Author: Ronaldo Barbosa Júnior
Publisher: RONALDO PASSOS BARBOSA JÚNIOR
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Embark on an exciting journey through a world of magic and mystery in "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia." In this captivating work of fiction and fantasy, you will meet Aioká, a fearless young woman who finds herself transported to Fantastic Amazonia, an enchanted realm where nature comes to life in extraordinary ways and magical creatures inhabit the most hidden corners. Follow Aioká as she faces challenges, forms new friendships with curupiras, botos, ariranhas, and indigenous tribes, and becomes involved in an epic mission to save the enchanted Amazon from a terrible threat of darkness. As the dangers escalate, Aioká and her allied creatures discover that the unity between humans and magical beings is the key to the survival of both worlds. Within the pages of "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia," you will encounter a narrative rich in action, magic, and suspense. The author skillfully weaves a story that highlights the importance of courage, compassion, and teamwork, while exploring the deep connection between humanity and the environment. The book delivers an inspiring message about nature preservation and the value of genuine relationships. This work is an invitation to lose yourself in the wonders of imagination while encountering challenges and triumphs that resonate in our own world. "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia" is a read that transcends ages, captivating the hearts of both young and adult readers, and inspiring reflections on our relationship with the natural world. Get ready to be enchanted, moved, and transported to a universe full of magic and meaning.
Aioká: Fantastic Amazon
Author: Ronaldo Barbosa Júnior
Publisher: RONALDO PASSOS BARBOSA JÚNIOR
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Embark on an exciting journey through a world of magic and mystery in "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia." In this captivating work of fiction and fantasy, you will meet Aioká, a fearless young woman who finds herself transported to Fantastic Amazonia, an enchanted realm where nature comes to life in extraordinary ways and magical creatures inhabit the most hidden corners. Follow Aioká as she faces challenges, forms new friendships with curupiras, botos, ariranhas, and indigenous tribes, and becomes involved in an epic mission to save the enchanted Amazon from a terrible threat of darkness. As the dangers escalate, Aioká and her allied creatures discover that the unity between humans and magical beings is the key to the survival of both worlds. Within the pages of "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia," you will encounter a narrative rich in action, magic, and suspense. The author skillfully weaves a story that highlights the importance of courage, compassion, and teamwork, while exploring the deep connection between humanity and the environment. The book delivers an inspiring message about nature preservation and the value of genuine relationships. This work is an invitation to lose yourself in the wonders of imagination while encountering challenges and triumphs that resonate in our own world. "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia" is a read that transcends ages, captivating the hearts of both young and adult readers, and inspiring reflections on our relationship with the natural world. Get ready to be enchanted, moved, and transported to a universe full of magic and meaning.
Publisher: RONALDO PASSOS BARBOSA JÚNIOR
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Embark on an exciting journey through a world of magic and mystery in "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia." In this captivating work of fiction and fantasy, you will meet Aioká, a fearless young woman who finds herself transported to Fantastic Amazonia, an enchanted realm where nature comes to life in extraordinary ways and magical creatures inhabit the most hidden corners. Follow Aioká as she faces challenges, forms new friendships with curupiras, botos, ariranhas, and indigenous tribes, and becomes involved in an epic mission to save the enchanted Amazon from a terrible threat of darkness. As the dangers escalate, Aioká and her allied creatures discover that the unity between humans and magical beings is the key to the survival of both worlds. Within the pages of "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia," you will encounter a narrative rich in action, magic, and suspense. The author skillfully weaves a story that highlights the importance of courage, compassion, and teamwork, while exploring the deep connection between humanity and the environment. The book delivers an inspiring message about nature preservation and the value of genuine relationships. This work is an invitation to lose yourself in the wonders of imagination while encountering challenges and triumphs that resonate in our own world. "Aioká - Fantastic Amazonia" is a read that transcends ages, captivating the hearts of both young and adult readers, and inspiring reflections on our relationship with the natural world. Get ready to be enchanted, moved, and transported to a universe full of magic and meaning.
Aiko's Amazing Adventures
Author: Judy Macy
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
How could giving a precious puppy a cookie treat turn out to be such an adventure? That's what happened to our precious yellow Labrador Retriever, Aiko, whom we got when she was ten weeks old. As she grew older, she would have morning walks for exercise to satisfy her curiosity and to ensure everything was okay in the neighborhood. One day on a walk, it was quite a surprise to have a sanitation truck driver toss her a cookie treat! I had no idea what it was, at first, but I'm sure Aiko's keen sense of smell knew what it was immediately. She yanked me closer to it so she could gobble it up before I knew exactly what it was! The driver seemed to be amused, smiled, and waved. This continued once a week until it almost became a disaster! Walks with Aiko were always an adventure, but this treat-tossing routine needed to stop. No worries though. She had many other adventures to be written in future books for children to enjoy!
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
How could giving a precious puppy a cookie treat turn out to be such an adventure? That's what happened to our precious yellow Labrador Retriever, Aiko, whom we got when she was ten weeks old. As she grew older, she would have morning walks for exercise to satisfy her curiosity and to ensure everything was okay in the neighborhood. One day on a walk, it was quite a surprise to have a sanitation truck driver toss her a cookie treat! I had no idea what it was, at first, but I'm sure Aiko's keen sense of smell knew what it was immediately. She yanked me closer to it so she could gobble it up before I knew exactly what it was! The driver seemed to be amused, smiled, and waved. This continued once a week until it almost became a disaster! Walks with Aiko were always an adventure, but this treat-tossing routine needed to stop. No worries though. She had many other adventures to be written in future books for children to enjoy!
Modern Amazons
Author: Dominique Mainon
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879103279
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
(Book). The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as Coffy and the Ilsa trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from Star Trek , Blade Runner , and Star Wars ; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in Underworld and Van Helsing . In addition, the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action, interesting articles and sidebars about themes, trends, weapons, style, and trivia, as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879103279
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
(Book). The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as Coffy and the Ilsa trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from Star Trek , Blade Runner , and Star Wars ; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in Underworld and Van Helsing . In addition, the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action, interesting articles and sidebars about themes, trends, weapons, style, and trivia, as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.
Watch Me Play
Author: T. L. Taylor
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691183554
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
A look at the revolution in game live streaming and esports broadcasting Every day thousands of people broadcast their gaming live to audiences over the internet using popular sites such as Twitch, which reaches more than one hundred million viewers a month. In these new platforms for interactive entertainment, big esports events featuring digital game competitors live stream globally, and audiences can interact with broadcasters—and each other—through chat in real time. What are the ramifications of this exploding online industry? Taking readers inside home studios and backstage at large esports events, Watch Me Play investigates the rise of game live streaming and how it is poised to alter how we understand media and audiences. Through extensive interviews and immersion in this gaming scene, T. L. Taylor delves into the inner workings of the live streaming platform Twitch. From branding to business practices, she shows the pleasures and work involved in this broadcasting activity, as well as the management and governance of game live streaming and its hosting communities. At a time when gaming is being reinvented through social media, the potential of an ever-growing audience is transforming user-generated content and alternative distribution methods. These changes will challenge the meaning of ownership and intellectual property and open the way to new forms of creativity. The first book to explore the online phenomenon Twitch and live streaming games, Watch Me Play offers a vibrant look at the melding of private play and public entertainment.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691183554
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
A look at the revolution in game live streaming and esports broadcasting Every day thousands of people broadcast their gaming live to audiences over the internet using popular sites such as Twitch, which reaches more than one hundred million viewers a month. In these new platforms for interactive entertainment, big esports events featuring digital game competitors live stream globally, and audiences can interact with broadcasters—and each other—through chat in real time. What are the ramifications of this exploding online industry? Taking readers inside home studios and backstage at large esports events, Watch Me Play investigates the rise of game live streaming and how it is poised to alter how we understand media and audiences. Through extensive interviews and immersion in this gaming scene, T. L. Taylor delves into the inner workings of the live streaming platform Twitch. From branding to business practices, she shows the pleasures and work involved in this broadcasting activity, as well as the management and governance of game live streaming and its hosting communities. At a time when gaming is being reinvented through social media, the potential of an ever-growing audience is transforming user-generated content and alternative distribution methods. These changes will challenge the meaning of ownership and intellectual property and open the way to new forms of creativity. The first book to explore the online phenomenon Twitch and live streaming games, Watch Me Play offers a vibrant look at the melding of private play and public entertainment.
Women vs Hollywood
Author: Helen O'Hara
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472144414
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
'A fascinating polemic' Sunday Times 'A powerful, sobering and vital work' The Mail on Sunday 'A page-turning read, peppered with humour' Sight & Sound 'A must read' Edgar Wright A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since the birth of Hollywood, how those roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field. Hollywood was born just over a century ago, at a time of huge forward motion for women's rights. With no rules in place to stop them, there were women who forged ahead in many areas of filmmaking. Yet, despite the work of early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner, Mabel Normand, Mary Pickford and Alice Guy-Blaché, it soon came to embody the same old sexist standards. Women found themselves fighting a system that fed on their talent, creativity and beauty but refused to pay them the same respect as their male contemporaries - until now . . . The tide has finally begun to turn. A new generation of women, both in front of and behind the camera, are making waves in the industry and are now shaping some of the biggest films to hit our screens. In Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film, film critic Helen O'Hara takes a closer look at the pioneering and talented women of Hollywood and their work in film since Hollywood began. And in understanding how women were largely written out of Hollywood's own origin story, and how the films we watch are put together, we can finally see how to put an end to a picture that is so deeply unequal - and discover a multitude of stories out there just waiting to be told.
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472144414
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
'A fascinating polemic' Sunday Times 'A powerful, sobering and vital work' The Mail on Sunday 'A page-turning read, peppered with humour' Sight & Sound 'A must read' Edgar Wright A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since the birth of Hollywood, how those roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field. Hollywood was born just over a century ago, at a time of huge forward motion for women's rights. With no rules in place to stop them, there were women who forged ahead in many areas of filmmaking. Yet, despite the work of early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner, Mabel Normand, Mary Pickford and Alice Guy-Blaché, it soon came to embody the same old sexist standards. Women found themselves fighting a system that fed on their talent, creativity and beauty but refused to pay them the same respect as their male contemporaries - until now . . . The tide has finally begun to turn. A new generation of women, both in front of and behind the camera, are making waves in the industry and are now shaping some of the biggest films to hit our screens. In Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film, film critic Helen O'Hara takes a closer look at the pioneering and talented women of Hollywood and their work in film since Hollywood began. And in understanding how women were largely written out of Hollywood's own origin story, and how the films we watch are put together, we can finally see how to put an end to a picture that is so deeply unequal - and discover a multitude of stories out there just waiting to be told.
Collier's Once a Week
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality
Author: Sheila Whiteley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199321280
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
Has the virtual invaded the realm of the real, or has the real expanded its definition to include what once was characterized as virtual? With the continual evolution of digital technology, this distinction grows increasingly hazy. But perhaps the distinction has become obsolete; perhaps it is time to pay attention to the intersections, mutations, and transmigrations of the virtual and the real. Certainly it is time to reinterpret the practice and study of music. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality, edited by Sheila Whiteley and Shara Rambarran, is the first book to offer a kaleidoscope of interdisciplinary perspectives from scholars around the globe on the way in which virtuality mediates the dissemination, acquisition, performance, creation, and reimagining of music. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality addresses eight themes that often overlap and interact with one another. Questions of the role of the audience, artistic agency, individual and communal identity, subjectivity, and spatiality repeatedly arise. Authors specifically explore phenomena including holographic musicians and virtual bands, and the benefits and detriments surrounding the free circulation of music on the internet. In addition, the book investigates the way in which fans and musicians negotiate gender identities as well as the dynamics of audience participation and community building in a virtual environment. The handbook rehistoricizes the virtual by tracing its progression from cartoons in the 1950s to current industry innovations and changes in practice. Well-grounded and wide-reaching, this is a book that students of any number of disciplines, from Music to Cultural Studies, have awaited.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199321280
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
Has the virtual invaded the realm of the real, or has the real expanded its definition to include what once was characterized as virtual? With the continual evolution of digital technology, this distinction grows increasingly hazy. But perhaps the distinction has become obsolete; perhaps it is time to pay attention to the intersections, mutations, and transmigrations of the virtual and the real. Certainly it is time to reinterpret the practice and study of music. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality, edited by Sheila Whiteley and Shara Rambarran, is the first book to offer a kaleidoscope of interdisciplinary perspectives from scholars around the globe on the way in which virtuality mediates the dissemination, acquisition, performance, creation, and reimagining of music. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality addresses eight themes that often overlap and interact with one another. Questions of the role of the audience, artistic agency, individual and communal identity, subjectivity, and spatiality repeatedly arise. Authors specifically explore phenomena including holographic musicians and virtual bands, and the benefits and detriments surrounding the free circulation of music on the internet. In addition, the book investigates the way in which fans and musicians negotiate gender identities as well as the dynamics of audience participation and community building in a virtual environment. The handbook rehistoricizes the virtual by tracing its progression from cartoons in the 1950s to current industry innovations and changes in practice. Well-grounded and wide-reaching, this is a book that students of any number of disciplines, from Music to Cultural Studies, have awaited.
Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics
Author: Martha Cornog
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313391203
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This study of the graphic novel and its growth in the library helps librarians utilize and develop this extraordinarily popular format in their library collections. What does the surge of popularity in graphic novels mean for libraries? Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics: Insights and Issues for Libraries goes deeper into this subject than any other volume previously published, bringing together a distinguished panel of experts to examine questions librarians may encounter as they work to enhance their graphic novel holdings. Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics begins by introducing librarians to the world of the graphic novel: popular and critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction titles; a wide range of genres including Japanese manga and other international favorites; recurring story and character archetypes; and titles created for specific cultural audiences and female readers. The book then offers a series of chapters on key issues librarians will face with graphic novels on the shelves, including processing and retention questions, preservation and retention, collecting related media such as Japanese anime films and video games, potential grounds for patron or parental complaints, the future of graphic novels, and more.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313391203
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This study of the graphic novel and its growth in the library helps librarians utilize and develop this extraordinarily popular format in their library collections. What does the surge of popularity in graphic novels mean for libraries? Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics: Insights and Issues for Libraries goes deeper into this subject than any other volume previously published, bringing together a distinguished panel of experts to examine questions librarians may encounter as they work to enhance their graphic novel holdings. Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics begins by introducing librarians to the world of the graphic novel: popular and critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction titles; a wide range of genres including Japanese manga and other international favorites; recurring story and character archetypes; and titles created for specific cultural audiences and female readers. The book then offers a series of chapters on key issues librarians will face with graphic novels on the shelves, including processing and retention questions, preservation and retention, collecting related media such as Japanese anime films and video games, potential grounds for patron or parental complaints, the future of graphic novels, and more.
Global Hollywood 2
Author: Toby Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838715940
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Substantially revised and updated, this book highlights how Hollywood has transformed itself to attain ever global clout and reach and the material factors underlining Hollywood's apparent artistic success. Takes into consideration recent events affecting Hollywood such as 9/11, US foreign policy and developments in consumer technology.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838715940
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Substantially revised and updated, this book highlights how Hollywood has transformed itself to attain ever global clout and reach and the material factors underlining Hollywood's apparent artistic success. Takes into consideration recent events affecting Hollywood such as 9/11, US foreign policy and developments in consumer technology.
Now and Then We Time Travel
Author: Fraser A. Sherman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786496797
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
More than 400 films and 150 television series have featured time travel--stories of rewriting history, lovers separated by centuries, journeys to the past or the (often dystopian) future. This book examines some of the roles time travel plays on screen in science fiction and fantasy. Plot synopses and credits are listed for films and TV series from England, Canada, the UK and Japan, as well as for TV and films from elsewhere in the world. Tropes and plot elements are highlighted. The author discusses philosophical questions about time travel, such as the logic of timelines, causality (what's to keep time-travelers from jumping back and correcting every mistake?) and morality (if you correct a mistake, are you still guilty of it?).
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786496797
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
More than 400 films and 150 television series have featured time travel--stories of rewriting history, lovers separated by centuries, journeys to the past or the (often dystopian) future. This book examines some of the roles time travel plays on screen in science fiction and fantasy. Plot synopses and credits are listed for films and TV series from England, Canada, the UK and Japan, as well as for TV and films from elsewhere in the world. Tropes and plot elements are highlighted. The author discusses philosophical questions about time travel, such as the logic of timelines, causality (what's to keep time-travelers from jumping back and correcting every mistake?) and morality (if you correct a mistake, are you still guilty of it?).