Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film Reviews
Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film
Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He examines as well the latest filmmaking technology, and the effects that video cassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. And like the previous editions, Documentary is filled with photographs, many of them rare, collected during the author’s travels around the world. Covering the full course of the documentary from Louis Lumiere’s first effort to recent landmark productions such as Shoah, this book makes the growing importance of a unique blend of art and reality accessible and understandable to all film lovers.
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What Is Thanksgiving?
What Is Thanksgiving?
Here’s a fun and lively introduction to the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
What is Thanksgiving Day about?
Please tell me what it means.
Is it about the yummy food,
Like turkey and green beans?
Following the success of What Is Christmas? and What Is Easter?, Michelle Adams brings the same humor and warmth to this little Thanksgiving board book. Through the whimsical art and rhyming verse that’s fun to read, even the youngest child will come to understand that Thanksgiving is really about showing gratitude for all the blessings in our lives. Ages 2-5.
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Icy Sparks (Oprah’s Book Club)
Icy Sparks (Oprah’s Book Club)
In the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Cape Ann, a funny, sad, wise, and redeeming first novel about a young girl’s battle with a troubling affliction. Rural Kentucky in the 1950s is not an easy place to grow up in, and it’s especially hard for 10-year-old Icy Sparks, an orphan who lives with her grandparents. Life becomes even more difficult for Icy when the violent tics and uncontrollable cursing begin. Icy’s adolescence is marred by the humiliation brought on by her mysterious condition, and its all-too-visible symptoms are the source of endless hilarity as everyone around her offers an opinion about what’s troubling the girl. Eventually, Icy finds solace in the company of an obese woman who knows what it’s like to be an outcast in this tightly knit Appalachian community. Narrated by a now-grown Icy, this first novel shimmers with warmth and humor as it recounts a young girl’s painful and poignant journey to womanhood–and the many lives she touches and enriches along the way.
–Icy Sparks was a New York Times Editor’s Choice
“Awesomely intelligent . . . Robinson’s accurate but unstuffy writing has done much to popularize wine and make it accessible to new drinkers.” –The Guardian (London)The eponymous heroine of Gwyn Rubio’s Icy Sparks is only 10 years old the first time it happens. The sudden itching, the pressure squeezing her skull, and the “little invisible rubber bands” attached to her eyelids are all symptoms of Tourette’s syndrome. At this point, of course, Icy doesn’t yet have a name for these unsettling impulses. But whenever they become too much to resist, she runs down to her grandparents’ root cellar, and there she gives in, croaking, jerking, cursing, and popping her eyes. Nicknamed the “frog child” by her classmates, Icy soon becomes “a little girl who had to keep all of her compulsions inside.” Only a brief confinement at the Bluegrass State Hospital persuades her that there are actually children more “different” than she.
As a first novel about growing up poor, orphaned, and prone to fits in a small Appalachian town, Icy Sparks tells a fascinating story. By the time the epilogue rolls around, Icy has prevailed over her disorder and become a therapist: “Children silent as stone sing for me. Children who cannot speak create music for me.” For readers familiar with this particular brand of coming-of-age novel–affliction fiction?–Icy’s triumph should come as no great surprise. That’s one problem. Another is Rubio’s tendency to lapse into overheated prose: this is a novel in which the characters would sooner yell, pout, whine, moan, or sass a sentence than simply say it. But the real drawback to Icy Sparks is that some of the characters–especially the bad ones–are drawn with very broad strokes indeed, and the moral principles tend to be equally elementary: embrace your difference, none of us is alone, and so on. When Icy gets saved at a tent revival, even Jesus takes on the accents of a self-help guru: “You must love yourself!” With insights like these, this is one Southern novel that’s more Wally Lamb than Harper Lee. –Mary Park
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Christmas Cheer! Stained Glass Coloring Book (Holiday Stained Glass Coloring Book) Reviews
Christmas Cheer! Stained Glass Coloring Book (Holiday Stained Glass Coloring Book)
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What if There Were No Bees?: A Book about the Grassland Ecosystem (Food Chain Reactions)
What if There Were No Bees?: A Book about the Grassland Ecosystem (Food Chain Reactions)
Grassland ecosystems can be found on nearly every continent. Countless animals and plants live in them. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover how important honey bees are.
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Festival of Bones / El Festival de las Calaveras: The Little-Bitty Book for the Day of the Dead (English and Spanish Edition)
Festival of Bones / El Festival de las Calaveras: The Little-Bitty Book for the Day of the Dead (English and Spanish Edition)
Mexico’s Day of the Dead fascinates U.S readers, whether for its joyful celebration of an unusual tradition or because it simply feels like home. San Vicente lets children join the celebration as they watch the skeletons rock, rattle, and roll those long old bones as they get ready for the biggest event of their social calendar. A short and fun essay, directed toward young readers, will explain this important Mexican holiday.
The works of Mexico City artist Luis San Vicente have been exhibited in Mexico, Venezuela, Europe, and the United States. He has won UNESCO’s prestigious NOMA Encouragement Concours Prize for Illustration, and UNESCO honored his work (1997, 1998, and 1999) in their prestigious Youth and Children’s Catalog of Illustrations.
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Nat Geo Wild Animal Atlas: Earth’s Astonishing Animals and Where They Live (National Geographic Kids) Reviews
Nat Geo Wild Animal Atlas: Earth’s Astonishing Animals and Where They Live (National Geographic Kids)
Captivating critters, eye-grabbing pictures, weird and freaky facts—what better way for kids to learn geography! In this child-friendly atlas, stunning animal photos combine with colorful, easily accessible maps to teach young readers about geography through the wild creatures that fascinate them. Each world region includes a “spotlight” on animals in the area. Thematic spreads deliver the facts about habitats, endangered species, and more. Careful research and all-around kid appeal make this a must-have children’s atlas for home and school.
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A Shakespeare Coloring Book Reviews
A Shakespeare Coloring Book
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Old-Time Children’s Fashions Coloring Book (Dover Fashion Coloring Book)
Old-Time Children’s Fashions Coloring Book (Dover Fashion Coloring Book)
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3-D Geometric Designs (Dover Design Coloring Books) Reviews
3-D Geometric Designs (Dover Design Coloring Books)
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