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Author: Lucy Maria Boston Publisher: ISBN: 9780152024819 Category : Dwellings Languages : en Pages :
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Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in the seventeenth century. "L.M. Boston's classic is a sophisticated mood piece disguised as a children's ghost story. As young Toseland goes to live with his grandmother in the family's ancestral home, the reader is plunged immediately into the world of Green Knowe. Like Toseland, who actually rows up to his new home in the midst of a flood, we have a hard time finding our bearings. Toseland discovers a funny kind of grandmother awaiting him--one who speaks elliptically of the children and animals she keeps around the house: they might be memories, they might be ghosts. It's never quite clear where real life leaves off and magic begins. Toseland admires a deer: "A deer seems more magic than a horse." His grandmother is quick to respond: "Very beautiful fairy-tale magic, but a horse that thinks the same thoughts that you do is like strong magic wine, a love philtre for boys. With this meshing of the magical and the real, Boston evokes a childlike world of wonder. She compounds the effect by combining gorgeous images and eerily evocative writing. Toseland goes out on a snowy morning: "In front of him, the world was an unbroken dazzling cloud of crystal stars, except for the moat, which looked like a strip of night that had somehow sinned and had no stars in it." The loosely plotted story is given more resonance still through liberal use of biblical imagery and Anglo-Saxon mythology. For those willing to suspend their disbelief and read carefully, the world of Green Knowe offers a wondrous escape." Source: www.amazon.com.
Author: Lucy Maria Boston Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780152026011 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 228
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With cover art by Brett Helquist, this thrilling and chilling tale of Green Knowe is about a haunted house in the English countryside.
Author: Bernice E. Cullinan Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 9780826417787 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 930
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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: John Clute Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780312198695 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 1110
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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: R. Reginald Publisher: Wildside Press LLC ISBN: 0941028755 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 802
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
Author: Daniel Hahn Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191057266 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 678
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The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle extraordinarily difficult subjects. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature provides an indispensable and fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature. Its 3,500 entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns. Originally published in 1983, the Companion has been comprehensively revised and updated by Daniel Hahn. Over 900 new entries bring the book right up to date. A whole generation of new authors and illustrators are showcased, with books like Dogger, The Hunger Games, and Twilight making their first appearance. There are articles on developments such as manga, fan fiction, and non-print publishing, and there is additional information on prizes and prizewinners. This accessible A to Z is the first place to look for information about the authors, illustrators, printers, publishers, educationalists, and others who have influenced the development of children's literature, as well as the stories and characters at their centre. Written both to entertain and to instruct, the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to Children's Literature is a reference work that no one interested in the world of children's books should be without.
Author: Kathryn Lindskoog Publisher: Shaw Books ISBN: 0877884080 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 354
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In an age of electronic games, TV, videos, and the Internet…You can raise a book lover. Reading opens up a lifetime of learning and delight to children. In How to Grow a Young Reader, Kathryn Lindskoog and Ranelda Mack Hunsicker offer suggestions for creating a reader-friendly home, truths about how literature strengthens character development, and helpful strategies for nurturing a love of reading in any child. Includes a helpful guide to over 1,800 books.
Author: Dennis Butts Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 0718895444 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 182
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A collection of short, lively and often amusing essays on various problem and mysteries about children’s literature, raising serious as well as light-hearted issues which will appeal to the general readers as well as the scholar.
Author: Lucy Maria Boston
Author: Lucy Maria Boston
Author: Lucy Maria Boston
Author: Lucy Maria Boston
Author: Lucy Maria Boston
Author: Bernice E. Cullinan
Author: John Clute
Author: R. Reginald
Author: Daniel Hahn
Author: Kathryn Lindskoog
Author: Dennis Butts