Bøger af Emma Gelders Sterne

The story of Joan of Arc presented from the viewpoint of her family and neighbors. Told with lyrical realism, playwright Emma Gelders Sterne focuses on the girlhood of the The Maid of Orléans as she comes to terms with her destiny. Her French village is under siege by the English and Joan is determined to fight for France. Her family and friends witness the changes in the young girl and when she proclaims that she will join the men in battle, her father strongly discourages her stating that young woman do not do such things. But her perseverance wins out and changes the hearts and minds of those around her. This powerful and moving play was originally produced by The Children's Players of New York. Emma Gelders Sterne was a prolific writer of children's historical books and plays. She became involved in children's theatre after proclaiming there was a shortage of meaningful plays and set out to correct that by writing "Young Joan of Arc" and other plays. In all she wrote over 40 books and many plays including "Listen to the Mockingbird" and "The Reluctant Dragon."

Based on the classic story by Kenneth Grahame, this was the first theatrical adaptation sanctioned by Grahame's estate. The townsfolk of Sussex, England are shocked when they discover a dragon living amongst them. But this dragon is far from the menacing fire breathing creature they envision. The truth is Alexander the Dragon is a peaceful fellow who likes to eat tarts and write poetry. Malcolm, the dragon's new friend, tries to convince the townsfolk that they need not fear the dragon, but because of the townsfolk's prejudices against dragons they insist on eliminating him from their town. It is up to Malcolm to come up with a solution to save the poor Dragon. Emma Gelders Sterne's adaptation captures the spirit and excitement of the original story and creates a marvelous theatrical adventure.

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Here's the inspiring and true story of a young girl who was determined to read, and who went on to become a teacher, the founder of a college, an advisor to politicians, and a great humanitarian. Mary McLeod Bethune was the fifteenth child of hard-working parents, whose ancestry was one hundred percent African. She was their first child who was born free after the civil war.Mrs. Bethune worked tirelessly to build up, through education, the magnificent heritage that Black people share. During her hardest years, she refused to give up on her dream of starting her own school for Black children. It eventually became Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mrs. Bethune, born a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation, lived to see the historic Supreme Court decision on public school desegregation.