Good-bye, Billy Radish
Title | Good-bye, Billy Radish PDF eBook |
Author | Gloria Skurzynski |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
Total Pages | 146 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780689804434 |
This is the poignant story of the friendship between two boys, Hank Kerner and Bazyli Radichevych, called Billy Radish, set in the steel town of Canaan, Pennsylvania, in 1917. Thge boys are very different, for while Hank considers himself all-American, Billy is a Ukrainian immigrant straddling two cultures. As World War I rages overseas, both boys are faced with some difficult questions.
Good-Bye, Billy Radish
Title | Good-Bye, Billy Radish PDF eBook |
Author | Gloria Skurzynski |
Publisher | Turtleback |
Total Pages | 138 |
Release | 1996-01-01 |
Genre | Mills and mill-work |
ISBN | 9780606108263 |
In 1917, as the United States enters World War I, ten-year-old Hank sees change all around him in his western Pennsylvania steel mill town and feels his older Ukrainian friend Billy drifting apart from him.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Title | The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Bernice E. Cullinan |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 930 |
Release | 2005-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780826417787 |
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Children's Literature
Title | Children's Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Stoodt |
Publisher | Macmillan Education AU |
Total Pages | 532 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780732940126 |
Teaching American History Through the Novel
Title | Teaching American History Through the Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Bannister |
Publisher | Walch Publishing |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780825127465 |
Make the past come alive for your students by introducing them to a wide array of fascinating historical novels.
Appalachian Children's Literature
Title | Appalachian Children's Literature PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 357 |
Release | 2010-04-13 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0786460199 |
This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.
Recreating the Past
Title | Recreating the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Lynda G. Adamson |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 520 |
Release | 1994-06-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0313387966 |
Spanning grades 1-10+, this annotated bibliography of 970 recommended American and world titles published through early 1994 includes adult titles suitable for young readers; at least 200 of the titles are award winners. In support of interdisciplinary English and social studies curricula, librarians and teachers can easily assemble a basic list of books on a geographical place and time period. Geographical sections are divided into historical time periods within which entries are organized alphabetically by author. Each entry contains both reading and interest grade levels, a short incisive annotation about the historical event, setting, plot, protagonist and theme, current publication availability, and awards won. Seven reference appendices allow for easy searching. These helpful appendices and an authors, a titles, and an illustrators index help to make this volume a critical professional tool.