Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1625580657 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 31
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Now this is the story about the doll family I liked and the doll family I didn't. When you read it you are to remember something I am going to tell you. This is it: If you think dolls never do anything you don't see them do, you are very much mistaken.
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 30
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"The Racketty-Packetty House" is the story of a charming old-fashioned doll family, dolls so delightful that the fairy queen and her fairies love to visit, and of their adventures when their dilapidated racketty-packetty doll house is replaced by Tidy Castle and its noble residents who positively scorn the Racketty-Packetty family and their unfashionable neighborhood behind the door. The characters of Meg and Peg and Kilmankeg, Peter Piper, Gustibus and Ridiklis are all funny and unforgettable.
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486148645 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 164
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In addition to Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and other beloved classics of childhood, Frances Hodgson Burnett created a delightful legacy of short stories for children. This volume includes six of the best of these tales. "Racketty-Packetty House," the centerpiece of the collection, is a touching tale of a once-elegant dollhouse and its shabby inhabitants, happy creatures who love to dance. But the little girl who owns the dolls is tired of them, much preferring her new Tidy Castle dollhouse with its haughty, upperclass dolls, and her nurse wants to burn the Racketty-Packetty House. Children will love finding out what happens to the old house and its ragtag occupants. Also included here are "Behind the White Brick," a Lewis Carroll–like fantasy of a hidden world behind a chimney's brickwork; "The Story of Prince Fairyfoot," a fairy tale about a young man of royalty who, because of his tiny feet, is rejected by his parents; "Sara Crewe," an early version of A Little Princess; as well as "Little Saint Elizabeth" and The Proud Little Grain of Wheat." Heartwarming and instructive, these charming stories ― reprinted here complete and unabridged ― will enthrall anyone with a love of make-believe. They are sure to delight today's youngsters as much as they entertained children generations ago.
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486418605 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 164
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A collection of short stories, including "The Story of Prince Fairyfoot," "The Proud Little Grain of Wheat," and "Behind the White Brick."
Author: Johanna S. Ransmeier Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 067497719X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 409
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A robust trade in human lives thrived throughout North China during the late Qing and Republican periods. Whether to acquire servants, slaves, concubines, or children—or dispose of unwanted household members—families at all levels of society addressed various domestic needs by participating in this market. Sold People brings into focus the complicit dynamic of human trafficking, including the social and legal networks that sustained it. Johanna Ransmeier reveals the extent to which the structure of the Chinese family not only influenced but encouraged the buying and selling of men, women, and children. For centuries, human trafficking had an ambiguous status in Chinese society. Prohibited in principle during the Qing period, it was nevertheless widely accepted as part of family life, despite the frequent involvement of criminals. In 1910, Qing reformers, hoping to usher China into the community of modern nations, officially abolished the trade. But police and other judicial officials found the new law extremely difficult to enforce. Industrialization, urbanization, and the development of modern transportation systems created a breeding ground for continued commerce in people. The Republican government that came to power after the 1911 revolution similarly struggled to root out the entrenched practice. Ransmeier draws from untapped archival sources to recreate the lived experience of human trafficking in turn-of-the-century North China. Not always a measure of last resort reserved for times of extreme hardship, the sale of people was a commonplace transaction that built and restructured families as often as it broke them apart.
Author: Karin Cates Publisher: Orchard Books (NY) ISBN: 9780439352260 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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Although Lolly loves to visit her Auntie Zep's house, she feels homesick when she actually gets there, so Auntie Zep retrieves the Great-Great-Grandmother's Secret Remedy Book from an old trunk and together they share seven different activities that make Lolly feel better.
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author: Johanna S. Ransmeier
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Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author: Karin Cates
Author: Wendy Anderson Halperin