children's stories, english

Presents Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, in which Lyra and Will, two orphaned children from different worlds, discover objects that give them insight into truth and wisdom and find themselves at the heart of the final war between the Authority and Lord Asriel. Includes additional material by Pullman after each book.

The teddy bears cause a commotion in the supermarket when they go grocery shopping.

When William's cold seems to be lingering too long and his demands for attention increase, the other teddy bears work a miraculous cure.

Presents the author's argument concerning sexism in the Harry Potter series, covering themes of rule following, intelligence, validating, enabling, mothering, and resistance and exploring the construction of gender roles in the books, and discusses possibilities for school curriculums that incorporate a critical analysis of the texts.

Presents the darker, scarier prototype for the famous Hans Christian Andersen tale of a mermaid who wants to be human, as well as three more frightening fairy tales.

Presents an examination of the imaginary world created by C.S. Lewis in his series "Chronicles of Narnia," and points out the connections between the stories and the Christian message.

Explores the inspiration behind Lewis Carroll's story "Alice in Wonderland," discussing how his love of photography influenced his visions of Wonderland and revealing the circumstances surrounding the photograph that shaped his vision of Alice.

A collection of questions and answers based on the seven books in Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" series.

Contains 220 reading comprehension quizzes with answer keys for a variety of children's literature written by such authors as Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, and E.B. White.