Did you know that in German, a pig doesn’t say oink, it says gruntz, and when you sneeze in Japanese it’s hakushon, not achoo? With vibrant comics and fun facts, Sounds All Around will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias from all over the world! Words that imitate sounds are known as onomatopoeia, and they are a wonderfully strange and interesting part of … Continue reading SOUNDS ALL AROUND: A GUIDE TO ONOMATOPOEIAS AROUND THE WORLD, by Dr. James Chapman, Andrews McMeal Publishing
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WHY ARE YOU SO QUIET? By Jaclyn Desforges, Art By Risa Hugo, Annick Press
Into a world where it often seems nobody is listening comes a poignant story that celebrates the power of silence.“Why are you so quiet?” Her teacher implores it, her classmates shout it, even her mom wonders it. Everyone, it seems, is concerned for Myra Louise. So, in search of an answer to the tiresome question … Continue reading WHY ARE YOU SO QUIET? By Jaclyn Desforges, Art By Risa Hugo, Annick Press
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LITERARY LANDSCAPES: CHARTING THE WORLDS OF CLASSIC LITERATURE, by John Sutherland, General Editor, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishing
Out November 2018 The anticipated follow-up to the book lovers' favorite, Literary Wonderlands, LITERARY LANDSCAPES delves deep into the geography, location, and terrain of our best-loved literary works and looks at how setting and environmental attributes influence storytelling, character, and our emotional response as readers. Fully illustrated with hundreds of full-color images throughout. Some stories … Continue reading LITERARY LANDSCAPES: CHARTING THE WORLDS OF CLASSIC LITERATURE, by John Sutherland, General Editor, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishing
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