This biographical treasury portrays 40 notable achievers-all of whom blossomed late in life and succeeded in a variety of fields, from literature to politics and from business and industry to art. Emphases are on how obstacles were overcome and the character traits that helped these diverse individuals find ways to succeed. All Levels.
This biographical treasury portrays 40 notable achievers-all of whom blossomed late in life and succeeded in a variety of fields, from literature t...
Offering a wealth of maps and geographic routes for 28 books, this guide illustrates how to teach with literary maps, taking students on a journey through real and imaginary terrains. Entries span a range of genres and literary formats (including novels, dramas, and diaries); each follows a book's protagonist through space and time, covering places visited as well as historical figures, customs, cultures, and events.
Geographic summaries, itemized itineraries, and detailed maps help students trace each character's journey and comprehend the geographic scale of action. As a prelude to...
Offering a wealth of maps and geographic routes for 28 books, this guide illustrates how to teach with literary maps, taking students on a journey ...
This two-volume encyclopedia provides an overview of the evolution of foods and cooking styles, food storage, utensils, and equipment from pre-history to the present day. This encyclopaedia presents an A-to-Z overview of some 400 topics ranging from inventors like Alfred Fuller and Nils Dalen and such authors as Isabella Beeton and Charles Elme Francatelli, to baking, convenience foods, vermin, Roman cookery, Bakelite, ramadas, dumas, and genetic modification of food.
This two-volume encyclopedia provides an overview of the evolution of foods and cooking styles, food storage, utensils, and equipment from pre-history...
End your struggle with the Bard s prose and enjoy the story of gold-digging Petruchio and tongue-lashing Kate. Shakespeare on the Double The Taming of the Shrew includes an easy-to-understand modern English translation alongside the original Shakespearian text so that you can read only the translation, read the translation with the original text, or tackle the original text, referring only to the translation when you re stumped. A comprehensive character list describes the traits of each major character, a visual map depicts relationships, and review questions reinforce important...
End your struggle with the Bard s prose and enjoy the story of gold-digging Petruchio and tongue-lashing Kate. Shakespeare on the Double The Tamin...
Many famous people have overcome difficult circumstances and gone on to become successful in their fields. This book profiles the lives of 75 courageous and persistent people who have triumphed over adversity. These individuals have conquered a range of problems, including physical, psychological, social, and economic handicaps. Individuals profiled come from a range of professions and reflect battles against religious prejudice, medical conditions, eating disorders, poverty, and other social ills. Among the people profiled are Mitch Albom, Hillary Clinton, Magic Johnson, Stephen King,...
Many famous people have overcome difficult circumstances and gone on to become successful in their fields. This book profiles the lives of 75 coura...
Organized by character or traveler's name, each entry includes a description of the voyager's life, their journey, alternate versions of the story, symbolism, cross-references, and a list of ancient sources. Each entry in "Voyages in Classical Mythology" is accompanied by a map, helping readers trace the routes of heroes and deities whose quests took them to such faraway destinations as Egypt, Sparta, Troy, and the Black Sea.
Tales include some of mythology's greatest moments, including Daedalus's trip to Crete, his entrapment in the labyrinth he designed, and the fateful flight back to...
Organized by character or traveler's name, each entry includes a description of the voyager's life, their journey, alternate versions of the story,...
Changing her name early because her parents disapproved of her writing, Jamaica Kincaid crossed audiences to embrace feminist American, postcolonial and world literature. This book offers an introduction and guided overview of her characters, plots humour, symbols, and classic themes, as well as a chronology of her life.
Changing her name early because her parents disapproved of her writing, Jamaica Kincaid crossed audiences to embrace feminist American, postcolonial a...
What is a babiche? A cradleboard? Who are the Athapascans and the Black Indians? What was the Battle of Little Big Horn? This compendium of vocabulary, people, places, and events is designed to assist the reader in understanding a variety of terms and important events from Native American history that are included in works of classic literature and nonfiction sources. Offering a balanced approach to multicultural study, the text strives to convey a sense of the normal rhythms of Indian life by discussing the daily work and lifestyles of women and children as well as hunters and warriors....
What is a babiche? A cradleboard? Who are the Athapascans and the Black Indians? What was the Battle of Little Big Horn? This compendium of vocabul...
A resident of Tucson, Arizona, Leslie Marmon Silko is not only an accomplished poet, novelist and memoirist, but a Native American wisewoman, scenarist and mythmaker as well. This comprehensive, encyclopedic text offers n overview of the life, career, and works of Silko. Organized alphabetically, topics covered include genres, characters, themes, and issues, as well as a glossary of Pueblo terms and a comprehensive index. Back matter provides a list of 43 questions for research, writing projects, and discussion. This much-needed text will aid both scholars and casual readers interested in...
A resident of Tucson, Arizona, Leslie Marmon Silko is not only an accomplished poet, novelist and memoirist, but a Native American wisewoman, scenari...
Deeply concerned with South Pacific culture, especially the lives of its most downtrodden citizens, the author uses popular art as a tool for raising the consciousness of readers. This book provides an introduction to the author's life, as well as a guided overview of his body of work.
Deeply concerned with South Pacific culture, especially the lives of its most downtrodden citizens, the author uses popular art as a tool for raising ...
