Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...

This is a great language arts activity for younger elementary children. Get a large piece of poster board and ask children to ...

Artist Basist Kumar’s photorealist canvases are one for the books. At Lalit Kala Akademi today, his body of work speaks a decipherable language — whether it be in large swathes of familiar landscapes, ...

It’s kind of like Amelia Bedelia, right? And what is the difference, then, between that literal and figurative language? When you send an email to a person, the person cannot tell what you are ...

Happily, there are a host of witty, satirical and downright hilarious books out there, waiting to put a smile back on our faces. From comic novels and memoirs, to essays and poetry, humour has filled ...

Books by Dahl including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox, and The Witches, have reportedly had passages edited to remove specific ...

The man has written seventy-seven books, so some nod to brevity is required. Any published stories compiled within a larger collection will not be ranked singularly. That still leaves sixty-plus ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week include histories of corporate mismanagement and misbehavior in the 19th century (“Savings and ...

Williamson: his impeccable tailoring and manners were a stark contrast to the loud blazers, gelled hair and colourful language of Liffe’s floor traders Credit: Alamy But the traditional City was ...

Lost in translation In Aotearoa New Zealand, English is widely used. Te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language are also recognized as official languages. Some 29% of citizens are born overseas ...

The most recent book of the three has a flavor all its own that evokes a strong sense of place, respect for history, reverence for family and an evolving, enduring outlook on love. Sophronius ...

or “City Hall MRT station” in sign language? Local signing is now available to all to learn for free with the launch of an e-book on the Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) in September.