Literary Criticism & Collections

Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny, asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. With lyrical words and vivid...

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Families-they're maddening, edgy, grouchy, embarrassing, ratty-and we've all got them. Rapping grandmas, snoring grandpas, laughing fathers, waltzing mothers, smiling aunties, travelling uncles-and of course brothers and sisters. This is a fresh and...

The trickster, a character that tests the taboos of a society, is rooted in the Native American literary tradition. However, writers the world over have used this knavish character to great effect in works such as ""The Adventures of...

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Hispanic-American Writers discusses the Hispanic-American authors and their indispensable works that have made lasting contributions to literature, including Rudolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Junot Diaz, Esmeralda Santiago, Oscar Hijuelos,...

Night, a memoir by concentration camp survivor and Nobel Peace Prize - winner Elie Wiesel, is a key work of Holocaust literature. It bears witness to the horrors endured by a teenage boy whose freedom and family are forcibly wrested from him. This new...

Includes poems by Matthew Arnold, William Cowper, Byron, Donne, Robert Frost and Keats, as well as extracts from Wuthering Heights, The Divine Comedy and The Pilgrim's Progress.About the AuthorPhilip Pullman has won many awards for his children's books,...

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In this original interpretation of the Harry Potter sensation, Edmund M. Kern argues that the attraction of these stories to children comes not only from the fantastical elements embedded in the plots, but also from their underlying moral messages...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788121908979Author William ShakespeareFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint S. Chand PublishingPublisher S. Chand PublishingDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604133684Author BloomFormat HardbackPage Count 223Imprint Chelsea House PublishersPublisher Chelsea House Publishers

Colourful and visually appealing to help engage and inspire your students. Full of motivating activities, with opportunities for Assessment for Learning. Glossaries help make poems accessible for all your students. Uses a wide range of poetry styles with...

Dragons, castles and knights; mermaids, witches and magicians; ships on the high seas, and journeys into mystery. This book of narrative poems for children includes short poems and funny poems, famous poems and new poems, and is full of beautiful...

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Dogs, cats, budgies, bugs, tarantulas, leopards, crocodiles, rabbits, dolphins, porcupines, werewolves, vultures and pterodactyls are among the menagerie included in this collection of poems about just about any kind of pet you can think of - and some...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909875692Format PaperbackImprint Little Creative Days LtdPublisher Little Creative Days Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434105110Author Olive Beaupré MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Waking Lion PressPublisher Waking Lion PressWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785916397Format PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Ransom PublishingPublisher Ransom PublishingWeight(grams) 76g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551114446Author Charles LucasFormat PaperbackPage Count 447Imprint Broadview Press LtdPublisher Broadview Press LtdWeight(grams) 600gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Clerk's Prologue and Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by...

A new children's play that opened at the UK's Hampstead Theatre in December 2003.Book InformationISBN 9781840024012Author Barbara NordenFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Oberon Books LtdPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789360469665Author Lytton StracheyFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Double 9 BooksPublisher Double 9 BooksWeight(grams) 159g

Paper Boats is a compelling collection of 21 short stories for Years 7 & 8 written by students from immigrant, refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds, reflecting their origins, journey and arrival in Australia. Suitable for upper primary and lower...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798869432872Author Baby ProfessorFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Baby ProfessorPublisher Baby ProfessorWeight(grams) 132g

A collection of literature anthologies and reference books for Key Stage 3 onwards. These short plays illustrate different forms of drama and provide a useful link between improvisation and longer scripted plays at upper secondary level. They give...

Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) has captured the hearts and thoughts of millions of readers. In Divergent Thinking, YA authors explore even more of Tris and Tobias' world, including: * What Divergent's factions have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440229285Author Donna Jo NapoliFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906399781Author David WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Amber Lane Press LtdPublisher Aurora Metro Publications

Ever wondered how some people seem to have an opinion on every book ever published? Nowadays, there are so many books: how can anyone be well read anymore? Well, help is at hand. Let Henry Hitchings educate you in the invaluable skill of literary...

Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.Book InformationISBN 9780521477048Author Ruskin BondFormat...

The eighth Lost Diary – factually accurate, fictionally funny! William Shakespeare himself needs no introduction, but not everyone knows the secrets of his success! How could a man so busy with life in Elizabethan England have had time to write all those...

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Key Features: Study methods Introduction to the text Summaries with critical notes Themes and techniques Textual analysis of key passages Author biography Historical and literary background Modern and historical critical approaches Chronology Glossary...