Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861124091
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Tinka Elephant's Nose
Author: The Edge of the Precipice
Author: Paul SockenPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773589880
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Can a case be made for reading literature in the digital age? Does literature still matter in this era of instant information? Is it even possible to advocate for serious, sustained reading with all manner of social media distracting us, fragmenting our concentration, and demanding short, rapid communication? In The Edge of the Precipice, Paul Socken brings together a thoughtful group of writers, editors, philosophers, librarians, archivists, and literary critics from Canada, the US, France, England, South Africa, and Australia to contemplate the state of literature in the twenty-first century. Including essays by outstanding contributors such as Alberto Manguel, Mark Kingwell, Lori Saint-Martin, Sven Birkerts, Katia Grubisic, Drew Nelles, and J. Hillis Miller, this collection presents a range of perspectives about the importance of reading literature today. The Edge of the Precipice is a passionate, articulate, and entertaining collection that reflects on the role of literature in our society and asks if it is now under siege. Contributors include Michael Austin (Newman University), Sven Birkerts (author), Stephen Brockmann (Carnegie-Mellon University), Vincent Giroud (University of Franche-Comté), Katia Grubisic (poet), Mark Kingwell (University of Toronto), Alberto Manguel (author), J. Hillis Miller (University of California, Irvine), Drew Nelles (editor-in-chief, Maisonneuve), Keith Oatley (University of Toronto), Ekaterina Rogatchevskaia (British Library), Leonard Rosmarin (Brock University), Lori Saint-Martin (translator, Université du Québec à Montréal), Paul Socken (University of Waterloo), and Gerhard van der Linde (University of South Africa).
Stories to Read by Myself
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780681454361
Category : Readers (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The African Book Publishing Record
Author: Mandy Mouse's Birthday
Author: Writtten and Illustrated by Sue CammPublisher:
ISBN: 9780861124121
Category : Birthdays
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Children's book about a mouse named Mandy and all the activities she did on her birthday.
Whitaker's Book List
Author: Hiccups for Elephant
Author: James PrellerPublisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780590485883
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
None of the other animals can sleep because Elephant has the hiccups.
Why Leopard Has Spots
Author: Mwenye HadithiPublisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780141342160
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa and the Tingatinga artwork of Tanzania, the Tinga Tinga Tales series of picture books features the colourful cast of animals from the television animation and glorious Tingatinga artwork. Tinga Tinga Tales airs daily on CBeebies. In this modern take on creation tales, brilliantly colourful Tingatinga artwork tells the story of Leopard's transformation from a dark, shy cat to the beautifully spotted animal we know today. You see there was a time when Leopard didn't have any spots. Her coat was as plain as plain can be, and she was very shy... So what happened when Leopard helped Puff Adder, and in return he sang her a Tinga Tinga lullaby?
Confed: 2721
Author: Xenocide WarPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477157972
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
In Confed: 2721, Mr. Moores premier novel, Moore creates a vision of the not very distant future. Heroes and villains, human and alien take the reader on an exciting interstellar jaunt. The foundation for Moores twenty eighth century technologies currently exists. Rik Hunter, a nanotech enhanced Sentinel of the Confederation, uncovers an interstellar plot to exterminate mankind and all its allies. Devious and genocidal, the duplicitous alien species turns the Confederations own interstellar gate system into the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. The alien menace plans the complete destruction of six sentient races and hundreds of worlds. Rik discovers evidence of multiple genocides perpetrated by this newest member of the Confederation and precipitates an interstellar war. Like a marshal of the old west, Rik Hunter polices the frontier of mankinds expansion into the galaxy. Piracy, smuggling, drugs, alien monsters, invading aliens, and romance are all part of his story.
From C to C
Author: Dr. Richard KimballPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496949730
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
This book is an overall memoir about the life of Dr. Richard Kimball. It mainly covers his ten years in Africa from 1961 to 2011 but also includes the time in his life from 1939 to the present. Dr. Kimball has traveled all over the world to 103 countries and has worked in many of them.