Author :
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 23,70 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780395698525
An adaptation, set in the American South, of an old Japanese folktale in which a powerful wrestler who hopes to win the Emperor's Wrestling Match encounters three exceptionally strong women who train him for success.
Author : Earl Monroe
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 11,44 MB
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 160961562X
Earl "The Pearl" Monroe is a basketball legend whose impact on the game transcends statistics, a player known as much for his unorthodox, "playground" style of play as his championship pedigree. Observers said that watching him play was like listening to jazz, his moves resembling freefloating improvisations. "I don't know what I'm going to do with the ball," Monroe once admitted, "and if I don't know, I'm quite sure the guy guarding me doesn't know either." Traded to the New York Knicks before the 1971–72 season, Monroe became a key member of the beloved, star-studded 1972–73 Knicks team that captured the NBA title. And now, on the 40th anniversary of that championship season—the franchise's last—Monroe is finally ready to tell his remarkable story. Written with bestselling author Quincy Troupe (Miles, The Pursuit of Happyness) Earl the Pearl will retrace Monroe's life from his upbringing in a tough South Philadelphia neighborhood through his record-setting days at Winston-Salem State, to his NBA Rookie of the Year season in 1967, his tremendous years with the Baltimore Bullets and ultimately his redemptive, championship glory with the New York Knicks. The book will culminate with a revealing epilogue in which Monroe reflects on the events of the past 40 years, offers his insights into the NBA today, and his thoughts on the future of the game he loves.
Author : Carol Cox
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1624167802
Violet Canfield has a tender heart. Growing up, she cared for a constant stream of orphaned animals. Now, when three orphaned children show up on her doorstep, it's second nature to protect the kids from the wild-eyed man chasing them. Raised in the shadow of strong men, Willie Bradley believes it's time to prove his own worth. But his new job - delivering three mischievous children to their guardian in Airzona Territory - may be too much for him. When the trio slip away from him and take refuge at Violet's farm, he must not only try to locate their missing guardian but persuade Violet he's trustworthy as well. Can Violet and Willie get past their first impressions and discover each other's true character? What does God have planned in their "chance meeting"?
Author :
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 13,38 MB
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786460199
This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.
Author : Michelle Kazensky
Publisher : Saint James Press
Page : 1286 pages
File Size : 13,72 MB
Release : 2007-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781558626003
Features bibliographical, biographical and contact information for living authors worldwide who have at least one English publication. Entries include name, pseudonyms, addresses, citizenship, birth date, specialization, career information and a bibliography.
Author : Kathleen Odean
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 13,94 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Children's stories, American
ISBN : 0345450213
Evaluates fiction and nonfiction books featuring girls and women in positive roles, ranking each entry by reading level.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Authors, American
ISBN :
Author : Wayland D. Hand
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 35,75 MB
Release : 2022-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520359763
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.
Author : Margaret Read MacDonald
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 42,6 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
The first edition provides descriptions of folktales and references to more than 700 published sources of folktales. The new edition covers folktales from 1983-1999. Both editions include thorough indexing by subject, motif, title, ethnic group and country of origin and a comprehensive bibliography.
Author : Theresa L. Burriss
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 0821444565
Appalachia in the Classroom contributes to the twenty-first century dialogue about Appalachia by offering topics and teaching strategies that represent the diversity found within the region. Appalachia is a distinctive region with various cultural characteristics that can’t be essentialized or summed up by a single text. Appalachia in the Classroom offers chapters on teaching Appalachian poetry and fiction as well as discussions of nonfiction, films, and folklore. Educators will find teaching strategies that they can readily implement in their own classrooms; they’ll also be inspired to employ creative ways of teaching marginalized voices and to bring those voices to the fore. In the growing national movement toward place-based education, Appalachia in the Classroom offers a critical resource and model for engaging place in various disciplines and at several different levels in a thoughtful and inspiring way. Contributors: Emily Satterwhite, Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt, John C. Inscoe, Erica Abrams Locklear, Jeff Mann, Linda Tate, Tina L. Hanlon, Patricia M. Gantt, Ricky L. Cox, Felicia Mitchell, R. Parks Lanier, Jr., Theresa L. Burriss, Grace Toney Edwards, and Robert M. West.
