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  • Dusty Sandals and Backpacks

    In 1989, Carolyn Daniels and her mother Joan embarked on a journey of 5,000 miles through India in a bogie: a specially converted train carriage.Little do they anticipate the culture shock waiting for them on arrival in Delhi. Encounters with Gandhi's daughter-in-law, yarn-spinning gurus, an amorous Air India pilot, thieving monkeys, adorable elephants and more surprise and delight along the way ... Leer más

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  • Voracious Children

    Who Eats Whom in Children's Literature

    Series series Children's Literature and Culture
    Voracious Children explores food and the way it is used to seduce, to pleasure, and coerce not only the characters within children's literature but also its readers. There are a number of gripping questions concerning the quantity and quality of the food featured in children's fiction that immediately arise: why are feasting fantasies so prevalent, especially in the British classics? What exactly ... Leer más

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  • 100 Years of Women's Suffrage

    A University of Illinois Press Anthology

    100 Years of Women’s Suffrage commemorates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment by bringing together essential scholarship on the women's suffrage movement and women's voting previously published by the University of Illinois Press. With an original introduction by Nancy A. Hewitt, the volume illuminates the lives and work of key figures while uncovering the endeavors of all women—across ... Leer más

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  • The House of the Seven Gables (Illustrated Edition)

    Enriched edition. A Gothic Classic on Salem Witch Trials

    Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The House of the Seven Gables' (Illustrated Edition) is a classic novel that delves into themes of guilt, redemption, and the weight of the past. Set in a gloomy and mysterious house with a dark history, the story follows the Pyncheon family as they struggle with the curse that haunts their home. Hawthorne's rich prose and intricate storytelling create a haunting atmosphere ... Leer más

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  • The Mysterious Island

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    de Jules Verne ...
    The Mysterious Island tells the exciting story of five Americans stranded on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. During the American Civil War, Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America. Five northern prisoners of war decide to escape Richmond in a rather unusual way—by hijacking a balloon. After flying in stormy weather for several days, the group crash-lands ... Leer más

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  • Harry Potter's Bookshelf

    The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures

    de John Granger ...
    Harry Potter. The name conjures up J.K. Rowling's wondrous world of magic that has captured the imaginations of millions on both the printed page and the silver screen with bestselling novels and blockbuster films. The true magic found in this children's fantasy series lies not only in its appeal to people of all ages but in its connection to the greater world of classic literature.Harry Potter's ... Leer más

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  • Children's Literature

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Children's literature takes many forms - works adapted for children in antiquity, picture books and pop-ups - and now includes the latest online games and eBooks. This vast and amorphous subject is both intimately related to other areas of literary and cultural investigation but also has its own set of concerns, issues and challenges. From familiar authors including Beatrix Potter and Roald Dahl, ... Leer más

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  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

    de Lewis Carroll ...
    Ilustraciones de John Tenniel ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat. 'We're all mad here.' The 'Alice' books are two of the most translated, most quoted, and best-known books in the world, but what exactly are they? Apparently delightful, innocent fantasies for children, they are also complex textures of mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes. Alice's ... Leer más

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  • Humor in Contemporary Junior Literature

    de Julie Cross ...
    Series series Children's Literature and Culture
    In this new book, Julie Cross examines the intricacies of textual humor in contemporary junior literature, using the tools of literary criticism and humor theory. Cross investigates the dialectical paradoxes of humor and debunks the common belief in oppositional binaries of ‘simple’ versus ‘complex’ humor. The varied combinations of so-called high and low forms of humor within junior texts for ... Leer más

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  • Popular Chinese Proverbs

    de Goh Pei Ki ...
    Popular Chinese Proverbs collects several old favourites and some of the most widely used expressions. Using vibrant illustrations and clear explanations of the metaphors and history behind them, their origins and meanings are presented in an easy-to-understand format. ... Leer más

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  • Over the River and Through the Wood

    An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century American Children's Poetry

    Edición de Karen L. Kilcup, Angela Sorby ...
    Rediscover nineteenth-century American children’s poetry with period illustrations.Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceOver the River and Through the Wood is the first and only collection of its kind, offering readers an unequaled view of the quality and diversity of nineteenth-century American children's poetry. Most American poets wrote for children—from famous names such as Ralph Waldo Emerson to ... Leer más

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  • Relentless Progress

    The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling

    de Jack Zipes ...
    Can fairy tales subvert consumerism? Can fantasy and children's literature counter the homogenizing influence of globalization? Can storytellers retain their authenticity in the age of consumerism? These are some of the critical questions raised by Jack Zipes, the celebrated scholar of fairy tales and children's literature. In this book, Zipes argues that, despite a dangerous reconfiguration of ... Leer más

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