I’m so pleased and excited to have Raj Lal’s response to re-reading Shanta on the blog. I’ve known Raj since she was on the MA in Writing at Warwick University, but met her again at a recent Writing West Midlands networking event. The Walter Dean Myers article had just come out and we were discussing the unfortunate fact that, even in 2014, hardly any children’s books in the UK and US…
The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a “red badge of courage,” to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts a…
Jenner Brenning, a young rural attorney, finds himself dumbfounded when proposing to a woman, Irene Marlowe, who has clear affections for him yet she refuses based upon her belief that she is insane. When asked further about this, the woman explains. Long ago when Irene was in her mother's womb, her parents lived in cabin in a more rustic area with their first born. The father was a typical woo…
Dana arrived in Alta California when it was a province of Mexico, and no longer Spanish colonial Las Californias. He gives descriptions of landing at each of the ports up and down the California coast as they existed then. The ports served (south to north) the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Pueblo de Los Angeles (and Mission San Gabriel Arcángel), Mission Santa Barb…
Seluruh kepribadian seorang Tom Sawyer bisa disingkat dalam dua kata: anak bandel. Lihat saja bagaimana ia mengerjai temannya Ben Rogers yang sedang lewat sambil menggigit apel ketika Tom sedang melabur pagar di hari Sabtu di musim panas (hukuman dari Bibi Polly karena kenakalannya). Dengan siasat cerdik, akhirnya Ben yang bekerja melabur pagar sementara Tom bersantai dan menghabiskan apelnya. …
Three University students decide to go on holiday together in Wales. They are going to stay in a cottage without electricity or a telephone in a remote part of the country. But who is the bearded man? And does he have other plans for the cottage?
This book presents a group of short stories about Nasreddin and is completed with a vocabulary list to help you grasp the meaning of the rods. The language used in these books is simple and communicative.
Buku ini berisi tentang tatabahasa singkat Jerman dan Inggris (kata sandang dan deklinasinya; kata benda dan deklinasinya; kata ganti dan deklinasinya; kata sifat dan deklinasinya; kata kerja; kata kerja bantu yang terpenting; kata kerja yang vokal pokoknya tidak berubah-rubah; kata kerja pertukaran bunyi; ....)
A dictionary that includes pronunciations, definitions, parts of speech, sample sentences, etymologies, synonyms, cross-references, and illustrations. It is a great companion book. for choldren to consult, compare and use satisfy both homework needs and personal curiosity.