Original babar the elephant5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. The reader is presented with the development from rough sketches to final illustrations much of this material has never before been reproduced." Book is Near Fine. He has a lot to say about how both he and his father used watercolor, and the author has explored this technical aspect of their art. In 'The Art of Babar' (the author) has worked with Laurent de Brunhoff to recapture aspects of the artist's childhood in France and the values that he grew up with. The elephant actually had been the invention of his mother, Cecile, who thought up the first adventure one evening as a bedtime story for Laurent and his younger brother, Mathieu. In bringing Babar back, Laurent was holding on to an enchanted childhood as well as keeping alive the legacy of his beloved father. He wrote and illustrated his first Babar book when he was twenty-one and has now done thirty Babar books. In 1946 his artist son Laurent took up where Jean had left off. "Babar was created by the painter Jean de Brunhoff, who produced the first seven books of the series between 19, the year of his untimely death. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, b&w and colour reproductions. ![]() Bright red cloth with blindstamped Babar on front board, white lettering on spine, yellow endpapers. ![]()
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Clementine pennypacker5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Pennypacker presents Clementine’s creativity and energetic nature throughout the novel. Throughout Clementine’s trials, she draws illustrations of what she sees and muses on her relationship with her little brother-a toddler whom she only calls vegetable names like “Broccoli-” and her fraught friendship with Margaret. As Clementine tries to solve the problem she only makes it worse: First she colors hair in on Margaret’s head, then cuts off her own hair, then she has Margaret color her head. The haircutting incident leads to a host of consequences: Margaret’s mother is mad, Margaret is embarrassed, and Clementine is in trouble with the principal. Clementine quickly problem-solved by helping Margaret cut off her hair-first a little, then all of it, with Margaret’s permission. In art class, Clementine noticed Margaret leaving for the bathroom with “scrunched-up don’t-cry eyes” (5) when she followed Margaret, Clementine found her friend in tears over glue stuck in her hair. The book opens with Clementine going to the principal’s office after an incident involving Margaret’s hair. Over the course of the short novel, Clementine’s quirks and creativity emerge as she gets herself into problematic situations. ![]() Clementine’s friend Margaret lives in the same apartment building. Clementine lives in an apartment with her mother, father, and young brother. ![]() Written from Clementine’s perspective, the book follows her as she navigates conflicts with friends and family. ![]() Clementine is a creative and excitable third-grade student and the protagonist of the novel. ![]() A song of myself5/13/2023 ![]() In 2011, writer and academic Jay Parini named it the greatest American poem ever written. Reception įollowing its 1855 publication, "Song of Myself" was immediately singled out by critics and readers for particular attention, and the work remains among the most acclaimed and influential in American poetry. The number of sections is generally thought to mirror the number of weeks in the year. The poem was divided into fifty-two numbered sections for the fourth (1867) edition and finally took on the title "Song of Myself" in the last edition (1891–2). In the second (1856) edition, Whitman used the title "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American," which was shortened to "Walt Whitman" for the third (1860) edition. The first edition was published by Whitman at his own expense. ![]() The poem was first published without sections as the first of twelve untitled poems in the first (1855) edition of Leaves of Grass. It has been credited as "representing the core of Whitman's poetic vision." Publication history " Song of Myself" is a poem by Walt Whitman (1819–1892) that is included in his work Leaves of Grass. ![]() The other miss bridgerton review5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() There are traces of that turmoil in the credits the pilot’s teleplay is attributed to no fewer than five screenwriters. Also evident is a reportedly chaotic production that included extensive reshoots, a showrunner switch and a shortened episode order. The idea originated not with a writer, director or producer, but with Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke, who approached AGBO, the production company of Anthony and Joe Russo, with a business plan in search of a creative concept.Īs with the underwhelming “Rings of Power,” that cart-before-the-horse approach can’t help showing in the final product. ![]() If “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” was Amazon’s attempt to supply its streaming service Prime Video with a homegrown version of “Game of Thrones,” the new spy series “Citadel” is its attempt at a “Squid Game,” “Money Heist” or “Love Is Blind”: a show with the global appeal to match the reach of its platform, and a potential franchise that could support international spinoffs. ![]() Family of liars reviews5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The Sinclairs spend their summers on the island. Harris owns an island called Beechwood Island near Martha's Vineyard and has built a home for himself along with a house for each of his daughters. Harris has three daughters, Cadence's mother Penny, and her aunts Carrie and Bess. Although her family pretends to be perfect, Cadence knows that beneath the surface, wealth and privilege have taken an insidious toll on her family and that any unhappiness or odd behavior is ignored or repressed to perpetuate the image of refinement. ![]() However, not every summer is the same-when something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year, the four "Liars" (Cadence, Johnny, Gat and Mirren) re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident.Ĭadence Sinclair Eastman is the eldest grandchild of the wealthy Harris Sinclair. It is centered on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer sitting gathered on their private island. We Were Liars focuses on the theme of consequences of one's mistakes. It was also listed as an ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2015. The novel has received critical acclaim and won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. We Were Liars is a 2014 psychological horror young-adult novel by E. Young adult fiction, psychological thriller ![]() Harriet tubman by catherine clinton5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Clinton is meticulous (without being annoying) in. It is very irritating and I'm amazed that no one in the "Audible/Amazon" organization caught it. Although she often posed as an old woman, Tubman was in her 20s when she began her rescues, and in her mid-30s as the Civil War broke out. That exception is the repeated mispronunciation of the word "clandestine" which recurs throughout the book. The reader does very well, and I enjoyed listening to her with one notable exception. Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom: Catherine Clinton: 9780316155946 - Celebrating for her courageous exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of 19th century Americas most enduring and important figures. I have read her biography of Fanny Kemble as well. ![]() But, I must say, Catherine Clinton's "filler material" is very interesting and informative, and includes material and perspectives not available in other histories of the period. history that is pertinent to Tubman's life. To be clear, only about half the book is the actual biography of Harriet Tubman, the rest of the book is expansive filler material on slavery in general and the U. Well-written bio of the former slave who became an engineer on the Underground Railroad, a loyal supporter of John Brown, a Civil War. I did not know that Tubman was so fearless in her rescues and never got caught while freeing slaves through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's life is an inspiration and Catherine Clinton tells it very well. ![]() The diamond eye book reviews5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() How did you feel about the ending of the book?ġ0. What did you think of the author’s handling of the book’s historical background and setting?ĩ. How do you see Mila’s decision to join the army and become a sniper? If you were in her place, would you have made the same decision?Ĩ. ![]() How did her struggle to juggle both sides affect your opinion of her character?ħ. We know that Mila is a soldier as well as a mother. How did you feel about the book’s gruesome content, particularly the war scenes and Mila’s killings?Ħ. Why do you believe Mila’s narrative is significant, and what effect do you think she had on history?ĥ. What did you think of Mila and Eleanor Roosevelt’s friendship?Ĥ. What did you think of Mila’s personality and her development from a bookish student to a deadly sniper?ģ. What was your favorite part of the book and why?Ģ. ![]() Sanctum roux5/13/2023 ![]() Camford is hiding a terrible past, and the truth behind Dan's connection to the asylum's evil warden is more terrifying than Dan ever imagined.ĭon't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies. ![]() ![]() Sneaking away from sample classes and college parties, Dan and his friends lead a tour of their own-one through the abandoned houses and hidden places of a surrounding town. Forsaking their plan never to go back, the teens return to New Hampshire College under the guise of a weekend for prospective students, and there they realize that the carnival from the photos is not only real, it's here on campus, apparently for the first time in many years. Much as they'd love to move on, many questions remain, and someone is determined to keep the terror alive, sending the teens photos of an old-timey carnival, with no note and no name. ![]() With the page-turning suspense and horror that made Asylum such a standout, and featuring found photographs from real vintage carnivals, Sanctum is a mind-bending reading experience that's perfect for fans of the smash hit Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.ĭan, Abby, and Jordan remain traumatized by the summer they shared in the Brookline asylum. Sanctum by Madeleine Roux Condition Used - Acceptable Published 2014 Binding Hardcover ISBN 10 0062220993 Quantity Available 1 Seller ThriftBooks Seattle, Washington, USA Seller rating : Description: HarperCollins Publishers, 2014. In the chilling second book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, three teens must return to the asylum that still haunts their dreams to end the nightmare once and for all. ![]() Magic Forged by K.M. Shea5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Baree had finally stopped asking me if I was okay after every attack he made. I kept my expression even-it was only two weeks ago that Mr. The lava hissed and popped, slapping against my shield with the consistency of thick sludge-though the grass underneath and around it went up in flames. Baree was on me next with a wave of molten lava. ![]() I pulled more raw magic through my blood and added it to my shield constructed of my blue tinted magic, then leaned into it, pushing back. My shield held, but the ice did push me back a few inches. “Again!” I strengthened my magic shield and braced myself, digging the heels of my boots into the grassy turf of House Medeis’s front lawn.įelix hammered at me with a chunk of ice that was almost bigger than me-which, given I could only break five feet tall when wearing heels, wasn’t quite as impressive as it sounds. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or historic events is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. ![]() No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any number whatsoever without written permission of the author, except in the case of quotations embodied in articles and reviews. ![]() Glass sword book buy5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() As they travel, they realize they are being followed by King Maven and a troop of Silvers, people who possess magical combat powers. Naercey is a city of ruins where the Scarlet Guard surreptitiously camp out remotely from the prying eyes of the kingdom. The novel begins as the Scarlet Guard, a group of rebels which includes Barrow and her friends Cal and Shade, board a train to Naercey. During this struggle to escape capture, Barrow also struggles to avoid becoming the kind of monster she wants to eradicate. It follows the protagonist Mare Barrow, a seemingly common girl who is endowed with the power to control lightning, as she escapes the clutches of King Maven, a former prince and friend who betrayed her in the first novel. The second installment in a series called Red Queen, it continues the series’ central conflict between a burgeoning army of rebels and a nepotistic kingdom which segregates its people by family lineage. ![]() Glass Sword is a 2016 fantasy romance novel by Victoria Aveyard. ![]() |