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Analysis: “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” and “The Hours”

happy: "Except that one day Haroun asked one question too many, and then all hell broke loose" (Rusdie, 1990, p. 8). The question ...

Barbara Kingsolver's Pigs in Heaven

love of this frightened child is the healing agent that helps Turtle to grow. The symbolism of Turtles name, for she has retreate...

Crime in the Making by Robert Sampson and John Laub

overwhelming temptations, from the smallest infraction of stealing candy to the most contemptible of all crimes: murder. Ke...

The Kingdom of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

In five pages C.S. Lewis is considered in terms of his life, his writings and his religious beliefs which influenced his work prof...

Betrayal of Mattie in Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

In five pages this paper examines the book within the context of its primary character Mattie Michaels and her betrayal is conside...

Children's Stories and Screenplay Script Writing

In fifty pages this paper examines how to write a screen adaptation of the children's book series Clever Calvin and makes referenc...

“Whatever It Takes”

what Canada decided to do (Tough). He started with "a 24-block zone of central Harlem" that he named the "Harlem Childrens Zone" ...

Death in Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terebithia and E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

swinging on a rope across a creek. The creek has become swollen with rain, however, which makes the crossing more treacherous; non...

David Hamburg on Today's Children

This 6 page paper examines the book Today's Children by Dr. David Hamburg with regard to his treatment of government funding, clas...

Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum

takes to live from day to day; indeed, the authors literary characters embark upon a fantasy experience, however, the ultimate mes...

Robert Munsch's Love You Forever

In five pages this children's book is reviewed in a discussion not only of the text but also considers Sheila McGraw's effective i...

David Handler and Lemony Snicket The Unauthorized Autobiography

authenticity of which always must be questioned (Giorgis and Johnson 408). The autobiography is subdivided into thirteen (not coi...

Impact of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Writings on Children

does not stray far from each authors original intent, he does infuse the stories with his own sense of whimsy and message. In Ant...

Children's Literature and Female Role Models

force, violence and darkness, are depicted, and how these are then set off against the purity and angelic nature of positive (thou...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

pretty to their own greed. They are told repeatedly what the consequences are for disobedience and still, eventually, all of the c...

Free Speech Boundaries and Not in Front of the Children by Heins

"Owl and the Pussycat." The reason? The filter perceived "pussy" as a foul or obscene word. In other words, in its guise of "prote...

The Play's the Thing by Ted C. Fishman

safety factors mentioned above, kids are able to work out their penned up frustrations, improve dexterity and experience what it i...

First 4 Chapters of There Are No Children Here by Kotlowitz

in Chicago comes form Pharoahs keen observations of the citys skyline and the awesome view, as well as one distinct butterfly. Ind...

Children and Young Adult Literature with an Annotated Bibliography

Covey who wrote the original book regarding the seven habits of highly successful people. While the elders book is rather intricat...

Maturity, Loyalty, and Friendship in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

inner struggles that can be set free through no other means than verse. Indeed, the adventures of the Mole, Water Rat, Badger and...

Book Review of The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss

reader wish he or she could share in the adventure. The fantastic inventions and methods used by the Robinson family to make thei...

Relationship of Structure and Theme in Rushdie's "Midnight's Children"

the subcontinent ("Midnights Children"). Because the history of India is so rich and varied, the novel is multi-layered and comple...

Homeschooling: Bob Jones and Abeka Book

number of children being homeschooled in 1988 (Grossman, 2001). As noted above, there are many reasons why parents choose to homes...

Speaking in Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

and essentially doing what no other human could, or would, do. Charlotte was also a child and as a child could perceive and acce...

Books on the Mind Annotations

shirt while the other hand unbuttons it. The last section of the book deals with speculation about future discoveries relative to ...

Childhood and Child Welfare in the Progressive Era by James Marten

This book review is on James Marten's Childhood and Child Welfare in the Progressive Era: A brief history with documents. The over...

Roots & Wings/York, Early Childhood Education

such as the idea that young children do not notice or understand bias. Chapter three discusses racism, addressing key questions an...

The California Gold Rush & the coming of the Civil War

Berkeley and Davis. He also taught at the San Francisco State College and the University of Hawaii. Richards is the author of seve...

Review of "Presence: Exploring Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society"

of the group of Detroits new competition. The purpose of the many trips to Japan was to "find out why the Japanese automakers wer...

The Likely Effects Of E-Commerce On The Future Of Book Publishing

issues may still have the potential for a very large impact. The idea of the e-book is that a book may be bought in electronic f...