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This is the sequel to Breadwinner.
Author : Deborah Ellis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 20,6 MB
Release : 2004-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780192753762
This is the sequel to Breadwinner.
Author : Deborah Ellis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 28,64 MB
Release : 2004-03-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780192752840
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
Author : Brenda Z. Guiberson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 23,50 MB
Release : 2005-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780805071771
Young readers follow along as a flamingo journeys from egg through adulthood in this fascinating tale of a young bird's life cycle. Full color.
Author : J. D. Dickey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1493013939
Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical temples, a pulsing hub of political power and prowess. But for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Before America became a world power in the twentieth century, Washington City was an eyesore at best and a disgrace at worst. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Political bosses hired hooligans and thugs to conduct the nation's affairs. Legendary madams entertained clients from all stations of society and politicians of every party. The police served and protected with the aid of bribes and protection money. Beneath pestilential air, the city’s muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished obelisk to Washington here, a domeless Capitol Building there. Lining the streets stood boarding houses, tanneries, and slums. Deadly horse races gouged dusty streets, and opposing factions of volunteer firefighters battled one another like violent gangs rather than life-saving heroes. The city’s turbulent history set a precedent for the dishonesty, corruption, and mismanagement that have led generations to look suspiciously on the various sin--both real and imagined--of Washington politicians. Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital’s story and explores how the city was tainted from the outset, nearly stifled from becoming the proud citadel of the republic that George Washington and Pierre L'Enfant envisioned more than two centuries ago.
Author : MaryAnn F. Kohl
Publisher : Bright Ring Publishing
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 48,83 MB
Release : 1989-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0935607250
Anyone who likes to play in mud, playdough, papier-mache and similar mediums will love this book of over 125 clays, doughs, and modeling mixtures you can make yourself. The first chapter alone has 31 playdough recipes! Mudworks uses common household materials and requires no expertise. Ideal for fun or serious art for all ages, for home, school, or childcare. Also available in a bilingual Spanish and English version in eBook format, "Mudworks Bilingual". 1990 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award 1990 American Library Association (ALA) Starred Review 1995 ALA "Best of the Best" Books & Media for Children
Author : Edward Humes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Crime
ISBN : 0671535056
Documents governmental and political corruption in the Deep South through the story of a daughter who seeks justice when her parents are slain in Mississippi.
Author : Jessica Fellowes
Publisher : Book Guild Limited
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 37,96 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781846242786
NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS. For the average townie - brick dust in the veins and an unholy dependency on carbon monoxide - the country is a bit of an enigma. Yet for vast numbers of us, there is one abiding fantasy that helps us through the urban nine to five: the hope that one day we too will up-sticks, downsize and green-shift to the country. As 'going organic' and 'buying local' become the maxims of our age, more of us than ever are making this fantasy a reality. But before you trade in the mean streets for muddy tracks - even if it's just a weekend visit or an impromptu ramble - there is an unwritten 'country code' that should not be ignored. How to behave? Where to wander? What to wear? When to arrive? Who to ask? Whether you're going fruit-picking, spending a hen weekend in a remote cottage, or planning to buy the perfect rural retreat, this is the ideal purchase for anyone who has ever been caught off-guard without a pair of wellies in the great outdoors.
Author : Gregg J. Dimmick
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 26,47 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN :
Two forgotten weeks in 1836 and one of the most consequential events of the entire Texas Revolution have been missing from the historical record - the tale of the Mexican army's misfortunes in the aptly named Sea of Mud, where more than 2,500 Mexican soldiers and 1,500 female camp followers foundered in the muddy fields of what is now Wharton County, Texas. In 1996 a pediatrician and avocational archeologist living in Wharton, Texas, decided to try to find evidence in Wharton County of the Mexican army of 1836. Following some preliminary research at the Wharton County Junior College Library, he focused his search on the area between the San Bernard and West Bernard rivers.Within two weeks after beginning the search for artifacts, a Mexican army site was discovered, and, with the help of the Houston Archeological Society, excavated.
Author : Rodman Philbrick
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 43,79 MB
Release :
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1645403211
Where anything is real, and everything is about to disappear... Arthur's mom tried hard, but sometimes she had no idea what her son was thinking, or why the only thing that made him happy was food, more food. Endless supplies of food, glorious food. "Did you have a nice birthday, dear?" she asked. "Was the cake big enough?" But Arthur didn't answer because he wasn't listening. He was thinking about his new miracle weight-loss device. If only it would work! If only he really could go to sleep fat and wake up thin! On the way out of the kitchen, Arthur snagged eleven Oreo cookies and slipped them into his oversized pockets. Just for luck. Then he headed down the cellar stairs into the deep, dark basement. And his life, and the world, and the universe would never be the same again. Award-winning novelist Rodman Philbrick challenges the boundaries of time and place in this exciting fantasy. "Harry Potter fans will recognize the misfit hero in a strange, new world." - Booklist Philbrick’s children's book Freak the Mighty was the basis of a Golden Globe-nominated Sharon Stone movie titled simply The Mighty.
Author : Richard Zelade
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 37,3 MB
Release : 1999-02-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1461625394
This book features ten tours to Central Texas that capture the essence of its flavor and charm. Included in this guide are historic tidbits, folklore, geography, major attractions, maps, listings of accomodations, a calendar of events, and more.