"The Brown Mouse" by Herbert Quickis is the story of our young hero's pursuit of a good education for the young people of his Iowa town. Teaching rural children and city children could, at the time of writing, mean employing very different methods of teaching that anyone who has ever studied independently will recognize. Despite the fictitious nature of the story, this book has some very good ideas on education even today.
After long journeys, an inside mouse and an outside mouse each arrive at opposite sides of a window and press their noses up against it to say "Hello!" Did they just meet today? Or do they visit every day? This fresh take on the the classic country mouse and city mouse tale is perfect for young nature lovers.
Harley the dog loves his life with his person Wendy, a black cat named Cercie, and a little brown mouse named Mousie. But when a rat named George suddenly comes to live with the gang, Harley just can’t stand him! Harley and George teaches us that we’re never too young to learn how to overcome prejudice, and if we can stop judging others, we just might make wonderful friends. About the Author Wendy Cordar has Schizoaffective Disorder and Anxiety Disorder, and is disabled because of her diagnoses. She has always loved training and working with dogs, so she has gotten her certification as a Certified Dog Obedience Instructor. Cordar plans to open her own business as a professional dog trainer. Cordar loves animals and art.
All on my own is the story of a troubled little girl from Dublin whose family, and in particular her dad, mean everything to her. As a teenager she is very unwell with epilepsy, which is causing big educational and social problems. She learns to kiss down in Wexford, which has become her second home. This leads to some unpleasant sexual incidents. Sarah has made a decision to be a virgin, and about six or seven months after breaking up with her religious boyfriend, she starts a romantic story with a man she picks out of a crowd. Over time, she comes to realise that hes the only one for her.
Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants—especially to his crush Millie Takazawa, and Gary Ratliff, who constantly puts him down. But the thought of starting high school is only making his stutter worse. And Melvin's growing awareness that racism is everywhere—not just in the South where a boy his age has been brutally killed by two white men, but also in his own hometown of Spokane—is making him realize that he can't mutely stand by. His new friend Lenny, a fast-talking, sax-playing Jewish boy, who lives above the town's infamous (and segregated) Harlem Club, encourages Melvin to take some risks—to invite Millie to Homecoming and even audition for a local TV variety show. When they play music together, Melvin almost feels like he's talking, no words required. But there are times when one needs to speak up. When his moment comes, can Melvin be as mighty on the outside as he actually is on the inside?
Of Mice and Men es una novela escrita por el autor John Steinbeck. Publicado en 1937, cuenta la historia de George Milton y Lennie Small, dos trabajadores desplazados del rancho migratorio, que se mudan de un lugar a otro en California en busca de nuevas oportunidades de trabajo durante la Gran Depresión en los Estados Unidos.
George is a little brown mouse. He has found himself a home inside of a green and white house. Playing from dusk till dawn and hiding when the lights would come on. But, one day, he becomes exposed. Now, read the story and find out how things unfold.-from Back Cover.
