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The anthology "Of Pioneers and Pirates" explores the DEFA children's film in its cultural-historical, film-aesthetic, and ideological dimensions. The anthology originated from a conference at the University of Halle in February 2019. The contributions discuss various DEFA children's films based on popular fairy tales or children's books by authors from the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The authors analyze the films and discuss topics such as propaganda, censorship, and societal norms. The book is primarily aimed at dramaturges, directors, and film scholars. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how middle school students use morphemes, or units of meaning within a word, to conclude the meaning of an unknown word and what teaching methods can be used to promote this. The authors note that many students use morphological knowledge, or awareness of a root word's meaning, along with morphological awareness, or the ability to relate a morpheme to a word's meaning, to improve their vocabulary, spelling, and reading comprehension. Particular attention is given to how this learning strategy is used by English language learners (ELs) as well as on a study of effective teaching methods for U.S. middle school students.

The article reviews the exhibition "Magical Books: From the Middle Ages to Middle-Earth" at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England from May 23 to October 27, 2013, and the book "Magical Tales: Myth, Legend, and Enchantment in Children's Books" edited by Carolyn Larrington and Diane Purkiss.