Author: Harry Pope
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1849899576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Let your imagination feed on itself as a Brick Monster comes to live under the sidewalk of a seaside resort. He has anti-social eating habits, bad breath, is thrown out by his parents and at the tender age of 58 has to fend for himself. The Brick Monster finds new friends, eats a Mermaid, and then falls in love. Author Harry Pope brings together a range of characters, situations and humour that children and adults will find enjoyable
The Brick Monster
Author: Harry Pope
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1849899576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Let your imagination feed on itself as a Brick Monster comes to live under the sidewalk of a seaside resort. He has anti-social eating habits, bad breath, is thrown out by his parents and at the tender age of 58 has to fend for himself. The Brick Monster finds new friends, eats a Mermaid, and then falls in love. Author Harry Pope brings together a range of characters, situations and humour that children and adults will find enjoyable
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1849899576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Let your imagination feed on itself as a Brick Monster comes to live under the sidewalk of a seaside resort. He has anti-social eating habits, bad breath, is thrown out by his parents and at the tender age of 58 has to fend for himself. The Brick Monster finds new friends, eats a Mermaid, and then falls in love. Author Harry Pope brings together a range of characters, situations and humour that children and adults will find enjoyable
A Monster's Moved In!
Author: Timothy Knapman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781848690431
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
It’s raining and Barnaby is bored. Then he has a brilliant idea: he’s going to make a den. “But a monster might move in!” say Mum and Dad. Barnaby’s den is made of cushions and bits of sofa – far too cosy for a monster. But playing by himself isn’t much fun and soon Barnaby wishes a monster would movein. BIG MISTAKE! A laugh-out-loud romp from best-selling author, Timothy Knapman (Dinosaurs in the Supermarket and Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates). This funny picture book celebrates friendship, imagination and play. Children will love the bright and lively illustrations - a book to banish rainy day blues.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781848690431
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
It’s raining and Barnaby is bored. Then he has a brilliant idea: he’s going to make a den. “But a monster might move in!” say Mum and Dad. Barnaby’s den is made of cushions and bits of sofa – far too cosy for a monster. But playing by himself isn’t much fun and soon Barnaby wishes a monster would movein. BIG MISTAKE! A laugh-out-loud romp from best-selling author, Timothy Knapman (Dinosaurs in the Supermarket and Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates). This funny picture book celebrates friendship, imagination and play. Children will love the bright and lively illustrations - a book to banish rainy day blues.
The Art of the Brick
Author: Nathan Sawaya
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593275889
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits—all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made Sawaya the world’s most famous LEGO artist. Featuring hundreds of photos of his impressive art and behind-the-scenes details about how these creations came to be, The Art of the Brick is an inside look at how Sawaya transformed a toy into an art form. Follow one man’s unique obsession and see the amazing places it has taken him.
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593275889
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits—all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made Sawaya the world’s most famous LEGO artist. Featuring hundreds of photos of his impressive art and behind-the-scenes details about how these creations came to be, The Art of the Brick is an inside look at how Sawaya transformed a toy into an art form. Follow one man’s unique obsession and see the amazing places it has taken him.
The Brick People
Author: Alejandro Morales
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781611920796
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Brick People is an historical novel that traces the growth of California from the nineteenth to the twentieth century by following the development of the Simons Brick Factory. The bricks that laid the foundation of modern California were manufactured by the people that ventured from Central Mexico to stoke the furnaces of industry. With an attention to historical reality blended with myth and legend, Morales recounts the epic struggle of a people who forge their destiny, along with CaliforniaÍs. In this fictional story rooted in factual history, two families are pitted against each other: the powerful Simons and the proud Revueltas clan. The Brick People provides an authentic portrayal of the history of California and those who built it.
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781611920796
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Brick People is an historical novel that traces the growth of California from the nineteenth to the twentieth century by following the development of the Simons Brick Factory. The bricks that laid the foundation of modern California were manufactured by the people that ventured from Central Mexico to stoke the furnaces of industry. With an attention to historical reality blended with myth and legend, Morales recounts the epic struggle of a people who forge their destiny, along with CaliforniaÍs. In this fictional story rooted in factual history, two families are pitted against each other: the powerful Simons and the proud Revueltas clan. The Brick People provides an authentic portrayal of the history of California and those who built it.
The Monster Asylum Series Book 1: The Fangs of Bloodhaven
Author: Cheree Alsop
Publisher: Cheree Alsop
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Being a teenage vampire in a human family isn’t easy, especially in a city where harboring any monster subspecies is illegal. When Everett is injured attempting to save a werewolf, she takes him to the Monster Asylum, a place that shouldn’t exist, and introduces him to a world of acceptance and possibility. Dark creatures begin to plague the five cities. Everett’s ability to fight against them makes him irreplaceable if the human world that fears him can accept a vampire as a hero.
Publisher: Cheree Alsop
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Being a teenage vampire in a human family isn’t easy, especially in a city where harboring any monster subspecies is illegal. When Everett is injured attempting to save a werewolf, she takes him to the Monster Asylum, a place that shouldn’t exist, and introduces him to a world of acceptance and possibility. Dark creatures begin to plague the five cities. Everett’s ability to fight against them makes him irreplaceable if the human world that fears him can accept a vampire as a hero.
Brick and Clay Record
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964
Author: Robert Silverberg
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765305372
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
Twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. Robert Heinlein in "The Roads Must Roll" describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up in the deadly flaws of its own complexity. "Country of the Kind," by Damon Knight, is a frightening portrayal of biological mutation. "Nightfall, " by Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest stories in the science fiction field, imagines a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765305372
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
Twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. Robert Heinlein in "The Roads Must Roll" describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up in the deadly flaws of its own complexity. "Country of the Kind," by Damon Knight, is a frightening portrayal of biological mutation. "Nightfall, " by Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest stories in the science fiction field, imagines a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology.
Hans
Author: 'Anthony Moreno-AOM''
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453523367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Five young children's lives are drastically changed due to a gene that gives people special, supernatural abilities. The youngest member, Shelby, ends up gaining her powers too. This then triggers a girl named Jmay to tell them of an upcoming struggle to take down an ultimate threat, Monster, and his followers. Seperated into four parts because they age as the story progresses. Very action-packed, intense, and exciting for any of the nonreaders out there.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453523367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Five young children's lives are drastically changed due to a gene that gives people special, supernatural abilities. The youngest member, Shelby, ends up gaining her powers too. This then triggers a girl named Jmay to tell them of an upcoming struggle to take down an ultimate threat, Monster, and his followers. Seperated into four parts because they age as the story progresses. Very action-packed, intense, and exciting for any of the nonreaders out there.
Myth Monster Mayhem
Author: Steve Korté
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
ISBN: 1496584392
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston."
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
ISBN: 1496584392
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston."
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
Author: Arthur B. Evans
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819569550
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
The best single-volume anthology of science fiction available—includes online teacher's guide The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction features over a 150 years' worth of the best science fiction ever collected in a single volume. The fifty-two stories and critical introductions are organized chronologically as well as thematically for classroom use. Filled with luminous ideas, otherworldly adventures, and startling futuristic speculations, these stories will appeal to all readers as they chart the emergence and evolution of science fiction as a modern literary genre. They also provide a fascinating look at how our Western technoculture has imaginatively expressed its hopes and fears from the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century to the digital age of today. A free online teacher's guide at http://sfanthology.site.wesleyan.edu/ accompanies the anthology and offers access to a host of pedagogical aids for using this book in an academic setting. The stories in this anthology have been selected and introduced by the editors of Science Fiction Studies, the world's most respected journal for the critical study of science fiction.
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819569550
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
The best single-volume anthology of science fiction available—includes online teacher's guide The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction features over a 150 years' worth of the best science fiction ever collected in a single volume. The fifty-two stories and critical introductions are organized chronologically as well as thematically for classroom use. Filled with luminous ideas, otherworldly adventures, and startling futuristic speculations, these stories will appeal to all readers as they chart the emergence and evolution of science fiction as a modern literary genre. They also provide a fascinating look at how our Western technoculture has imaginatively expressed its hopes and fears from the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century to the digital age of today. A free online teacher's guide at http://sfanthology.site.wesleyan.edu/ accompanies the anthology and offers access to a host of pedagogical aids for using this book in an academic setting. The stories in this anthology have been selected and introduced by the editors of Science Fiction Studies, the world's most respected journal for the critical study of science fiction.