Author : Natalie Babbitt
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 41,58 MB
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429955155
An out-of-work actor, Hercules Feltwright, stumbles into a job tutoring Willet Goody, the only child of a widow living in a large, lonely house. Willet quickly involves his tutor in the search to discover the truth about his father. The mystery unfolds with the discovery of hidden treasure, a gypsy séance, and the frightening exploration of the tomb of Midas Goody.
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release :
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780547348896
Upon publication, Anita Silvey’s comprehensive survey of contemporary children’s literature, Children’s Books and Their Creators, garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, and specialists interested in the world of writing for children. Now The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators assembles the best of that volume in one handy, affordable reference, geared specifically to parents, educators, and students. This new volume introduces readers to the wealth of children’s literature by focusing on the essentials — the best books for children, the ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. Updated to include newcomers such as J. K. Rowling and Lemony Snicket and to cover the very latest on publishing and educational trends, this edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children’s authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable reading lists by category. The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators summarizes the canon of contemporary children’s literature, in a practical guide essential for anyone choosing a book for or working with children.
Author : Polly Jeanne Wickstrom
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 1996-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313080364
Want a quick way to check to see whether a student has read a book? This is it. Quizzes contains objective reproducible tests for well-known children's books, all of which are likely to be found in school and public libraries. Titles include award winners and runners-up; classics; popular books; and books by such children's authors as Cleary, Fox, and Norton. With a new organization and layout, this revised edition offers users an improved and more durable resource. Flexible and convenient, the reproducible tests are great for helping track independent reading programs.
Author : Phyllis Rowland
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 2009-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0557033586
Mary Ludlam, a young Puritan woman of the 17th Century, leaves Matlock, England and sails to the New World with her family. Here, under the strict Mosaic Law enforced by the Puritan government, women are subservient to men.Mary's uncle warns her to guard her tongue, lest she face the gallows, accused of being either a heretic or a witch. When Mary is seventeen she marries Thom Scudder who is delighted by Mary's wit and wisdom and is pleased to give her unusual freedom for the time.On her husband's deathbed, she promises to write the story of the struggles and tragedies she has faced, as well as the joy she has found in her husband and family. Thom says,'That is God's purpose for you, Mary, so others may gain courage by your example.' Not until 300 years later does she find a way to complete her task.
Author : Natalie Babbitt
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 23,9 MB
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429955171
Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, The Eyes of the Amaryllis, the basis for the 1982 movie adaption of the same name. When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win. The Eyes of the Amaryllis is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.
Author : Natalie Babbitt
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 23,87 MB
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545393027
The new novel by Natalie Babbitt, author of Tuck Everlasting Joe Casimir needed help with the choice he had to make. But how do you choose the person who will help you choose? Mr. Boulderwall, the millionaire, knew exactly what he wanted Joe to choose. And millionaires are experts at making choices. Well, aren't they? But Vinnie, the number-two man down at Sope Electric, didn't much approve of millionaires. He said to Joe, "Listen, kid, all of 'em act like they're the only ones with a ticket to the show!" But he didn't have any real advice to offer. Joe's Gran didn't either, as it turned out, and neither did Aunt Myra.The good advice was there, though. Right across the street. Just waiting right across the street. There are a lot of good things just waiting. You'll see.
Author : Natalie Babbitt
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0312641583
Twenty short stories display Satan's vanity and other failings as well as his unflagging gusto for dirty tricks.
Author : Natalie Babbitt
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 34,21 MB
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429955457
The Devil is back, just as full of vanity and other human feelings as he was in Natalie Babbitt's first collection, The Devil's Storybook.
Author : Deborah Homsher
Publisher : Blue Hull Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780979051609
This novel tells the story of the Lost Colony through the voices of two pioneering women who sail from London to the wild American shore in 1587. This was the first English attempt to establish a settlement in the New World. It failed; the colonists vanished. THE RISING SHORE-ROANOKE brings to life the courageous women who joined this venture. FIC014000
Author : Joshua Glenn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 27,59 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 163286097X
UNBORED Adventure has all the smarts, innovation, and free-wheeling spirit of the original UNBORED and its 2014 spinoff, UNBORED Games, but with a fresh focus on encouraging kids to break out of their techno-passivity and explore the world around them--whether that's a backyard, a downtown, or a forest. Combining old-fashioned favorites with today's high-tech possibilities, the book offers a goldmine of creative, constructive activities that kids can do on their own or with their families. From camouflage techniques, survival skills, and cloudspotting advice to instructions on how to build an upcycled kite or raft, to using apps to navigate and explore, it's all here--along with comics that dive into the secret history of everything from bicycling to women explorers. A fun corrective to our over-anxious parenting culture, UNBORED Adventure encourages kids to become more independent and resilient, to solve problems and ask questions, and to engage with both their community and natural environment. The original UNBORED is already a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. Along with UNBORED Games, UNBORED Adventure extends the franchise in a handy, flexibound format so that the whole family can enjoy themselves indoors, outdoors, online, and offline. *Los Angeles Magazine
