Bøger af Jane Brown

Written from the perspective of a student with a learning disability and the joy of working with students with the desire to see them reach their greatest potential.

The history of rhododendrons is full of swashbuckling plant collectors and visionary gardeners, colonial violence and ecological destruction, stunning botanical successes and bitter business disappointments. And it is here related with consummate skill by Jane Brown, an English garden writer clearly besotted by these ¿glorious and scented strangers, with their mouth-watering candy colors, their cascades of way bells or iridescent globes proffered in ruffs of green leaves.¿

Jane is a grand mom who specializes in making exciting stories and stirring the imagination of kids to a new level. She was born and raised in the countryside and belonged to a tightly knit family with five siblings. Her family values and childhood experiences instilled in her a strong sense of family, and that is reflected in all her stories too.Carrying on the ''family is at the center of everything'' legacy, Jane transferred the values she acquired from her ancestors to the next generation. She brought up her daughters with her husband, with the same mindset and played a key role in instilling the same in her grandchildren. Jane combined her values, storytelling, and imagination skills and came up with interesting stories. Her grandchildren are very fond of the Rhubarb fairies who bring money to the kids that lose their teeth and put smiles on people''s faces.The rhubarb fairies are a product of Jane''s imagination and are loved by the children. The two fairies devise ways to help people out and surprise kids with money upon losing their teeth. They leave their fairy dust as a clue for the kids to find the money. The book is full of vibrant illustrations of the two fairies helping people out, making them laugh, doing fun with water, and making kids'' day. Oh, and did I tell you they live in one of those small houses we all see in our dreams as children?

The period of childhood which falls between the early years and adolescence is a comparatively neglected area of study. In its combination of viewpoints, set against a background of related research, law, policy and practice, this book offers a rich and challenging study of an important period of the child's development.

Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green.