Martha Brockenbrough je autorkou ceněných děl pro mladé čtenáře, která se vyznačují hravostí a vtipem. Věnuje se také dospělé literatuře, kde zkoumá témata související s jazykem s nadhledem a humorem. Je známá svým citem pro jazykovou přesnost a zápalem pro dobrou gramatiku, což dokazuje i založením Národního dne gramatiky. Její psaní je zábavné a zároveň podnětné, nabízí čtenářům jedinečný pohled na svět kolem nás.
Old Dog's bones are sore, but he still likes to take long slow walks--but since the little girl arrived, his people are too rushed. He's feeling kind of lonely and left out--but now the girl is learning to walk, and once again he has a companion, one who likes to explore the world at his pace.
He challenged the Supreme Court on his right to be called citizen—and won When American-born Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China, he’s stopped and told he cannot enter: he isn’t American. What happens next would forever change the national conversation on who is and isn’t American. After being imprisoned on a ship for months, Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues any person born in America is an American citizen. I am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story is an important picture book that introduces young readers to the young man who challenged the Supreme Court for his right to be an American citizen and won, confirming birthright citizenship for all Americans.
The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the World
This book is for people who experience heartbreak over love notes with subject-verb disagreements...for anyone who's ever considered hanging up the phone on people who pepper their speech with such gems as "irregardless," "expresso," or "disorientated"...and for the earnest souls who wonder if it's "Woe is Me," or "Woe is I," or even "Woe am I." Martha Brockenbrough's Things That Make Us (Sic) is a laugh-out-loud guide to grammar and language, a snarkier American answer to Lynn Truss's runaway success, Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Brockenbrough is the founder of National Grammar Day and SPOGG -- the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar -- and as serious as she is about proper usage, her voice is funny, irreverent, and never condescending. Things That Make Us (Sic) addresses common language stumbling stones such as evil twins, clichés, jargon, and flab, and offers all the spelling tips, hints, and rules that are fit to print. It's also hugely entertaining, with letters to high-profile language abusers, including David Hasselhoff, George W. Bush, and Canada's Maple Leafs [sic], as well as a letter to --and a reply from -- Her Majesty, the Queen of England. Brockenbrough has written a unique compendium combining letters, pop culture references, handy cheat sheets, rants, and historical references that is as helpful as it is hilarious.
The school year is about to start, and Bigfoot is worried about all the things that could go wrong--but he also remembers that all his friends will be there.
In this riveting and accessible nonfiction book for teens, Martha Brockenbrough explores how artificial intelligence began, how it is already affecting us, and how it is likely to affect us in the near future.
When she was five years old, Lucy wrote her first letter to Santa and left it by the plate of cookies; when she was eight, she wrote her last Santa letter--and left it on her mother's pillow.
A riveting, meticulously researched, and provocative biography of Donald J. Trump from the author of Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary. Now with a new epilogue about the 2019 impeachment hearing and COVID-19 response! Born into a family of privilege and wealth, he was sent to military school at the age of 13. After an unremarkable academic career, he joined the family business in real estate and built his fortune. His personal brand: sex, money and power. From no-holds-barred reality TV star to unlikely candidate, Donald J. Trump rose to the highest political office: President of the United States of America. Learn fascinating details about his personal history, including: -Why Trump’s grandfather left Germany and immigrated to America -Why Woody Guthrie wrote a song criticizing Trump’s father -How Trump’s romance with Ivana began—and ended -When Trump first declared his interest in running for President Discover the incredible true story of America’s 45th President: his questionable political and personal conduct, and his unprecedented rise to power. Richly informed by original research and illustrated throughout with photographs and documents, Martha Brockenbrough's Unpresidented is a gripping and important read.
Amelia, an eleven-year-old girl who believes she lacks talent, embarks on a quest to recover the missing dragonfly staff just a week before the Dragonfly Day Festival. Determined to catch the thief and protect her town, she discovers her own strengths and bravery along the way. This adventure highlights themes of self-discovery and community spirit as Amelia confronts challenges and uncovers her hidden potential.
The essential biography of Alexander Hamilton for fans of Hamilton: An American Musical číst celé
Flora and Henry were born a few blocks from each other, innocent of the forces that might keep a white boy and an African American girl apart; years later they meet again and their mutual love of music sparks an even more powerful connection. What Flora and Henry don't know is that they are pawns in a game played by the eternal adversaries Love and Death, brilliantly reimagined as two extremely sympathetic and fascinating characters. Can their hearts and their wills overcome not only their earthly circumstances, but forces that have battled throughout history?
