Download or read The Cockroach book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. Hilarious illustrated non-fiction about cockroaches perfect for beginning readers. You'll bug out over this perfect pairing of humorous text and funny illustrations about this insect that's been around for over million years!
Especially if it's greasy and sweet. Although silly and off-the-wall, The Cockroach contains factual information that will both amuse and teach at the same time. Download or read Rust book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. The mill comes to represent something holy to [Eliese] because it is made not of steel but of people. Under the mill's orange flame she finds hope for the unity of America. Steel is the only thing that shines in the belly of the mill Fresh out of college, eager to leave behind her conservative hometown and come to terms with her Christian roots, Eliese found herself applying for a job at the local steel mill.
The mill is everything she was trying to escape, but it's also her only shot at financial security in an economically devastated and forgotten part of America. In Rust, Eliese brings the reader inside the belly of the mill and the middle American upbringing that brought her there in the first place.
She takes a long and intimate look at her Rust Belt childhood and struggles to reconcile her desire to leave without turning her back on the people she's come to love.
The people she sees as the unsung backbone of our nation. Appealing to readers of Hillbilly Elegy and Educated, Rust is a story of the humanity Eliese discovers in the most unlikely and hellish of places, and the hope that therefore begins to grow. Download or read Making Mistakes on Purpose book by clicking button below to visit the book download website.
Students arrive in boxes, birthday cake is served for breakfast, and two very talented corgis assist the rather quirky headmistress. This semester, the girls will learn how to get to The Top, but the semester is not off to a good start. Luckily, Ms. Rapscott knows that learning to fail is the secret to Going Far in life. Complete with charming black-and-white illustrations, this sequel to Ms. Download or read Masterpiece book by clicking button below to visit the book download website.
Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays' apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy.
After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. But James can't go through with the plan without Marvin's help.
And that's where things get really complicated and interesting! This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle. In Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent.
This time around it's an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship— something for everyone to enjoy. Download or read Adelaide's Secret World book by clicking button below to visit the book download website.
A gorgeously illustrated picture book about creativity, making connections, and finding friendship. Sure to appeal to fans of Shaun Tan or Aaron Becker. With a poetic story and lush paintings, Elise Hurst conveys how a bit of bravery, empathy, and imagination can transform our lives.
Adelaide lives in a city filled with people and wonders, but she is lonely. She is a watcher, and she sees others like her: the quiet ones, those who dance and dream alone. In a chance encounter, Adelaide meets someone who just might be a kindred spirit--and is so startled and shy she runs away! But then she gathers her courage and uses all her ingenuity to make sure that they--and all the other lonely ones--meet and connect and share their dreams.
Download or read Wanderess book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. Feminism meets travel in this interactive resource for women who love to travel the world, near and far—from the co-founders of Unearth Women, the very first female travel publication.
Featuring advice and wisdom from experienced and well-respected travel experts and influencers including Annika Ziehen, Oneika Raymond, Brooke Saward, Kelly Lewis, Dani Heinrich, Esme Benjamin, Beth Santos, Jessica Nabongo, and Evita Robinson, Wanderess will give you the tools you need to be prepared, aware, and ready to get the most out of every trip.
Download or read The Ballets of Maurice Ravel book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. Maurice Ravel, as composer and scenario writer, collaborated with some of the greatest ballet directors, choreographers, designers and dancers of his time, including Diaghilev, Ida Rubinstein, Benois and Nijinsky. In this book, the first study dedicated to Ravel's ballets, Deborah Mawer explores these relationships and argues that ballet music should not be regarded in isolation from its associated arts.
Indeed, Ravel's views on ballet and other stage works privilege a synthesized aesthetic. It contains little in the way of plot: essentially, after Richard Collier involuntarily leaves her, Elise McKenna spends decades pining away for him, writing diary entries that comprise most of the book.
The only thing that impressed me is that author David Gurnee nailed the "diary" aspect: it does feel like a real set of journal or diary entr This book is a short sequel to the movie Somewhere in Time not directly a sequel to the novel Bid Time Return, which the movie is an adaptation of. The only thing that impressed me is that author David Gurnee nailed the "diary" aspect: it does feel like a real set of journal or diary entries by a character who never meant to write a literary work, only to talk to herself in writing.
I wouldn't particularly recommend this book, except possibly to diehard fans of the movie it's based on. From the tone, I think it's very much a piece of fan fiction meant to appeal to fellow fans. If you wonder why someone would have written it, read this column not written by me. Gurnee, Memoirs of Elise. I read it when it first came out and it is one of my all time favorite reads. My adult kids have copies and they are fans too. David answers all the questions from the book and movie Somewhere In Time.
David is a very talented writer and I look forward to reading all of his books on Goodreads. May 14, Barbara rated it really liked it. You really need to read the book or see the movie before reading this book. It was interesting to read Elise's side of the story. I thought some of it was repetitive, but it didn't distract too much from the story.
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Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. About David L. Fast Download speed and ads Free! Like What Dreams May Come, which inspired the upcoming movie starring Robin Williams, Somewhere in Time is the powerful story of a love that transcends time and space, written by one of the Grand Masters of modern fantasy.
Matheson's classic novel tells the moving, romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in San Diego in , where he finds his soul mate in the form of a celebrated actress of the previous century.
Somewhere in Time won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the movie version, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, remains a cult classic whose fans continue to hold yearly conventions to this day. Celebrates the rat, sharing humorous scientific facts about everything from its powerful tail to its disease-carrying nature.
An accessible picture book that oh-so-simply and graphically introduces the term "refugee" to curious young children to help them better understand the world in which they live. Who are refugees? Why are they called that word? Why do they need to leave their country? Why are they sometimes not welcome in their new country?
In this relevant picture book for the youngest children, author-illustrator Elise Gravel explores what it means to be a refugee in bold, graphic illustrations and spare text.
This is the perfect tool to introduce an important and timely topic to children. A unique workbook that you will really benefit from and so many others will ask you about it. A Must Have! Hilarious illustrated non-fiction about bats perfect for beginning readers. Conversational text and silly illustrations will have you up all night reading about the only flying mammal on Earth!
Although silly and off-the-wall, The Bat contains factual information that will both amuse and teach at the same time. Discusses the fly's anatomy, its ability to walk on the ceiling, and its disgusting food tastes.
Fans of Mary Poppins will love this whimsical tale of a boarding school for children of very busy parents, where an extraordinary headmistress teaches them life lessons about courage, adventure, friendship. Headmistress Ms. Still, despite their initial reluctance, the students are soon soaring through the sky and getting lost on purpose.
In addition to learning what birthday cakes are and how best to approach a bumbershoot tree, the students also manage to learn a little something about strength and bravery. Bestselling author Elise Primavera has created an irresistible, richly illustrated story about finding your way. Hilarious illustrated nonfiction about mosquitos perfect for beginning readers. Conversational text and silly illustrations will have you up all night reading about the most annoying bug on Earth!
Although silly and off-the-wall, The Mosquito contains factual information that will both amuse and teach at the same time. She's good for the environment Yes, but fun, too! The Toad is the next installment of the Disgusting Critter series.
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