'I took a glass and carefully broke it. I ground it, then mixed it into some cooked rice. This lethal meal would be the end of my insufferable ignorance. In only a matter of hours I’d discover the secret of the afterlife …’
It is 1966. Madras, India. A young Brahmin realizes the futility of his ritualistic Hinduism. Unable to face another day, he gives his gods an ultimatum: reveal yourself, or I will kill myself. After preparing a deadly meal, he heads out for what he thinks will be his final walk around the city. As he does he passes a man handing out flyers. They catch his eye. He’s intrigued. He heads inside to see what’s going on. What happens next changes the direction of his life and the ill-fated meal waiting at home.
Memoria Press' Brambly Hedge - Student Guide trains students to become active readers by providing in-depth word studies that help students build vocabulary, as well as comprehension questions to teach students to identify important concepts and compose clear, concise answers to questions.
The High Hill and Sea Story are classic tales from the world of Brambly Hedge. The Brambly Hedge Set features theses two novels, a Memoria Press Student Guide, and a Memoria Press Teacher Guide.
Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge with this beautiful colouring book, featuring illustrations from the classic picture books.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!
It was early summer in Brambly Hedge. Outside everything seemed quiet and peaceful, but inside the mill there was chaos...
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!
It was summer and Primrose woke knowing that it was going to be a very special day. The sun was already warm and a light breeze stirred the leaves and branches of Brambly Hedge. It was a perfect day for an adventure...
In this collection the mice have many adventures, but they always have time for fun and relaxation too. Whatever the season, and whether they are by the sea, in the High Hills, or simply at home by the fire, there is always someone ready to lend a helping hand.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!
It is the very end of autumn and Flax and Lily are busy making blankets for the voles in the High Hills...
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!
It was the middle of winter and very, very cold. The mice of Brambly Hedge forecasted snow. And they were right!
Frances, one of children’s best-loved characters for over 30 years, now springs to life even more in Bread and Jam for Frances, beautifully reillustrated in sparkling full color by Lillian Hoban. In this memorable story, Frances decides that bread and jam are all she wants to eat, and her understanding parents grant her wish at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snack time. Can there ever be too much bread and jam?
Paddy O’Grady is a twelve-year-old boy working in a coal mine in the year 1900. Most of the mining families are poor immigrants, and the work is dangerous. One man is trying to bring the various ethnic groups together to advocate for better working conditions. Paddy agrees that change is needed, but he longs to be a miner like his father. His father, however, has other ideas about the future.
W. H. Auden once wrote that "art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead." In his brilliant and compulsively readable new treatise, Breaking Bread with the Dead, Alan Jacobs shows us that engaging with the strange and wonderful writings of the past might help us live less anxiously in the present--and increase what Thomas Pynchon once called our "personal density."
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From the Publisher:'I took a glass and carefully broke it. I ground it, then mixed it into some cooked rice. This lethal meal would be the end of my insufferable ignorance. In only a matter of hours I’d discover the secret of the afterlife …’It is 1966. Madras, India. A young Brahmin realizes the futility of his ritualistic Hinduism. Unable to face another day, he gives his gods an ultimatum: reveal yourself, or I will kill myself. After preparing a deadly meal, he heads out for what he thinks will be his final walk around the city. As he does he passes a man handing out flyers. They catch his eye. He’s intrigued. He heads inside to see what’s going on. What happens next changes the direction of his life and the ill-fated meal waiting at home.
Memoria Press' Brambly Hedge - Student Guide trains students to become active readers by providing in-depth word studies that help students build vocabulary, as well as comprehension questions to teach students to identify important concepts and compose clear, concise answers to questions.3 Grades
Our Brambly Hedge - Teacher Guide contains teaching guidelines, as well as all answers to the Student Guide and quizzes and tests.3 Grades
The High Hill and Sea Story are classic tales from the world of Brambly Hedge. The Brambly Hedge Set features theses two novels, a Memoria Press Student Guide, and a Memoria Press Teacher Guide.
Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge with this beautiful colouring book, featuring illustrations from the classic picture books.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! It was early summer in Brambly Hedge. Outside everything seemed quiet and peaceful, but inside the mill there was chaos...
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! It was summer and Primrose woke knowing that it was going to be a very special day. The sun was already warm and a light breeze stirred the leaves and branches of Brambly Hedge. It was a perfect day for an adventure...
In this collection the mice have many adventures, but they always have time for fun and relaxation too. Whatever the season, and whether they are by the sea, in the High Hills, or simply at home by the fire, there is always someone ready to lend a helping hand.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! It is the very end of autumn and Flax and Lily are busy making blankets for the voles in the High Hills...
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! It is Midwinter’s Eve and the mice of Brambly Hedge are very busy!
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! It was the middle of winter and very, very cold. The mice of Brambly Hedge forecasted snow. And they were right!
This winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on as she ventures through a bitter cold snowstorm in William Steig's classic Brave Irene.
Huxley’s ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.
Frances, one of children’s best-loved characters for over 30 years, now springs to life even more in Bread and Jam for Frances, beautifully reillustrated in sparkling full color by Lillian Hoban. In this memorable story, Frances decides that bread and jam are all she wants to eat, and her understanding parents grant her wish at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snack time. Can there ever be too much bread and jam?
Paddy O’Grady is a twelve-year-old boy working in a coal mine in the year 1900. Most of the mining families are poor immigrants, and the work is dangerous. One man is trying to bring the various ethnic groups together to advocate for better working conditions. Paddy agrees that change is needed, but he longs to be a miner like his father. His father, however, has other ideas about the future.
W. H. Auden once wrote that "art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead." In his brilliant and compulsively readable new treatise, Breaking Bread with the Dead, Alan Jacobs shows us that engaging with the strange and wonderful writings of the past might help us live less anxiously in the present--and increase what Thomas Pynchon once called our "personal density."
