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One day, after crashing into Kevin Kangaroo and then splashing into Frankie Frog's pond, Edred has his eyes tested. When a bushfire hits, Edred relies on his new glasses and long legs to lead his friends and family to safety, becoming the unlikely hero of the story. As well as teaching children about native Australian animals, "Edred Emu?s New Glasses"encourages children not to laugh at someone with an imperfection. With its brilliant storylineand colourful illustrations bringing the characters to life, this book will appeal to 3 to 8 year olds.This book captures the same charm as its prequel "Kevin?s Very First Adventure" and we areable to catch up with all our favourite characters including Kevin Kangaroo, KalindaKookaburra and more.
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Imprisonment has become big business in the United States. Using a "history of ideas" approach, this book examines the cultural underpinnings of prisons in the United States and explores how shared ideas about imprisonment evolve into a complex, loosely connected nationwide system of prisons that keeps enough persons to populate a small nation behind bars, razor wire and electrified fences. Tracing both the history of the prison and the very idea of imprisonment in the United States, this book provides students with a critical overview of American prisons and considers their past, their present and directions for the future. Topics covered include: • a history of imprisonment in America fr...
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"Examines the problematic serial nature of ... [Pissarro's] urban works"--Foreword.