Laurie Lawlor è cresciuta in una famiglia innamorata del teatro. Insieme ai suoi cinque fratelli, trascorreva le estati in una compagnia di repertorio estivo in una piccola città di montagna in Colorado, gestita dai suoi genitori. La madre si occupava dei costumi, della cucina, della contabilità e fungeva da psichiatra residente, mentre il padre era il direttore artistico.
How a Small Trail Can Make a Big Difference
A small rural Wisconsin community transforms a neglected dumping ground into a nature trail that connects an elementary school and a public library. This project highlights the restoration of publicly-owned land while showcasing three distinct ecosystems, emphasizing community involvement and environmental stewardship.
Scientist. Artist. Rule-breaker. The vibrant and daring life of Marianne North by the award-winning author of Super Women and Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World. In 1882, Marianne North showed the gray city of London paintings of jaw-dropping greenery like they'd never seen before. As a self-taught artist and scientist, Marianne North subverted Victorian gender roles and advanced the field of botanical illustration. Her technique of painting specimens in their natural environment was groundbreaking. The legendary Charles Darwin was among her many supporters. Laurie Lawlor deftly chronicles North's life, from her restrictive childhood to her wild world travels to the opening of the Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens to her death in 1890. The North gallery at Kew Gardens remains open to the public today. Becca Stadtlander's award-winning lush, verdant artwork pairs wonderfully with the natural themes. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students
In 1775, while traveling with her family from Virginia to Kentucky, and joined by another family along the way, eleven-year-old Elizabeth reads Gulliver's Travels to the children and keeps a journal of their adventures, which include a runaway slave, encounters with Cherokees, and a near-fatal accident.
Nella prestigiosa collana di capolavori stranieri per la gioventù, di cui questo volume fa parte, vengono offerti testi di qualità, affidati per la traduzione a scrittori contemporanei di grande fama ed esperienza. Piccole donne è il primo dei romanzi che, sullo sfondo di un'America ottocentesca, racconta la storia delle sorelle March, bambine e poi fanciulle e spose, fra cui emerge Jo, la sensibile protagonista di questo libro. Il romanzo scritto da Louisa Alcott ha passato i cento anni, ma conserva tuttora una sua fresca vitalità.