Author : Lucy Maria Boston
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152024819
L. M. Boston's classic Green Knowe series is back. Enjoy these timeless stories in five new beautiful editions.
Author : Lucy Maria Boston
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 21,55 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152026011
With cover art by Brett Helquist, this thrilling and chilling tale of Green Knowe is about a haunted house in the English countryside.
Author : Lucy M. Boston
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 057130348X
The Children of Green Knowe Collection brings the Lucy Boston classics The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe together in one beautifully packaged edition. These enchanting, haunting stories from Carnegie winner Lucy M. Boston have become modern classics, beautifully evoking all the magic and wonder of childhood. Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition. Children of Green Knowe Tolly's great grandmother isn't a witch, but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, are full of a very special kind of magic. There are other children in the house - children who were happy there centuries before. Running around Green Knowe's moat, gardens and mysterious rooms, Tolly slowly discovers them, their toys and animals, and their wonderful stories . . . River at Green Knowe 'What a lot of islands the river makes,' said Ida. 'We must go exploring and sail around them all.' And so begins a wonderful, magical summer. Ida, Oscar and Ping are staying with Ida's great-aunt at the ancient, river-encircled house of Green Knowe. They set out to chart the river in the canoe, and soon discover that it has some surprising and mysterious secrets. 'An award-winning classic story of a friendship.' LoveReading4Kids 'Magic, mystery and fun will bring listeners along for an entertaining ride.' Publishers Weekly
Author : John Clute
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 1110 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 1999-03-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780312198695
Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.
Author : Victor Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,47 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1134588461
This book investigates the 'series' in children's literature. The works of several well-known children's authors - UK and the US, traditional and contemporary - are analyzed, and using these examples, the book explores the special nature and appeal of series writing for children. As well as providing an historical overview of the series, the author raises important questions about the nature of literary criticism applied to children's literature.
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 26,10 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 : Bernice E. Cullinan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 16,69 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826417787
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Author : Anita Silvey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 40,88 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780395653807
Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.
Author : Christopher Riches
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1431 pages
File Size : 49,35 MB
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 019251850X
Over 3,200 entries An essential guide to authors and their works that focuses on the general canon of British literature from the fifteenth century to the present. There is also some coverage of non-fiction such as biographies, memoirs, and science, as well as inclusion of major American and Commonwealth writers. This online-exclusive new edition adds 60,000 new words, including over 50 new entries dealing with authors who have risen to prominence in the last five years, as well as fully updating the entries that currently exist. Each entry provides details of a writer's nationality and birth/death dates, followed by a listing of their titles arranged chronologically by date of publication.
Author : Daniel Hahn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0199695148
The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books. A fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature, this volume covers every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns
