On a ship in the Arctic, Victor Frankenstein - ill and tired - tells the story of his sad life to the British man of science, Robert Walton. He talks of his family and friends in Geneva, and of his love for
What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Fantasy and SF
As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In 2008, then-new science-fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her re-reading--about all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to forgotten oddities and gems. These posts have consistently been among the most popular features of Tor.com. Now this volumes presents a selection of the best of them, ranging from short essays to long reassessments of some of the field's most ambitious series.
In 1307, the Scots were in the midst of a bloody struggle to free themselves from England. Among the possessions in dispute was Douglas Castle. It belonged to the Scotsman, James Douglas, but was held by force by an English garrison under the command of Sir John de Walton.
James Douglas was as determined to regain his castle as De Walton was to hold it. Only one of these two gallant men could triumph in the battle for the dangerous castle.
Language Policy and Pedagogy: Essays in Honor of A. Ronald Walton
In this memorial volume for A. Ronald Walton, cutting-edge scholars interrelate two normally separate domains: the formation of language policy and the improvement of language teaching. Bernard Spolsky, Elana Shohamy, Joshua Fishman, and Kees de Bot address theoretical aspects of national language policy.
So Many Bunnies - A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book (a picture book by Rick Walton)
Old Mother Rabbit lives in a shoe, she knows exactly what to do with her 26 offspring. After feeding them broth and carrots, she puts them all to bed in some rather strange places, leading readers through her house and garden as well as the alphabet: "1 was named Abel. He slept on the table". Comforting and cozy, this attractive title is a good choice for pajama storytimes.
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