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The Book of Words
A searing novella about coming of age in a land of tyranny, by one of Germany's most brilliant young authors. In The Book of Words, Jenny Erpenbeck captures with amazing virtuosity the inner life of a young girl who survives the totalitarian regime of a curiously unnamed South American country (most likely Argentina during its "dirty war"). Raised by parents whose real identity ends up shocking her, the girl comes of age in a country where gunshots are mistaken for blown tires, innocent citizens are dragged off buses, and tortured and disappeared friends and family return to visit her from the dead.
The Lost Words
From bestselling Landmarks author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations to help readers rediscover the magic of the natural world.
The Book with No Words
Zack's story is about learning to appreciate yourself for who you are. No matter what you are born with, you have a place on this earth. May all children find their place.
The Superior Person's Book of Words
'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons' The secret to being a truly Superior Person is to use really superior words. More impressive than a top hat, much more effective than a fist-fight, here are five hundred words to help you wiggle out of sticky debates, deal with obnoxious dinner guests and fill in sick leave application forms with panache. Impress your friends, amaze your colleagues and baffle your enemies with this witty, charming, and clever little book.
The Book of Things
250 First Words. This is a first words book with a difference. The wonderful world of the talented Sarah Dyer is laid out in gorgeous organised chaos for the joy of young readers. Each page is scattered with objects that little ones will love pointing out and naming, including "Small Things" (peas, ants, buttons and pebbles) and "Big Things" (boats, houses and elephants). Sarah's funky illustrations and playful sense of humour will see 'The Book of Things' becoming an instant hit for toddlers and parents alike. AGES: 1+ years AUTHOR: Sarah Dyer was born in Brighton in 1978. Her first book (Five Little Fiends) won the Bronze Smarties prize and the UK Reading Award. The Book of Things will be her first non-fiction book. When Sarah is not illustrating, she teaches Illustration at the universities of Kingston and Middlesex SELLING POINTS: * Introducing the playful, quirky artwork of Sarah Dyer to the Templar list * Sarah won the Bronze Smarties Award for her first picture book * Original, funky, humorous take on the first words book concept * Includes 250 everyday objects for little ones to spot and say * Matt-laminated cover with spot UV
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults
This master class in writing children’s and young adult novels will teach you everything you need to know to write and publish a great book. The best children’s and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and practical-minded voyage of their own, from developing a saleable premise for a novel to finding a dream agent. She delves deep into the major elements of fiction—intention, character, plot, and voice—while addressing important topics like diversity, world-building, and the differences between middle-grade and YA novels. In addition, the book’s exercises, questions, and straightforward rules of thumb help writers apply these insights to their own creative works. With its generous tone and useful tools for story analysis and revision, The Magic Words is an essential handbook for writers of children’s and young adult fiction.
Words, Books, Images, and the Long Eighteenth Century
The essays collected in this volume engage in a conversation among lexicography, the culture of the book, and the canonization and commemoration of English literary figures and their works in the long eighteenth century. The source of inspiration for each piece is Allen Reddick's scholarship on Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), the great English lexicographer whose Dictionary (1755) included thousands upon thousands of illustrative quotations from the "best" authors, and, more recently, on Thomas Hollis (1720-1774), the much less well-known bibliophile who sent gifts of books by a pantheon of Whig authors to individuals and libraries in Britain, Protestant bastions in continental Europe, and Ameri...
Master And Fool
From dungeon to cathedral, from brothel to hermit's hut, the gambits of the mighty face the power of seers and stars. In the fortress of Bren, mad King Kylock and the wizard Baralis spread their sadistic terror across the shattered kingdoms. Meanwhile, the fallen knight Tawl and Jack, the baker's boy, meet in a quest to save widowed Melliandra and her unborn child. The conflict that follows will rewrite the meaning of Destiny and unknit the very fabric of Time ... MASTER AND FOOL is the conclusion to the Book of Words - an epic tale of grandeur and magic which has been acclaimed as one of the most brilliant fantasy debuts for many years. For more information on this or any other Orbit book, visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
