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Jane Austen for Kids, 68 - (For Kids) by Nancy I Sanders (Paperback)

Jane Austen for Kids, 68 - (For Kids) by  Nancy I Sanders (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Tells of the life Jane Austen and provides resources and activities to give readers insight into Austen's world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Jane Austen is one of the most influential and best-loved novelists in English literature. Austen's genius was her cast of characters--so timeless and real that readers today recognize them in their own families and neighborhoods. Her book's universal themes--love and hate, hope and disappointment, pride and prejudice, sense and sensibility--still tug at heartstrings today in cultures spanning the globe. <p/> Austen wrote about daily life in England as she knew it, growing up a clergyman's daughter among the upper class of landowners, providing readers with a window into the soul of a lively, imaginative, and industrious woman in an age when most women were often obscured. <i>Jane Austen for Kids </i>includes a time line, resources for further study, places to visit, and 21 enriching activities.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Well researched and clearly written, this wide-format volume offers a good deal of pertinent information as well as activities for readers intrigued by Austen and her work." --<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br>"A very unique type of book!" --<i><b>Austenesque Reviews</b></i><br><br>"An engaging read." --<i><b>Becky's Book Reviews</b></i><br><br>"Clever hands-on activities...will absorb young readers in Austen's world, providing a unique look at a woman from a time when most women lived behind-the-scenes lives." --<b><i>A Mighty Girl</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nancy I. Sanders</b> is the author of many books, including <i>Frederick Douglass for Kids, America's Black Founders, </i> <i>A Kid's Guide to African American History</i>, and <i>Old Testament Days.</i>

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