Children, Cinema and Censorship. From Dracula to the Dead End Kids
Using original research, this book explores the recurring debates in Britain and America about children and how they use and respond to the media, focusing on a key example: the controversy surrounding children and cinema in the 1930s. It explores the attempts to control children's viewing, the theories that supported these approaches and the extent to which they were successful. The author develops her challenging proposition that children are agents in their cinema viewing, not victims; showing how these angels with dirty faces colonized the cinema.
The Shadows is a historic 1920s house that inspires preservationists' dreams -- and developers' schemes. Built during Prohibition by a notorious rumrummer who vanished at sea, it was inherited by his son, a local athlete and war hero who lived down his father's wild reputation. He served a successful term as Miami mayor and raised his four young children at the Shadows -- until a shotgun ambush on a hot summer night forty-four years ago. His murder was never solved. Since then, only secrets and whispers have inhabited the Shadows....
A two-level beginners' course for young children that integrates the teaching of phonics, reading, writing, and numeracy. * Fun, visually appealing characters introduce language in contexts which will motivate students and promote learning. * Up to two phonics pages per unit introduce children to the sounds of English through memorable, catchy songs. * Predictable unit structure, single-page lessons, and clear component links make First Friends extremely easy to teach.
Познавательная книга. 30 страниц. Mad about... Dinosaurs - From food and fossils to herds and horns, this book is packed with fascinating facts for all children who are mad about dinosaurs.
A two-level beginners' course for young children that integrates the teaching of phonics, reading, writing, and numeracy.
