A Necklace Of Raindrops

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Una niña, de padre muy ocupados, verá en sus libros de cumpleaños ‘una gran compañía’ a las prolongadas ausencias de sus progenitores.... Una anciana de un país nórdico le está tejiendo a su nieto una colcha con mucho amor..dicha colcha, pues, resulta ser mágica. Mientras tanto, en un desierto muy lejano, un tirado y avaro mago ve como sus pobres y hambrientos camellos se comen su alfombra mágica. Entonces decide robar la colcha de retales...

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We chose this book for a Literary Leaf as the short stories in this collection are whimsical yet moralistic and have such lovely examples of literary language interwoven with humour that they are, we feel, perfect for the age-group. And as each story is relatively short, this will help children who are less-confident in their reading to feel a sense of achievement as well as supporting comprehension- development and understanding of story- plot and structure. Because Joan Aiken is the sole author of the anthology, this affords us a great opportunity to compare pieces by the same author in terms of style, use of literary devices and themes.

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She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her father, Conrad Aiken (who won a Pulitzer Prize for his poetry), and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge. She worked for the United Nations Information Office during the second world war, and then as an editor and freelance on Argosy magazine before she started writing full time, mainly children's books and thrillers. For her books she received the Guardian Award (1969) and the Edgar Allan Poe Award (1972). Other questions can also be asked, and children can be encouraged to ask questions of their own, for example: Invite individuals to explain the thinking behind the decision. A lively discussion may ensue, particularly if there are mixed responses. It would be of interest to note which children maintain their position, which waiver and which change their opinion.Joan Aiken was a much loved English writer who received the MBE for services to Children's Literature. She was known as a writer of wild fantasy, Gothic novels and short stories.

A necklace of raindrops : and other stories : Aiken, Joan A necklace of raindrops : and other stories : Aiken, Joan

Note: My few words have not done justice to Joan Aiken’s beautiful story. If you can, please read the full version.) Connect with me on Facebook Spreading mutual admiration and gratitude Proud member #FFRodeo 2020 2020 HM Folk Tale or Fable #FFRODEO 2017 #FFRODEO 2017 Spreading peace and humanity through social media Recent Posts The morning started badly; nothing unusual in that. He’d been woken in the night by shouting, slamming doors, and screeching car tyres. Nothing unusual there either. A bed for the night" is about The Weevils, a playing group, not too different from Brs. Grimm's Musicians of Bremen, except that they all are human, and the Baba Yaga takes a part in the plot. And "The elves in the shelves", where all the creatures in a little girl's books come out and play.Tres empleados de una estación de tren en pleno desierto y sin actividad alguna, deciden emprender alternativamente y con sus ahorros, un viaje más allá de lo que hasta ahora conocen...el último de ellos descubrirá la solución a sus deseos de vivir en plenitud. There was no milk to moisten his cereal, only a slap to the head for daring to ask. He grabbed his bag and disappeared before she used him as an ashtray, again. ENCANTADOR, TIERNO E IMAGINATIVO RELATO ACERCA DE LA ACEPTACIÓN DE LOS DEMÁS, SIN PRE JUZGARLOS, Y DE LAS BUENAS ACCIONES.