Emma Smith Livres

A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography.When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. But when he got a job tending the prison garden, a funny thing happened. He found new interests and skills--and a sense of dignity and fulfillment. Elliott transformed Alcatraz Island, and the island transformed him.Told with empathy and a storyteller's flair, Elliott's story is funny, touching, and unexpectedly relevant. Back matter about the history of Alcatraz and the US prison system today invites meaningful discussion.

100 Ways in 100 Days to Teach Your Baby Maths appeals to new parents looking for cheap, simple activities to improve their baby's academic start in life but also raises important questions, such as why is there such large differences in maths ability between different countries?

This comprehensive guide introduces students to the use of secondary data in educational and social research, and provides a practical resource for researchers who are new to the field of secondary data analysis.

Toddlers will love this beautifully illustrated board book adaptation of the story of Claude, the California Academy of Sciences' beloved albino alligator, which celebrates individuality and accepting differences.

The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge technology, it stood taller than any other building in the world! More than a million delighted people flocked to visit it during the fair. But the officials wondered, beyond being a spectacle, what is it good for? It must come down! But Eiffel loved his tower. He crafted a clever plan to make the tower too useful to tear down. He would turn it into 'a laboratory such as science has never had at its disposal'. As the date for the tower's demolition approached, Eiffel raced to prove its worth. Could science save the Eiffel Tower?

In this study Emma Smith teases out instances of doubleness, duplication and paradox in Othello.

A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality and literary mastery. Who wrote like an angel, putting it all so much better than anyone else. Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of. But it doesn't really tell us the whole truth. So much of what we say about Shakespeare is either not true, or just not relevant, deflecting us from investigating the challenges of his inconsistencies and flaws. This electrifying new book thrives on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of Shakespeare's plays and their changing topicality. It introduces an intellectually, theatrically and ethically exciting writer who engages with intersectionality as much as with Ovid, with economics as much as poetry: who writes in strikingly modern ways about individual agency, privacy, politics, celebrity and sex. It takes us into a world of politicking and copy-catting, as we watch him emulating the blockbusters of Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kyd, the Spielberg and Tarantino of their day; flirting with and skirting round the cut-throat issues of succession politics, religious upheaval and technological change. The Shakespeare in this book poses awkward questions rather than offering bland answers, always implicating us in working out what it might mean. This is Shakespeare. And he needs your attention.

This book, generously illustrated with key pages from the publication and comparative works, tells the human, artistic, economic and technical stories of the birth of the First Folio - and the birth of Shakespeare's towering reputation.

This second edition provides a contemporary overview of education and social justice, helping readers to understand and analyse the inequalities that exist in today's world, how they are manifested in education systems and how education can engage with and address these issues.

This biography focuses on the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays, known as the First Folio, printed in 1623. It begins with the tale of its first purchaser in London and examines how people have engaged with this iconic book over four centuries. The narrative emphasizes what individual copies reveal about their diverse histories, showcasing evidence of their varied contexts through ink blots, annotations, and other marks of use. This study provides fresh insights into Shakespeare's reception and the evolution of the book itself. Unlike previous scholarly works, it does not delve into the book's origins, textual provenance, or production details. Instead, it narrates the histories of individual copies worldwide, focusing on their bindings, marginalia, condition, sales history, and location. The exploration revolves around five key themes: owning, reading, decoding, performing, and perfecting. Ultimately, this work chronicles the book that solidified Shakespeare's posthumous reputation, highlighting the interactions among owners, readers, forgers, collectors, actors, scholars, booksellers, and the book that shapes our understanding of Shakespeare.