Download or read book Boy and the Spell written by Pegi Deitz Shea and published by . This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming children¿s book adapted from the opera ¿L¿Enfant et les Sortileges¿ (1925) by composer Maurice Ravel, with a libretto by Colette. Some have compared this opera to Maurice Sendak¿s ¿Where the Wild Things Are¿; Sendak himself created the set deigns & costumes for a production of this opera. Having trouble with homework, Thomas takes out his frustration on the things around him -- his books, his clock, his furniture. But one day, Armchair bellows, 'My stuffing has had enough!¿ & blows Thomas ¿clear out of this world into a strange place in time,¿ where numerals scatter, book characters come alive, & cakes fight back. Will Thomas ever return home? For ages 5-10. Designed to create an awareness of classical music among young children. Ill.
Download or read book The Boy and the Spell written by Maurice Ravel and published by Pumpkin House Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sent to his bedroom for being naughty, a young boy throws a tantrum, injuring various objects in the room that later come to life to teach him a lesson. Based on the story from an opera by Maurice Ravel.
Download or read book The Lost Words written by and published by Edition Peters. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost Words by composer James Burton takes its inspiration and text from the award-winning 'cultural phenomenon' and book of the same name by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris: a book that was, in turn, a creative response to the removal of everyday nature words like acorn, newt and otter from a new edition of a widely used children's dictionary. Both the book and Burton's 32-minute work, which is written in 12 short movements for upper-voice choir in up to 3 voice parts (with either orchestral or piano accompaniment), celebrates each lost word with a beautiful poem or 'spell', magically brought to life in Burton's music. At its heart, the work delivers a powerful message about the need to close the gap between childhood and the natural world. Burton's piece was co-commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society for the Hallé Children's Choir and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The piano accompaniment version was premiered at the Tanglewood Festival in 2019 by the Boston Symphony Children's Choir, of which Burton is founder and director. The Hallé Children's Choir will premiere the orchestral version of the full work in Manchester, UK, post-pandemic. Vocal Score Co-commission by Boston Symphony and Hallé Concerts Society for their respective Children's Choirs. Two versions - with orchestral or with piano accompaniment. The vocal score is the same for both versions. James Burton is a composer but also a conductor. He is conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and choral director of the Boston Symphony. The book The Lost Words, exquisitely designed, has won multiple awards and is an international best-seller. The vocal score includes Jackie Morris's beautiful imagery in its cover design.
Download or read book The Outlook written by Lyman Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drawn Together written by Minh Lê and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recipient of six starred reviews and the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature! Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Smithsonian, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, BookRiot, the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library-and many more! When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustration, and silence. But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens-with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words. With spare, direct text by Minh Lê and luminous illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, this stirring picturebook about reaching across barriers will be cherished for years to come. A Junior Library Guild selection!
Download or read book A Spell for Chameleon The Parallel Edition Simplified written by Piers Anthony and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piers Anthony’s bestselling Xanth series is one of the cornerstones of fantasy, a lively and whimsical interpretation of a genre often criticized for taking itself too seriously. Anthony’s first Xanth novel, A Spell for Chameleon, was initially edited to target a more traditional audience. Now, in an eBook exclusive, A Spell for Chameleon has been reworked line by line—its language matching the simpler, playful way with words that made Piers Anthony an enduring fan favorite. Xanth is an enchanted land where magic rules, a land of centaurs and dragons and basilisks where every citizen has a unique spell to call their own. For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth is no fairy tale. He alone has no magic. And unless he gets some—and fast!—he will be exiled. Forever. But the Good Magician Humfrey is convinced that Bink does indeed have magic. In fact, both Beauregard the genie and the magic wall chart insist that Bink has magic as powerful as any possessed by the King, the Good Magician Humfrey, or even the Evil Magician Trent. Be that as it may, no one can fathom the nature of Bink’s very special magic. This is even worse than having no magic at all . . . and he still faces exile!
Download or read book Spell and Spindle written by Michelle Schusterman and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doll Bones meets Splendors and Glooms as a boy who trades bodies with a wooden marionette. . . . The Museum of Peculiar Arts holds many oddities--a mechanical heart, a diary bound in its owner's skin . . . and Penny, a child-size marionette who almost looks alive. Fog clouds Penny's memories from before the museum, but she catches glimpses here and there: a stage, deep red curtains, long-fingered hands gripping her strings. One day, a boy named Chance touches Penny's strings and hears her voice in his head. Penny can listen, and watch, and think? Now someone else is watching Penny and Chance--a man with a sharp face, a puppeteer who has the tools to change things. A string through a needle. A twist of a spindle. And suddenly Chance is trapped in Penny's marionette body, while Penny is free to run and dance. She knows that finding a way to switch back is the right thing to do. But this body feels so wonderful, so full of life! How can Penny ever return to her puppet shell?
Download or read book The Child s Monosyllabic Spelling book Containing All the Words of One Syllable in the English Language written by I. Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Outlook written by Alfred Emanuel Smith and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Spell written by Tom Clark and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2000 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hero of this American gothic nightmare comedy is a messianic hillbilly prophet whose onetime local glory as a high school football star gives way to a career of outlaw questing. With the mysterious disappearance of his main squeeze--an edgy, spooky honkytonk chanteuse--that quest becomes increasingly deviant and deranged. The landscape through which the earnest, confused seeker chivvies his banged-up black pickup truck is a magical and timeless one, its dense woods and dark lakes charged with a heavy burden of industrially-produced hexes, curses and toxic spells. Mechanical animals and changeling species, subjected to continual torments of re-programming, run half wild through a menacing backwater of poisonous tarns, vicious factories and slimy swamps. Elders of strange religions exercise insidious, unpleasant influences, while witches in Secret Shacks broadcast bad vibrations that produce genetic alterations. In this mutated vision of reality, there is a general spell under which everybody is bound. The Spell: A Romance is a haunting and funny poetic novel about the survival of medieval chivalric codes--and their dangerous implications--in a toxic-shocked modern world. It is also a tale of love and quest, betrayal and revenge. The mysterious protean voice of the book slips back and forth from comic narrative prose to spare lyrical poetry as it becomes the voice of legend: allusive, expansive, suspending disbelief.
Download or read book The Westonian written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Land of Stories The Wishing Spell written by Chris Colfer and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world! Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change forever, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
Download or read book The Spell written by Alan Hollinghurst and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The "spell" of the title is both the power of drugs, at the heart of the book, and the "sex-magic" that variously possesses - but then deserts - each of its main characters." -- The Guardian Discover this ‘sparkling celebration of sexual intrigue’ (Telegraph, London) from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty. The Spell is a comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin, an architect in his late forties, who is trying to build an idyllic life in Dorset with his younger lover, Justin; Robin's 22 year old son Danny, a volatile beauty who lives for clubbing and casual sex; and the shy Alex, who is Justin's ex-boyfriend. As each in turn falls under the spell of romance or drugs, country living or rough trade, a richly ironic picture emerges of the clashing imperatives of modern gay life. At once lyrical, sceptical and romantic, The Spell confirms Alan Hollinghurst as one of Britain's most important novelists.
Download or read book The Spell Book for New Witches written by Ambrosia Hawthorn and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock your magic with simple spells for new witches There's magic in all of us, just waiting to be tapped. If you're ready to access and channel your power, The Spell Book for New Witches will be your guide. Inside, you'll learn what it means to create and cast a spell, the central philosophies of witchcraft, and how spellwork can help you feel more powerful and connected to the world around you. The Spell Book for New Witches offers: Guidance for new witches—This beginner witchcraft book is your introduction to spellcasting that covers key terms, the different forms of magic, and step-by-step guidance for successful spells. Love, prosperity, and healing—Try 130 spells that can impact every part of your life, like a Rose Attraction Potion, a Friendship Repair Knot Spell, or Healing Full Moon Water. Helpful instructions and illustrations—Enchanting illustrations and a cookbook-style format make it easy to find your favorite spells, and hone your craft over time. Empower the witch within as you explore the ultimate choice in witch books for beginners.
Download or read book Oscar Or The Boy who Had His Own Way written by Walter Aimwell and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Port Folio written by and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood Spell written by Janice Harrell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s the still-human half of the once-perfect couple—for now—in this sequel in the undead high school horror Vampire’s Love series. James Ryder just learned that his girlfriend, Chelsea, has turned into a vampire, and now she’s out for blood—his. Thought missing, she returns home claiming she has amnesia. Being dead shouldn’t interfere with her social life, so she heads back to school. Now James’s only hope to stay human is to hook up with Rina Cargiale, the new girl, who’s also a two-hundred-year-old vampire. James dumps Chelsea when she’s down, and his reputation takes a hit. But he would rather be a living bad boy than a dead good guy. Plus, he has his hands full with Rina, who’s been tracked down by her ex, the Romanian vampire who turned her. Chelsea’s not the only one with unfinished business to take care of. The only safe move for James and Rina is to get out of town, but it’s not so easy leaving behind two vampires hungry for blood and revenge . . .
