Author : William Toye
Publisher : New York : H. Z. Walck
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780809811533
A retelling of the legend in which Summer and Winter came to share the rule of Canada.
Author : William Toye
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 48,98 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
When the giant Winter came down from the North to live in eastern Canada the land became frozen and white. Glooskap, mythical lord and creator of the Micmac Indians, saves his people from endless cold when he brings a beautiful Queen to his country. Her name is Summer and she persuades Winter to relax his icy grip every Spring while she awakens the land from its deep sleep and bestows life on everything that grows.
Author : Anon E. Mouse
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,10 MB
Release : 2018-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8826475474
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 384 In this 384th issue of the Baba Indaba?s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian Children?s Story "HOW THE SUMMER CAME?. This is an Odjibwa tales about O-jeeg An-nung, or the Summer Maker. The Odjibwa calls a certain group of stars in the Northern sky ?Ojeeg Annung?, meaning the Fisher Stars. It is in commemoration to this event that this tale relates. The tribal elders and learned men say that the earth?s present zones and climates do not correspond with those of old; that certain phenomena cannot be explained but by supposing, that the position of the earth in relation to the sun has, at sometime in the past, undergone a change. It is here that our story begins?. Morning Glory was tired of the winter, and longed for the spring to come. It seemed that Ka-bib-on-okka, the fierce old North Wind, did not want to go back to his home and had frozen the Big Sea-Water, Gitche Gumee, and covered it with snow. Iagoo pointed out O-jeeg An-nung?the Fisher stars. Morning Glory asked, ?Why is O-jeeg An-nung laid out like that in the heavens?? Eagle Feather did not know so Iagoo began the story?.. So, just why were the Fisher stars laid out like that? What happened to cause this?? Well many things actually, some silly and some serious. To find the answers to these questions, and others you may have, you will have to download and read this story to find out! Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories". Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - use Google maps. Buy any of the BABA INDABA CHILDREN?S STORIES ON on Streetlib Stores at https://baba-indabas-children-stories.stores.streetlib.com/en/ or on Google Play or Google Books at https://goo.gl/s9iZwX 33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES ÿ
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 42,98 MB
Release : 1969*
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Author : Juliana Stone
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 33,99 MB
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1402274815
Sometimes the best place to find love is right back where you started... Falling asleep in a different bed every night has made it easy for Cain Black to forget his past. It's been ten years since he packed his guitar and left Crystal Lake, Michigan, to chase his dreams. Now tragedy has forced him home again. And though Cain relishes the freedom of the road, one stolen moment with Maggie O'Rourke makes him wonder if he's missing out on something bigger than fame. For Maggie—single mother and newly settled in Crystal Lake—love is a luxury she just can't afford. Sure, she appreciates the tall, dark and handsome looks of prodigal son Cain Black. But how long can she expect the notorious hellion to stay? The last thing either of them wants is something complicated. But sometimes love has its own plans. Bad Boys of Crystal Lake series: The Summer He Came Home The Christmas He Loved Her The Day He Kissed Her "Everything I love in a book: A hot and tender romance and a bad-boy hero to die for!" — Molly O'Keefe, author of Can't Buy Me Love
Author : Cyrus MacMillan
Publisher : London : J. Lane ; Toronto : S.B. Gundy
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 31,37 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN :
Author : Brenda J. Wilson
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 32,81 MB
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1525540815
At the heart of this fictional work of survival is one of the most spectacular life cycles on earth, that of Danaus plexipus or the Monarch Butterfly. As this iconic insect’s annual migration dances to the tune played by the weather, so does the North American plot alternate between the mountains of Central Mexico and rural Eastern Ontario, Canada. Two families, the Santanas and the Desjardins are brought together by their love of this tiny creature. Over the twelve months from November 2010 to November 2011, the monarchs migrate between their two countries, just as they have for millennia. More than ever, they have become a beacon of hope for all that is beautiful and fragile in our world. Like the “canary in a coal mine”, the monarchs hover between survival and extinction. Threatened by extreme weather, deforestation, and the degradation of their food sources, these environmental concerns make up the fabric of this book. Other threads in the story are the technologies that invade our privacy under the guise of public safety and security. Since Rachel Carson’s "Silent Spring", the unbridled greed and avarice of immense international agrochemical companies continue. Bent on leaving our world a toxic wasteland with all the attendant diseases, cancer strikes down the story’s young protagonist, Anne Desjardins. Gone are her carefree and pastoral days of hayrides, bird’s nests and clear blue skies. It will take more than just a medical breakthrough to deliver her from her health crucible and “slip the surly bonds of earth”. In order for Anne to survive, it will take the far more powerful forces of courage, friendship, and love to turn the tide and help to bring this tale to its hopeful conclusion. As the story ends, two young lovers share their first kiss under the Mexican stars.
Author : Mark Teague
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 030779248X
This wildly funny twist on the "How I spent my summer vacation" school-essay ritual details one child's imaginary adventures over the summer and is perfect for back-to-school reading! Most kids go to camp over the summer, or to Grandma's house, or maybe they're stuck at home. Not Wallace Bleff. He was supposed to visit his Aunt Fern. Instead, Wallace insists, he was carried off by cowboys and taught the ways of the West--from riding buckin' broncos to roping cattle. Lucky for Aunt Fern, he showed up at her house just in time to divert a stampede from her barbecue party! Perfect for back-to-school read-alouds, here's a western fantasy with sparkling illustrations and enough action to knock kids' boots off!
Author : J. ROSS ROBERTSON
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 33,79 MB
Release : 1890
Category :
ISBN :
Author : William K. Klingaman
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1250012066
Like Winchester's Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history In the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year—mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall through much of the Northeastern U.S. and Europe in the summer of 1816. In the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration from New England to the Midwest. In Europe, the cold and wet summer led to famine, food riots, the transformation of stable communities into wandering beggars, and one of the worst typhus epidemics in history. 1816 was the year Frankenstein was written. It was also the year Turner painted his fiery sunsets. All of these things are linked to global climate change—something we are quite aware of now, but that was utterly mysterious to people in the nineteenth century, who concocted all sorts of reasons for such an ungenial season. Making use of a wealth of source material and employing a compelling narrative approach featuring peasants and royalty, politicians, writers, and scientists, The Year Without Summer by William K. Klingaman and Nicholas P. Klingaman examines not only the climate change engendered by this event, but also its effects on politics, the economy, the arts, and social structures.
