Historical November 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A faraway setting can add lots of excitement to a story. Foods, habits, and attitudes can be different in other cultures, but children in books and in life share familiar feelings and experiences. Jafta’s Mother describes what an ordinary day is like in an African village Simple, expressive brown and white pictures show Jafta’s family at work and at play. You may not know what mealies are or what a bird called a hoopoe looks like, but you do know how nice it feels to listen to stories on your mother’s lap and to be tucked in before you go to sleep. Beautiful detailed and charming watercolor pictures help tell Matilda Jane, a story in rhyme set in England at the beginning of the twentieth century. Matilda Jane, an observant, fun-loving, little girl, spends a wonderful vacation by the sea.
She cannot understand the habits of grown-ups, cats, and mermaids any more than today’s children can.
One of the most exquisitely illustrated books at the Kiosk, this gives us a look at upperclass Edwardian life through the eyes of a whimsical child. Older readers can travel to England too and shiver while they do. Joan Aiken’s, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, is a highly suspenseful adventure filled with wolves and villains.
Two young cousins, Bonnie and Sylvia, are the victims of an evil governess, Miss Slighcarp, who stops at nothing to take over the estate of Bonnie’s family.
As soon as the Willoughbys leave on a trip around the world, Miss Slighcarp dismisses the servants and begins to mistreat the girls. Midnight escapes, secret passages and clever tricks abound in the Dickensian atmosphere of this spellbinding story. Children Are Children Are Children is a fascinating activity book for both children and adults who work with children.
It takes readers to six countries and offers them geographical and cultural facts, instructions for authentic games, recipes, and crafts, and even introductory language lessons. Learn the ancient Persian art of marbling paper, the steps of a Japanese tea ceremony, and recipes for Russian cheese tarts and real French French fries.
This useful book lets us all enjoy the kinds of festivals, foods, and fun that are loved by children no matter where they live.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1984.
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