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Guide provides information on nearly a hundred dinosaurs--what they ate (plants or meat), where they lived (from the Arctic to…
the jungle), ways they behaved (some climbed trees) and evolved, and even what color some of them were. Includes quick facts on hundreds of others. For grades 3-6. 2010
A fun introduction to prehistoric creatures that are not dinosaurs, and why! Everyone knows what a dinosaur is, right? Well,…
maybe not. Dinosaurs are actually just one type of extinct animal from prehistoric times. So, what sets them apart? Here, readers are introduced to ten prehistoric animals. Each one looks like a dinosaur. But it's missing at least one key characteristic of all true dinosaurs. Animal by animal, each of those characteristics is added to a growing list, until, by the end of the book, readers know just what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur! A dinosaur by any other name is . . . not a dinosaur, of course!
À l'enterrement dun ami et collègue, un groupe d'acteurs et dactrices se souvient, se confie, se questionne, se recueille et…
parfois s'emporte, réfléchissant au vieillissement et à la mort, aux transformations de la société, à leur jeunesse, à leurs combats. Entre bilan et mise à nu, Marc, Pierre, Mireille, Henri et Monique mettent de côté les nombreux personnages qui ont jalonné leur carrière, et se livrent et échangent sur ce qui les fait rager, les enthousiasme, les étonne ou continue de les désespérer. Reprenant dansNeuf (titre provisoire)sa méthode de prédilection, où la pièce s'écrit au fil des répétitions avec la complicité des interprètes, l'auteur et metteur en scène Mani Soleymanlou se joue des codes scéniques et dramaturgiques pour interroger les fondements de notre identité individuelle et collective
David Mamet's gift for storytelling and forging poetry from both the plain-spoken and profane turns an ill-conceived scheme to steal…
a rare coin into a triumph of dramatic art. In a junk shop, three men of different generations plan their heist. But their fates, like the nickel's worn image of the beleaguered buffalo, may have been sealed long ago. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring Rich Hutchman as Donny DuBrow, Josh Stamberg as Walter Cole (Teacher), and Maurice Williams as Bobby. Directed by Brian Kite and recorded before an audience by L.A. Theatre Works
Han Solo, entombed in carbonite at the end of The Empire Striketh Back (DB 79153), is artwork in the lair…
of Jabba the Hutt. Luke Skywalker and his band conspire to release Han. They then head to Endor, where they enlist the assistance of the native Ewoks. 2014
Theater directors Bogart and Landau explain the theory behind the acting style called Viewpoints. Describes exercises used to build an…
actor's awareness of movement through space and time, how to use the philosophy in the creation of a theater ensemble, and ways writers can utilize the techniques. 2005
After the events of William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope (DB 77244), Luke Skywalker and friends retreat to…
the ice planet Hoth. Darth Vader schemes to destroy them, but Luke begins training with Yoda, a reclusive Jedi master. In Cloud City, deception awaits Luke's compatriots. 2014
Cowriter for the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark chronicles its development and staging, which were plagued by cast…
injuries and other setbacks. Examines decisions made and relationships formed as cast and crew struggled with cost overruns and scathing reviews. Young adult appeal. 2013
Writings by the Oscar nominee Ephron (1941-2012) include essays, the screenplay for When Harry Met Sally, the novel Heartburn, and…
her last unpublished play Lucky Guy. Topics range from the personal to the political. Introduction by New Yorker editor Robert Gottlieb. Some strong language. 2013
The story of Star Wars: Episode IV; a New Hope told in the format of a Shakespearean play. Luke Skywalker…
purchases two droids, one of which carries a secret message from a captured princess. They draw Luke into a battle with the Empire. Young adult appeal. Some violence. Bestseller. 2013
Physicist examines the nature of dark matter in the universe and hypothesizes its role in the extinction of dinosaurs sixty-six…
million years ago. Explores scientific understandings of the universe, Milky Way, solar system, and conditions for a habitable Earth in the early twenty-first century. 2015
A moving story of the joy and terror of awakening passion which shows how the love of a boy and…
girl can be perverted and twisted out of beauty and meaning by the corrupt values of their elders
Discusses the unusual features--giant beak, musical head, or wide muzzle--of eleven different dinosaurs and provides scientists' interpretations of the uses…
of these characteristics. Covers the 2006 discovery of a spiky skull that looked so nasty it was named Dracorex hogwartsia, meaning dragon king of Hogwarts. For grades K-3. 2008
Classic sixteenth-century romantic tragedy about Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. Romeo's sentence of…
exile and Juliet's impending arranged marriage separate the couple. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but a miscommunication has dire consequences. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2007
Playwright of The Vagina Monologues creates fictional monologues that are interspersed with facts about girls and aimed at empowering young…
women to give voice to their emotions. Explores abuse, activism, self-image, sex, slavery, teen pregnancy, and more. Violence and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2010
Bill Bryson sorts through the muddle of facts and wild suppositions about one of the most celebrated writers in the…
English language. He documents the efforts of respected academics and eccentrics and gives his own witty and genial take on the life of William Shakespeare
When Diplodocus carnegii was unearthed from the Wyoming badlands in 1899, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie set out to display his prized…
dinosaur. This soon set off a public storm of interest for these incredible creatures around the world. Here is the intrigue, manipulation, rivalry, and skullduggery by which Andrew Carnegie obtained his dinosaur, and by which his opponents did their best to thwart him. For high school and adult readers