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The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education confronts the silent ascendancy of a therapeutic ethos across the educational system and into the workplace. Controversial and compelling, the authors’ classic text uses a wealth of examples across the education system, from primary schools to university and the workplace, to show how therapeutic education is turning children, young people, and adults into anxious and self-preoccupied individuals rather than aspiring, optimistic and resilient learners who want to know everything about the world.

Il romanzo di formazione al femminile per eccellenza. Qualsiasi ragazza dovrebbe ascoltarlo: le quattro diverse figure femminili sono efficacissimi specchi in cui ognuna potrà ritrovarsi. Avvincente ascoltarlo da adulte, per andare alle radici della propria identità femminile , per cambiare ciò che non è più attuale e rivivere emozioni ormai “passate di moda”.Adatto a: tutti coloro che amano i romanzi storici, per conoscere un’epoca attraverso i piccoli episodi quotidiani di una famiglia di provincia. Musica di Scott Joplin.

The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that influenced some of the greatest contemporary fantasists. The heartbreaking story of a marriage between a mortal man and an elf princess is a masterful tapestry of the fairy tale following the 'happily ever after'.

Each of the best-selling writers represented in these selections from Legends II returns to the fantasy universe he or she made famous throughout the world. Whether set before or after events already recounted elsewhere, whether featuring beloved characters or compelling new creations, these masterful short novels are both mesmerizing stand-alones - perfect introductions to the work of their authors - and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based.

A retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women: Mermaid Edition takes the story of Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy and spins it into a fantastical story of merfolk under the sea. Follow the young mergirls as they grow up in a world of talking walruses, seahorse rides, and the mysterious merboy next door.

This abridged version of the Shakespeare classic Henry V is adapted and condensed to just over 20 minutes across five acts. It tells the story of the mature King Henry V and his defeat of the French at Agincourt despite being heavily outnumbered. Henry succeeds militarily in a country where he doesn't even speak the language. Henry also achieves success, but it has stark implications for his past friendships. This version is abridged and adapted, offering a condensed and simplified, yet full cast theatrical production version of the play.

Anne Shirley från Anne på Grönkulla är sjutton år gammal i denna del två i serien om flickan Anne med de röda lockarna. Nu har hon vuxit sig stor nog att undervisa i sin gamla skola där hon söker efter speciella personer som blir hennes vänner och tillsammans drabbas de av många äventyr. Böckerna om Anne Shirley är några av världens mest älskade flickböcker och många är de som skrattat och gråtit åt Annes livshistoria.

Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, pursued by both the Light and the Dark, are seeking the Riddle of the Treesong - the key to restoring peace in the ravaged kingdom. But is Maerad herself the greatest riddle of them all? Maerad's epic quest continues as she travels from terrifying seas to vast stretches of glacial wilderness, drawn ever closer to her enemy the Winterking.

In Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket, Lucy Rose tries to talk her folksy Aunt Cyrilla out of bringing her big, bulgy, funny-looking basket to the city to deliver Christmas goodies to their relatives in the city. When their train is stranded during a snow storm, Aunt Cyrilla and her fellow passengers team up to provide a proper Christmas morning for the little ones in their care.

Nato a Boston nel 1809, Edgar Allan Poe è considerato l'inventore del genere letterario del terrore e del mistero, nonché iniziatore del genere poliziesco. Nei suoi quarant'anni di vita travagliata scrisse centinaia di racconti pubblicati su varie riviste e fu Charles Baudelaire, suo grande ammiratore, che lo fece conoscere al pubblico europeo e che lo definì "uomo dalle facoltà sovracute".

Set in the early days of the Civil War, the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—grow from childhood to womanhood and eventually, motherhood, under the care of their mother, Marmee. Money is scarce while their father serves in the Union army, so Marmee works outside the home. The author, Louisa May Alcott, based the main character of the story—Jo March, an aspiring writer—on herself, and the three other March sisters resembled her siblings. An immediate success, Little Women was so popular that readers clamored to know more about the family. Alcott quickly penned a second book,...

Quatrième épisode des aventures du Mouron rouge. Aux heures les plus sombres de la Terreur, après l'exécution du roi et de la reine, le Mouron Rouge élabore un plan audacieux pour délivrer le dauphin de la prison du Temple. Son pire ennemi, Chauvelin, bien décidé à se venger de ses échecs précédents, va profiter de la faiblesse d'un des membres de la ligue pour tendre un piège à sir Percy.

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Dagen för Annes och Gilberts bröllop är äntligen här. Och Anne får äntligen sitt drömslott: det lilla vita huset på Prins Edwards ö. Anne blir läkarhustru, och som sådan får hon träffa många nya människor. En är den sorgsna Leslie, som snart anförtror sig till Anne. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) växte upp på en ö i Kanada, i samma område som böckerna om Anne utspelar sig. Till att börja med hittade hon ingen som ville ge ut hennes böcker om Anne på Grönkulla, men de väl gavs ut blev de en stor succé.

Adaptées au cinéma, les "Lettres de mon moulin" doivent autant à Marcel Pagnol qu'à Alphonse Daudet. Aussi, les œuvres sonores présentées ici sont-elles doublement originales. En premier lieu par la réécriture des œuvres de Daudet par Pagnol, adaptées à sa mise en scène et à sa science de la direction d'acteurs.

Av misstag skickas 11-åriga, föräldralösa Anne till de medelålders syskonen Cuthbert. Den rödhåriga, fräkniga Anne är intelligent och fantasifull, men har ett minst sagt häftigt humör. Hon menar att syskonen är hennes "besläktade själar", och efter mycket övertalning låter de henne stanna. Det blir början på den klassiska berättelsen om Annes äventyr i den lilla staden Avonlea på Prins Edwards ö. Hon är full av glädje och påhitt, men alla i Avonlea är inte redo för yrvädret Anne. Som tur är har hon sin bästa vän Diana, sina böcker och sina drömmar.

"Piccole donne" è un capolavoro della letteratura giovanile scritto nel 1868 da Louisa May Alcott e tradotto in tutto il mondo. Le protagoniste sono le quattro giovani sorelle March, Meg, Jo, Beth ed Amy, la loro famiglia e i Laurence, i vicini di casa. Radicate a saldi principi morali, sostenute da un grande sentimento religioso, da un profondo senso di dignità e dalla fede nel lavoro, le quattro sorelle affrontano le difficoltà e le gioie che la vita mette loro davanti.

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While out for a walk, two young men find themselves on Enderly Rd., known for its poor inhabitants and shabby dwellings. They meet a crying girl on her way home and stop her. Learning that the boys who promised to help decorate the schoolhouse for the examinations to be held on Christmas Eve were backing out, the two young men decide to help out the little girl.