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Books make good pets and don't need going to the vet. You don't
have to keep them on a lead or throw them a stick. They'll wag
their words whenever you flick their dog-eared pages. Even howl an
ancient tale for the inward-listening ear. Did you know that a book
can take you anywhere? You only need to turn the pages of a story,
and in a moment, you and your book could be crossing the waves in a
pirate ship... or diving with mermaids... or even snoozing with a
dragon. Books really DO make good pets! Why don't you peep inside
this one, and take your mind on an adventure? This delightful
original picture book poem is the perfect gift for anyone who
delights in the magic of a good book. Agard's evocative, lyrical
style is perfectly complemented with illustrations by Momoko Abe,
whose colourful visuals add character, transporting the reader into
an enchanting world of imagination.
This volume explores the relationship between the emphasis on
performance in Elizabethan humanist education and the flourishing
of literary brilliance around the turn of the sixteenth century.
This study asks us what lessons we can learn today from
Shakespeare's Latin grammar school. What were the cognitive
benefits of an education so deeply rooted in what Demosthenes and
Quintilian called "actio"-acting? Because of the vast difference
between educational practice then and now, we have not often
followed one essential thread: the focus on performance. This study
examines the connections relevant to the education offered in
schools today. This book will be of great interest to teachers,
scholars, and administrators in performing arts and education.
This book compares the theatrical cultures of early modern England
and Spain and explores the causes and consequences not just of the
remarkable similarities but also of the visible differences between
them. An exercise in multi-focal theatre history research, it
deploys a wide range of perspectives and evidence with which to
recreate the theatrical landscapes of these two countries and thus
better understand how the specific conditions of performance
actively contributed to the development of each country's dramatic
literature. This monograph develops an innovative comparative
framework within which to explore the numerous similarities, as
well as the notable differences, between early modern Europe's two
most prominent commercial theatre cultures. By highlighting the
nuances and intricacies that make each theatrical culture unique
while never losing sight of the fact that the two belong to the
same broader cultural ecosystem, its dual focus should appeal to
scholars and students of English and Spanish literature alike, as
well as those interested in the broader history of European
theatre. Learning from what one 'playground' - that is, the
environment and circumstances out of which a dramatic tradition
originates - reveals about the other will help solve not only the
questions posed above but also others that still await examination.
This investigation will be of great interest to students and
scholars in theatre history, comparative drama, early modern drama,
and performance culture.
The #1 New York Times bestseller Dreams are today's answers for
tomorrow's questions. Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of
water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and
secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, where
he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the
fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of
course, swimming. But when the unthinkable - a sudden death -
occurs during a festival between rival villages, Kofi ends up in a
fight for his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing
journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves. Yet
Kofi's dreams may be the key to his freedom...
Join the Cat in the Hat as he makes learning to read a joy It's a
rainy day and Dick and Sally can't find anything to do . . . until
the Cat in the Hat unexpectedly appears and turns their dreary
afternoon into a fun-filled extravaganza This beloved Beginner Book
by Dr. Seuss, which also features timeless Dr. Seuss characters
such as Fish and Thing 1 and Thing 2, is fun to read aloud and easy
to read alone. Written using 236 different words that any first or
second grader can read, it's a fixture in home and school libraries
and a favorite among parents, beginning readers, teachers, and
librarians.
Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children
to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that
give clues to their meaning.
A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church
bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil
rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama,
a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was one of
the most segregated cities in the United States. Civil rights
demonstrators were met with police dogs and water cannons. On
Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted
sticks of dynamite at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which
served as a meeting place for civil rights organizers. The
explosion killed four little girls. Their murders shocked the
nation and turned the tide in the struggle for equality. A Jane
Addams Children's Honor Book, here is a book that captures the
heartbreak of that day, as seen through the eyes of a fictional
witness. Archival photographs with poignant text written in free
verse offer a powerful tribute to the young victims.
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