5,207円 If there is one trend in children’s and YA literature that seems to be enjoying a steady rise in popularity, it is the expansion of the YA dystopian genre. While the genre has been lauded for its potential to expand horizons, promote critical thinking, and foster social awareness and activism, it...

8,281円 This edition of Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States addresses both quantitative and more qualitative changes in this field over the last decade. Quantitative changes include more authors, books, and publishers; book review sources, booklists, and awards; organizati...

4,378円 Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was one of the most influential and controversial women of her age. No writer, except perhaps her political foe, Edmund Burke, and her fellow reformer, Thomas Paine, inspired more intense reactions. In her brief literary career before her untimely death in 1797, Wo...

2,917円 Ever since Robinson Crusoe washed ashore, the castaway story has survived and prospered, inspiring a multitude of writers of adventure fiction to imitate and adapt its mythic elements. In his brilliant critical study of this popular genre, Christopher Palmer traces the castaway tales' history and...

4,433円 A complete critical guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Children's and Young Adult Comics helps readers explore how comics have engaged with one of their most crucial audiences. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: - The history of comics...

14,589円 This book explores the dilemma of Bond's 'two selves' and his existential search for an identity. This exploration, analysed across six chapters, is informed by a variety of postcolonial, historical, informational and critical texts on Bond and Anglo-Indians. Arup Pal focuses on four key literary...

1,200円 Faixa etária: De 0 a 5 anos Temas: música, percussão, o som do coração, reações coletivas. Andando pela rua, uma menina percebe, nas pessoas que passam, um ar preocupado, ou triste, ou aborrecido. Parecem todas apáticas, levando uma vida descolorida e sem alegria. Por mais que tente, a menina não...

850円 Lembro muito bem… Otávio era ainda um garoto quando bateu à minha porta. O jovem negro criado numa das comunidades mais violentas e pobres do Rio de Janeiro, dominada por traficantes, poderia ter seguido o caminho de tantos colegas de sua geração que se envolveram com drogas. Mas não! Livros, enc...

880円 Faixa etária: A partir de 6 anos Temas: superação, dedicação, reconhecimento, comunidade, sentimentos, escuta. Em algum lugar do mundo, uma cidadezinha se vê privada da luz e do calor do Sol porque Don Aderbal de la Crista Roja, o galo, canta muito fraco, e seu "cocoricó" não acorda o astro-rei. ...

850円 Faixa etária: De 0 a 5 anos Temas: imaginação, plantar e colher, dinheiro, trabalho. Este livro conta a mesma história em dois gêneros: uma narrativa visual, para ser lida primeiro, seguida de uma narrativa verbal. Säo histórias que falam de encontros e de afetos; nelas, o leitor de qualquer idad...

9,116円 This book explores the lives of young people through the lens of storytelling. Using extensive qualitative and empirical data from young people’s conversations following storytelling performances in secondary schools in the UK, the author considers the benefits of stories and storytelling for lea...

10,331円 This book examines the development of Chinese children’s literature from the late Qing to early Republican era. It highlights the transnational flows of knowledge, texts, and cultures during a time when children’s literature in China and the West was developing rapidly. Drawing from a rich archiv...