Download or read book Be Kind written by Pat Zietlow Miller and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.

Download or read book Popular Stories and Promised Lands written by Roger C. Aden and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2007-07-25 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular culture stories--found in comic strips, TV programs, magazines, and movies--gain their popularity by evoking our desires and anxieties. Aden offers a well-constructed argument that creating a sense of place (and with it a sense of personal identity and community) serves as an important enticement for many popular cultures works. . . . Aden handles contemporary theory deftly and] does an excellent job of identifying many of the tensions present in 20th-century America. --Quarterly Journal of Speech Stories encountered at the movies, on television, and in popular magazines are treated as reflections of the popular culture. . . . Believing that the American experience has been guided by a 'normative narrative' or 'grand narrative' that constitutes the 'American dream, ' Aden holds that stories can be used to extract the 'rules' of a narrative, determine the direction, and identify conceptions of the 'promised lands' for a culture. --Critical Studies in Mass Communication

Download or read book Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt written by Gaston Maspero and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brought to life for a new generation of readers, this is the definitive anthology of ancient Egyptian tales.

Download or read book German Popular Stories and Fairy Tales written by Edgard Taylor and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Download or read book German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories written by Jacob Grimm and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two volumes of German Popular Stories, collected by Jakob and Willhelm Grimm.

Download or read book German Popular Stories and Fairy Tales written by Jacob Grimm and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For Children written by AQEEL AHMED and published by AQEEL AHMED. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE EVENING BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Taws The evening before Christmas, and every one via your home, Not an animal was mixing, not also a mouse . The stockings were hung by the smokes haft with treatment, In the hope that St. Nicholas soon would definitely exist. The children were snuggled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. And mamma in her kerchief, also as I in my cap, Had just settled our minds for a lengthy winter season's nap. When out on the yard there developed such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to ascertain what was the difficulty . Away to the window I flew sort of a flash, Tore open the shutters also as regurgitated the sash. The moon the bust of the new-fallen snow Gave the radiance of noontime to things below. When what to my wondering eyes must appear. But a mini sleigh also as 8 small reindeer. With a touch old motorist so dynamic also as fast,. I understood during a moment it must be St. Nick. Extra quick than eagles his coursers they came,. As well as he whistled also as screamed also as called them by name. " Currently, Dasher! Now, Professional dancer! Now, Prancer! Currently, Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Dander and Blixen! To the highest of the deck, to the highest of the wall surface! Now, dash away! Rush away! Rush away! All!".

Download or read book German Popular Stories With Illustrations After the Original Designs of George Cruikshank written by Edgar Taylor and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales was originally published in 1868. It contains over 50 of the Brothers Grimm's classic tales such as Tom Thumb, Snow-Drop, The Golden Goose, Hansel and Grettel, The Frog Prince and many more. Here the tales are decorated by the original illustrations of the famous George Cruikshank. A timeless addition to anyone's bookshelf. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.

Download or read book German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories as Told by Gammer Grethel written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book German Popular Stories written by Jacob Grimm and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book German popular stories tr and ed by E Taylor from the Kinder und Haus M rchen collected by m m Grimm written by Jacob Ludwig C. Grimm and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Couch Potato written by Jory John and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Instant New York Times Bestseller * An Instant Indie Bestseller * An Indie Next List Selection Feeling fried? Peel yourself on the couch and meet your new pal-tato! The winning fourth picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and The Cool Bean, Jory John and Pete Oswald, will get you and your kids moving! The Couch Potato has everything within reach and doesn't have to move from the sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel away from the comforts of the living room and venture outside. Could fresh air and sunshine possibly be better than the views on screen? Readers of all ages will laugh along as their new best spuddy learns that balancing screen time and playtime is the root to true happiness. Check out Jory John and Pete Oswald’s funny, bestselling books for kids 4-8 and anyone who wants a laugh: The Bad Seed The Good Egg The Cool Bean The Couch Potato The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, the Spooky! The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets That’s What Dinosaurs Do

Download or read book Top Five Regrets of the Dying written by Bronnie Ware and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

Download or read book Adventure Mystery and Romance written by John G. Cawelt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first general theory for the analysis of popular literary formulas, John G. Cawelti reveals the artistry that underlies the best in formulaic literature. Cawelti discusses such seemingly diverse works as Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Dorothy Sayers's The Nine Tailors, and Owen Wister's The Virginian in the light of his hypotheses about the cultural function of formula literature. He describes the most important artistic characteristics of popular formula stories and the differences between this literature and that commonly labeled "high" or "serious" literature. He also defines the archetypal patterns of adventure, mystery, romance, melodrama, and fantasy, and offers a tentative account of their basis in human psychology.

Download or read book The Book of Gutsy Women written by Hillary Rodham Clinton and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be an eight-part docuseries on Apple TV+ Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them—women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. She couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old. “Go ahead, ask your question,” her father urged, nudging her forward. She smiled shyly and said, “You’re my hero. Who’s yours?” Many people—especially girls—have asked us that same question over the years. It’s one of our favorite topics. HILLARY: Growing up, I knew hardly any women who worked outside the home. So I looked to my mother, my teachers, and the pages of Life magazine for inspiration. After learning that Amelia Earhart kept a scrapbook with newspaper articles about successful women in male-dominated jobs, I started a scrapbook of my own. Long after I stopped clipping articles, I continued to seek out stories of women who seemed to be redefining what was possible. CHELSEA: This book is the continuation of a conversation the two of us have been having since I was little. For me, too, my mom was a hero; so were my grandmothers. My early teachers were also women. But I grew up in a world very different from theirs. My pediatrician was a woman, and so was the first mayor of Little Rock who I remember from my childhood. Most of my close friends’ moms worked outside the home as nurses, doctors, teachers, professors, and in business. And women were going into space and breaking records here on Earth. Ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. While there’s a lot of work to do, we know that throughout history and around the globe women have overcome the toughest resistance imaginable to win victories that have made progress possible for all of us. That is the achievement of each of the women in this book. So how did they do it? The answers are as unique as the women themselves. Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, LGBTQ trailblazer Edie Windsor, and swimmer Diana Nyad kept pushing forward, no matter what. Writers like Rachel Carson and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named something no one had dared talk about before. Historian Mary Beard used wit to open doors that were once closed, and Wangari Maathai, who sparked a movement to plant trees, understood the power of role modeling. Harriet Tubman and Malala Yousafzai looked fear in the face and persevered. Nearly every single one of these women was fiercely optimistic—they had faith that their actions could make a difference. And they were right. To us, they are all gutsy women—leaders with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. So in the moments when the long haul seems awfully long, we hope you will draw strength from these stories. We do. Because if history shows one thing, it’s that the world needs gutsy women.

Download or read book The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories for Children written by Various and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories for Children" is a delightful collection of timeless tales that have enchanted young readers for generations. This anthology features a variety of heartwarming stories and poems that capture the magic and wonder of childhood. At the heart of this collection is the beloved classic "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore. This iconic poem tells the story of a visit from Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and has become an essential part of holiday traditions around the world. With its whimsical imagery and vivid descriptions of Santa and his reindeer, the poem sparks joy and excitement in children and adults alike. The anthology also includes other popular stories that have stood the test of time, captivating young minds with their imaginative narratives. From fairy tales like "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood" to adventure stories like "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan," the collection offers a diverse array of tales that appeal to different interests and sensibilities. One of the highlights of the anthology is Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," a poignant and beautifully written fairy tale about love, sacrifice, and the longing for a better life. Andersen's skillful storytelling and touching themes continue to resonate with readers of all ages. Another gem in the collection is the classic fable "The Tortoise and the Hare," attributed to Aesop, which imparts valuable lessons about patience, perseverance, and the rewards of steady effort. This fable, like many others in the anthology, offers children moral lessons wrapped in engaging narratives. Additionally, the anthology features folktales and fairy tales from different cultures, providing young readers with a rich tapestry of global storytelling. These stories celebrate diversity, promote understanding, and encourage a sense of curiosity about the world and its people. "The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories for Children" serves as a perfect introduction to the world of literature for young readers. Its timeless stories ignite imagination, cultivate a love for reading, and foster a sense of wonder about the world. Whether read aloud by parents at bedtime or enjoyed independently by young readers, this anthology is a treasure trove of literary gems that will inspire and entertain children for years to come."

Download or read book Thematic Guide to Popular Short Stories written by Patrick A. Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-10-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing easy access to information on nearly 450 short stories, this unique guide surveys a wide spectrum of world literature, canonical works, and contemporary fiction. Librarians and teachers will find multiple purposes for this expertly-compiled resource, which can be employed in much the same way as a standard bibliography. Educators will appreciate the concise annotations, arranged alphabetically by author, that form the core of this work. Insightful critical statements synthesize plot summaries and identify the thematic content of each short story. A theme guide utilizes the nearly 100 theme headings matching those at the start of each entry, allowing the user to quickly locate story titles on related themes and construct reading lists based on individual interests and needs. Another component designed to aid librarians offers one bibliography that lists the anthologies from which the stories are drawn (Works Cited) and one comprised of a number of recent anthologies that can be adapted for the classroom (Further Reading). In addition to the theme index, the general subject and author indexes make this a user-friendly and invaluable resource.