Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Ant and Bee stories are a series of small-format hardback books written by Angela Banner (pseudonym of Angela Mary Maddison [nee Lincke], 1923–2014). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She began writing the books in order to teach her son how to read. [ 3 ]
[2] Common Sense Media writes that "the sparkling writing style and humorous story line are both engaging and highly appealing." [3] Choosing Books for Kids says that in Ramona the Pest "Cleary rings true and touches sixes and sevens feelings and funny bones." It includes the book on its list of Ten Books Every Six- and Seven-Year-Old Should ...
The Great Illustrated Classics book series offers easy-to-read adaptations of well known literary classics, featuring large print and illustrations on every other page. The series is targeted at children. There are currently 66 titles. [1] [2] The series is owned, published, and sold by Waldman Publishing Corporation under the Baronet Books ...
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
Software that converts text to voice is readily available and can be easily used to read out Wikipedia pages on-the-fly. See screen reader . The web-based Pediaphon service uses speech synthesis to generate MP3 audio files and podcasts of Wikipedia articles in different languages.
Children's books also benefit children's social and emotional development. Reading books help "personal development and self-understanding by presenting situations and characters with which our own can be compared". [184] Children's books often present topics that children can relate to, such as love, empathy, family affection, and friendship.
Leo Matienne is a police officer and lives in the apartment below Vilna Lutz's apartment. He lives with his wife, Gloria, and although he is unable to have any children of his own, he ends up adopting Peter and Adele. Madam LaVaughn is a woman whose legs are broken by the elephant which is summoned by the magician. She eventually forgives him.
The "deceptively simple" premise saw Schlichting take the children's story, computerize the artwork, and offer kids the choice of having the computer read the story to them or "play" inside the pages of the book. [13] The title 'Living Books' was chosen to represent that everything in the environment is alive and for the player to experiment ...