Descriptosaurus supporting creative writing for ages 8-14 / by Wilcox, Alison

Table of Contents: “…Forest and woods -- Mountains -- Caves -- Beaches, islands, volcanoes and deserts -- Ground and paths -- Streams, rivers, lakes and waterfalls -- Sea and waves -- Cities, towns and villages -- Roads -- Gardens -- Buildings -- Doors, halls, corridors and stairs -- Rooms -- Time of day -- Seasons -- Rain, mist and fog -- Wind, thunder and lightning -- Smell and touch -- Sound -- Age, height, and shape -- Face -- Eyes -- Mouth, teeth, nose and ears -- Hands and fingers -- Hair and facial hair -- Clothes -- Voice -- Excited, happy -- Concentrating, determined -- Sympathetic, caring -- Relieved -- Angry, aggressive, irritated, impatient -- Cold, evil, sly, arrogant -- Scared, frightened, timid -- Nervous, shy, embarrassed -- Sad, miserable -- Tired -- Pain -- Parts, size, shape, colour and covering -- Head -- Eyes -- Arms and legs -- Wings and tails -- Smell and sound -- Movement -- Habitat -- Abilities and actions -- Weapons and destruction.…”
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The Celtic Twilight by Yeats, W. B., 1865-1939 (William Butler)

Table of Contents: “…This book -- A teller of tales -- Belief and unbelief -- Mortal help -- A visionary -- Village ghosts -- 'Dust hath closed Helen's eye' -- A knight of the sheep -- An enduring heart -- The sorcerers -- The devil -- Happy and unhappy theologians -- The last gleeman -- Regina, regina pigmeorum, veni -- 'And fair, fierce women' -- Enchanted woods -- Miraculous creatures -- Aristotle of the books -- The swine of the gods -- A voice -- Kidnappers -- The untiring ones -- Earth, fire and water -- The old town -- The man and his boots -- A coward -- The three O'Byrnes and the evil faeries -- Drumcliff and Rosses -- The thick skull of the fortunate -- The religion of a sailor -- Concerning the nearness together of heaven, earth, and purgatory -- The eaters of precious stones -- Our Lady of the hills -- The golden age -- A remonstrance with Scotsmen for having soured the disposition of their ghosts and faeries -- War -- The queen and the fool -- The friends of the people of faery -- Dreams that have no moral -- By the roadside -- Into the twilight.…”
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Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics

Table of Contents: “…Tokyo in search of love and unity in diversity / Nora Kottmann -- The 2020 Olympic mascot characters: Japan wants to make a difference / Jan Lukas Kuhn -- Olympic education: How Tokyo 2020 shapes body and mind in Japan / Wolfram Manzenreiter -- Sex in the village / Maki Hirayama -- Volunteering Japan-style: "Field cast" for the Tokyo Olympics / Barbara Holthus -- The difference between zero and one: Voices from the Tokyo anti-Olympic movements / Sonja Ganseforth -- Beyond 2020: Post-Olympic pessimism in Japanese cinema / Jan Lukas Kuhn -- Tokyo 2020 from the regional sidelines / Isaac Gagné -- Olympic leverages: The struggle for sustainable food standards / Sonja Ganseforth -- Security for the Tokyo Olympics / Sebastian Polak-Rottmann -- The Olympic and Paralympic Games as a technology showcase / Franz Waldenberger -- Tokyo 2020: Connecting the past with the future / Round table discussion with Munehiko Harada, John Horne, Wolfram Manzenreiter…”

Kurdistan in the shadow of history by Meiselas, Susan, Bruinessen, Martin van