786 results for '"Rakestraw, Donald A.'

Publishers Weekly (01/18/2016): Macdonald, a British historian, naturalist, and illustrator, made waves with her memoir, "H Is for Hawk" but in her debut collection of poetry she goes beyond simply...

Julia Donaldson’s beloved rhyming picture book story about two monkeys who are as different as night and day – now with shiny cover foil!Night Monkey and Day Monkey don’t think they have much in...

For the greater part of recorded history the most successful and powerful states were autocracies; yet now the world is increasingly dominated by democracies. In A Free Nation Deep in Debt, James...

Now in paperback from the creators of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo, a perfect read-aloud tale of spooky, silly fun!Oh no! The Baddies are coming! They're the meanest and nastiest ghost, witch,...

Drumroll, please: Judy Moody is about to become a poop-scooping, hinny-riding, one-girl band extraordinaire as she takes on her very own Bucket List.Judy is visiting Grandma Lou one day when she...

For fifty years, Encyclopedia Brown has been the best boy detective on the block and a favorite character for generations of middle-grade readers. Following the classic formula, this installment...

From the bestselling creators of Room on the Broom, a tale of dragons, princesses, and defying expectations!What do dragons learn at Madam Dragon's school?How to fly. . .How to roar. . .How to...

Narrative, Affect, and Victorian Sensation: Wilful Bodies argues that Victorian sensation novels – long dismissed as plot-driven, silly, and feminine – develop complex theories of narrative affect,...

How the science of urban planning can make our cities healthier, safer, and more livableThe design of every aspect of the urban landscape—from streets and sidewalks to green spaces, mass transit, and...

'Marianne McDonald's book triumphantly confirms the steadiness of the classical inheritance and explores the reason for its continuing force and glamour in contemporary theatre. These analyses and...

In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series have put themselves in a very Stink-y mood.Shrink, shrank, shrunk!Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's...

This collection features Dwight Macdonald's prophetic essays on politics, art, and violence in nineteenth-century America. What does extreme violence do to human values? Does the concept of...

A clever and funny ode to reading and books from the creators of The Gruffalo.Charlie Cook has a favorite book. It's about a pirate, who also has a favorite book . . . about Goldilocks, who also has...

With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift he commands Shen to paint gold...