Description: Title: Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages Author: Bloom, Harold Publisher: Scribner Book Company Binding: Paperback Pages: 576 Dimensions: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d Product Weight: 1.24 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780684868745 "If readers are to come to Shakespeare and to Chekhov, to Henry James and to Jane Austen, then they are best prepared if they have read Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling," writes Harold Bloom in his introduction to this enchanting and much-needed anthology of exceptional stories and poems selected to inspire a lifelong love of reading. As television, video games, and the Internet threaten to distract young people from the solitary pleasures of reading, Bloom presents a volume that will amuse, challenge, and beguile readers with its myriad voices and subjects. Here are old favorites by beloved writers of children's literature, as well as exciting rediscoveries and wonderful works penned by writers better known for their adult classics, such as Herman Melville, Leo Tolstoy, Edith Wharton, and Walt Whitman. Encompassing the natural world and the supernatural; childhood, romance, and death; pets, wild animals, and goblins; mystery, adventure, and humor; the selections reflect the passion and erudition of our most revered literary critic. Arranged by season, Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages is a must-have anthology, sure to delight readers young and old for years to come. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages
Number of Pages: 576 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 1.4 in
Topic: Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Children's & Young Adult Literature, General, Short Stories, Poetry / General
Features: Reprint
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Fiction
Item Weight: 19.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Harold Bloom
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
