Author : Chris Raschka
Publisher : Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,87 MB
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780689845994
If you are a bunny, try a taste, take a gander, snuffle a sniff, relish a sound, and share a hug. Everything around is waiting. If you are a boy, or a girl, or a dog, or a kitty do like our friend Bunny. And enjoy.
Author : Michael Wheeler
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0300256337
A compelling history of the famous London club and its members’ impact on Britain’s scientific, creative, and official life When it was founded in 1824, the Athenæum broke the mold. Unlike in other preeminent clubs, its members were chosen on the basis of their achievements rather than on their background or political affiliation. Public rather than private life dominated the agenda. The club, with its tradition of hospitality to conflicting views, has attracted leading scientists, writers, artists, and intellectuals throughout its history, including Charles Darwin and Matthew Arnold, Edward Burne-Jones and Yehudi Menuhin, Winston Churchill and Gore Vidal. This book is not presented in the traditional, insular style of club histories, but devotes attention to the influence of Athenians on the scientific, creative, and official life of the nation. From the unwitting recruitment of a Cold War spy to the welcome admittance of women, this lively and original account explores the corridors and characters of the club; its wider political, intellectual, and cultural influence; and its recent reinvention.
Author : Nancy Farmer
Publisher : S&S/Saga Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1481443097
“Like the druidic life force Jack taps, this hearty adventure, as personal as it is epic, will cradle readers in the ‘hollow of its hand’ (Booklist, starred review). Jack has caused an earthquake. He was trying to save his sister Lucy from being thrown down a well, but sometimes the magic doesn’t quite work out. Not only does Jack demolish a monastery, but Lucy is carried off by the Lady of the Lake, and Jack has to follow her through the Hollow Road, which lies underground. Aided by Pega, a slave, and the berserker Thorgil, Jack encounters hobgoblins, kelpies, yarthkins, and elves—not the enchanted sprites one would expect, but fallen angels who steal human children for pets. In the eighth century, the world is caught between belief in the Old Gods and Christianity, and what Jack and his companions do will decide the fate of both religions. From National Book Award winner Nancy Farmer, this second book in the Sea of Trolls trilogy brilliantly enlarges the world of the first story. Look for the conclusion in The Islands of the Blessed.
Author : Amy Ellis
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300101163
A breathtaking selection of works from the largest and finest collection of Hudson River paintings in the world Hudson River School paintings are among America's most admired and well-loved artworks. Such artists as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Albert Bierstadt left a powerful legacy to American art, embodying in their epic works the reverence for nature and the national idealism that prevailed during the middle of the nineteenth century. This book features fifty-seven major Hudson River School paintings from the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, recognized as the most extensive and finest in the world. Gorgeously and amply illustrated, the book includes paintings by all the major figures of the Hudson River School. Each work is beautifully reproduced in full color and is accompanied by a concise description of its significance and historical background. The book also includes artists' biographies and a brief introduction to American nineteenth-century landscape painting and the Wadsworth Atheneum's unique role in collecting Hudson River pictures.
Author : George Ella Lyon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 34,82 MB
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442440724
Doubles are good for lots of things—double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at reading circle and double words in her books. She knows that only half of what she sees is real, but which half? The solution to her problem is wondrously simple: an eye patch! Ginny becomes the pirate of kindergarten.With the help of her pirate patch, Ginny can read, run, and even snip her scissors with double the speed! Vibrant illustrations from Lynne Avril capture the realities of what Ginny sees both before and after.
Author : Peter Catalanotto
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 30,73 MB
Release : 2003-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Mrs. Tuttle teaches a dog obedience class to twenty Dalmatians who are all named Daisy, but each one has some feature that makes her easily identifiable.
Author : George Ella Lyon
Publisher : Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,90 MB
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780689875892
The whole community comes together to help Sharonda and Mama build their house!
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Page : 856 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Arts
ISBN :
Author : J. Adams Oaks
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 32,75 MB
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1439164002
Wyatt Reaves takes the seat next to you, bloodied and soaking wet, and he is a big-fisted beast. Tell him to stretch out like an X across asphalt and you've got a parking space. But Wyatt's been taking it lying down for too long, and he is NOT happy. Since he turned twelve and a half, he's been living with his uncle, a traveling salesman of mysterious agenda and questionable intent. Soon, Uncle Spade sees the potential in "kiddo" to earn cash. And that's enough to keep the boy around for nearly six years. But what life does Wyatt deserve? Alcohol? Drugs? Bare-fisted fights? Tattoos? No friends? No role models? Living in a car? If you're brave enough to stay and listen, you'll hear an astounding story. It's not a pretty road Wyatt has traveled, but growing up rarely is.
Author : Eric Zafran
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 12,38 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300102031
The Wadsworth Atheneum's remarkable collection of 20th century art is due to the energy of a succession of adventurous directors and curators. This volume showcases the museum's holdings and provides details about their acquisition.
