Author: Emma Quay
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1743097328
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
From award-winning author Emma Quay comes a gorgeous new picture book for every little girl who loves to dance. Scarlett loved to dance, and her house was always filled with rhythm. Her parents would clap along, and Little Jazzy Jo-Jo's paws would tap-tap-tap in time. But when Scarlett's dreams of dancing on a real stage finally come true, will she find her own rhythm? Will she shine like a star? From the bestselling creator of RUDIE NUDIE comes a gorgeous new picture book for every child who dreams of the stage. Ages: 3-7
Scarlett, Starlet
Author: Emma Quay
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1743097328
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
From award-winning author Emma Quay comes a gorgeous new picture book for every little girl who loves to dance. Scarlett loved to dance, and her house was always filled with rhythm. Her parents would clap along, and Little Jazzy Jo-Jo's paws would tap-tap-tap in time. But when Scarlett's dreams of dancing on a real stage finally come true, will she find her own rhythm? Will she shine like a star? From the bestselling creator of RUDIE NUDIE comes a gorgeous new picture book for every child who dreams of the stage. Ages: 3-7
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1743097328
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
From award-winning author Emma Quay comes a gorgeous new picture book for every little girl who loves to dance. Scarlett loved to dance, and her house was always filled with rhythm. Her parents would clap along, and Little Jazzy Jo-Jo's paws would tap-tap-tap in time. But when Scarlett's dreams of dancing on a real stage finally come true, will she find her own rhythm? Will she shine like a star? From the bestselling creator of RUDIE NUDIE comes a gorgeous new picture book for every child who dreams of the stage. Ages: 3-7
Hysterical!
Author: Linda Mizejewski
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477314520
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Amy Schumer, Samantha Bee, Mindy Kaling, Melissa McCarthy, Tig Notaro, Leslie Jones, and a host of hilarious peers are killing it nightly on American stages and screens large and small, smashing the tired stereotype that women aren't funny. But today's funny women aren't a new phenomenon—they have generations of hysterically funny foremothers. Fay Tincher's daredevil stunts, Mae West's linebacker walk, Lucille Ball's manic slapstick, Carol Burnett's athletic pratfalls, Ellen DeGeneres's tomboy pranks, Whoopi Goldberg's sly twinkle, and Tina Fey's acerbic wit all paved the way for contemporary unruly women, whose comedy upends the norms and ideals of women's bodies and behaviors. Hysterical! Women in American Comedy delivers a lively survey of women comics from the stars of the silent cinema up through the multimedia presences of Tina Fey and Lena Dunham. This anthology of original essays includes contributions by the field's leading authorities, introducing a new framework for women's comedy that analyzes the implications of hysterical laughter and hysterically funny performances. Expanding on previous studies of comedians such as Mae West, Moms Mabley, and Margaret Cho, and offering the first scholarly work on comedy pioneers Mabel Normand, Fay Tincher, and Carol Burnett, the contributors explore such topics as racial/ethnic/sexual identity, celebrity, stardom, censorship, auteurism, cuteness, and postfeminism across multiple media. Situated within the main currents of gender and queer studies, as well as American studies and feminist media scholarship, Hysterical! masterfully demonstrates that hysteria—women acting out and acting up—is a provocative, empowering model for women's comedy.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477314520
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Amy Schumer, Samantha Bee, Mindy Kaling, Melissa McCarthy, Tig Notaro, Leslie Jones, and a host of hilarious peers are killing it nightly on American stages and screens large and small, smashing the tired stereotype that women aren't funny. But today's funny women aren't a new phenomenon—they have generations of hysterically funny foremothers. Fay Tincher's daredevil stunts, Mae West's linebacker walk, Lucille Ball's manic slapstick, Carol Burnett's athletic pratfalls, Ellen DeGeneres's tomboy pranks, Whoopi Goldberg's sly twinkle, and Tina Fey's acerbic wit all paved the way for contemporary unruly women, whose comedy upends the norms and ideals of women's bodies and behaviors. Hysterical! Women in American Comedy delivers a lively survey of women comics from the stars of the silent cinema up through the multimedia presences of Tina Fey and Lena Dunham. This anthology of original essays includes contributions by the field's leading authorities, introducing a new framework for women's comedy that analyzes the implications of hysterical laughter and hysterically funny performances. Expanding on previous studies of comedians such as Mae West, Moms Mabley, and Margaret Cho, and offering the first scholarly work on comedy pioneers Mabel Normand, Fay Tincher, and Carol Burnett, the contributors explore such topics as racial/ethnic/sexual identity, celebrity, stardom, censorship, auteurism, cuteness, and postfeminism across multiple media. Situated within the main currents of gender and queer studies, as well as American studies and feminist media scholarship, Hysterical! masterfully demonstrates that hysteria—women acting out and acting up—is a provocative, empowering model for women's comedy.
Scarlett Johansson
Author: Michael A. Schuman
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1464603812
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Recognized today as one of the most beautiful women in the world, Scarlett Johansson has been acting in movies since she was eight years old. Having appeared in over thirty films, her talents continue to grow and her star continues to rise. In addition to her accomplishments on the screen, Johansson also works with Oxfam, a group of fourteen organizations that fight poverty and oppression across the globe.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1464603812
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Recognized today as one of the most beautiful women in the world, Scarlett Johansson has been acting in movies since she was eight years old. Having appeared in over thirty films, her talents continue to grow and her star continues to rise. In addition to her accomplishments on the screen, Johansson also works with Oxfam, a group of fourteen organizations that fight poverty and oppression across the globe.
DANDY
Author: Jazan Wild
Publisher: Carnival Comics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
DANDY Created by Andreas Carlsson and Jazan Wild In a world of glitz and glamour, mansions and limousines, a boy is born into the lap of luxury. After a trip with his father to the FREAK SHOW where Esmeralda, the Fortune Teller foresees the lad has a great journey ahead of him - a Dandy one - he arrives home only to discover that in a mere tick of the clock, everything has been taken away. Young Dandy finds himself cast out from the lavish world he’s known, and thrust into a harsh new reality as a resident of a rundown corrupt orphanage. All alone, except for the rats that scurry amongst the shadows, Dandy sits at his bedroom window, when suddenly he is visited by a melody that sweeps him out into the cold night air. Racing down the alleyways, the young boy discovers a magical nightclub, which only he has a VIP ticket to. That is until now. You are all invited into this wonder filled extravaganza! Welcome, One and All... to a crazy world, where... If You Can Dream It, You Can Be It! "Dandy"™ "If You Can Dream It, You Can Be It" ™
Publisher: Carnival Comics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
DANDY Created by Andreas Carlsson and Jazan Wild In a world of glitz and glamour, mansions and limousines, a boy is born into the lap of luxury. After a trip with his father to the FREAK SHOW where Esmeralda, the Fortune Teller foresees the lad has a great journey ahead of him - a Dandy one - he arrives home only to discover that in a mere tick of the clock, everything has been taken away. Young Dandy finds himself cast out from the lavish world he’s known, and thrust into a harsh new reality as a resident of a rundown corrupt orphanage. All alone, except for the rats that scurry amongst the shadows, Dandy sits at his bedroom window, when suddenly he is visited by a melody that sweeps him out into the cold night air. Racing down the alleyways, the young boy discovers a magical nightclub, which only he has a VIP ticket to. That is until now. You are all invited into this wonder filled extravaganza! Welcome, One and All... to a crazy world, where... If You Can Dream It, You Can Be It! "Dandy"™ "If You Can Dream It, You Can Be It" ™
The Hollywood Starlet Caper
Author: Robert Muccigrosso
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
If you're looking for a hardboiled detective in the mold of Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade, Dick DeWitt is not your hero. He's not very bright, oozes insensitivity, lacks class, and epitomizes what we now recognize as political incorrectness. A Tinseltown starlet wannabe needs help: she has become involved with two sleazes, a fast-talking lecherous movie agent and a mean, corrupt cop. She's kept two little black books that could ruin the men, and that's why she needs an intelligent, tough-as-nails guy to protect her. She doesn't find one, but settles for DeWitt. His loyalties walk both sides of the proverbial street, But Dick is dogged in his determination to get the job done. With the help of some friends and some luck - make that a lot of luck - he just might succeed.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
If you're looking for a hardboiled detective in the mold of Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade, Dick DeWitt is not your hero. He's not very bright, oozes insensitivity, lacks class, and epitomizes what we now recognize as political incorrectness. A Tinseltown starlet wannabe needs help: she has become involved with two sleazes, a fast-talking lecherous movie agent and a mean, corrupt cop. She's kept two little black books that could ruin the men, and that's why she needs an intelligent, tough-as-nails guy to protect her. She doesn't find one, but settles for DeWitt. His loyalties walk both sides of the proverbial street, But Dick is dogged in his determination to get the job done. With the help of some friends and some luck - make that a lot of luck - he just might succeed.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Author: Mark Sullivan
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
ISBN: 9781503902374
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A teenage boy in 1940s Italy becomes part of an underground railroad that helps Jews escape through the Alps, but when he is recruited to be the personal driver for a powerful Third Reich commander, he begins to spy for the Allies.
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
ISBN: 9781503902374
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A teenage boy in 1940s Italy becomes part of an underground railroad that helps Jews escape through the Alps, but when he is recruited to be the personal driver for a powerful Third Reich commander, he begins to spy for the Allies.
The Seed Collectors
Author: Scarlett Thomas
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782111808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
What secrets are hiding in your family tree? Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment . . . A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782111808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
What secrets are hiding in your family tree? Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment . . . A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers.
The First Thing You See
Author: Gregoire Delacourt
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297871048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Imagine you are a young mechanic living in a small community in France. You own your own home, and lead a simple life. Then, one evening, you open your front door to find a distraught Hollywood starlet standing in front of you. This is what happens to Arthur Dreyfuss in the village of Long, population 687 inhabitants. But although feigning an American accent, this woman is not all that she seems. For her name is Jeanine Foucamprez, and her story is very different from the glamorous life of a star. Arthur is not all he seems, either; a lover of poetry with a darker past than one might imagine, he has learnt to see beauty in the mundane. THE FIRST THING YOU SEE is a warm, witty novel about two fragile souls learning to look beyond the surface - for the first thing you see isn't always what you get!
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297871048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Imagine you are a young mechanic living in a small community in France. You own your own home, and lead a simple life. Then, one evening, you open your front door to find a distraught Hollywood starlet standing in front of you. This is what happens to Arthur Dreyfuss in the village of Long, population 687 inhabitants. But although feigning an American accent, this woman is not all that she seems. For her name is Jeanine Foucamprez, and her story is very different from the glamorous life of a star. Arthur is not all he seems, either; a lover of poetry with a darker past than one might imagine, he has learnt to see beauty in the mundane. THE FIRST THING YOU SEE is a warm, witty novel about two fragile souls learning to look beyond the surface - for the first thing you see isn't always what you get!
Suite Scarlett
Author: Maureen Johnson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545232007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
From top-selling author Maureen Johnson comes a fresh, funny novel about a girl, her hotel, and an unforgettable summer - now in paperback!Her new summer job comes with baggageScarlett Martin has grown up in a most unusual way. Her family owns the Hopewell, a small hotel in the heart of New York City, and Scarlett lives there with her four siblings - Spencer, Lola, and Marlene.When each of the Martins turns fifteen, they are expected to take over the care of a suite in the once elegant, now shabby Art Deco hotel. For Scarlett's fifteenth birthday, she gets both a room called the Empire Suite, and a permanent guest called Mrs. Amberson.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545232007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
From top-selling author Maureen Johnson comes a fresh, funny novel about a girl, her hotel, and an unforgettable summer - now in paperback!Her new summer job comes with baggageScarlett Martin has grown up in a most unusual way. Her family owns the Hopewell, a small hotel in the heart of New York City, and Scarlett lives there with her four siblings - Spencer, Lola, and Marlene.When each of the Martins turns fifteen, they are expected to take over the care of a suite in the once elegant, now shabby Art Deco hotel. For Scarlett's fifteenth birthday, she gets both a room called the Empire Suite, and a permanent guest called Mrs. Amberson.
Bear and Chook
Author: Lisa Shanahan
Publisher: Hachette Children's Books Australia
ISBN: 9780733615764
Category : Bears
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Children's picture storybook about the adventures of unexpected friends, Bear and Chook. Bear is a dreamer while Chook just wants a quiet life, but with a best friend like Bear, he has no chance of getting it. Includes colour illustrations. Author has previously written 'What Rot!' and 'Sweetie May'. Illustrator's previous works include 'The Puzzle Duck' and 'Champions'.
Publisher: Hachette Children's Books Australia
ISBN: 9780733615764
Category : Bears
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Children's picture storybook about the adventures of unexpected friends, Bear and Chook. Bear is a dreamer while Chook just wants a quiet life, but with a best friend like Bear, he has no chance of getting it. Includes colour illustrations. Author has previously written 'What Rot!' and 'Sweetie May'. Illustrator's previous works include 'The Puzzle Duck' and 'Champions'.