Children’s / Teenage general interest: Literature, books and writers
Candlewick Press (MA) Book Buddies Roger Takes a Chance
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£5.99
Rowman & Littlefield The Reason We Play: American Sports Figures and
Book SynopsisAn inspirational look at a diverse group of popular sports figures and how they found success in sports and life. Young athletes all dream of what they might become. They might see themselves as a soccer player racing through defenses at the World Cup, as a hockey player scoring the winning goal in the Stanley Cup Final, or as a figure skater in the Winter Olympics. But to get there takes hard work, dedication, and passion.In The Reason We Play: American Sports Figures and What Inspires Them, Marc Bona profiles some of the nation’s top athletes and sports personalities from the past several decades to reveal what it takes to make it in the world of professional sports. Along with fascinating accounts of the sports figures’ lives and careers, Bona includes, in their own words, what motivated them, what obstacles they overcame, and even what books they loved to read when they were young. Featuring athletes such as soccer icon Kristine Lilly, basketball star Victor Oladipo, and softball phenom Cat Osterman, The Reason We Play has something for everyone. From football to rodeo, baseball to racing, the front office to coaching, the subjects all share a common trait of excellence on and off the field.
£23.75
Lerner Publishing Group How to Make a Book (about My Dog)
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£12.74
Lerner Publishing Group Where We Come from
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£17.99
Lerner Publishing Group The Library in the Woods
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£16.99
Capstone Press Kwame Alexander
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£26.05
Capstone Press Kwame Alexander (Influential People)
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£8.09
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered
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£16.14
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Like a Diamond in the Sky: Jane Taylor’s Beloved
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£16.14
Bloomsbury USA Dogs Love Books Too
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£13.09
Jimmy Patterson Middle School: Master of Disaster
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£23.24
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Ebenezer Has a Word for Everything
Book SynopsisEbenezer collects words. But it?s hard to find someone who shares his passion.No one seems to understand Ebenezer?s word collections, but his efforts are finally appreciated when he meets Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald doesn?t have a word collection?but he does have lots of ideas. Together, they can make stories.Chelsea H. Rowe?s offbeat story about friendship, collaboration, and a love for both language and stories is perfectly depicted by Frank Dormer?s quirky illustrations. Perfect for vocabulary building, this book also includes a list of words and definitions in the back.
£16.16
Rowman & Littlefield Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and the Florida Crackers
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£10.79
Rowman & Littlefield Zora Neale Hurston
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£10.40
Creative Editions A Year in the Woods
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£16.14
Creative Company,US What to Do with a Box
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£8.54
Creative Editions Typewriter
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£16.99
Creative Editions Banned Book
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£16.14
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Lola Loves Stories
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£7.59
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the
Book SynopsisWhen Jane Sutcliffe sets out to write a book about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, in her own words, she runs into a problem: Will''s words keep popping up all over the place! What''s an author to do? After all, Will is responsible for such familiar phrases as "what''s done is done" and "too much of a good thing." He even helped turn "household words" into household words. But, Jane embraces her dilemma, writing about Shakespeare, his plays, and his famous phrases with glee. After all, what better words are there to use to write about the greatest writer in the English language than his very own? As readers will discover, "the long and the short of it" is this: Will changed the English language forever. Backmatter includes an author’s note, a bibliography, and a timeline.
£7.59
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Lola Plants a Garden
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£14.44
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Lola Plants a Garden
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£7.59
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Lola planta un jardín / Lola Plants a Garden
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£7.99
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Lola planta un jardín
Book SynopsisSpanish edition! Lola learns how to plant a flower garden in this simple and sweet picture book story about gardening and patience. After Lola reads a book of garden poems, she wants to plant some flowers. She gets books from the library and chooses her plants. Then Lola and her mommy buy the seeds, make the garden, and mark the rows. Lola finds it hard to wait, but at last the flowers bloom. Now it's time for a party with her friends! The Lola Reads series celebrates family time and togetherness through reading, special activities, and new adventures.
£14.44
Sleeping Bear Press Books Do Not Have Wings
£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Ernest Hemingway: The Search for Courage
Book SynopsisErnest Hemingway was one of the most controversial and admired writers of his time. This biography covers his life from his childhood in Oak Park, Illinois, to his suicide in 1961. It offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant artist and a complex individual—a private man who led a very public life. Hemingway’s formal education ended after high school when the ambitious young writer went off to work for The Kansas City Star. Eager to see the war, he volunteered for ambulance corps duty in Italy during World War I. Some of his most exciting and productive years were spent in postwar Paris, living among a group of writers and artists from around the world. In the 1930s Hemingway became as famous for his personality as for his writing, and he spent more of his time hunting and fishing competitively. But when war broke out in his beloved Spain, he went to serve as a correspondent on the loyalist side. In 1940 his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, based on his wartime experiences, was published to critical acclaim and financial success. World War II found Hemingway working as a correspondent once again, and prone to fighting and drinking. Despite this decline, he wrote The Old Man and the Sea, which celebrated the courage of an aged Cuban fisherman, and went on to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. Keith Ferrell conveys the scope of Hemingway’s achievement as a writer and gives a vivid portrait of one of America’s finest authors.Trade ReviewProvides a vivid sense of the man and the writer…A well-rounded portrayal that concludes with a positive assessment of Hemingway’s place in literature. * Booklist *
£10.79
Rowman & Littlefield George Orwell: The Political Pen
Book SynopsisBorn as Eric Blair in India in 1903, George Orwell was a sickly child who was sent away to boarding school at age eight. Later he won a scholarship to Eton, where he was not a good student and earned a reputation as a rebel. Following Eton, he returned to Burma as a police officer, deliberately postponing his dream of becoming a writer. Orwell moved to Paris in 1928. He was concerned with the plight of the poor and was determined to find his own literary voice and themes. In the following years, he traveled and lived among the poor and unemployed. Orwell published several books and novels about his experiences, but success and recognition seemed slow in coming. In England, Orwell became known as an angry political writer and crusader for the left. He stood up for his convictions and fought in the Spanish Civil War, despite ill health. After this disillusioning experience, Orwell became an enemy of any form of totalitarianism. He tried to do his part for England under the Nazi siege through his journalism and broadcast scripts. Orwell completed Animal Farm during the war but was unable to find a publisher until the war was over. After the book’s enormous success in 1946, Orwell planned another novel set in the future ina totalitarian society. Writing from his house on the island of Jura in the Scottish Hebrides, he created the story of Winston Smith, who lived in a world where Big Brother was always watching. This was his masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Orwell died soon after its publication, but not before witnessing its success. In a special epilogue, Ferrell deals with Orwell’s impact as a political moralist and the way in which the year 1984 has come to stand as a fearful symbol.Trade ReviewA clear, unpatronizing literary biography for young adults…Like Ferrell’s other fine books this will stimulate readers to explore more of Orwell’s work. Readers will be fascinated by the background discussions. * Booklist *
£10.44
Rowman & Littlefield H.G. Wells: First Citizen of the Future
Book SynopsisHe was born in the year dynamite was invented (1866) and died a year after the first explosion of the atomic bomb (1946). Herbert George (H. G.) Wells was a man whose life dominated the century and whose ideas both predicted and shaped the future. One of the most influential men of his time, a leading science-fiction writer, novelist, philosopher, reformer and fighter for civilization, Wells exercised his imagination and expounded his revolutionary ideas in over one hundred books in the course of his long life. As a young man Wells struggled against repeated failure as a draper’s assistant, science student and teacher before finding his vocation as a writer. He wrote the pioneering—and immediately popular—novel The Time Machine. In this and other classic science fiction such as The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, Wells combined serious and often remarkably accurate speculation about the future with high adventure. But Wells was not content just to write fiction. He was also an advocate for change in social customs and a man deeply concerned with the future of humanity. A firm believer that the twentieth century would be the turning point for civilization, Wells anticipated many of the changes in his writings on space travel, politics, marriage and the technologies of war. This is a dramatic account of Well’s life and his fight for causes and concerns that are still relevant today. Trade ReviewSketching the life, ideas, and times of H.G. Wells, Ferrell provides enough detail to give a vivid sense of the man, his writings, and his effect on Western civilization. A treat for Well’s fans and good biographical material for students. * Booklist *This solid biography of Wells—the first ever written for young adults—seems more likely to inspire and motivate the young than some trendy…epic about divorce and dope. * New York Daily News *
£10.44
Rowman & Littlefield John Steinbeck: The Voice of the Land
Book SynopsisJohn Steinbeck was born in 1902 in California’s Salinas River Valley. Although he worked briefly as a reporter in New York, it was in the Salinas Valley that he spent the Depression years, and his experiences and the people he met became the basis for his books. Of Mice and Men opened the eyes of the public to the desperate lives of the migrant workers. The Grapes of Wrath told the story of the destitute Oklahoma dust bowl farmers who flocked to the Valley in search of work, Cannery Row painted the rough and tumble lives of the cannery workers in nearby Monterey. And East of Eden, his most personal novel, revolved around the lives of two families from the Valley whose story was a tragic metaphor for the suffering humans needlessly cause one another. Steinbeck was the recipient of both the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes for Literature and was named to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. His books were likewise embraced by the public—many reached the top of the bestseller lists; four of them were made into Broadway shows; and six were made into movies. Despite these successes, he often doubted his abilities. The critics were seldom kind to him, making his doubts grow. But at the end of his life he realized that by championing the causes of the underprivileged, he had made a lasting impression on the social consciousness of America. He died in New York in 1968. Keith Ferrell gives us a fascinating account of John Steinbeck, a writer who continually struggled to awaken America’s social conscience. Steinbeck’s ability to incorporate the dark side of life in rich stories of human strength has captured the souls of millions of readers everywhere.
£10.44
Astra Publishing House Jumping Off Library Shelves
Book SynopsisHere is the library! Fifteen poems celebrate the thrill of getting your first library card, the excitement of story hour, the fun of using the computer, the pride of reading to the dog, and the joy of discovering that the librarian understands you and knows exactly which books you'll love. The poems in this engaging picture book are compiled by noted poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins.All pay homage to the marvels of books and reading. Accompanied by Jane Manning's colorful, imaginative illustrations, this collection celebrates the magic of libraries and is a must for every school and public library -- and it's ideal for anyone who loves to visit their local library, too!Trade Review"The title of this book of 15 poems will immediately grab the attention of teachers and librarians. All together, the listing of titles in the table of contents forges a lyrical look at what libraries mean to individuals. Many of the poets are well-known in children's literature, and the poems are personal and heartfelt.... The page composition and text placement add playfulness, while the gouache-and-pencil illustrations are buoyant and imaginative. Wispy backgrounds and splotches of color add ebullience. Hopkins, a master anthologist, has compiled an excellent collection... The overall effect is an endearing accolade for fellow book and library mavens." — Kirkus Reviews "This delightful illustrated collection celebrates libraries and their diverse offerings and opportunities... (e)nchanting gouache-and-pencil illustrations range from whimsical... to sweet, like cozily sharing a book à deux, snow falling outside. Honoring libraries as places and resources that can inspire joy, learning, and imagination, this is charming all around." — Booklist"Fifteen poems by writers including Nikki Grimes, J. Patrick Lewis, Alice Schertle, and Jane Yolen sing the praises of libraries and reading.... [A] quiet, focused collection, one that will certainly find a home in libraries and in the homes of those who love them." — Publishers Weekly
£12.34
Calkins Creek Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
Book SynopsisYoung readers of all ages will love this story about President Thomas Jefferson, who found his passion as soon as he learned to read: books, books, and more books! Before, during, and after the American Revolution, Jefferson collected thousands of books on hundreds of subjects. In fact, his massive collection eventually helped rebuild the Library of Congress—now the largest library in the world. Author Barb Rosenstock''s rhythmic words and illustrator John O''Brien''s whimsical illustrations capture Jefferson''s zeal for the written word as well as little-known details about book collecting. An author''s note, bibliography, and source notes for quotations are also included.
£12.34
Enchanted Lion Books The Boy Who Became a Parrot
Book Synopsis Written with style and heart by Wolverton Hill and illustrated with whimsical art by Laura Carlin, this love letter to Edward Lear brings him wonderfully to life for young readers. Edward Lear popularized the limerick as we know it and invented the modern literary genre of nonsense, made famous by Lewis Carroll. But did you know that as a teenager, he was a natural history artist on par with John J. Audubon? He has a memorial in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey, placing him among the UK’s most important authors. Yet even still, Lear seems underappreciated. This picture-book biography will change all of that. Not only does it tell of what Lear did, it also shows who he was by conflating the naturalistic and nonsense, as Lear himself did, and by daring to be both fanciful and playful, for the facts of a life alone can never give you the full picture of a person. Lear liked children and children liked Lear, for they shared an innate sense of play and silliness, as well as a tolerance for the absurd and unusual. As Lear understood so well, it’s not just fun to be silly, but a sense of play is foundational to a resilient life. And of course, nonsense as practiced by Lear was a sharp weapon of satire against rigid Victorian conformity. Whether in his keenly observed work as a natural history painter or in his nonsense verse, Lear animated the world through a deep sense of empathy, and it is in this way that author and illustrator Hill and Carlin deliver Lear to us. Rich backmatter includes some Lear poems and paintings, a chronology, and notes from the author and illustrator.
£14.44
Star Bright Books Pirates in the Library
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£6.99
Yesterday's Classics English Literature for Boys and Girls, Illustrated Edition (Yesterday's Classics)
£18.99
Chelsea House Publishers Toni Morrison (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
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£38.21
Chelsea House Publishers DON QUIXOTE - MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, NEW EDITION
Book SynopsisThe origins of the novel can be traced to this picaresque tale of an errant knight and his comical sidekick. The new edition of the invaluable reference will aid students, writers, and readers seeking the strongest contemporary criticism of Miguel de Cervantes's beloved work. Helpful features include a bibliography, a chronology of the author's life, and an index, along with an informative introductory essay by Yale literature professor Harold Bloom.
£38.21
Clavis Publishing A Book for Benny
Book Synopsis Age range 4 and upIt's raining. No problem, because Sam is enjoying her book. Her little dog Benny doesn't like reading. It wants to play. Sam tries to persuade Benny reading is fun. Would he like to have a different book perhaps? They go to the library together to find the right book for Benny. A funny and touching picture book about a little girl and her doggy, and about the joy of reading.
£15.63
Creative Education Ernest Hemingway
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£40.50
Kane/Miller Book Publishers Luna Loves Library Day
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£13.70
Chicago Review Press Nellie Bly and Investigative Journalism for Kids:
Book SynopsisA Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2016 In the late 1800s, the daring young reporter Elizabeth Cochrane—known by the pen name Nellie Bly—faked insanity so she could be committed to a mental institution and secretly report on the awful conditions there. This and other highly publicized investigative “stunts” laid the groundwork for a new kind of journalism in the early 1900s, called “muckraking,” dedicated to exposing social, political, and economic ills in the United States. In Nellie Bly and InvestigativeJournalism for Kids budding reporters learn about the major figures of the muckraking era: the bold and audacious Bly, one of the most famous women in the world in her day; social reformer and photojournalist Jacob Riis; monopoly buster Ida Tarbell; antilynching crusader Ida B. Wells; and Upton Sinclair, whose classic book The Jungle created a public outcry over the dangerous and unsanitary conditions of the early meatpacking industry. Young readers will also learn about more contemporary reporters, from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to Amy Goodman, who have carried on the muckraking tradition, and will get excited about the ever-changing world of journalism and the power of purposeful writing. Twenty-one creative activities encourage and engage a future generation of muckrakers. Kids can make and keep a reporter’s notebook; write a letter to the editor; craft a “great ideas” box; create a Jacob Riis–style photo essay; and much more.Trade Review"What an engaging concept! Not only is this book very informative about Nellie Bly and other investigative journalists, but the activities are extremely engaging and complement the well-researched narrative. It's not hard to imagine a new generation of muckrakers being inspired by these pages." Arthur "Tri" Fritz, editor, The Nellie Bly Collection , and creator, nellieblyonline.com"An engaging book with very rich stories about the early muckrakers who helped to define journalism as a public service. Ellen Mahoney's storytelling approach is perfect for young readers, and each chapter unfolds as an adventure." Suzanne Lysak, assistant professor, broadcast and digital journalism, Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications"This outstanding work of nonfiction is sure to inspire a new generation of investigative journalists." Teacher Librarian"With excellent content, an appealing layout, and an exciting topic, this book is a joy to read and explore." Booklist
£17.78
Rosen Education Service How Do I Use a Library?
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£30.46
Rosen Education Service How Do I Use an Encyclopedia?
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£30.46
AMMO Books LLC Books!
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£12.74
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Lola at the Library with Mommy
Book SynopsisIn this Lola Reads picture book, learn about the library, checking out books, and story time with Lola, as she discovers the joy of reading!Every Tuesday Lola and her mommy go to the library. Lola meets her friends there. They share books and don't have to be quiet all the time. The nice librarian tells stories. There is a big machine that buzzes Lola's books in and out, and she can take any books she wants home with her. Lola and her mommy always stop for a treat on the way home. No wonder Lola loves the library.This gentle story of growing with books encourages little ones to discover the joy of reading as well as getting them ready and excited to visit the library.The Lola Reads series celebrates family time and togetherness through reading, special activities, and new adventures.
£8.54
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Lola Loves Stories with Daddy
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£7.59
Capstone Press This Book is Not A Piece of Cheese
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£15.19
Crocodile Books The Reader
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£15.26
Bellwether Media Lois Lowry
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£12.34
