Children category: 1253 books
Shakespeare for Young People
Productions, Versions and Adaptations
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The search to find engaging and inspiring ways to introduce children and young adults to Shakespeare has resulted in a wide variety of approaches to producing and adapting Shakespeare's plays and the stories and characters at their heart. This book explores the range of productions, versions, and...
Learn and Play the Green Way
Fun Activities with Reusable Materials
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2009
Projects provide stimulation for major developmental and learning processes 2. Reflects heightened concern for the environment and gets children involved in being "green" and building interest in eco-friendly living 3. Revised, expanded, updated version of the bestselling Learn and Play the...
by A. O'Malley
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
This study of the afterlife of Robinson Crusoe offers insights into the continued popularity and relevance of Crusoe's story and how modern conceptions of childhood are shaped by nostalgia and ideas of 'the popular'. Examining many adaptations in a variety of formats, it reconsiders the place Crusoe has occupied in our culture for three centuries.
The Fantasy of Family
Nineteenth-Century Children's Literature and the Myth of the Domestic Ideal
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
The myth of the Victorian family remains a pervasive influence within a contemporary Britain that perceives itself to be in social crisis. Nostalgic for a golden age of "Victorian values" in which visions of supportive, united families predominate, the common consciousness, exhorted by social...
Growing Up with Vampires
Essays on the Undead in Children's Media
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Vampire narratives are generally thought of as adult or young adult fare, yet there is a long history of their appearance in books, film and other media meant for children. They emerge as expressions of anxiety about change and growing up but sometimes turn out to be new best friends who highlight...
26 Things Parents Should Know About Choosing After School Activities For Kids
Your Definitive Guide In Choosing The Best After School Activities For Kids That Provides You With Education And Fun After School Ideas As Excellent Motivation For Kids
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Children grow up in a society that demands expertise in everything. You really cannot sit back and decide that learning from textbooks is enough for the overall development of your child. It's the age of specialization and your child cannot afford to miss out on this window of opportunity. So, scour...
by H. A Fairlie
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2014
This book explores the phenomenon of the story paper, the meanings and values children took from their reading, and the responses of adults to their reading choices. It argues for the revaluing of the story paper in the inter-war years, giving the genre a pivotal role in the development of children's literature.
3D Art Lab for Kids
32 Hands-on Adventures in Sculpture and Mixed Media - Including fun projects using clay, plaster, cardboard, paper, fiber beads and more!
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
An inspiring collection of ideas and projects for encouraging an artistic spirit in children! 3D Art Lab for Kids includes 36 kid-friendly fine art projects in paper, clay, textiles, sculpture, and jewelry. Each project is inspired by the work of a prominent artist and is illustrated with step-by-step...
by Frances Burnett
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Frances Hodgson Burnett was an English-American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories. Her talent lay in combining realistic detail, including authentic accented dialog, with a romantic plot. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885-1886),...
by Kenneth Grahame
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Dream Days is a collection of children’s fiction and reminiscences of childhood written by Kenneth Grahame. A sequel to Grahame’s 1895 collection The Golden Age (some of its selections feature the same family of five children), Dream Days was first published in 1898 under the imprint John Lane:...
Reading the Adolescent Romance
Sweet Valley High and the Popular Young Adult Romance Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Reading the Adolescent Romance provides an exhaustive study of the developments in young adult literature since the 1980s with a focus on Francine Pascal’s "Sweet Valley High" series, which has become a cultural and literary touchstone for both fans and critics of the novels. Pattee carefully...
Maurice Gee
A Literary Companion: The Fiction for Young Readers
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Maurice Gee's fiction for younger readers blends exciting stories with serious issues. Told through a range of genres, from fantasy to realism, adventure to science fiction, mysteries, psychological thrillers and gangster stories, they offer a distinctive body of work that shows New Zealand to children...
by Laura White
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Though popular opinion would have us see Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There as whimsical, nonsensical, and thoroughly enjoyable stories told mostly for children; contemporary research has shown us there is a vastly greater depth to the stories...
by John Zornado
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Now in paperback, Inventing the Child is a highly entertaining, humorous, and at times acerbic account of what it means to be a child (and a parent) in America at the dawn of the new millennium. J. Zornado explores the history and development of the concept of childhood, starting with the works of...