Added by: JustGoodNews | Karma: 4306.26 | Fiction literature | 11 September 2011
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The Poison Eaters: And Other Stories
From the inimitable Holly Black, a collection of twelve fantasy short stories—two of which are unique to this collection. Devoted fans will be delighted to discover that several of the stories use characters and settings from her Modern Faerie Tale novels. Included in the anthology are tales involving faeries, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and all sorts of weird and wonderful and creepy creatures—there’s even a glimpse of a unicorn. Packaged with gorgeous new art and brimming with fantastical adventure, The Poison Eaters will find a home in the hands of both lovers of urban fantasy as well as readers of classic fairy tales.
The stories in this collection are prizewinning entries in the Category Sports Stories in the Competition of Writers of Children's Books organized by Children's BookTrust. Sport is an activity though done for pleasure, requires physical effort, appropriate skill, sheer hard work and a strong will to win. It helps in all-round development of an individual. It teaches discipline and tolerance, and inculcates healthy competition. The collection of stories aims to inspire children to play the game in the spirit of the game.
Picturing Childhood: Illustrated Childrens Books from University of California Collections, 1550-1990
The subject of Picturing Childhood brings together the intellectual and collecting interests of UCLA's world-renowned research library and its distinguished collection of works of art on paper, the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts. This exhibition and catalogue celebrate not only the remarkable collection of children's materials in the library's Department of Special Collections but also the foresight of such UCLA librarians as Wilbur Jordan Smith, F. Brooke Whiting, and James Davis
A New Jersey Anthology: A New Jersey Anthology, Second Edition
A New Jersey classic comes to life once more, and it's better than ever . . . "This excellent collection of essays covers the sweep of New Jersey history from the colonial, proprietary era to the recent politics of Mount Laurel. It brings together some of the finest writing on the state, and raises questions relevant to major themes in American history more generally. Maxine N. Lurie has provided an excellent introductory essay to contextualize each piece in the collection, and each essay also comes with suggestions for further reading on the topic." -Paul G. E. Clemens, history department, Rutgers University Praise for the prior edition . . .
