Author : Beatrice Alemagne
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,47 MB
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780714865737
Little Speckled Bug is in bed with a cold when he gets a visit from a mysterious creature.
Author : Beatrice Alemagna
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 2009-06-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780714849706
Little Fat Bug has never met another bug before and he is in for a big surprise.
Author : David A. Carter
Publisher : Little Simon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,51 MB
Release : 1992-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780671729240
Jingle Bells, Jingle bugs, Jimgle all the way. Here's a merry pop-up book to gladden Christmas Day.
Author : William D. Crump
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 39,17 MB
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1476647593
From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
Author : William D. Crump
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476672938
Since the early 20th century, animated Christmas cartoons have brightened the holiday season around the world--first in theaters, then on television. From devotional portrayals of the Nativity to Santa battling villains and monsters, this encyclopedia catalogs more than 1,800 international Christmas-themed cartoons and others with year-end themes of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the New Year. Explore beloved television specials such as A Charlie Brown Christmas, theatrical shorts such as Santa's Workshop, holiday episodes from animated television series like American Dad! and The Simpsons, feature films like The Nutcracker Prince and obscure productions such as The Insects' Christmas, along with numerous adaptations and parodies of such classics as A Christmas Carol and Twas the Night before Christmas.
Author : Vernon Lyman Kellogg
Publisher :
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Insects
ISBN :
Author : Melissa McClone
Publisher : Tule Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 39,59 MB
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 194970713X
A matchmaking aunt wants her nephew to find love under the mistletoe... All doggy daycare owner Callie Andrews wants for Christmas is to win first prize this year. The annual window display competition is a huge event in Silver Falls, and she’s determined to showcase her success when her family visits her small town. It's time for her parents and three older brothers to realize the "baby" of the family is thriving on her own. The last thing Brandt Winslow wants to do is rehash the past, but returning home to Silver Falls means confronting the reason he left. His vacation, however, takes an unexpected turn when his well-meaning aunt meddles in his love life, and he finds himself caught up in her misguided efforts at matchmaking. Despite their reluctance at being paired up, Callie and Brandt discover the holidays are full of surprises...and romance. But is the magic of Christmas strong enough to keep the couple together through the new year?
Author : Tim Hollis
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,10 MB
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0811742180
A nostalgic look at Christmas in the mid-twentieth century.
Author : William D. Crump
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Did you know that Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas Eve with a bonfire of thorns? That farmers in the Netherlands practice Midwinter Horn Blowing throughout the Advent season? That people in Caracas, Venezuela, roller-skate to midnight mass on Christmas Eve? Find these fascinating facts and hundreds more in this new edition of William Crump's acclaimed Christmas Encyclopedia. From Charles Dickens to Robert Frost, from Mele Kalikimaka to Messiah, and from Charlie Brown to the Waltons, all our favorite Christmas traditions--modern and vintage--are covered here. Crump's second edition of this comprehensive reference work adds 120 new entries, bringing the total number of Christmas-related topics to more than 480. Subjects include individual carols and songs, Christmas episodes of television series, literary figures, and popular Christmas symbols, as well as the origins of some of our most celebrated Christmas traditions. Unique to this work is its emphasis on Christmas as depicted in the popular media, with entries covering literary works, motion pictures and television specials expressing holiday themes.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 17,33 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Balsam fir
ISBN :
This field guide describes insects and diseases of balsam fir and spruce trees, which are often used as Christmas trees. It highlights pest insects, including balsam fir sawfly, balsam twig aphid, and spruce budworm, and beneficial insects such as red-eyed bee, tachinid fly, and stink beetle. Diseases covered include needle rusts of balsam fir and yellow witches broom. The guide outlines seasonal history, damage, detection and monitoring, and control for each item.
