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Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > Writers, poets & dramatists
This is a revised and expanded edition of the Rick Riordan-edited
collection of middle grade and YA authors writing about the Percy
Jackson and the Olympians series, which has already sold more than
70,000 copies - just in time for the March 2013 Percy Jackson film
Sea of Monsters. Released just before the August 2013 feature film
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, this new edition is updated through
The Last Olympian, and includes several brand new essays! This is
the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series - The
Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle
of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian. It features a dyslexic boy
who discovers he is the son of a Greek god, the target of mythical
Greek monsters, and the center of a prophecy that could change the
balance of power in the world forever. In Demigods and Monsters, YA
authors take on the series' Greek gods, demigods, monsters, and
prophecy, to add insight and even more fun to Riordan's page-turner
series. The book also includes an introduction by Percy Jackson
series author Rick Riordan that gives further insight into the
series and its creation, and a glossary of ancient Greek myth, with
plenty of information on the places, monsters, gods, and heroes
that appear in the series. The essays from the previous edition
will be updated through The Last Olympian; the new essays will
focus on the events and themes in the second half of the series,
especially the final book. New contributors include: Hilary Wagner.
Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and
brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out
of print and have inspired movies, television shows and
mini-series, literary anthologies, and many other adaptations all
around the world. Her writing- principally her five novels-is a
critique of the British landed gentry at the end of the eighteenth
century, and often a comment on the pursuit of a "good match" in
matters of marriage. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility,
Mansfield Park, Emma, and Northhanger Abbey remain her most famous
works. Who Was Jane Austen? reveals the life of this most private
author.
’n Storie oor vriendskap, die verlede, vergifnis … en vere.
Lara is nog op skool, maar werk in haar vrye tyd by ’n tatoeëersalon en
verkoop vintage-klere vir ekstra sakgeld. Haar ma gebruik kalmeerpille
om die lewe in die oë te kyk en oom Dan, wat by hulle woon, is ’n
vreedsame funksionele alkoholis. Haar pa was nog nooit deel van haar
lewe nie.
Alex het in ’n kinderhuis grootgeword en het ’n troetel-uil. Hy help al
sedert sy laerskooldae om siek en beseerde voëls te versorg en weer in
die natuur vry te laat. En hy is in Kaapstad omdat hy ’n belofte aan
iemand gemaak het.
Toe Lara die eerste keer vir Alex sien, is sy byna seker hy agtervolg
haar. Wat sy nog nie weet nie, is dat hulle wêrelde op die punt is om
bymekaar te kom. En alles begin met ’n hoededoos vol ou briewe wat Lara
op haar ma se kas ontdek. Elkeen van die briewe is deur haar pa
geskryf. En by elke brief is ’n veer met ’n storie …
In hierdie opwindende, liriese grootwordverhaal ondersoek Nanette van
Rooyen die ingewikkelde bande wat gesinne bymekaarhou, en wat dit
regtig beteken om ’n tuiste te hê.
Plan brilliant beginnings, magnificent middles and excellent endings
with the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!
Think up terrific stories with Fantastic Mr Fox and learn how to
structure the perfect plot.
These super fun activities will help you to:
· Improve language and vocabulary skills
· Develop the tools you need to write your own stories
· Learn how to use action scenes, perspective and tense to write an
exciting story.
Roald Dahl's Creative Writing will spark your creativity, build your
confidence and inspire you through the wonderful worlds of Roald Dahl's
best loved stories!
Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques
and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your
own!
Explore the life and times of Shakespeare and trace his journey
from a little boy reluctant to go to school to becoming the famous
bard. Travel back to his birthplace in the small town of
Stratford-upon-Avon before accompanying the legendary storyteller
through the theatres and playhouses of 16th-century London. Learn
where Shakespeare found his inspiration, pay a visit to the famous
Globe, and discover why his romances, comedies, and tragedies still
captivate readers and audiences more than 500 years later. This
one-stop shop for Shakespeare encourages younger readers to
experience his life and times firsthand with stunning
illustrations, fascinating stories, and revealing content providing
both education and entertainment. The updated edition has new
infographics, statistics, facts, and timelines to engage and
enlighten. A giant fold-out wall chart will put the Bard up where
he belongs on your bedroom or classroom wall. And who knows?
Eyewitness Shakespeare may inspire you to put pen to paper!
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