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Doris May Lessing CH (née Tayler; born 22 October 1919) is a British writer, author of works such as the novels The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook. In 2007, Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was described by the Swedish Academy as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny". Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest person ever to win the Literature Prize. In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British Literature. In 2008, The Times ranked her fifth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

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Books in this Series

Stories

Doris Lessing, Jeffery Deaver, Jeffrey Ford, Machado de Assis, Joanne Harris, Gottfried Keller, Joe Hill, Stewart O'Nan, Bibhūtibhūshaṇa Bandyopādhyāẏa, Anita Ganeri, Rudyard Kipling, Chuck Palahniuk, Desmond Hogan, Hans Christian Andersen, Kathleen Krull, Richard Adams, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Ivan Antonovich Efremov, Paul Bowles, Elizabeth Hand, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Carolyn Parkhurst, Tim Powers, Garrison Keillor, Elizabeth Jolley, Satyajit Ray, Helen Garner, Michael Swanwick, Joe R. Lansdale, Philip Wilkinson, Théophile Gautier, Frank O'Connor, New York Public Library., Peter Straub, Jean Stafford, Gene Wolfe, John O'Hara, Lawrence Block, Jane Gardam, Roddy Doyle, Антон Павлович Чехов, Jack London, Katherine Mansfield, Jodi Picoult, Diana Wynne Jones, Jonathan Carroll, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, Golden Books, Michael Marshall Smith

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Briefly discusses different types of stories and encourages the reader to complete and compose stories.

Feelings

Craig Smith, Kathleen Krull, Susan Canizares, Aliki, David Salariya

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A striking sequence of black-and-white photographs depict close-up images of baby faces displaying recognizable emotions and are complemented by simple repetitive text that promotes early listening and learning development.

Seasons-Spring

Kathleen Krull

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Text, pictures, and related activities introduce experiences traditionally associated with spring: sports, weather, clothes, colors, feelings, and things to see, smell, touch, and hear.

Writing

David Diringer, Kathleen Krull, James D. Lester, Sr., Arthur N. Applebee, Mercer Mayer, Ferguson Publishing Company, Marguerite Duras

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Situations taken from daily life demonstrate the usefulness and pleasure of writing.

Talking

Kathleen Krull

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Illustrates the functions of oral language and the importance of listening. Also provides opportunities to relate talk to its written equivalent and includes other related activities.

Tasting

Henry Pluckrose, Helen Frost, Kathleen Krull, Rebecca Rissman, Martha E. H. Rustad

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Introduces the 4 basic tastes, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, along with 15 other types of tastes and textures, such as spicy, cold, and crunchy. Recipes and activities are included.

Looking

Kathleen Krull

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Games and activities for developing visual discrimination and the ability to look closely at everyday objects.

Beginning to learn about summer

Kathleen Krull

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Introduces the reader to various activities traditionally associated with summer and encourages the discussion of individual experiences.