Author : Frithjof Schuon
Publisher : Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Art
ISBN :
This book combines writing and art pieces to convey the lives of the Plains Indians.
Author : Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1647001544
Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings an ancient Mesoamerican creation myth to life Long ago, the gods of Mesoamerica set out to create humans. They tried many times during each sun, or age. When all their attempts failed and the gods grew tired, only one did not give up: Quetzalcóatl—the Feathered Serpent. To continue, he first had to retrieve the sacred bones of creation guarded by Mictlantecuhtli, lord of the underworld. Gathering his staff, shield, cloak, and shell ornament for good luck, Feathered Serpent embarked on the dangerous quest to create humankind. Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life the story of Feathered Serpent, one of the most important deities in ancient Mesoamerica. With his instantly recognizable, acclaimed art style and grand storytelling, Tonatiuh recounts a thrilling creation tale of epic proportions.
Author : Rachel Noble
Publisher : Enchanted Lion Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 39,97 MB
Release : 2018-05-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781592702749
When Finn finds a feather he believes was sent by his deceased brother, Hamish, his mother and teacher are not excited but his friend Lucas helps him find great joy in Hamish's gift.
Author : Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 23,81 MB
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0142415502
A Newbery Honor Book A beautiful and moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author “Hope is the thing with feathers” starts the poem Frannie is reading in school. Frannie hasn’t thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more “holy.” There is a new boy in class everyone is calling the Jesus Boy. And although the new boy looks like a white kid, he says he’s not white. Who is he? During a winter full of surprises, good and bad, Frannie starts seeing a lot of things in a new light—her brother Sean’s deafness, her mother’s fear, the class bully’s anger, her best friend’s faith and her own desire for “the thing with feathers.” Jacqueline Woodson once again takes readers on a journey into a young girl’s heart and reveals the pain and the joy of learning to look beneath the surface. "[Frannie] is a wonderful role model for coming of age in a thoughtful way, and the book offers to teach us all about holding on to hope."—Children's Literature "A wonderful and necessary purchase for public and school libraries alike."—VOYA
Author : John Griffin
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1935493981
As the ecological crisis deepens, much of the stunning beauty of the natural world is being lost forever. In this groundbreaking work, John Griffin suggests that it is precisely through coming to understand the mysterious quality of beauty that we may find a solution to humanity's suicidal assault on the environment. Book jacket.
Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1684446945
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers. A concise main text highlights how feathers are not just for flying. More curious readers are invited to explore informative sidebars, which underscore specific ways each bird uses its feathers for a variety of practical purposes. A scrapbook design showcases life-size feather illustrations.
Author : Sigrid Nunez
Publisher : Picador
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 2005-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429944943
From Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning author of The Friend, comes A Feather on the Breath of God: a mesmerizing story about the tangled nature of relationships between parents and children, between language and love A young woman looks back to the world of her immigrant parents: a Chinese-Panamanian father and a German mother. Growing up in a housing project in the 1950s and 1960s, she escapes into dreams inspired both by her parents' stories and by her own reading and, for a time, into the otherworldly life of ballet. A yearning, homesick mother, a silent and withdrawn father, the ballet--these are the elements that shape the young woman's imagination and her sexuality.
Author : Gail Gibbons
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 14,28 MB
Release : 1987-09-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780152827823
Describes the characteristics of the sun and the ways in which it regulates life on earth.
Author : Joel Greenberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1620405369
This beautifully written cautionary tale reveals how passenger pigeons have become extinct and how no series effort was made to protect this species that inspired awe in the likes of John James Audubon, Henry David Thoreau and James Fenimore Cooper until it was too late.
Author : Thomas Harlan
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 50,86 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429974931
In five short centuries, the mighty Empire of the Méxica, descendants of the ancient Aztecs allied with Imperial Japan, has spread out to conquer the Earth, left the homeworld, and set its sights on the stars. But the universe is a dangerous place, filled with hidden powers and the relics of ancient civilizations. The Méxica are only the latest of the great Imperial powers to reach for the stars. But that doesn't stop Imperial Méxica from claiming control. Xenoarcheologist Gretchen Anderssen had hoped to enjoy her well-earned vacation. She hadn't seen her home-world or her children for many months. But the Company has other plans for her - when she checks in for her transport, she finds new orders for her team. It looks like only a small diversion - a quick trip to the Planet Jagen, to investigate reports of a possible First Sun artifact. She doesn't have to run an excavation, or even gain possession of the artifact. Just file a report. But it smells bad, says Gretchen's Hesht companion, Magdalena. David Parker, the Company pilot assigned to Anderssen's analysis team agrees. And they are so right. Gretchen, Magdalena, and Parker find themselves in very dangerous territory indeed. Because, unbeknownst to anyone at the Company, the Imperial Méxican Priesthood has decided to wage a war on Jagan - a war not of conquest or defense, but a "flowery war", planned and fomented for the purpose of blooding the Emperor's youngest son. Gretchen and her team are headed right into the middle of the battle. It may be a War of Flowers, but many people will die, and blood will flow in the streets. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
