Author: Margaret Hillert
Publisher: Norwood House Press
ISBN: 1684508851
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A retelling of "The Magic Nutcracker"," a young girl rescues her nutcracker from an attack by mice. The nutcracker becomes a prince and takes her to see the Snow King and Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and waltzing flowers. Beginning-to-Read? books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency words and repetition, readers gain confidence in independent reading. Newly revised full-color illustrations support the easy fiction text. Word list and a note to caregivers are included. Perfect for an early introduction to Spanish.
El cascanueces mágico
Author: Margaret Hillert
Publisher: Norwood House Press
ISBN: 1684508851
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A retelling of "The Magic Nutcracker"," a young girl rescues her nutcracker from an attack by mice. The nutcracker becomes a prince and takes her to see the Snow King and Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and waltzing flowers. Beginning-to-Read? books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency words and repetition, readers gain confidence in independent reading. Newly revised full-color illustrations support the easy fiction text. Word list and a note to caregivers are included. Perfect for an early introduction to Spanish.
Publisher: Norwood House Press
ISBN: 1684508851
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A retelling of "The Magic Nutcracker"," a young girl rescues her nutcracker from an attack by mice. The nutcracker becomes a prince and takes her to see the Snow King and Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and waltzing flowers. Beginning-to-Read? books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency words and repetition, readers gain confidence in independent reading. Newly revised full-color illustrations support the easy fiction text. Word list and a note to caregivers are included. Perfect for an early introduction to Spanish.
Los Porques de la Navidad
Author: Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher: Reader's Digest
ISBN: 9789682803956
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Besides answering questions about the history and folklore of Christmas, this book also contains poetry and words to Christmas carols, literary and historical fragments, quotations and sayings, legends and recipes. It also includes a CD of instrumental Christmas music.
Publisher: Reader's Digest
ISBN: 9789682803956
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Besides answering questions about the history and folklore of Christmas, this book also contains poetry and words to Christmas carols, literary and historical fragments, quotations and sayings, legends and recipes. It also includes a CD of instrumental Christmas music.
Otherness in Hispanic Culture
Author: Teresa Fernandez Ulloa
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443862339
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
This book addresses contemporary discourses on a wide variety of topics related to the ideological and epistemological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and the ways in which they have shaped the Spanish language and cultural manifestations in both Spain and Hispanic America. The majority of the chapters are concerned with ‘otherness’ in its various dimensions; the alien Other – foreign, immigrant, ethnically different, disempowered, female or minor – as well as the Other of different sexual orientation and/or ideology. Following Octavio Paz, otherness is expressed as the attempt to find the lost object of desire, the frustrating endeavour of the androgynous Plato wishing to embrace the other half of Zeus, who in his wrath, tore off from him. Otherness compels human beings to search for the complement from which they were severed. Thus a male joins a female, his other half, the only half that not only fills him but which allows him to return to the unity and reconciliation which is restored in its own perfection, formerly altered by divine will. As a result of this transformation, one can annul the distance that keeps us away from that which, not being our own, turns into a source of anguish. The clashing diversity of all things requires the human predisposition to accept that which is different. Such a predisposition is an expression of epistemological, ethical and political aperture. The disposition to co-exist with the different is imagined in the de-anthropocentricization of the bonds with all living realms. And otherness is, in some way, the reflection of sameness (mismidad). The other is closely related to the self, because the vision of the other implies a reflection about the self; it implies, consciously or not, a relationship with the self. These topics are addressed in this book from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing arts, humanities and social sciences.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443862339
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
This book addresses contemporary discourses on a wide variety of topics related to the ideological and epistemological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and the ways in which they have shaped the Spanish language and cultural manifestations in both Spain and Hispanic America. The majority of the chapters are concerned with ‘otherness’ in its various dimensions; the alien Other – foreign, immigrant, ethnically different, disempowered, female or minor – as well as the Other of different sexual orientation and/or ideology. Following Octavio Paz, otherness is expressed as the attempt to find the lost object of desire, the frustrating endeavour of the androgynous Plato wishing to embrace the other half of Zeus, who in his wrath, tore off from him. Otherness compels human beings to search for the complement from which they were severed. Thus a male joins a female, his other half, the only half that not only fills him but which allows him to return to the unity and reconciliation which is restored in its own perfection, formerly altered by divine will. As a result of this transformation, one can annul the distance that keeps us away from that which, not being our own, turns into a source of anguish. The clashing diversity of all things requires the human predisposition to accept that which is different. Such a predisposition is an expression of epistemological, ethical and political aperture. The disposition to co-exist with the different is imagined in the de-anthropocentricization of the bonds with all living realms. And otherness is, in some way, the reflection of sameness (mismidad). The other is closely related to the self, because the vision of the other implies a reflection about the self; it implies, consciously or not, a relationship with the self. These topics are addressed in this book from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing arts, humanities and social sciences.
Third Term at Tall Towers
Author: Lou Kuenzler
Publisher: Princess DisGrace
ISBN: 9781407136301
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is summer and Clumsy Princess Grace is back at Tall Towers Academy for her third term. As the sun shines bright on Coronet Island, Grace is desperate to leap into the beautiful shell-shaped pool for swimming lessons - with real mermaids! But then Grace discovers an enchanted mermaid mystery to solve...
Publisher: Princess DisGrace
ISBN: 9781407136301
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is summer and Clumsy Princess Grace is back at Tall Towers Academy for her third term. As the sun shines bright on Coronet Island, Grace is desperate to leap into the beautiful shell-shaped pool for swimming lessons - with real mermaids! But then Grace discovers an enchanted mermaid mystery to solve...
Unicorn Academy #4: Isabel and Cloud
Author: Julie Sykes
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1984850938
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Read the books that inspired the animated Netflix series! What if your best friend was a unicorn? Chapter book readers are flocking to this magical series, where everyone is paired with their very own unicorn! Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Isabel and Cloud are finding it hard to get along. Isabel is adventurous and Cloud is more cautious and (Isabel thinks) dull. But when they go off on a thrilling adventure along the coast of Unicorn Island, the two become best friends in the face of terrible danger! The Unicorn Academy series is filled with special friendships! Which adventure will you read next? Be sure to read all the books in this magical series! Don't miss any books in the magical new spin-off series, Unicorn Academy Nature Magic and Unicorn Academy Treasure Hunt!
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1984850938
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Read the books that inspired the animated Netflix series! What if your best friend was a unicorn? Chapter book readers are flocking to this magical series, where everyone is paired with their very own unicorn! Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Isabel and Cloud are finding it hard to get along. Isabel is adventurous and Cloud is more cautious and (Isabel thinks) dull. But when they go off on a thrilling adventure along the coast of Unicorn Island, the two become best friends in the face of terrible danger! The Unicorn Academy series is filled with special friendships! Which adventure will you read next? Be sure to read all the books in this magical series! Don't miss any books in the magical new spin-off series, Unicorn Academy Nature Magic and Unicorn Academy Treasure Hunt!
Jill and the Beanstalk
Author: Robin Koontz
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1643697447
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The 24-page book, Jill and the Beanstalk, introduces early learners to teacher-focused concepts that will help them gain important reading comprehension and social skills. The vibrant illustrations and engaging leveled text in the Little Birdie Books’ Leveled Readers work together to tell fun stories while supporting early readers. Featuring grade-appropriate vocabulary and activities, these books help children develop essential skills for reading proficiency.
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1643697447
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The 24-page book, Jill and the Beanstalk, introduces early learners to teacher-focused concepts that will help them gain important reading comprehension and social skills. The vibrant illustrations and engaging leveled text in the Little Birdie Books’ Leveled Readers work together to tell fun stories while supporting early readers. Featuring grade-appropriate vocabulary and activities, these books help children develop essential skills for reading proficiency.
Hiddensee
Author: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006268440X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The author of the beloved New York Times bestseller Wicked returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him. Hiddensee: An island of white sandy beaches, salt marshes, steep cliffs, and pine forests north of Berlin in the Baltic Sea, an island that is an enchanting bohemian retreat and home to a large artists' colony-- a wellspring of inspiration for the Romantic imagination . . . Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked and to Wonderland in After Alice, Maguire now takes us to the realms of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffmann-- the enchanted Black Forest of Bavaria and the salons of Munich. Hiddensee imagines the backstory of the Nutcracker, revealing how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how he guided an ailing girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a Christmas Eve. At the heart of Hoffmann's mysterious tale hovers Godfather Drosselmeier-- the ominous, canny, one-eyed toy maker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky's fairy tale ballet-- who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter. But Hiddensee is not just a retelling of a classic story. Maguire discovers in the flowering of German Romanticism ties to Hellenic mystery-cults-- a fascination with death and the afterlife-- and ponders a profound question: How can a person who is abused by life, shortchanged and challenged, nevertheless access secrets that benefit the disadvantaged and powerless? Ultimately, Hiddensee offers a message of hope. If the compromised Godfather Drosselmeier can bring an enchanted Nutcracker to a young girl in distress on a dark winter evening, perhaps everyone, however lonely or marginalized, has something precious to share.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006268440X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The author of the beloved New York Times bestseller Wicked returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him. Hiddensee: An island of white sandy beaches, salt marshes, steep cliffs, and pine forests north of Berlin in the Baltic Sea, an island that is an enchanting bohemian retreat and home to a large artists' colony-- a wellspring of inspiration for the Romantic imagination . . . Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked and to Wonderland in After Alice, Maguire now takes us to the realms of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffmann-- the enchanted Black Forest of Bavaria and the salons of Munich. Hiddensee imagines the backstory of the Nutcracker, revealing how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how he guided an ailing girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a Christmas Eve. At the heart of Hoffmann's mysterious tale hovers Godfather Drosselmeier-- the ominous, canny, one-eyed toy maker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky's fairy tale ballet-- who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter. But Hiddensee is not just a retelling of a classic story. Maguire discovers in the flowering of German Romanticism ties to Hellenic mystery-cults-- a fascination with death and the afterlife-- and ponders a profound question: How can a person who is abused by life, shortchanged and challenged, nevertheless access secrets that benefit the disadvantaged and powerless? Ultimately, Hiddensee offers a message of hope. If the compromised Godfather Drosselmeier can bring an enchanted Nutcracker to a young girl in distress on a dark winter evening, perhaps everyone, however lonely or marginalized, has something precious to share.
Isadora Moon Goes to a Wedding
Author: Harriet Muncaster
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192779540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Half vampire, half fairy, totally unique! Isadora is special because she is different. In this brand new adventure, Isadora is going to be a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding, and she's SO excited! But with a mischievous older cousin and a bored baby sister to deal with, getting through the special day isn't exactly going to be a piece of cake. Can Isadora make sure there's a happy ending. . . ?
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192779540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Half vampire, half fairy, totally unique! Isadora is special because she is different. In this brand new adventure, Isadora is going to be a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding, and she's SO excited! But with a mischievous older cousin and a bored baby sister to deal with, getting through the special day isn't exactly going to be a piece of cake. Can Isadora make sure there's a happy ending. . . ?
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna
Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
ISBN: 1615355162
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2982
Book Description
The Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna covers all fields of knowledge, including arts, geography, philosophy, science, sports, and much more. Users will enjoy a quick reference of 24,000 entries and 2.5 million words. More then 4,800 images, graphs, and tables further enlighten students and clarify subject matter. The simple A-Z organization and clear descriptions will appeal to both Spanish speakers and students of Spanish.
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
ISBN: 1615355162
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2982
Book Description
The Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna covers all fields of knowledge, including arts, geography, philosophy, science, sports, and much more. Users will enjoy a quick reference of 24,000 entries and 2.5 million words. More then 4,800 images, graphs, and tables further enlighten students and clarify subject matter. The simple A-Z organization and clear descriptions will appeal to both Spanish speakers and students of Spanish.
Pirate Stew
Author: Neil Gaiman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062934589
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and—for one boy and his sister—he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW. Marvelously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old. With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, this is the picture book of the year! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew for me and you! Pirate Stew, Pirate Stew Eat it and you won’t be blue You can be a pirate too!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062934589
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and—for one boy and his sister—he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW. Marvelously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old. With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, this is the picture book of the year! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew for me and you! Pirate Stew, Pirate Stew Eat it and you won’t be blue You can be a pirate too!