Similarly , I experienced moral complexity in Beverly Cleary , of all unlikely authors . Even though I was sometimes picking up more “ advanced ” books , I retained a longstanding fondness for Cleary's numerous juveniles .
The memoirs of a Pulitzer Prize-winning literary journalist and critic discusses his childhood and education in small-town Ohio, his colorful family and friends, and his voracious appetite for reading. 50,000 first printing.
This collection of papers demonstrates the breadth of information pre-reading children learn from books and increases our understanding of the social and cognitive mechanisms that support this learning.
Every book has to be unpacked and its barcode scanned. The computer terminal then informs the person where that book is destined to be at the end of its journey. When the baskets are full they are moved on to the conveyor rollers and ...
The colorful, adventurous, and highly revered American filmmaker reflects upon his thirty-six films, five marriages, and long-standing friendships, offering revealing insights into his seventy-five years of intense engagement
This is an open book in two senses of the term.It is open because it is a work in progress.
Also includes excerpts from the first book in the Orchard Mystery series—One Bad Apple—and the first book in the Museum Mystery series—Fundraising the Dead.
An Open Book: Work by Barbara Ellmann
This is only David Malouf's third new poetry volume in nearly 40 years, so it is a significant publishing event. As one of Australia's greatest living poets, Malouf continues to meditate and reflect on themes of mortality and memory.
"He is 74 now, the veteran of 36 films (as a director), 5 marriages and innumerable friendships, practical jokes, horses, love affairs and intellectual obsessions. One of the most admired,...