Wild Things

• Author : Sidney I. Dobrin,Kenneth B. Kidd
• Publisher : Wayne State University Press
• Release : 26 January 2023

The first book-length study of the relationship between children's literature and ecocriticism.

• Author : Robert L. Short
• Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
• Release : 01 January 2008

The author of "The Gospel According to Peanuts" now turns his attention to the works and verses of Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, who is hardly regarded as a Christian thinker. However, by drawing on the Bible and other works, Short presents quick theological readings of Seusss works.

• Author : Jean Pottle,Mary Rutley
• Publisher : Walch Publishing
• Release : 26 January 1996

Literature-based activities designed to be used with five thematic sections covering plant and animal species, habitats, threats to the environment, natural phenomena, and technology.

• Author : Leslie King,Deborah McCarthy,Deborah McCarthy Auriffeille
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 26 January 2023

Environmental Sociology, intended for use in Environmental Sociology courses, uses sociological methods and perspectives to analyze key environmental issues. The reader is organized like an introduction to sociology reader, and comprised of readings that are accessible to and interesting for undergraduates.

• Author : Richard H.F. Lindemann
• Publisher : McFarland
• Release : 16 February 2015

Theodor Seuss Geisel—known worldwide as the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss—produced a body of work that spans more than 70 years. Though most often associated with children’s books, he frequently contributed cartoons and humorous essays to popular magazines, produced effective and memorable advertising campaigns (“Quick, Henry, the Flit!”), and won Oscars and Emmys for motion picture productions, animated shorts, and features. As founder and president of Beginner Books, his influence on children’s book publishing was revolutionary,

• Author : Michelle Ann Abate
• Publisher : Rutgers University Press
• Release : 26 January 2023

Michelle Ann Abate examines a variety of texts that offer information, ideology, and even instructions on how to raise kids right, not just figuratively, but politically. Highlighting the works of William Bennett, Lynne Cheney, Bill O'Reilly, and others, she brings together such diverse fields as cultural studies, literary criticism, political science, childhood studies, brand marketing, and the cult of celebrity. --from publisher description.

• Author : Amy Cutter-Mackenzie,Phillip Payne,Alan Reid
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 11 June 2014

Recent scholarship on children’s literature displays a wide variety of interests in classic and contemporary children’s books. While environmental and ecological concerns have led to an interest in ‘ecocriticism’, as yet there is little on the significance of the ecological imagination and experience to both the authors and readers – young and old – of these texts. This edited collection brings together a set of original international research-based chapters to explore the role of children’s literature in learning about

• Author : Linda K. Garrity
• Publisher : Good Year Books
• Release : 26 January 1991

Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
• Release : 26 January 2023

An evaluation that tracks American culture's shift from modernism into postmodernism

• Author : Thomas Princen,Michael Maniates,Ken Conca,Professor of International Relations Ken Conca
• Publisher : MIT Press
• Release : 26 January 2023

Essays that offer ecological, social, and political perspectives on the problem of overconsumption.

• Author : Brian Jay Jones
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 07 May 2019

The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and so many more, are his troupe of beloved, and uniquely Seussian, creations. Theodor Geisel, however, had a second, more

• Author : Herbert Gintis,Professor Emeritus of Economics University of Massachusetts and Adjunct Professor Department of Politics Herbert Gintis
• Publisher : Princeton University Press
• Release : 26 January 2023

The study of strategic action (game theory) is moving from a formal science of rational behavior to an evolutionary tool kit for studying behavior in a broad array of social settings. In this problem-oriented introduction to the field, Herbert Gintis exposes students to the techniques and applications of game theory through a wealth of sophisticated and surprisingly fun-to-solve problems involving human (and even animal) behavior. Game Theory Evolving is innovative in several ways. First, it reflects game theory's expansion into

• Author : Liam Heneghan
• Publisher : University of Chicago Press
• Release : 15 May 2018

Talking lions, philosophical bears, very hungry caterpillars, wise spiders, altruistic trees, companionable moles, urbane elephants: this is the magnificent menagerie that delights our children at bedtime. Within the entertaining pages of many children’s books, however, also lie profound teachings about the natural world that can help children develop an educated and engaged appreciation of the dynamic environment they inhabit. In Beasts at Bedtime, scientist (and father) Liam Heneghan examines the environmental underpinnings of children’s stories. From Beatrix Potter

• Author : Catrin Gersdorf,Sylvia Mayer
• Publisher : Rodopi
• Release : 26 January 2023

Nature in Literary and Cultural Studies is a collection of essays written by European and North American scholars who argue that nature and culture can no longer be thought of in oppositional, mutually exclusive terms. They are united in an effort to push the theoretical limits of ecocriticism towards a more rigorous investigation of nature's critical potential as a concept that challenges modern culture's philosophical assumptions, epistemological convictions, aesthetic principles, and ethical imperatives. This volume offers scholars and students of

• Author : Jacob M. Held
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Release : 16 July 2011

Dr. Seuss, children and adults alike have been captivated by the charming and laconic tales of whimsical characters and imaginative worlds. But Dr. Seuss' stories are more than just catchy poems; they often wrestle with serious philosophical and moral dilemmas, whether it is Horton discovering the very essence of life or the Lorax teaching us about morality. Dr. Seuss and Philosophy explores philosophical concepts such as the nature of the good life in Oh the Places You'll Go, the method