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Wild Chicks
The Wild Chicks (''Die wilden Hühner'') www.scholastic.com is a series of children's and youth books written by the author . The main protagonists are four (later five) girls, who go to class together and form the eponymous "Wild Chicks" girl gang. Five books were published between and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, that have only been identified as children's literature in the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Children's literature has been shaped by religious sources, like Puritan traditions, or by more philosophical and scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1998. Events *March 5 – Tennessee Williams' 1938 play ''Not About Nightingales'' receives its stage première in London, in a collaboration between the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and Corin and Vanessa Redgrave's Moving Theatre. *October **The death of the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom Ted Hughes leaves a gap of several months before a successor, Andrew Motion, is designated the following spring. **Kinoko Nasu (奈須きのこ) launches the ''Kara no Kyōkai'' series, with five chapters released online. *November 18 – Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award with her novel ''Charming Billy''. *December – ''The Strand Magazine'' title is revived in the United States. New books Fiction *Turki al-Hamad – ''Adama'' (first volume in ''Atyaf al-Aziqah al-Mahjurah'' (Phantoms of the Deserted Alley) trilogy) *Tariq Ali – ''The Book of Saladin'' *Aaron Allston **'' Iron Fist'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Riemann
Paula Riemann (born 3 August 1993), also known as "Paula Romy", is a German filmmaker and choreographer from Berlin, living in London. Biography Both of Riemann's parents, Katja Riemann and Peter Sattmann, are actors. Riemann moved to London in 2010 where she trained as a dancer at the Urdang Academy. She graduated from Queen Mary University with a degree in Business Management, and then went on to study Filmmaking at the London Metropolitan University's film school. She writes, directs and produces films, music videos and commercials. Riemann is also known as an actress for Marco Kreuzpaintner's comedy ''Coming In'' (2014) playing the model Maja, and for the role of Melanie in German kids movies trilogy ''Wild Chicks The Wild Chicks (''Die wilden Hühner'') www.scholastic.com is a series of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader'', '' Che'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', '' Frost/Nixon'', '' Revolutionary Road'', ''The Wrestler'', ''Gran Torino'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being ''New Moon'', the latest in Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' saga, the best the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Film
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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