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Book Synopsis The Greek Tortoise and The Girl by : Ryan L. Jennings
Download or read book The Greek Tortoise and The Girl written by Ryan L. Jennings and published by UmPrint Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-14 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The girl arrives in Greece to complete her mission but faces a difficult decision. What is she prepared to sacrifice?
Book Synopsis Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare by : Terry Deary
Download or read book Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare written by Terry Deary and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... The boys at school are excited. The Olympic games are coming to the city. They may be too young to compete, but their teacher suggests the school should have its own games. Of course, girls have no part at all in these festivities but Elena discovers her twin brother, Cypselis, has made a bet with Big Bacchiad (the school bully). If Cypselis wins he will get a new goat. If he loses then Elena will become Bacchiad's slave. Elena's freedom is at stake - she needs all her cunning to make sure her brother wins. But will he? Terry Deary's Greek Tales explore the world of Ancient Greece through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people and take place in some of the most recognisable Greek settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.
Book Synopsis Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare by : Terry Deary
Download or read book Greek Tales: The Tortoise and the Dare written by Terry Deary and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 750 BC. The boys at school are excited. The Olympic games are coming to the city. They may be too young to compete, but their teacher suggests the school should have its own games. Of course, girls have no part at all in these festivities, so Elena can only watch as her twin brother, Cypselis, prepares for the race. Then she discovers he has made a bet with Big Bacchiad (the school bully). If Cypselis wins he will get a new goat, if he loses then Elena will become Bacchiad's slave. Elena's freedom is at stake - she needs all her cunning to make sure her brother wins. But will he? As Aesop said, 'Slow and steady wins the race.'
Book Synopsis Aphrodite's Tortoise by : Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Download or read book Aphrodite's Tortoise written by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2003-12-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this meticulous study, one with interesting implications for the origins of Western civilisation. The Greeks, popularly (and rightly) credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part of a more Eastern tradition of seclusion. Llewellyn-Jones' work proceeds from literary and, notably, from iconographic evidence. In sculpture and vase painting it demonstrates the presence of the veil, often covering the head, but also more unobtrusively folded back onto the shoulders. This discreet fashion not only gave a priviledged view of the face to the ancient art consumer, but also, incidentally, allowed the veil to escape the notice of traditional modern scholarship. From Greek literary sources, the author shows that full veiling of the head and face was commonplace. He analyses the elaborate Greek vocabulary for veiling and explores what the veil meant to achieve. He shows that the veil was a conscious extension of the house and was often referred to as `tegidion', literally `a little roof'. Veiling was thus an ingeneous compromise; it allowed women to circulate in public while mainting the ideal of a house-bound existence. Alert to the different types of veil used, the author uses Greek and more modern evidence (mostly from the Arab world) to show how women could exploit and subvert the veil as a means of eloquent, sometimes emotional, communication. First published in 2003 and reissued as a paperback in 2010, Llewellyn-Jones' book has established itself as a central - and inspiring - text for the study of ancient women.
Download or read book The Kiwi and The Boy written by and published by UmPrint Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The boy receives a parcel at his school in South Africa. The contents send him on a journey around the world. Where should he travel next? You decide. The contents send him on a journey around the world from South Africa to New Zealand with a stop in at Australia along the way. Where should he travel next? About The Rainbow Travellers Series The rainbow travelers have accidentally discovered the secret to crossing the ocean in an instant. In the first book in the series, they arrive in New Zealand and need your help to decide what to do and where to go next.
Download or read book The Polar Bear and The Boy written by and published by UmPrint Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The boy discovers his courage in Iceland, but will it be enough for the challenges he must face? You decide. This children's book series The Rainbow Travellers, puts children in control of the world they will grow up in as their decisions decide what happens next. What kind of world will they grow up in? Let our children decide! As an adult you may remember the Pick-A-Path franchise of books of the late 80's and early 90's. The Rainbow Travellers also lets children choose their next adventure empowering them to make decisions, show courage and lead at every step of the way. I'm proud to have written these books with my own son Joseph in mind because I want him to grow up having the best possible head on his shoulders and know that there is more than one way to carve your own path forward. The book is written for 8 - 10 years which means it includes a selection of words from the UK National Curriculum for English. For many advanced young readers, they will easily pick this up at 7 years old and even 6 years old. At any age, The Polar Bear and The Boy makes a superb bedtime read where each night you can take them to a different ending. This book is longest one of the series so far as the boy and the girl meet up and explore Iceland. The Polar Bear and The Boy is a larger format 6 x 9 paperbook where multiple plots and sub plots take root. If this is the first book you've discovered, make sure to go back and read the last two in the series, The Kiwi and The Boy and The Electric Eel and The Girl.
Book Synopsis Women Poets in Ancient Greece and Rome by : Ellen Greene
Download or read book Women Poets in Ancient Greece and Rome written by Ellen Greene and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Greek society was largely male-dominated, it gave rise to a strong tradition of female authorship. Women poets of ancient Greece and Rome have long fascinated readers, even though much of their poetry survives only in fragmentary form. This pathbreaking volume is the first collection of essays to examine virtually all surviving poetry by Greek and Roman women. It elevates the status of the poems by demonstrating their depth and artistry. Edited and with an introduction by Ellen Greene, the volume covers a broad time span, beginning with Sappho (ca. 630 b.c.e.) in archaic Greece and extending to Sulpicia (first century B.C.E.) in Augustan Rome. In their analyses, the contributors situate the female poets in an established male tradition, but they also reveal their distinctly “feminine” perspectives. Despite relying on literary convention, the female poets often defy cultural norms, speaking in their own voices and transcending their positions as objects of derision in male-authored texts. In their innovative reworkings of established forms, women poets of ancient Greece and Rome are not mere imitators but creators of a distinct and original body of work.
Book Synopsis Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws by : Adrienne Mayor
Download or read book Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury of astonishing mythic marvels—and the surprising truths behind them Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowledge to find historical realities and scientific insights—glimmering, long-buried nuggets of truth—embedded in myth, legends, and folklore. Combing through ancient texts and obscure sources, she has spent decades prospecting for intriguing wonders and marvels, historical mysteries, diverting anecdotes, and hidden gems from ancient, medieval, and modern times. Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws is a treasury of fifty of her most amazing and amusing discoveries. The book explores such subjects as how mirages inspired legends of cities in the sky; the true identity of winged serpents in ancient Egypt; how ghost ships led to the discovery of the Gulf Stream; and the beauty secrets of ancient Amazons. Other pieces examine Arthur Conan Doyle’s sea serpent and Geronimo’s dragon; Flaubert’s obsession with ancient Carthage; ancient tattooing practices; and the strange relationship between wine goblets and women’s breasts since the times of Helen of Troy and Marie Antoinette. And there’s much, much more. Showcasing Mayor’s trademark passion not to demythologize myths, but to uncover the fascinating truths buried beneath them, Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws is a wonder cabinet of delightful curiosities.
Book Synopsis The Tortoise and the Hare by : Aesop
Download or read book The Tortoise and the Hare written by Aesop and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boastful hare meets his match in this attractive retelling of Aesop's famed tale.
Book Synopsis The Greek Billionaire's Love-Child by : Sarah Morgan
Download or read book The Greek Billionaire's Love-Child written by Sarah Morgan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mistress to the billionaire doctor…accidentally pregnant withhis baby Six months of bliss with gorgeous, high-flying pediatric surgeonNikos Mariakos leaves children's nurse Ella head over heels inlove…until Nikos unexpectedly ends the relationship. Later that sameday, Ella's pregnancy test turns positive, and it is only then thatElla discovers—from a celebrity magazine—that the father of herbaby is a billionaire!When he learns Ella is expecting his child, everything changes for Nikos. This rich Greekplayboy is back on the children's ward, and back in Ella's life. Nikosis determined to be a full-time dad, and taking Ella as his convenientwife seems the only solution.
Book Synopsis Games and Songs of American Children by : William Wells Newell
Download or read book Games and Songs of American Children written by William Wells Newell and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Games and songs of American children, collected and compared by W.W. Newell by : American children
Download or read book Games and songs of American children, collected and compared by W.W. Newell written by American children and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ancient Women Writers of Greece and Rome by : Bartolo A. Natoli
Download or read book Ancient Women Writers of Greece and Rome written by Bartolo A. Natoli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of CAMWS' 2023 Bolchazy Pedagogy Award. Ancient Women Writers of Greece and Rome features the extant writings of major female authors from the Greco-Roman world, brought together for the first time in a single volume, in both their original languages and translated into English with accompanying commentaries. The most cost-effective and comprehensive way to study the women writers of Greece and Rome, this book provides original texts, accessible text-commentaries, and detailed English translations of the works of ancient female poets and authors such as Sappho and Sulpicia. It takes a student-focused approach, discussing texts alongside new and original English translations and highlighting the rich, diverse scholarship on ancient women writers to specialists and non-specialists alike. The perspectives of women in the ancient world are still relevant and of interest today, as issues of gender and racial (in)equality remain ever-present in modern society. Ancient Women Writers of Greece and Rome provides a valuable teaching tool for students of Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies, as well as those interested in ancient literature, history, and gender studies who do not have proficiency in Greek or Latin.
Book Synopsis Women in Classical Antiquity by : Laura K. McClure
Download or read book Women in Classical Antiquity written by Laura K. McClure and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to women and gender in the classical world that draws on the most recent research in the field Women in Classical Antiquity focuses on the important objects, events and concepts that combine to form a clear understanding of ancient Greek and Roman women and gender. Drawing on the most recent findings and research on the topic, the book offers an overview of the historical events, values, and institutions that are critical for appreciating and comparing the life situations of women across both cultures. The author examines the lifecycle of women in ancient Greek and Rome beginning with how young females acquired the gendered characteristics necessary for adulthood. The text explores female adolescence, including concerns about virginity, medical views of the female body, religious roles, and education. Views of marriage, motherhood, sexual activity, adultery, and prostitution are also examined. In addition, the author explores how women exercised authority and the possibilities for their civic engagement. This important resource: Explores the formation of classical women’s social identity through the life stages of birth, adolescence, marriage, childbirth, old age, and death Contains information on the most recent research in this rapidly evolving field Offers a review of the life course as a way to understand the social processes by which Greek and Roman females acquired gender traits Includes questions for review, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of key terms Written for academics and students of classical antiquity, Women in Classical Antiquity offers a general introduction to women and gender in the classical world.
Download or read book Aristotle and I written by Vicki Valli and published by . This book was released on 1986-10-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Games and Songs of American Children by : William W. Newell
Download or read book Games and Songs of American Children written by William W. Newell and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1963-06-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 190 games and play situations, full song texts, many melodies, and comparison with similar material from other cultures. An entertaining, basic book in the field.
Book Synopsis Short Tales Fables (Set) by : Rob M Worley
Download or read book Short Tales Fables (Set) written by Rob M Worley and published by Short Tales. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Short Tales Fables make life's truths available to the youngest readers. Aesop's tales are brilliantly retold in a simple, easy-to-read style. These strikingly illustrated fables provide the morals to live by and entertain readers of all ages.
