This book explores the ways in which notions of childhood are being influenced by a rapidly expanding consumer-media culture in the 21st Century. It has been argued that new stages of childhood are being created and defined by children's role as consumers. The concept of 'tween', girls aged between 9 and 14, has generated the greatest debate. While the fantasy world of 'tween' offers girls a space to fashion a young, feminine identity it has been widely argued that the consumer-media's messages pressure tween girls to consume and adopt highly sexualised appearances and...
This book explores the ways in which notions of childhood are being influenced by a rapidly expanding consumer-media culture in the 21st...
Welcome to BALLET SCHOOL, the series that follows the fortunes of a group of working-class students at an inner-city dance academy Join this diverse group of young dancers as they form friendships, consider their futures, and prepare for the end-of-year shows. Ballet isn't easy--especially if you're a boy, and Peter regularly gets bullied for his dancing. Then he wins the lead in the school's new production. Will he pursue his talent . . . or conform to convention by joining the soccer team instead?
Welcome to BALLET SCHOOL, the series that follows the fortunes of a group of working-class students at an inner-city dance academy ...
Welcome to BALLET SCHOOL, the series that follows the fortunes of a group of working-class students at an inner-city dance academy Join this diverse group of young dancers as they form friendships, consider their futures, and prepare for the end-of-year shows. Willow loves ballet, but her best friend Samira is not allowed by her traditional Muslim family to dance. Instead, Samira tends lovingly to her courtyard garden--until the day it's vandalized. Can Willow do something to help Samira feel better? With a little change to their yearly performance of The...
Welcome to BALLET SCHOOL, the series that follows the fortunes of a group of working-class students at an inner-city dance academy ...
Fiona MacDonald Penko Gelev Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil is now vividly illustrated and faithfully retold in graphic-novel form In the murky streets of Victorian London, a vicious killer is on the prowl. Who is the mysterious and devilish Mr. Hyde? And why is Henry Jekyll, a respected doctor, protecting him? What could these two men have in common? Stevenson's chilling story of human nature and an experiment that goes terribly wrong comes to life in this graphic-novel format. In addition to the novel, this edition includes a biography of Robert Louis Stevenson, a history of his...
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil is now vividly illustrated and faithfully retold in graphic-novel form In the murky...
Mary Shelley's compelling story of a scientist horrified by his own creation--and the monster's revenge--is now vividly illustrated and faithfully retold in graphic-novel form Stunned by his mother's tragic death, Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with discovering the deepest mysteries of creation--and the secret of bringing dead matter to life. Gathering materials from graveyards and slaughterhouses, he successfully fashions a giant of superhuman strength. But, horrified at the monster he has brought into existence, he flees, leaving it to fend for itself. How will the...
Mary Shelley's compelling story of a scientist horrified by his own creation--and the monster's revenge--is now vividly illustrated and faithfully ...