Children's Books 1911-1986
Author :
Publisher : Branch Libraries
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 23,28 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Reference
ISBN :
A Child's Book of Stories
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 37,21 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Children's stories
ISBN :
Book Description
Folk tales from England, Norway and India, as well as fairy tales from Grimm, Andersen and Perrault, fables from Aesop, and tales from the Arabian nights.
The Secret Garden
Author : Hodgson B.F.
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 11,43 MB
Release :
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 5521055061
Book Description
«Таинственный сад» – любимая классика для читателей всех возрастов, жемчужина творчества Фрэнсис Ходжсон Бернетт, роман о заново открытой радости жизни и магии силы. Мэри Леннокс, жестокое и испорченное дитя высшего света, потеряв родителей в Индии, возвращается в Англию, на воспитание к дяде-затворнику в его поместье. Однако дядя находится в постоянных отъездах, и Мэри начинает исследовать округу, в ходе чего делает много открытий, в том числе находит удивительный маленький сад, огороженный стеной, вход в который почему-то запрещен. Отыскав ключ и потайную дверцу, девочка попадает внутрь. Но чьи тайны хранит этот загадочный садик? И нужно ли знать то, что находится под запретом?.. Впрочем, это не единственный секрет в поместье...
Children's Literature
Author : Hannah Nuba
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135620903
Book Description
This chronological guide to the developmental stages, and corresponding literary needs and preferences, of early childhood is hte unique result of combinging the expertise of educational professionals with that of a children's librarian. Each chapter describes a developmental stage of childhood and presents appropriate books for that reading level, providing expert guidance in today's crowded children's book market.
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Author : Julia Eccleshare
Publisher :
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 20,68 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Best books
ISBN : 9781844036714
Book Description
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is the perfect introduction to the very best books of childhood: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and much-loved classics that many generations have read and enjoyed. From wordless picture books and books introducing the first words and sounds of the alphabet through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction, the titles featured in this book reflect the wealth of reading opportunities for children.Browsing the titles in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up will take you on a journey of discovery into fantasy, adventure, history, contermporary life, and much more. These books will enable you to travel to some of the most famous imaginary worlds such as Narnia, Middle Earth, and Hogwart's School. And the route taken may be pretty strange, too. You may fall down a rabbit hole, as Alice does on her way to Wonderland, or go through the back of a wardrobe to reach the snowy wastes of Narnia.
1979-1990
Author : Henryk Sawoniak
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1284 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 3110975068
Book Description
Written for Children
Author : John Rowe Townsend
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 31,46 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Children
ISBN : 0810831171
Book Description
"This is a brief, readable account of English prose fiction for children from its beginning main streams of development and includes the 'Courtesy Books' of a later age, and the work of the remarkable John Newbery in the eighteenth century. The nineteenth century which began with Mrs. Sherwood's The Fairchild Family - 'designed to strike the fear of hellfire into every child's soul' - later saw the works of Lewis Carroll, Stevenson, Henty and the development of the school story from 'Tom Brown' to 'Stalky.'"--Book Jacket.
Pinocchio, the Tale of a Puppet
Author : Carlo Collodi
Publisher :
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,94 MB
Release : 2011-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781603033930
Book Description
Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet follows the adventures of a talking wooden puppet whose nose grew longer whenever he told a lie and who wanted more than anything else to become a real boy.As carpenter Master Antonio begins to carve a block of pinewood into a leg for his table the log shouts out, "Don't strike me too hard!" Frightened by the talking log, Master Cherry does not know what to do until his neighbor Geppetto drops by looking for a piece of wood to build a marionette. Antonio gives the block to Geppetto. And thus begins the life of Pinocchio, the puppet that turns into a boy.Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet is a novel for children by Carlo Collodi is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father and woodcarver Geppetto. It is considered a classic of children's literature and has spawned many derivative works of art. But this is not the story we've seen in film but the original version full of harrowing adventures faced by Pinnocchio. It includes 40 illustrations.
A Pocketful of Cricket
Author : Rebecca Caudill
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 41,86 MB
Release : 2004-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780805075243
Book Description
A boy takes his pet cricket to school where it first disturbs the class with its chirping, but then becomes the show-and-tell attraction.
Children's Books in Children's Hands
Author : Charles A. Temple
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780205169955
Book Description
Offers a comprehensive approach to teaching children's literature by providing appropriate depth, and using full-color illustrations from outstanding children's books. Unlike books that simply describe a great many children's books, this book takes the reader inside the workings of children's literature, focusing on ways literature elicits responses from young readers, genre by genre and book by book.
