Science guide of the American Museum of Natural History
Title | Science guide of the American Museum of Natural History PDF eBook |
Author | New York American Museum of Natural History |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1943 |
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Official Guide to the American Museum of Natural History
Title | Official Guide to the American Museum of Natural History PDF eBook |
Author | American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 63 |
Release | 1984 |
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General Guide to the American Museum of Natural History ... Revised edition, etc. [With illustrations.].
Title | General Guide to the American Museum of Natural History ... Revised edition, etc. [With illustrations.]. PDF eBook |
Author | American Museum of Natural History |
Publisher | |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 1953 |
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Science at the American Museum of Natural History
Title | Science at the American Museum of Natural History PDF eBook |
Author | American Museum of Natural History |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Natural history |
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Secret Spaces of Childhood
Title | Secret Spaces of Childhood PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth N. Goodenough |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2010-03-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0472026003 |
Whether it's real or imaginary, every child has a secret space, and this remarkable book explores them all. For some it's a treehouse or a hidden spot beneath a bush; for others it's a private psychic refuge--a favorite book, or a dollhouse that becomes a stage for a young imagination. As the more than four dozen pieces collected here reveal, such spaces play a key role in a child's development and retain a symbolic power that resonates throughout our adult lives. No reader will put this book down without experiencing a rush of familiar memories and new insights into that bygone world. Poet Diane Ackerman evokes that "parallel universe behind the eyes / which no one shared, or dare discover"; Paul Brodeur recalls the "fort" where he and his brother defended Cape Cod against invaders in World War II; Nobelist Wole Soyinka offers a poignant verse portrait of Africa's lost children; and Paul West remembers youthful encounters with his eccentric neighbors Edith and Osbert Sitwell. Elsewhere, Robert Coles summons up memories of his first years as a doctor and a wise young patient who taught him a lesson he has never forgotten, and Mary Galbraith shows how childhood loss is transformed into art in Ludwig Bemelmans's classic Madeline. And these are just a few of the gems in a treasury that includes Anne Frank, the controversial photographs of Sally Mann and the crudely eloquent drawings of young South African refugees, clinical case studies and profoundly personal imagery. A perceptive, thought-provoking work for general readers, Secret Spaces of Childhood opens a wonderful window on the world of the young. Elizabeth Goodenough is Lecturer in Comparative Literature, the Residential College, University of Michigan.
The American Museum of Natural History
Title | The American Museum of Natural History PDF eBook |
Author | American Museum of Natural History |
Publisher | |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | American Museum of Natural History |
ISBN |
General Guide to the American Museum of Natural History
Title | General Guide to the American Museum of Natural History PDF eBook |
Author | American museum of natural history (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1945 |
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