Author: Robert Louis StevensonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Fiction: Level 10 More Pack B: Micro the Metal Dog
Author: Susan GatesPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198447306
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Daniel is disappointed when his mum buys him a robot dog in Micro the Metal Dog. He wants a real dog, not a metal dog like Micro. Will Daniel change his mind if Micro learns to act like a real dog? TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!
Author: Roger P. Fox
Author: Rudyard KiplingInvisible Man
Author: Ralph EllisonPublisher: Penguin Books Limited
ISBN: 9780241970560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The invisible man is the unnamed narrator of this impassioned novel of black lives in 1940s America. Embittered by a country which treats him as a non-being he retreats to an underground cell.
Writing and Literature
Author: Tanya Long BennettPublisher: University of North Georgia
ISBN: 9781940771236
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In the age of Buzzfeeds, hashtags, and Tweets, students are increasingly favoring conversational writing and regarding academic writing as less pertinent in their personal lives, education, and future careers. Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking and Communication connects students with works and exercises and promotes student learning that is kairotic and constructive. Dr. Tanya Long Bennett, professor of English at the University of North Georgia, poses questions that encourage active rather than passive learning. Furthering ideas presented in Contribute a Verse: A Guide to First-Year Composition as a complimentary companion, Writing and Literature builds a new conversation covering various genres of literature and writing. Students learn the various writing styles appropriate for analyzing, addressing, and critiquing these genres including poetry, novels, dramas, and research writing. The text and its pairing of helpful visual aids throughout emphasizes the importance of critical reading and analysis in producing a successful composition. Writing and Literature is a refreshing textbook that links learning, literature, and life.
Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte BrontePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Initially published under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyreerupted onto the English literary scene, immediately winning the devotion of many of the world's most renowned writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray, who declared it a work "of great genius." Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Brontë's masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine, one whose defiant virtue and moral courage departed sharply from the more acquiescent and malleable female characters of the day. Passionate, dramatic, and surprisingly modern, Jane Eyre endures as one of the world's most beloved novels.
The Thing
Author: Simon PuttockPublisher:
ISBN: 9781405283717
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One day, the Thing falls from the sky and four strangers stumble across it. They work together to take care of the Thing. But before long a media circus builds up around the creature, and the debate about the Thing spreads far around the world. What is the Thing? Who does it belong to? Is it any use for anything at all? This captivating picture book will be many things to many people: a story about thoughtfulness, an adventure in friendship, and an intriguing and gentle social commentary on the search for meaning in modern life.
