In Don’t Read Poetry, poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt offers an accessible introduction to the seemingly daunting task of reading, understanding, and appreciating poetry. Burt dispels preconceptions about poetry and explains how poems speak to one another—and how they can speak to our lives. She shows readers how to find more poems once they have some poems they like, and how to con…
his collection of letters was written by Raden Adjeng Kartini, the daughter of a Javanese civil servant in the Dutch colonial government. After being granted the rare opportunity to attend a Dutch elementary school, at the age of twelve she went into seclusion in accordance with Indonesian customs for women of nobility prior to marriage. Her letters to Dutch correspondents offer a captivating g…
Play slide and seek to reveal 100 new words with this larger format board book. With multiple tabs to pull and flaps to lift, countless surprises await young learners in My First Slide and 100 Words . Each page of this larger format board book contains a single pull tab that reveals a new word for your young one's growing vocabulary! Colorful artwork brings the pages to life in entertaining …
Your learners will develop their English skills as they explore space, write and perform poetry and discover new versions of classic fairy tales. You'll find a wide range of international fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama throughout the book to help your learners develop their understanding of different genres and text types. Each unit is packed with activities that cover reading, writing…