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Bestselling author Elizabeth Wein (Code Name Verity, Rose Under Fire) journeys to a galaxy far, far away to bring readers the harrowing story of the courageous bomber pilots and technicians of Cobalt Squadron!
Mas que una simple historia de amor, esta obra es un reflejo de los
conflictos humanos que forman parte de la sociedad; donde sus
personajes enfrentan con vigor las adversidades que la vida les
situa en el camino para impedir su felicidad; teniendo que vencer
el silencio para lograrla. Un nino separado a temprana edad de al
lado de su madre es llevado a los Estados Unidos por su padre,
quien en un tragico accidente muere, dejandolo solo a la edad de
siete anos. Como sobreviviente del accidente, el nino, que viajaba
con su padre, es encontrado por un matrimonio que inicia su proceso
de adopcion y durante muchos anos le ocultan su verdadera identidad
por el egoismo de no perder su carino. Con el correr de los anos su
madre adoptiva antes de morir le confiesa que el fue un nino
adoptado y le da algunas pistas para que pueda encontrar su
verdadera identidad e ir a la busqueda de su madre biologica y sus
raices.. Un amor sublime y apasionado surgido en las tinieblas de
este conflicto se ve en peligro de sucumbir ante la incertidumbre
de sus personajes envueltos en un inaudito silencio que, solo una
confesion inesperada, logra romper.
Dress the fairies for dancing with elegant swans, waltzing with
swirling snowflakes and having their wishes granted by their fairy
godmother in this magical addition to the best-selling Sticker
Dolly Dressing series.
What does it mean to teach Shakespeare with purpose? It means
freeing teachers from the notion that teaching Shakespeare means
teaching everything, or teaching "Western Civilisation" and
universal themes. Instead, this invigorating new book equips
teachers to enable student-centred discovery of these complex
texts. Because Shakespeare's plays are excellent vehicles for many
topics -history, socio-cultural norms and mores, vocabulary,
rhetoric, literary tropes and terminology, performance history,
performance strategies - it is tempting to teach his plays as
though they are good for teaching everything. This lens-free
approach, however, often centres the classroom on the teacher as
the expert and renders Shakespeare's plays as fixed, determined,
and dead. Teaching Shakespeare with Purpose shows teachers how to
approach Shakespeare's works as vehicles for collaborative
exploration, to develop intentional frames for discovery, and to
release the texts from over-determined interpretations. In other
words, this book presents how to teach Shakespeare's plays as
living, breathing, and evolving texts.
The book offers a compelling combination of analyis and detailed
description of aesthetic projects with young refugee arrivals in
Australia. In it the authors present a framework that
contextualises the intersections of refugee studies, resilience and
trauma, and theatre and arts-based practice, setting out a context
for understanding and valuing the complexity of drama in this
growing area of applied theatre. "Applied Theatre: Resettlement"
includes rich analysis of three aesthetic case studies in Primary,
Secondary and Further Education contexts with young refugees. The
case studies provide a unique insight into the different age
specific needs of newly arrived young people. The authors detail
how each group and educational context shaped diverse drama and
aesthetic responses: the Primary school case study uses process
drama as a method to enhance language acquisition and develop
intercultural literacy; the Secondary school project focuses on
Forum Theatre and peer teaching with young people as a means of
enhancing language confidence and creating opportunities for
cultural competency in the school community, and the further
education case study explores work with unaccompanied minors and
employs integrated multi art forms (poetry, art, drama, digital
arts, clay sculptures and voice work) to increase confidence in
language acquisition and explore different forms of expression and
communication about the transition process. Through its careful
framing of practice to speak to concerns of power, process,
representation and ethics, the authors ensure the studies have an
international relevance beyond their immediate context. "Drama,
Refugees and Resilience" contributes to new professional knowledge
building in the fields of applied theatre and refugee studies about
the efficacy of drama practice in enhancing language acquisition,
cultural settlement and pedagogy with newly arrived refugee young
people.
Like any other sixteen year old girl, Kiera Kipper dreams of being
a Hollywood starlet-much to her parent's dismay. When she decides
to run away, the independence and freedom that follow give her a
chance to accomplish her acting dreams. She unexpectedly runs into
Darius, a blind man with whom she forms an unusual bond, not unlike
that between parent and child. After enduring life-changing
hardships together, Darius and Kiera struggle through their
overwhelming problems and learn to depend on each other. They learn
to face their fears and find that dreams really do come true.
From the fantastic duo behind Poems Aloud and Smile Out Loud comes
another compendium of 25 original confidence-building poems to read
out loud which will show children that their voice has FANTASTIC
power. From multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's
Laureate Joseph Coelho comes 25 more brilliant, sparkling and truly
original poems for children, specially written to help build
confidence, develop speaking skills and help foster self-belief.
The collection contains mantras to be true to yourself, to help you
feel brave, project happiness, conjure a smile, make you laugh or
cheer others up. Some are odes, some can be said as personal
mantras or just poems that instil confidence and help children
realise the power of their voices. Reading these poems aloud will
teach children the power of a poem, encouraging them to explore the
magic of language and foster a love of verse. This book follows on
from Poems Aloud and Smile Out Loud, the hugely succesful books
from Joseph Coehlo,illustrated in beautifully vivid colour by
Daniel Gray-Barnett. These books have inspired thousands of young
readers at home and in classrooms to speak up and love the power of
their own voice. "Poetry for children is dead. Really? Not when
there are young poets like Joseph Coelho" -Books for Keeps "A fresh
new voice in Children's poetry" - Roger McGough
After all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has
suffered? Cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? Why should
there be one law for me and another for women? Wilde's 'trivial
play for serious people', a sparkling comedy of manners, is the
epitome of wit and style. This brilliantly constructed satire with
its celebrated characters and much-quoted dialogue turns accepted
ideas inside out and is generally regarded as Wilde's masterpiece.
This Methuen Drama Student Edition of the play includes commentary
and notes by Lucie Sutherland, Assistant Professor in Drama at the
University of Nottingham, UK, which investigate the play through a
contemporary lens, bringing in the contributions from queer
scholarship and discussions of recent productions of the play.
Every year, students clamber aboard the Hogwarts Express at
platform nine and three-quarters and make their way to Hogwarts for
the start of another school year. In the atmospheric castle and its
vast grounds, they learn how to brew potions and cast spells, how
to tend magical creatures and defend themselves from dark magic.
This magical scrapbook takes young readers behind the scenes at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, covering everything
from how students arrive at the school and are sorted into houses
to the many magical subjects they study while there. From
Transfiguration to Divination, and from Herbology to Charms and
Quidditch, we are transported into the world of Harry and his
friends with detailed profiles of each subject and information
about the professors, classrooms and key lessons seen in the films.
Gorgeously illustrated with dazzling concept art, behind-the-scenes
photographs, and fascinating reflections from the actors and
filmmakers, the scrapbook gives readers a spellbinding tour of
Hogwarts life. Destined to be a must-have collectable for fans of
Harry Potter, Hogwarts: A Movie Scrapbook also comes packed with
interactive inserts.
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy
bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of
Laverne Cox, the actress and trans pioneer. As a kid, Laverne felt
different. Even though she felt like a girl, she wasn't allowed to
live her life as a girl. But she loved dancing and acting, and felt
like she could be her true self under the spotlights on stage.
After school, she moved to New York City to study ballet, and
pursued acting. Laverne became the first transgender woman of
colour to lead a TV series, and was the first ever trans actress to
be nominated for an Emmy. She continues to inspire kids all around
the world to live their lives how they want to, and to be their
true selves. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky
illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical
timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the
actress. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books
and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people,
from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them
achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a
dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children
of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in
simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.
The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning
readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the
books by theme. Matching games and other fun learning tools provide
even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to
children . Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who
will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
Sugar and spice . . . not everyone's nice.
Fresh from being betrayed by one of her closest friends, new
celebrity Jane Roberts has learned a few lessons. Most important:
know who to trust. And in Hollywood, that list is short. Determined
to get control of her life, Jane swears off boys and all the
trouble they bring. But when high school sweetheart Caleb and L.A.
crush Braden show up, both acting sweeter than ever, Jane has a
hard time remembering her no-boys rule.
And for the first time Jane's best friend, Scarlett, has only
one guy on her mind: her new boyfriend, Liam. But being on a hit
reality show means hanging out with other guys on-camera, and Liam
isn't too happy with pretending to play a bit part in her love
life.
Just when everything feels out of control, Jane makes a
discovery that changes everyone's definition of "reality" forever.
In television star Lauren Conrad's L.A. Candy series, the drama is
pure dishy fun.
All Year Round is brimming with things to make, activities,
stories, poems and songs to share with your family. It is full of
well-illustrated ideas for fun and celebration: from Candlemas to
Christmas and Midsummer's day to the Winter solstice.Observing the
round of festivals is an enjoyable way to bring rhythm into
children's lives and provide a series of meaningful landmarks to
look forward to. Each festival has a special character of its own:
participation can deepen our understanding and love of nature and
bring a gift to the whole family. All Year Round invites you to
start celebrating now!
This is a tale about a dream come true. The story of a boy's
longing to belong to a home, a family, a country. Rejected as a
baby by his father as well as by his mother's family, Memo, at the
age of five, is abandoned by his mother Maria at a boarding
Catholic school in Mexico, while she pursues her acting career.
After three years of beseeching, Maria takes pity and takes him to
El Salvador, where he struggles to belong to a family that treats
him as an inferior and a country that treats him as a foreigner. At
age fourteen he goes to Nicaragua, hoping his father would provide
what his Salvadorian family has not. His father wants nothing to do
with him By a quirk of destiny, Memo becomes a Radio and T.V. teen
star in El Salvador. But he soon realizes that, by pursuing acting
he has given up his education thus surrendering his future for an
uncertain present. A lover of American movies, he spends all his
free time in movie theaters dreaming about living in America, a
country that seems to have it all. He decides that only in America
would he be able to realize his dreams. He implores his cousin
Violeta, who lives in the United States, to sponsor him. After
several years of pleading, Violeta acquiesces; but he will have to
finance his trip. Memo starts the long legal process. Meanwhile, he
saves all his money to pay for the trip. He returns to Nicaragua to
ask his father for help. His father rejects him and wishes him
failure. Memo will have to do it alone. At last he overcomes all
obstacles and boards an airplane bound for America. What will he
learn there? Memo cannot wait to find out.
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