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Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Fantastic fiction.
ISBN : 0606253327
A magical stereoscope transports Eleanor and Eddy to adventures in a strange three-dimensional world.
Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Harper & Row Barnes & Noble Import Division
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Fantasy
ISBN : 0060236825
By discovering they can enter the three-dimensional world of the stereoscope, two children learn something about reality.
Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Hall Family Chronicles
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1930900937
"As Eleanor and Edward follow the clues scratched on an attic window, they become involved in a series of dreamlike adventures that are frighteningly real and compel them to search for Prince Krishna's treasure"--
Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994-12-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780064401210
If there's one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it's determined. So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her that she can't fly, Georgie doesn't get discouraged -- she just tries harder She feels a peculiar lightness when she leaps from the top of the staircase, and is even more certain of her seemingly impossible ability when she jumps from the porch and soars to the rooftop before landing safely on the ground. And now that a mysterious Canada goose is visiting Georgie's window on a nightly basis, the Hall family begins to wonder just what Georgie is capable of....
Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 0786240571
Eddy receives a mysterious gift from India, an old-fashioned bike that transports its rider through time.
Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1981-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606253378
The swing in the summer house sweeps four children and two adults into frightening and mystifying journeys that help them all towards their hearts' desires.
Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0060094877
Life in the Halls' house in Concord is many things, but it is never boring. Even something as simple as having a family friend come for a visit can lead to the unexpected, the enchanted, the mysterious -- in this case, the most amazing, most mysterious circus ever. From Uncle Krishna's garbled phone message to the fantastic ending, the latest Hall Family Chronicle has all of the earmarks of a Jane Langton novel: fantasy, humor, and magic! Join Eleanor, Eddie, Georgie, their new friend Andy, and his twelve very large friends -- more about them later -- in Jane Langton's The Mysterious Circus.
Author : Jane Langton
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062020390
One mystical tree. One dangerous neighbor. Strange and magical things continually occur at the Hall family's home at 40 Walden Street. Now there's a terrible sound throughout the town of Concord—the buzzing of a chain saw. Only one thing is worse for Eddy and Georgie Hall than that noise: the man who causes it, Mortimer Moon. When all the trees in town are falling to his hand and he threatens the mysterious tree sprouting in the Halls' backyard, Georgie and Eddy will do anything to stop him. In the eighth installment of the Hall Family Chronicles, secrets—all caused by the growth of a miraculous tree—will be unlocked.
Author : Thomas L. Hankins,Robert J. Silverman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400864119
Thomas Hankins and Robert Silverman investigate an array of instruments from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century that seem at first to be marginal to science--magnetic clocks that were said to operate by the movements of sunflower seeds, magic lanterns, ocular harpsichords (machines that played different colored lights in harmonious mixtures), Aeolian harps (a form of wind chime), and other instruments of "natural magic" designed to produce wondrous effects. By looking at these and the first recording instruments, the stereoscope, and speaking machines, the authors show that "scientific instruments" first made their appearance as devices used to evoke wonder in the beholder, as in works of magic and the theater. The authors also demonstrate that these instruments, even though they were often "tricks," were seen by their inventors as more than trickery. In the view of Athanasius Kircher, for instance, the sunflower clock was not merely a hoax, but an effort to demonstrate, however fraudulently, his truly held belief that the ability of a flower to follow the sun was due to the same cosmic magnetic influence as that which moved the planets and caused the rotation of the earth. The marvels revealed in this work raise and answer questions about the connections between natural science and natural magic, the meaning of demonstration, the role of language and the senses in science, and the connections among art, music, literature, and natural science. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Photography, Stereoscopic
ISBN : UCSD:31822016985715
Author : David Brewster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:464135592
Author : Pamela S. Gates,Susan B. Steffel,Francis J. Molson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810846373
Fantasy conjures up images of witches, fairies, dark woods, magic wands and spells, time travel, ghosts, and dragons. Each of us defines fantasy in a personal way, based on our life stories, experiences, hopes, dreams, and fears. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, helps teachers and students of literature to develop their own understandings of this broad genre in order to evaluate and promote the joy of fantasy in their classrooms. An excellent teaching tool, the discussions are organized around three categories of fantasy literature, including fairy/folktale; mixed fantasy (which includes journey, transformation, talking animal, and magic); and heroic-ethical; and they are supported by well-chosen examples of representative authors, critics, and theorists. With the assumption that the reader has no special knowledge of fantasy literature but has some previous exposure to the study of literature for children and young adults, this book focuses on reviewing texts that illustrate particular types of fantasy literature. The authors have an extensive knowledge of both classic and contemporary children's and YA titles, and they offer many insightful observations and details that make a book a particularly good classroom choice. Literature allows us to discuss controversial issues without making judgments; it allows us the opportunity to "experience" another time and space by providing a new lens through which to view; and it offers us a multitude of ways to come to appreciate and embrace the world of fantasy. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults will help teachers and other readers to deepen their knowledge, appreciation, and pedagogical understandings of fantasy literature.
Author : R. Reginald
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780941028752
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 : Anonim
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0547348894
Upon publication, Anita Silvey’s comprehensive survey of contemporary children’s literature, Children’s Books and Their Creators, garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, and specialists interested in the world of writing for children. Now The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators assembles the best of that volume in one handy, affordable reference, geared specifically to parents, educators, and students. This new volume introduces readers to the wealth of children’s literature by focusing on the essentials — the best books for children, the ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. Updated to include newcomers such as J. K. Rowling and Lemony Snicket and to cover the very latest on publishing and educational trends, this edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children’s authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable reading lists by category. The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators summarizes the canon of contemporary children’s literature, in a practical guide essential for anyone choosing a book for or working with children.
Author : Joshua Glenn,Elizabeth Foy Larsen
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781408830253
Unbored is the book every modern child needs. Brilliantly walking the line between cool and constructive, it's crammed with activities that are not only fun and doable but that also get kids standing on their own two feet. If you're a kid, you can: -- Build a tipi or an igloo -- Learn to knit -- Take stuff apart and fix it -- Find out how to be constructively critical -- Film a stop-action movie or edit your own music -- Do parkour like James Bond -- Make a little house for a mouse from lollipop sticks -- Be independent! Catch a bus solo or cook yourself lunch -- Make a fake exhaust for your bike so it sounds like you're revving up a motorcycle -- Design a board game -- Go camping (or glamping) -- Plan a road trip -- Get proactive and support the causes you care about -- Develop your taste and decorate your own room -- Make a rocket from a coke bottle -- Play farting games There are gross facts and fascinating stories, reports on what stuff is like (home schooling, working in an office...), Q&As with inspiring grown-ups, extracts from classic novels, lists of useful resources and best ever lists like the top clean rap songs, stop-motion movies or books about rebellion. Just as kids begin to disappear into their screens, here is a book that encourages them to use those tech skills to be creative, try new things and change the world. And it gets parents to join in. Unbored is fully illustrated, easy to use and appealing to young and old, girl and boy. Parents will be comforted by its anti-perfectionist spirit and humour. Kids will just think it's brilliant.