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Dusty Sandals and Backpacks

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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 ... Read more

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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
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Voracious Children

Who Eats Whom in Children's Literature

by Carolyn Daniel ...

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 ... Read more

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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
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100 Years of Women's Suffrage

A University of Illinois Press Anthology

by Dawn Durante, Nancy A. Hewitt, Laura L. Behling, Erin Cassese, Mary Chapman, M. Margaret Conway, Carolyn Daniels, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Ellen Carol Dubois, Julie A. Gallagher0, Barbara Green1, Leonie Huddy2, Kimberly Jensen3, Mary-Kate Lizotte4, Lady Constance Lytton5, Andrea G Radke-Moss6 ...

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 ... Read more

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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
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The House of the Seven Gables (Illustrated Edition)

Enriched edition. A Gothic Classic on Salem Witch Trials

by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Cedric Haynes ...

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 ... Read more

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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
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The Mysterious Island (Cronos Classics)

by Jules Verne ...

This book contains the following works with an Active Table of Contents. The book tells the adventures of five American prisoners of war on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Begining in the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia, five northern POWs decide to escape in a rather unusual way – by hijacking a balloon! This is only the beginning of their ... Read more

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This book contains the following works with an Active Table of Contents. The book tells the adventures of five American prisoners of war on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Begining in the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia, five northern POWs decide to escape in a rather unusual way – by hijacking a balloon! This is only the beginning of their
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Harry Potter's Bookshelf

The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures

by 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 ... Read more

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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
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Children's Literature

A Very Short Introduction

by Kimberley Reynolds ...

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, ... Read more

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

by Lewis Carroll ...

Illustrated by 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 ... Read more

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'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
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Humor in Contemporary Junior Literature

by 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 ... Read more

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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
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Popular Chinese Proverbs

by 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. ... Read more

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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.
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Over the River and Through the Wood

An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century American Children's Poetry

Edited by 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 ... Read more

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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
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Relentless Progress

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

by 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 ... Read more

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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
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