Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Laughing Elephant
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Children's stories, English
ISBN : 9781595833624
Prose retellings of some of Shakespeare's famous plays, for children.
Author : Carole Cox
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 1452223661
Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides teachers with 40 strategies for using fiction and non-fiction trade books to teach in five key content areas: language arts and reading, social studies, mathematics, science, and the arts. Each strategy provides everything a teacher needs to get started: a classroom example that models the strategy, a research-based rationale, relevant content standards, suggested books, reader-response questions and prompts, assessment ideas, examples of how to adapt the strategy for different grade levels (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8), and ideas for differentiating instruction for English language learners and struggling students. Throughout the book, student work samples and classroom vignettes bring the content to life.
Author : Bernice E. Cullinan
Publisher : San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 41,68 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
An introductory textbook with author profiles, teaching ideas, and a sampling and explanation of many types and levels of books and illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Page : 34 pages
File Size : 17,44 MB
Release : 1904
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Author : Lorrie Moore
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 985 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 054405606X
Witness the ever-changing history and identity of America in this collection of 40 stories collected from the first 100 years of this bestselling series. For the centennial celebration of this annual series, The Best American Short Stories, master of the form Lorrie Moore selects forty stories from the more than two thousand that were published in previous editions. Series editor Heidi Pitlor recounts behind-the-scenes anecdotes and examines, decade by decade, the trends captured over a hundred years. Together, the stories and commentary offer an extraordinary guided tour through a century of literature with what Moore calls “all its wildnesses of character and voice.” These forty stories represent their eras but also stand the test of time. Here is Ernest Hemingway’s first published story and a classic by William Faulkner, who admitted in his biographical note that he began to write “as an aid to love-making.” Nancy Hale’s story describes far-reaching echoes of the Holocaust; Tillie Olsen’s story expresses the desperation of a single mother; James Baldwin depicts the bonds of brotherhood and music. Here is Raymond Carver’s “minimalism,” a term he disliked, and Grace Paley’s “secular Yiddishkeit.” Here are the varied styles of Donald Barthelme, Charles Baxter, and Jamaica Kincaid. From Junot Díaz to Mary Gaitskill, from ZZ Packer to Sherman Alexie, these writers and stories explore the different things it means to be American.
Author : John Updike
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 35,69 MB
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 037571250X
The first one-volume hardcover edition of the eleven autobiographical stories that were closest to Updike's heart. With full-cloth binding and a silk ribbon marker. EVERYMAN'S POCKET CLASSICS. In an interview, Updike once said, "If I had to give anybody one book of me, it would be the Olinger Stories." These stories were originally published in The New Yorker and then in various collections before Vintage first put them together in one volume in 1964, as a paperback original. They follow the life of one character from the age of ten through manhood, in the small Pennsylvania town of Olinger (pronounced, according to Updike, with a long O and a hard G), which was loosely based on Updike's own hometown. "All the stories draw from the same autobiographical well," Updike explained, "the only child, the small town, the grandparental home, the move in adolescence to a farm." The selection was made and arranged by Updike himself, and was prefaced by a lovely 1,400-word essay by the author that has never been reprinted in full elsewhere until now.
Author : John Updike
Publisher : Random House
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 41,59 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307417026
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction A harvest and not a winnowing, this volume collects 103 stories, almost all of the short fiction that John Updike wrote between 1953 and 1975. “How rarely it can be said of any of our great American writers that they have been equally gifted in both long and short forms,” reads the citation composed for John Updike upon his winning the 2006 Rea Award for the Short Story. “Contemplating John Updike’s monumental achievement in the short story, one is moved to think of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, and perhaps William Faulkner—writers whose reputations would be as considerable, or nearly, if short stories had been all that they had written. From [his] remarkable early short story collections . . . through his beautifully nuanced stories of family life [and] the bittersweet humors of middle age and beyond . . . John Updike has created a body of work in the notoriously difficult form of the short story to set beside those of these distinguished American predecessors. Congratulations and heartfelt thanks are due to John Updike for having brought such pleasure and such illumination to so many readers for so many years.”
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Publisher : Usborne Books
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Children's stories, English
ISBN : 9780794529970
Author : John Updike
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 18,19 MB
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0679645764
When this classic collection of stories first appeared—in 1962, on the author’s thirtieth birthday—Arthur Mizener wrote in The New York Times Book Review: “Updike is a romantic [and] like all American romantics, that is, he has an irresistible impulse to go in memory home again in order to find himself. . . . The precise recollection of his own family-love, parental and marital, is vital to him; it is the matter in which the saving truth is incarnate. . . . Pigeon Feathers is not just a book of very brilliant short stories; it is a demonstration of how the most gifted writer of his generation is coming to maturity; it shows us that Mr. Updike’s fine verbal talent is no longer pirouetting, however gracefully, out of a simple delight in motion, but is beginning to serve his deepest insight.”
Author : Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 6692 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2023-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends, Illustrated Edition, represents an unparalleled assembly of literary voices, offering a diverse and comprehensive celebration of Christmas. Spanning a wide range of literary styles from the evocative and lyrical to the humorous and satirical, this collection encapsulates the myriad ways Christmas has been depicted in literature. The anthology seamlessly weaves together the works of classical authors, from the haunting prose of Dickens to the poignant verses of Longfellow, offering readers a rich palette of Christmas narratives. This carefully curated selection not only highlights celebrated works but also introduces lesser-known gems, providing a nuanced exploration of Christmas's cultural and historical significance across different periods and settings. The contributing authors and editors bring together a remarkable breadth of experiences and backgrounds, reflecting the anthology's global and temporal span. These literary figures, ranging from eminent poets like William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson to iconic storytellers such as Mark Twain and Leo Tolstoy, collectively contribute to the collection's thematic richness. Their works, rooted in various eras and cultures, resonate with the timeless spirit of Christmas, while also engaging with the nuances of their specific contexts. This convergence of diverse voices fosters a multidimensional understanding of Christmas traditions, values, and themes, highlighting the festival's universal appeal and its capacity to inspire across generations and geographies. For those seeking to immerse themselves in the Christmas spirit through the lens of literature, Santa's Christmas Library offers an incomparable journey. This anthology not only serves as a celebration of Christmas through an array of literary forms but also as an educational resource, illuminating the evolution of Christmas narratives and traditions over centuries. Readers are invited to explore the depth and breadth of Christmas literature, discovering along the way how these stories, poems, and songs reflect, challenge, and enrich our understanding of Christmas itself. It stands as a testament to the enduring power of literature to capture the essence of human experiences and traditions, making it an essential addition to any holiday collection.
