Author : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 15,89 MB
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1416967648
William S. and the Great Escape is a middle-grade adventure from multiple-Newbery Honor-winning author Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Author : Helene Hesselager O'Barry
Publisher : Ric Obarrys Dolphin Project
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,88 MB
Release : 2017-07-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780998646008
Squee is exactly where he belongs: in the beautiful, blue ocean. He spends his days exploring coral reefs and learning how to catch fish. Life couldn't be any better for a dolphin! But one stormy day, Squee is captured by humans and taken to an amusement park. Embark on this great ocean adventure and find out if Squee makes it back to his home!
Author : Sy Montgomery
Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 31,58 MB
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1534480447
“Montgomery’s expertise and the gorgeous illustrations make this a fine purchase for libraries serving early elementary students.” —School Library Journal “The mixed-media illustrations make good use of dynamic spreads, color, and texture—perfect for a book on a master of camouflage. Montgomery seamlessly incorporates interesting facts about octopuses into the narrative.” —Booklist Learn all about Inky the Octopus, an international sensation known for escaping from the New Zealand aquarium in April 2016, in this fascinating picture book from National Book Award nominee and octopus expert Sy Montgomery. Inky had been at the New Zealand aquarium since 2014 after being taken in by a fisherman who found him at sea. Inky had been getting used to his new environment, but the staff quickly figured out that he had to be kept amused or he would get bored. Then one night in 2016 Inky, about the size of a basketball, decided he’d had enough. He slithered eight feet across the floor and down a drainpipe more than 160 feet long to his home in the sea. Acclaimed author Sy Montogmery reminds readers that Inky didn’t escape—but instead, like the curious animal he is, wanted to explore the rest of the vast ocean he called his home.
Author : Simon Pearson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 30,3 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1510748970
A Sunday Times bestseller, the real story behind the mastermind of the most famous breakout in history—The Great Escape. While the most famous images from the 1963 film The Great Escape include either a motorcycle or a ball—but definitely Steve McQueen—Richard Attenborough played the part of “Big X,” the British mastermind behind the greatest escape in history. Like the subject of the film, “Big X” was a real person. Roger Bushell was the mastermind of the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III in March 1944. Very little was known about Bushell until 2011, when his family donated his private papers to the Imperial War Museum. Through exclusive access to this material, as well as new research from other sources, Simon Pearson has written the first biography of this iconic figure. Born in South Africa in 1910, Roger Bushell was the son of a British mining engineer. On May 23, 1940, his Spitfire was shot down during a dogfight over Boulogne after destroying two German fighters. Over the next four years he made three escapes, coming within one hundred yards of the Swiss border during his first attempt. His third (and last escape) destabilized the Nazi leadership and captured the imagination of the world, forever immortalized by Hollywood. Simon Pearson's revealing biography is a vivid account of war and love, triumph and tragedy—and one man's attempt to challenge remorseless tyranny in the face of impossible odds.
Author : Darren Brown
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 30,51 MB
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1461748755
To reach freedom, the most famous escapers of all time have been willing to endure the most horrific conditions—and the direst consequences if caught. The collection of tales in The Greatest Escape Stories Ever Told is gripping as only true life-and-death struggles can be: Papillon fighting through the jungles of Guiana only to commit himself to the open ocean in a sixteen-foot boat rather than face a life in exile; Rocky Gause dodging bullets as he swims through shark-infested waters to escape the Japanese at Bataan, while those around him simply quit; Latude battling against the dreaded Bastille; Baron Trenck—with chains covering almost every inch of his body—digging and digging to free himself from wrongful imprisonment; Andre Devigny, so weak from starvation and poor treatment that he could barely lift himself, shimmying across a rope only yards above a German sentry during World War II on the eve of his execution. These are just a few of the twenty-five bold and ingenious tales of escape included in this collection. The Greatest Escape Stories Ever Told will hold readers captive for years to come!
Author : Kate Biberdorf
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593116593
The second installment of the Kate the Chemist series that shows kids that everyone can be a scientist! Perfect for fans of the Girls Who Code series. What do magnetic slime, a secret code, and the periodic table have in common? They're all part of the science-themed escape room that Kate's science teacher puts on for their class. Will Kate and her friends be able to use their science know-how to crack the code before time runs out? From Kate the Chemist, chemistry professor and science entertainer as seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Wendy Williams Show, and The Today Show, comes a clever and fun middle grade series that is the perfect introduction to STEM for young readers! Make Your Own Magnetic Slime! Experiment Inside! Praise for Kate the Chemist: Dragons vs. Unicorns: "Proves that science and fun go together like molecules in a polymer."--School Library Journal "It's a great introduction to the basics of Chemistry that is readily accessible to a variety of ages . . . . The way the everyday chemistry is blended in is done seamlessly, and has [me and my ten-year-old son] noticing how we are all doing a little bit of science everyday." --GeekMom.com
Author : L.E. Harrison
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
What if you’re a shapeshifter, but don't know it? Book two in the award-winning contemporary fantasy trilogy about a tribe of shapeshifters in northern Maine, USA. On a cold October morning in Blackwater Hills, Samuel Singleton steps outside to do his morning chores and is whisked through a portal into the domain of the witch goddess known as the Shadowlands. On a cold October evening, Cadie Maxwell, a priestess newly sworn to the Sacred Order, follows what she believes is the will of the gods and flees the only home she has ever known on a quest to find the truth about Corvus's Sacred Law—a law that demands that every male cursed with shapeshifting powers must be executed. Cadie arrives in a small town called Ashland. There she meets Jonathan and Sarina Lance, who are desperate to locate their missing father, best-selling novelist J. Lance Sr.. On a mission to rescue J. Lance Sr., Cadie guides the outsiders through the Great Shield, a powerful force field that protects her homeland. But instead of the missing novelist, Cadie finds her childhood friend, Samuel delirious and showing signs of suffering from the blood madness. Can she save Samuel’s life, and get her friends safely back to Ashland while exposing the corruption within the priesthood, forswearing her holy vows, and uncovering the truth about her gods and her tribe? One of ReadFreely's 50 Best Indie Books. An IHIBRP 5-Star Recommended Read. Winner of the Virtual Fantasy Con Award for Best Dark Fantasy.
Author : Paul Brickhill
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 20,27 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393325799
Records the efforts of six hundred British and American officers to escape from a Nazi prison camp.
Author : Shannon Hale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2011-11-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 159990893X
Rapunzel escapes her tower-prison all on her own, only to discover a world beyond what she'd ever known before. Determined to rescue her real mother and to seek revenge on her kidnapper would-be mother, Rapunzel and her very long braids team up with Jack (of Beanstalk fame) and together they perform daring deeds and rescues all over the western landscape, eventually winning the justice they so well deserve.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 2004-08-30
Category :
ISBN :
CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ's trade publication, compiles playlists for college and non-commercial stations; often a prelude to larger success.
