Author : Kara Scheer
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 2015-12-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780692590508
THE WHISPER OF A FIREFLY is a children's book for anyone experiencing the loss of someone special. The book encourages children and their families to find comfort in watching for signs that they may see after losing a loved one. Children are encouraged to draw pictures of the person they have lost and some of the signs they may have seen.
Author : Dianne Ochiltree
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781609052911
On a warm summer night, a young girl and her daddy catch fireflies, put them in a jar to admire for a brief time, and then release them back into the moonlight. Includes facts about fireflies.
Author : Jane Clarke
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1536205877
"A charming, interactive tale that can help young readers engage with reading—probably one that will earn that simple command, 'Again!'" —Kirkus Reviews There’s no place like home. But poor Florence Firefly is lost, and there are so many bright lights shining in the night sky that she doesn’t know which way to go. She’ll need some help to find her way back home. In this clever interactive picture book, readers can participate in Florence’s journey by encouraging her to fly faster, suggesting which direction to take, and making a wish.
Author : Danny Simmons
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1639038469
Until now, explosions, lies, and espionage have never been a regular part of his life. Blake Cavanaugh walks through his mundane, ordered life day after predictable day. His career as a human resource employee in a calm, uneventful West Texas CIA office is tidy and safe...that is until he overhears a whisper that draws him into a path of discovery: He is captivated by her name. Has his past caught up with him? As he gets deeper and deeper into the Firefly documents, he is instinctively drawn to the familiar symbols, names, and places that conjure up powerful emotions he can’t shake. Could it be her? He is chased by this mystery across three continents into a secret world that challenges every fiber of his predictable life as he draws upon his untested skills in handling guns and deciphering codes. Driven by the irresistible encounters and haunted by the stinging pain of the past, Blake must face his fears in this new upside-down world of immense obstacles, not the least of which has been hiding inside him his entire life. And when he meets an unlikely ally who knows more than she should, it only uncovers more questions. Will he find the answers, or did he truly lose everything he loved so many years ago?
Author : Pamela Zagarenski
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0544761286
The two-time Caldecott Honor artist shares “a sumptuously illustrated fable about the magic of storytelling and the power of imagination” (School Library Journal, starred review). When a little girl receives a curious book filled only with pictures, a whisper urges her to supply the words she cannot see. As the pages turn, her imagination takes flight and she discovers that the greatest storyteller of all might come from within. Pamela Zagarenski’s debut as an author reminds us that we each bring something different to the same book. "Surreal, staggering mixed-media paintings make traveling across such beautifully varied and bizarre storyscapes exhilarating."—Kirkus, starred review
Author : Alex Dudok de Wit
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 18,11 MB
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1838719253
On its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the story of two Japanese children struggling to survive in the dying days of the Second World War unfolds with a gritty realism unprecedented in animation. Grave of the Fireflies has since been hailed as a classic of both anime and war cinema. In 2018, USA Today ranked it the greatest animated film of all time. Yet Ghibli's sombre masterpiece remains little analysed outside Japan, even as its meaning is fiercely contested - Takahata himself lamented that few had grasped his message. In the first book-length study of the film in English, Alex Dudok de Wit explores its themes, visual devices and groundbreaking use of animation, as well as the political context in which it was made. Drawing on untranslated accounts by the film's crew, he also describes its troubled production, which almost spelt disaster for Takahata and his studio.
Author : Charles Ghigna
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,12 MB
Release : 2021
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN : 9780764361081
Animals introduce the wonder and magic of poetry.
Author : Cheewa James
Publisher : HCI
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,28 MB
Release : 1995-11-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781558743694
Interviewing Native Americans across the United States and Canada, professional speaker, television personality and master storyteller Cheewa James--enrolled with the Modoc tribe of Oklahoma--culled these insightful and powerful stories of Indian people. The KVIE-Public Television, Sacramento, California, television special "American Indian Circles of Wisdom," featuring Cheewa, highlights many of these tales. Included are interviews with Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills, Lakota Sioux; U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Cheyenne; stateswoman Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee; and prominent political leader Ada Deer, Menominee, along with many other proud Native Americans. Here's your chance to applaud the fortitude, humor and resourcefulness of the human spirit. This book extends to you a unique opportunity to explore the lives of Native Americans--their culture, challenges, pains and triumphs. It will live as a testimonial to the period of history that brought great change to a people whose roots are deep in America and Canada.
Author : Alison McGhee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 21,62 MB
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442498129
Firefly. Cricket. Vole. Peter. Can four creatures from four very different Nations help one another find their ways in a world that can feel oh-so-big? Delve into this “wise and lovely reading adventure” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) in the tradition of Charlotte’s Web and The Rats of NIMH, from the author of the New York Times bestselling Someday. “Firefly Hollow will set your heart aglow” (ALA Booklist, starred review). Firefly doesn’t merely want to fly, she wants to touch the moon. Cricket doesn’t merely want to sing about baseball, he wants to catch. When these two little creatures with big dreams wander out of Firefly Hollow, refusing to listen to their elders, they find themselves face-to-face with the one creature they were always told to stay away from…a giant. But Peter is a Miniature Giant. They’ve always been told that a Miniature Giant is nothing but a Future Giant, but this one just isn’t quite as big or as scary as the other Giants. Peter has a dream of his own, as well as memories to escape. He is overwhelmed with sadness, and a summer with his new unlikely friends Firefly and Cricket might be just what he needs. Can these friends’ dreams help them overcome the past? Firefly Hollow is nothing short of enchanting, reminding us all that the very best friend is the one who encourages you to achieve your dreams. Full-color tip-in illustrations and dozens of black-and-white drawings provide added glow.
Author : Jennifer Kilgore
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2012-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1468539914
On the surface, Chloe Steele appears to be a normal eighteen-year-old girl, but underneath, she carries a dark secret. This secret propels her onto a journey that takes her to rural southeast Alabama, where she serves as a live-in caregiver for the elderly Les and Nellie Grady while attending the local college. When she meets the handsome, yet mysterious Will Finncannon, however, Chloes path of self-discovery takes a dark turn, leading her into a world she never knew existed--a world where the line between fantasy and reality is sometimes blurred.
