> do the quiz for each area> do the interactive activities (Victorian Children – at work, school and play)4. If time : go back to the main page (Children in Victorian Britain) and do the Time Capsule game (on the right, at the top of the page)
OZ = Australia -Down Under – This is the English name of a land long inhabited by Aboriginals alone. Aboriginal art is still very much alive and appreciated around the world.
Following a presentation by a student in TermL, I thought I would post this…
The British have a long tradition of children’s books. It all started with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll , and it is also an example of English non-sense.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Jefferson Airplane, a band in the sixties was inspired by the story so they wrote and sang White Rabbit :
This painting is part of the 4 freedoms by Norman Rockwell (1943). These paintings were inspired by President F.D. Roosevelt ‘s 4 Freedoms speech to Congress in 1941.
« WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR, early in the morning? … Hurrey and up she rises,hurrey and up she rises … »
Sur un air traditionnel Irlandais cette chanson très célèbre était chantée lorsque les marins levaient l’ancre ou hissaient une voile (« and Up She Rises »).
Les marins, qui avaient la vie très dure à l’époque, la chantaient pour se donner du courage. Peut-être que l’équipage du célèbre CAPTAIN COOK, le grand explorateur, la chantait car elle était autorisée par la Royal Navy.
[Ex. sur les temps à partir de la vie de James Cook]
. On peut aussi imaginer la chasse à Moby Dick sur cet air là:
MD illustrated by Rockwell Kent
Voici une version des Irish Rovers, mais il y a d’autres versions…
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Autre idée de lecture si vous aimez la fantasy : Ship of Magic
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are camping in a forest. They put up a tent under the stars and go to sleep. In the middle of the night, Holmes wakes Watson up.
« Watson – look up at the stars and tell me what you deduce. »
Watson says : »I see millions of stars. And even if a few of those have planets, it’s very possible there are some planets like Earth. And if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life. »