Download or read book Mer boy written by Justine Smith and published by Badger Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tara loves living by the sea. Out in a boat one day, she comes face to face with a strange boy living under the waves, and he has something very urgent to tell her. But what does it mean? Badger's Full Flight Girl Power is a series of 10 girl-centred stories aimed specifically at a female audience. They are reluctant readers with a reading age of 7.5-8.5 but include characters and storylines that would appeal to an interest age of 8-14. The female protagonists are relatable and the stories are varied and thoughtful, including issues surrounding friends, family and bullying, with narratives about snowboarding, judo, fashion, dance, rock climbing, mysteries and supernatural peril.
Download or read book Making American Boys written by Kenneth B. Kidd and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will boys be boys? What are little boys made of? Kenneth B. Kidd responds to these familiar questions with a thorough review of boy culture in America since the late nineteenth century. From the "boy work" promoted by character-building organizations such as Scouting and 4-H to current therapeutic and pop psychological obsessions with children's self-esteem, Kidd presents the great variety of cultural influences on the changing notion of boyhood.Kidd finds that the education and supervision of boys in the United States have been shaped by the collaboration of two seemingly conflictive approaches. In 1916, Henry William Gibson, a leader of the YMCA, created the term boyology, which came to refer to professional writing about the biological and social development of boys. At the same time, the feral tale, with its roots in myth and folklore, emphasized boys' wild nature, epitomized by such classic protagonists as Mowgli in The Jungle Books and Huck Finn. From the tension between these two perspectives evolved society's perception of what makes a "good boy": from the responsible son asserting his independence from his father in the late 1800s, to the idealized, sexually confident, and psychologically healthy youth of today. The image of the savage child, raised by wolves, has been tamed and transformed into a model of white, middle-class masculinity.Analyzing icons of boyhood and maleness from Father Flanagan's Boys Town and Max in Where the Wild Things Are to Elin Gonzlez and even Michael Jackson, Kidd surveys films, psychoanalytic case studies, parenting manuals, historical accounts of the discoveries of "wolf-boys," and self-help books to provide a rigorous history of what it has meant to be an all-American boy.Kenneth B. Kidd is assistant professor of English at the University of Florida and associate director of the Center for Children's Literature and Culture.
Download or read book The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia written by Phil Jimenez and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WONDER NO MORE—GET ALL THE FACTS ON DC COMICS’ FOREMOST SUPER HEROINE! She’s as beautiful as Aphrodite and as wise as Athena, stronger then Hercules and swifter than Hermes. Blessed at birth by the gods themselves, Princess Diana left an idyllic island paradise ruled by wise and brave women to bring the peace, love, and nobility of the Amazons to the tumultuous world of humankind. In January 1942, Wonder Woman took the world of comics—and its pantheon of superpowered males—by storm. Wielding her impervious silver bracelets and golden Lasso of Truth, she’s battled forces of evil from the Axis powers to a slew of super-villains worldwide, teamed up with the likes of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash, and become a high-flying feminist icon and pop-culture superstar. Now, for the first time in more than thirty years, here’s a definitive A-to-Z volume that draws together all the knowledge about the star-spangled, action-packed history of Wonder Woman. In more than 400 fact-packed pages you’ll find • the complete story of Wonder Woman’s origins, as imagined and reinterpreted by generations of comics writers—including her groundbreaking creator, William Moulton Marston • biographies of every major character in Wonder Woman’s universe, including her mother, Hippolyta; sister, Donna Troy; and mortal ally Steve Trevor—as well as such classic foes as Ares, Cheetah, Hades, and the members of Villainy Inc. • classic black-and-white comic book artwork throughout • two sixteen-page full-color artwork inserts—plus a dazzling original cover illustration by fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes Written by veteran Wonder Woman artist and writer Phil Jimenez and comics historian John Wells, The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia is the ultimate archive, proving that die-hard devotees of the gorgeous go-to goddess don’t have to visit Paradise Island for a taste of heaven on earth. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book The Ages of Wonder Woman written by Joseph J. Darowski and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created in 1941 by the psychologist William Marston, Wonder Woman would go on to have one of the longest continuous runs of published comic book adventures in the history of the industry. More than 70 years after her debut, Wonder Woman remains a popular culture icon. Throughout the intervening years many comic book creators have had a hand in guiding her story, resulting in different interpretations of the Amazon Princess. In this collection of new essays, each examines a specific period or storyline from Wonder Woman comic books and analyzes that story in regard to contemporary issues in American society.
Download or read book Chris and the Wonderful Lamp written by John Philip Sousa and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OK Megamag written by Sue Finnie and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2002-05-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OK! Megamag is a series of ten cross-curricular magazine-syle workbooks aimed at less-able pupils at secondary school level, including those with a statement of special educational needs. Because of its flexibility, it can also be used with younger learners. It is suitable for pupils who are beginning to study French or who may have some previous experience but would benefit from a fresh start in order to build confidence. There are opportunities for listening, speaking, reading and writing, with plenty of activities suitable for pupils who are not good readers/writers. It can be used to supplement any main course or as a framework for a programme of study.
Download or read book Why We Need Superheroes written by Jeffrey Kahan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comic books and superhero stories mirror essential societal values and beliefs. We can be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Black Panther or Rocket Raccoon through our everyday choices. We can't fly, fix hyper drives or hear human heartbeats a mile away, but we can think about what Matt Murdock would do in a conflict, how Superman would respond to natural disasters and how Captain America would handle humanitarian crises. This book analyzes the impact of dozens of comics by examining the noble personalities, traits and actions of the main characters. Chapters detail how superheroes, comic books and other pop culture phenomena offer more than pure entertainment, and how we can better model ourselves after our favorite heroes. Through our good deeds, quick thinking and positive choices, we can become more like superheroes than we ever imagined.
Download or read book Meroth or The sacrifice to the Nile a tragedy written by Robert William Hume and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Review of Reviews written by Albert Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Boys in Blue written by Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge ("Mrs. A.H. Hoge") and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Nothing Works written by Marvin Harris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cults to crime to porno parlors—this book is about a lot of things that are new and strange in America today. This book is about cults, crime, and shoddy goods, and the shrinking dollar. It's about porno parlors, and sex shops, and men kissing in the streets. It's about daughters shaking up, women on the rampage, marriages postponed, divorces on the rise, and no one having kids. It's about old ladies getting mugged and raped, people shoved in front of trains, and shoot-outs at gas pumps. And letters that take weeks to get delivered, waiters who throw food at you, rude sales help, and computers that bill you for things you never bought. It's about broken benches, waterless fountains, cracked windows, dirty toilets, crater-filled roads, graffiti-covered buildings, slashed paintings, toppled statues, stolen books. It's about shoelaces that break in a week, bulbs that keep burning out, pens that won't write, cars that rust, stamps that don't stick, stitches that don't hold, buttons that pop off, zippers that jam, planes that lose their engines, reactors that leak, dams that burst, roofs that collapse... It's about astrologers, shamans, exorcists, witches, and angels in space suits... It's about a lot of other things that are new and strange in America today. —from the Introduction
Download or read book It s Easy To Play Lady GaGa written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Easy to Play Lady Gaga is a fabulous collection of simplified, easy-to-read arrangements of 12 Lady gaga hits for Piano - Perfect for the beginner pianist looking to bolster their repertoire and improve their playing. Song List: - Alejandro - Bad Romance - Brown Eyes - Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) - Just Dance - Money Honey - Paparazzi - Poker Face - Speechless - Summerboy - Telephone - The Fame
Download or read book The boys in blue or Heroes of the rank and file incidents and reminiscences from camp battle field and hospital written by Jane Currie Hoge and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Later Poetry of Charlotte Perkins Gilman written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her highly acclaimed first edition of verse, In This Our World (1893), earned her instant celebrity and was followed by such groundbreaking works as Women and Economics (1898) and The Home (1903). At the time of her death, Gilman was in the process of preparing a second volume of her poetry for publication. Although she grew increasingly weak during the final stages of her three-year battle with breast cancer, Gilman's resolve to see her second book of poetry in print never diminished.
Download or read book The Imagined Civil War written by Alice Fahs and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking work of cultural history, Alice Fahs explores a little-known and fascinating side of the Civil War--the outpouring of popular literature inspired by the conflict. From 1861 to 1865, authors and publishers in both the North and the South produced a remarkable variety of war-related compositions, including poems, songs, children's stories, romances, novels, histories, and even humorous pieces. Fahs mines these rich but long-neglected resources to recover the diversity of the war's political and social meanings. Instead of narrowly portraying the Civil War as a clash between two great, white armies, popular literature offered a wide range of representations of the conflict and helped shape new modes of imagining the relationships of diverse individuals to the nation. Works that explored the war's devastating impact on white women's lives, for example, proclaimed the importance of their experiences on the home front, while popular writings that celebrated black manhood and heroism in the wake of emancipation helped readers begin to envision new roles for blacks in American life. Recovering a lost world of popular literature, The Imagined Civil War adds immeasurably to our understanding of American life and letters at a pivotal point in our history.
Download or read book The Boys in Blue Or Heroes of the Rank and File Comprising Incidents and Reminisscences from Camp Battle Field and Hospital with Narratives of the Sacrifice Suffering and Triumphs of the Soldiers of the Republic With an Introduction by T M Eddy With Illustrations Etc written by Mrs. A. H. HOGE and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comic Books and the Cold War 1946 1962 written by Chris York and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventional wisdom holds that comic books of the post-World War II era are poorly drawn and poorly written publications, notable only for the furor they raised. Contributors to this thoughtful collection, however, demonstrate that these comics constitute complex cultural documents that create a dialogue between mainstream values and alternative beliefs that question or complicate the grand narratives of the era. Close analysis of individual titles, including EC comics, Superman, romance comics, and other, more obscure works, reveals the ways Cold War culture--from atomic anxieties and the nuclear family to communist hysteria and social inequalities--manifests itself in the comic books of the era. By illuminating the complexities of mid-century graphic novels, this study demonstrates that postwar popular culture was far from monolithic in its representation of American values and beliefs.
