Two boys who are enemies at school find they must rely on each other when they are transported to a strange world parallel to the one on earth.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the Disney animation studio redefined its creative vision in the wake of Walt Disney's death. This latest volume from renowned Disney historian Didier Ghez profiles Ken Anderson and Mel Shaw, whose work defined beloved classic Disney characters from films like The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, and The Rescuers. With vivid descriptions of passages from the artists' autobiographies and interviews, accompanied by never-before-seen images of their art and process, this visually rich collection offers a rare view of the Disney leg¬ends whose work helped shape the nature of character and story development for generations to come. Copyright ©2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.

Fantasy conjures up images of witches, fairies, dark woods, magic wands and spells, time travel, ghosts, and dragons. Each of us defines fantasy in a personal way, based on our life stories, experiences, hopes, dreams, and fears. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, helps teachers and students of literature to develop their own understandings of this broad genre in order to evaluate and promote the joy of fantasy in their classrooms. An excellent teaching tool, the discussions are organized around three categories of fantasy literature, including fairy/folktale; mixed fantasy (which includes journey, transformation, talking animal, and magic); and heroic-ethical; and they are supported by well-chosen examples of representative authors, critics, and theorists. With the assumption that the reader has no special knowledge of fantasy literature but has some previous exposure to the study of literature for children and young adults, this book focuses on reviewing texts that illustrate particular types of fantasy literature. The authors have an extensive knowledge of both classic and contemporary children's and YA titles, and they offer many insightful observations and details that make a book a particularly good classroom choice. Literature allows us to discuss controversial issues without making judgments; it allows us the opportunity to "experience" another time and space by providing a new lens through which to view; and it offers us a multitude of ways to come to appreciate and embrace the world of fantasy. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults will help teachers and other readers to deepen their knowledge, appreciation, and pedagogical understandings of fantasy literature.

A New York Times and million copy bestseller, the classic handbook on reading aloud to children—revised and updated Recommended by “Dear Abby”, The New York Times and The Washington Post, for three decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, The Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies—and the reasoning behind them—for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.

Heroic figures, invested with a common pattern that satisfies the human desire for idealization, are the focus of this intriguing study of legendary characters — from Oedipus and King Arthur to heroes of the Trojan War and Robin Hood. A fascinating study that will appeal to students of folklore, mythology, and history.

This is the second book in the best-selling series CONVERSATIONS WITH DZAR. It contains powerful teachings and practices to help you move into a closer relationship with your Soul so that you can access its wisdom and guidance. DZAR is a group of universal Energies, channelled by Gary and Mary OBrien. They share their compassion and wisdom for humanity to help us create lives filled with joy, a stronger connection to our Soul, to other people and to the Earth itself. It is time for you to remember who you are, Young Ones. Time to move beyond the limits you experience in the physical, and to expand into your true nature as multi-dimensional expressions of Creation. This book is about your purpose for being here, it is about you accepting and understanding yourself. As you read it, you will feel the call of Home that has lived within you forever. So allow yourself to be taken along this journey; allow your eyes and your heart to open to the marvel that is you. You are here to fulfil a magnificent purpose that will become known and available to you as you Reunite Human and Spirit in your life and live as the True Self. Within these pages, you will meet the Realms of Creation and understand the role they play to bring more Compassion and connection to your planet. You will begin to work with the Practice of the Universal Question that has the power to transform your life as you sit within its frequency. The memories of Home that will return through your thoughts and feelings will begin to stimulate a different path. They will give birth to a new sense of Self that will allow an Energy of warmth and Compassion to be a part of your Being again. DZAR