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Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak
Danielle Daniel; Illustrated by Jackie Traverse
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The story is widely perceived to have been influenced by the life
of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years
on the Pacific island called "Mas a Tierra" (in 1966 its name was
changed to Robinson Crusoe Island), Chile. However, other possible
sources have been put forward for the text. It is possible, for
example, that Defoe was inspired by the Latin or English
translations of Ibn Tufail's Hayy ibn Yaqdhan, an earlier novel
also set on a desert island. Despite its simple narrative style,
Robinson Crusoe was well received in the literary world and is
often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a
literary genre. Before the end of 1719 the book had already run
through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most
widely published books in history, spawning numerous sequels and
adaptations for stage, film, and television.
Essays using feminist approaches to offer fresh insights into
aspects of the texts and the material culture of the middle ages.
Feminist discourses have called into question axiomatic world views
and shown how gender and sexuality inevitably shape our
perceptions, both historically and in the present moment. Founding
Feminisms in Medieval Studies advances that critical endeavour with
new questions and insights relating to gender and queer studies,
sexualities, the subaltern, margins, and blurred boundaries. The
volume's contributions, from French literary studies as well as
German, English, history and art history, evince a variety of modes
of feminist analysis, primarily in medieval studies but with
extensions into early modernism. Several interrogate the ethics of
feminist hermeneutics, the function of women characters in various
literary genres, and so-called "natural" binaries - sex/gender,
male/female, East/West, etc. - that undergird our vision of the
world. Others investigate learned women and notions of female
readership, authorship, and patronage in the production and
reception of texts and manuscripts. Still others look at bodies -
male male, female, neither, and both - and how clothes cover and
socially encode them. Founding Feminisms in Medieval Studies is a
tribute to E. Jane Burns, whose important work has proven
foundational to late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Old
French feminist studies. Through her scholarship, teaching, and
leadership in co-founding the Society for Medieval Feminist
Scholarship, Burns has inspired a new generation of feminist
scholars. Laine E. Doggett is Associate Professor of French at St.
Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City; Daniel E. O'Sullivan
is Professor of French at the University of Mississippi.
Contributors: Cynthia J. Brown, Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner, Kristin
L. Burr, Madeline H. Caviness, Laine E. Doggett, Sarah-Grace
Heller,Ruth Mazo Karras, Roberta L. Krueger, Sharon Kinoshita, Tom
Linkinen, Daniel E. O'Sullivan, Lisa Perfetti, Ann Marie Rasmussen,
Nancy Freeman Regalado, Elizabeth Robertson, Helen Solterer
Following the huge success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, this
companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the
natural world. In each of twelve short poems, a child tells us how
or why they feel like the sun, a river, a mountain, a cloud, the
rain, a forest and more. Their deeply felt connections and
identification with these wonders point to how much we are all part
of the natural world. Each poem comes to life through vivid,
playful illustrations that show the children immersed in their
surroundings. The book serves as a gentle call to action — to
notice, appreciate, preserve and protect our environment, while
delighting in all its beauty. A mindfulness activity — A
Mindful Walk or Roll — invites young readers to use their senses
to experience their surroundings to the fullest. Includes a brief
author’s note that highlights our connections to the natural
world. Key Text Features author’s note illustrations poems
procedural text Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in
English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common
types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate
understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or
poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Children's love for animals and disguise come together in this
award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem
animals. In this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem
animals, young children explain why they identify with different
creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations
show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal,
while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple
poems throughout the book. In a brief author's note, Danielle
Daniel explains the importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe
culture and how they can also act as animal guides for young
children seeking to understand themselves and others. Key Text
Features author's note Correlates to the Common Core State
Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With
prompting and support, describe the relationship between
illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment
in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest
feelings or appeal to the senses. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe
how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes,
repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or
song. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a
text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in
a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or
setting) CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story,
drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements
contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic
novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Written by four internationally renowned bioethicists, From Chance to Choice is the first systematic treatment of the fundamental ethical issues underlying the application of genetic technologies to human beings. Probing the implications of the remarkable advances in genetics, the authors ask how should these affect our understanding of distributive justice, equality of opportunity, the rights and obligations as parents, the meaning of disability, and the role of the concept of human nature in ethical theory and practice. The book offers a historical context to contemporary debate over the use of these technologies by examining the eugenics movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition, appendices explain the nature of genetic causation, gene-environment interaction, and expose widespread misconceptions of genetic determinism, as well as outlining the nature of the ethical analysis used in the book. The questions raised in this book will be of interest to any reflective reader concerned about science and society and the rapid development of biotechnology, as well as to professionals in such areas as philosophy, bioethics, medical ethics, health management, law, and political science.
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You Hold Me Up
Monique Gray Smith; Illustrated by Danielle Daniel
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The question of what medieval "courtliness" was, both as a literary
influence and as a historical "reality", is debated in this volume.
The concept of courtliness forms the theme of this collection of
essays. Focused on works written in the Francophone world between
the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, they examine courtliness as
both an historical privilege and aliterary ideal, and as a concept
that operated on and was informed by complex social and economic
realities. Several essays reveal how courtliness is subject to
satire or is the subject of exhortation in works intended for
noblemen and women, not to mention ambitious bourgeois. Others,
more strictly literary in their focus, explore the witty,
thoughtful and innovative responses of writers engaged in the
conscious process of elevating the new vernacular culture through
the articulation of its complexities and contradictions. The volume
as a whole, uniting philosophical, theoretical, philological, and
cultural approaches, demonstrates that medieval "courtliness" is an
ideal that fascinates us to this day. It is thus a fitting tribute
to the scholarship of Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner, in its exploration
of the prrofound and wide-ranging ideas that define her
contribution to the field. DANIEL E O'SULLIVAN is Associate
Professor of French at the University of Mississippi; LAURIE
SHEPHARD is Associate Professor of Italian at Boston College in
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Contributors: Peter Haidu, Donald
Maddox, Michel-Andre Bossy, Kristin Burr, Joan Tasker Grimbert,
David Hult, Virgine Greene, Logan Whalen, Evelyn Birge Vitz,
Elizabeth W. Poe, Daniel E. O'Sullivan, William Schenck, Nadia
Margolis, Laine Doggett, E. Jane Burns, Nancy FreemanRegalado,
Laurie Shephard, Sarah White
Analyses of different aspects of the history of warfare in the
Mediterranean in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The kingdom of
Sicily plays a huge part in the history of the Norman people; their
conquest brought in a new era of invasion, interaction and
integration in the Mediterranean, However, much previous
scholarship has tended to concentrate on their activities in
England and the Holy Land. This volume aims to redress the balance
by focusing on the Hautevilles, their successors and their
followers. It considers the operational, tactical, technical and
logistical aspects of the conduct of war in the South throughout
the eleventh and twelfth centuries, looking also at its impact on
Italian and Sicilian multi-cultural society. Topics include the
narratives of the Norman expansion, exchanges and diffusion between
the "military cultures" of the Normans and the peoples they
encountered in the South, and their varied policies of conquest,
consolidation and expansion in the different operational theatres
of land and sea.
Dans cette introduction enjouée à la tradition anichinabée
des animaux totems, de jeunes enfants expliquent pourquoi ils ou
elles s'identifient à différents animaux tels que les cerfs,
castors ou orignaux. De charmantes illustrations montrent les
enfants en masques d'animaux, alors que les quelques lignes de
texte sur chaque page forment des poèmes simples. Une note brève
explique l'importance des animaux totems dans la culture
anichinabée et comment ils peuvent aussi servir d'animaux-guides
pour les jeunes enfants cherchant à se comprendre et Ã
comprendre les autres.
A book that will inspire readers to connect more deeply with the
natural world, from the award winning author of Sometimes I Feel
Like A Fox. Inspired by the expression "once in a blue moon,"
Danielle Daniel has created a book of short poems, each one
describing a rare or special experience that turns an ordinary day
into a memorable one. She describes the thrill of seeing a double
rainbow, the Northern Lights or a shooting star as well as quieter
pleasures such as spotting a turtle basking in the sun or a family
of ducks waddling across the road. In accessible language and
delightful, naive images, Once in a Blue Moon celebrates the
magical moments that can be found in the beauty and wonders of
nature. With the same simple yet sophisticated design as Danielle's
award-winning picture book Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, this book
is a very accessible and inviting introduction to poetry for young
readers. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English
Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of
texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With
prompting and support, describe the relationship between
illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment
in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest
feelings or appeal to the senses. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe
how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes,
repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or
song. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a
text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in
a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or
setting)
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