. She gives him short shrift when he tries to get acquainted. She emits the same angst against Gentiles as Professor Rosenberg. Trevors hopelessness becomes hopeful when Rachel is hospitalized; the result of a suicide bomber. Trevor visits Rachel in the hospital. She is traumatized, refuses to eat, and harbors a death wish. With much cajoling and shaming, he gets her eating and wanting to live again. Love enters between spoons of food and knitting of bones. The professor, finding the pair laughing and kibitzing, takes umbrage at their conviviality. He removes his daughter from the hospital against medical advice...eliminating the Goyim factor. Trevor is sent to Egypt to help a sister dig. Rachel, recovered, visits friends of Trevors; David and Ida Sherman, Messianic Jews. When Trevor returns he finds Rachel has become a believer in Jesus, the Messiah. High hopes. They are spiritually on the same wave length. Plans for marriage surface. Fate has other plans. Rachel is killed as a bomb strikes the plant where she works. Trevor is distraught. Life loses meaning; God is unjust. Fears and distrust stalk him. Another beauty from the States enters camp. But... she s spoken for. Has Cupid taken umbrage against our hero age 29? Au contraire. A guardian angel nudges Cupid out of the way and everything in Trevors garden comes up lovely.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491832126
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
TREVOR HARDING, pursues his Ms. In archeology at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and falls in love with Rachel Rosenberg, his arch professors daughter. She gives him short shrift when he tries to get acquainted. She emits the same angst against Gentiles as Professor Rosenberg. Trevors hopelessness becomes hopeful when Rachel is hospitalized; the result of a suicide bomber. Trevor visits Rachel in the hospital. She is traumatized, refuses to eat, and harbors a death wish. With much cajoling and shaming, he gets her eating and wanting to live again. Love enters between spoons of food and knitting of bones. The professor, finding the pair laughing and kibitzing, takes umbrage at their conviviality. He removes his daughter from the hospital against medical advice...eliminating the Goyim factor. Trevor is sent to Egypt to help a sister dig. Rachel, recovered, visits friends of Trevors; David and Ida Sherman, Messianic Jews. When Trevor returns he finds Rachel has become a believer in Jesus, the Messiah. High hopes. They are spiritually on the same wave length. Plans for marriage surface. Fate has other plans. Rachel is killed as a bomb strikes the plant where she works. Trevor is distraught. Life loses meaning; God is unjust. Fears and distrust stalk him. Another beauty from the States enters camp. But... she s spoken for. Has Cupid taken umbrage against our hero age 29? Au contraire. A guardian angel nudges Cupid out of the way and everything in Trevors garden comes up lovely.
Another Kind
Author: Trevor Bream
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063043556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel debut by comic creators Cait May and Trevor Bream, for fans of Marvel’s Runaways and The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Another Kind is not your average monster story. Tucked away in a government facility nicknamed the Playroom, six not-quite-human kids learn to control their strange and unpredictable abilities. Life is good—or safe, at least—hidden from the prying eyes of a judgmental world. That is, until a security breach forces them out of their home and into the path of the Collector, a mysterious being with leech-like powers. Can the group band together to thwart the Collector’s devious plan, or will they wind up the newest addition to his collection? An ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List Title
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063043556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel debut by comic creators Cait May and Trevor Bream, for fans of Marvel’s Runaways and The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Another Kind is not your average monster story. Tucked away in a government facility nicknamed the Playroom, six not-quite-human kids learn to control their strange and unpredictable abilities. Life is good—or safe, at least—hidden from the prying eyes of a judgmental world. That is, until a security breach forces them out of their home and into the path of the Collector, a mysterious being with leech-like powers. Can the group band together to thwart the Collector’s devious plan, or will they wind up the newest addition to his collection? An ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List Title
OTIS ADELBERT KLINE Ultimate Collection: Science-Fantasy Classics, Sword & Sorcery Tales
Author: Otis Adelbert Kline
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1729
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "OTIS ADELBERT KLINE Ultimate Collection: Science-Fantasy Classics, Sword & Sorcery Tales and Adventure Novels" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Introduction Writing the Fantastic Story The Venus Trilogy The Planet of Peril The Prince of Peril The Port of Peril The Mars Series The Swordsman of Mars The Outlaws of Mars The Call of the Savage Series Jan of the Jungle Jan in India Other Novels Maza of the Moon The Metal Monster Stranger from Smallness Short Stories The Malignant Entity The Thing That Walked in the Rain Spawn of the Comet The Man from the Moon A Vision of Venus The Revenge of the Robot Stolen Centuries Otis Adelbert Kline (1891-1946) was an adventure and science-fiction novelist of the pulp era. He is best known for his interplanetary adventure novels set on Venus and Mars, which instantly became science-fiction classics. Because of these, and several jungle-adventure novels also, Kline is often compared to Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1729
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "OTIS ADELBERT KLINE Ultimate Collection: Science-Fantasy Classics, Sword & Sorcery Tales and Adventure Novels" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Introduction Writing the Fantastic Story The Venus Trilogy The Planet of Peril The Prince of Peril The Port of Peril The Mars Series The Swordsman of Mars The Outlaws of Mars The Call of the Savage Series Jan of the Jungle Jan in India Other Novels Maza of the Moon The Metal Monster Stranger from Smallness Short Stories The Malignant Entity The Thing That Walked in the Rain Spawn of the Comet The Man from the Moon A Vision of Venus The Revenge of the Robot Stolen Centuries Otis Adelbert Kline (1891-1946) was an adventure and science-fiction novelist of the pulp era. He is best known for his interplanetary adventure novels set on Venus and Mars, which instantly became science-fiction classics. Because of these, and several jungle-adventure novels also, Kline is often compared to Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The Aaron Sans Erotica Collection Volume 4: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Surrealism, Religion, and the Just Plain Weird
Author: Aaron Sans
Publisher: Charlie Bent
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Volume 4 of 7 in The Aaron Sans Erotica Collection. In this volume, read 13 stories based around the fantastic, from monsters to getting sucked into the television! Whether it's strange religious folk doing weird cultish stuff or futanaris that you love, you'll find something to satisfy your weird desires.
Publisher: Charlie Bent
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Volume 4 of 7 in The Aaron Sans Erotica Collection. In this volume, read 13 stories based around the fantastic, from monsters to getting sucked into the television! Whether it's strange religious folk doing weird cultish stuff or futanaris that you love, you'll find something to satisfy your weird desires.
Fourth Wave Feminism in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Author: Valerie Estelle Frankel
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476677662
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Fourth wave feminism has entered the national conversation and established a highly visible presence in popular media, especially in cutting-edge science fiction and fantasy films and television series. Wonder Woman, the Wasp, and Captain Marvel headline superhero films while Black Panther celebrates nonwestern power. Disney princesses value sisterhood over conventional marriage. This first of two companion volumes addresses cinema, exploring how, since 2012, such films as the Hunger Games trilogy, Mad Max: Fury Road, and recent Star Wars installments have showcased women of action. The true innovation is a product of the Internet age. Though the web has accelerated fan engagement to the point that progressivism and backlash happen simultaneously, new films increasingly emphasize diversity over toxic masculinity. They defy net trolls to provide stunning role models for viewers across the spectrum of age, gender, and nationality.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476677662
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Fourth wave feminism has entered the national conversation and established a highly visible presence in popular media, especially in cutting-edge science fiction and fantasy films and television series. Wonder Woman, the Wasp, and Captain Marvel headline superhero films while Black Panther celebrates nonwestern power. Disney princesses value sisterhood over conventional marriage. This first of two companion volumes addresses cinema, exploring how, since 2012, such films as the Hunger Games trilogy, Mad Max: Fury Road, and recent Star Wars installments have showcased women of action. The true innovation is a product of the Internet age. Though the web has accelerated fan engagement to the point that progressivism and backlash happen simultaneously, new films increasingly emphasize diversity over toxic masculinity. They defy net trolls to provide stunning role models for viewers across the spectrum of age, gender, and nationality.
Elatsoe
Author: Darcie Little Badger
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1646140060
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A National Indie Bestseller TIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time An NPR Best Book of 2020 A Booklist's Top 10 First Novel for Youth A BookPage Best Book of 2020 A CPL "Best of the Best" Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2020 A Buzzfeed Best YA SFF Book of 2020 A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2020 An AICL Best YA Book of 2020 A Kirkus Best YA Book of 2020 A Tor Best Book of 2020 PRAISE "Groundbreaking." —TIME "Deeply enjoyable from start to finish." —NPR "Utterly magical." —SyFyWire "Atmospheric and lyrical...a gorgeous work of art." —BuzzFeed "One of the best YA debuts of 2020. Read it." —Marieke Nijkamp FIVE STARRED REVIEWS ★ "A fresh voice and perspective." —Booklist, starred review ★ "A unique and powerful Native American voice." —BookPage, starred review ★ "A brilliant, engaging debut." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "A fast-paced murder mystery." —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "A Lipan Apache Sookie Stackhouse for the teen set." —Shelf-Awareness, starred review A Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin's ghost and vows to unmask the murderer. Elatsoe—Ellie for short—lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals—most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise: He was murdered. Who killed him and how did he die? With the help of her family, her best friend Jay, and the memory great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother, Elatsoe, must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and its dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started? A breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, Elatsoe combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1646140060
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A National Indie Bestseller TIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time An NPR Best Book of 2020 A Booklist's Top 10 First Novel for Youth A BookPage Best Book of 2020 A CPL "Best of the Best" Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2020 A Buzzfeed Best YA SFF Book of 2020 A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2020 An AICL Best YA Book of 2020 A Kirkus Best YA Book of 2020 A Tor Best Book of 2020 PRAISE "Groundbreaking." —TIME "Deeply enjoyable from start to finish." —NPR "Utterly magical." —SyFyWire "Atmospheric and lyrical...a gorgeous work of art." —BuzzFeed "One of the best YA debuts of 2020. Read it." —Marieke Nijkamp FIVE STARRED REVIEWS ★ "A fresh voice and perspective." —Booklist, starred review ★ "A unique and powerful Native American voice." —BookPage, starred review ★ "A brilliant, engaging debut." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "A fast-paced murder mystery." —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "A Lipan Apache Sookie Stackhouse for the teen set." —Shelf-Awareness, starred review A Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin's ghost and vows to unmask the murderer. Elatsoe—Ellie for short—lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals—most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise: He was murdered. Who killed him and how did he die? With the help of her family, her best friend Jay, and the memory great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother, Elatsoe, must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and its dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started? A breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, Elatsoe combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.