Book Description
Allan Drummond's classic tale unlocks the intriguing story that hides deep within one of the most distinctive and iconic china patterns ever created: the willow pattern.
Author : Allan Drummond
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 27,33 MB
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0735845123
Allan Drummond's classic tale unlocks the intriguing story that hides deep within one of the most distinctive and iconic china patterns ever created: the willow pattern.
Author : Doris Gates
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 1976-09-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0140309241
To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didn't have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. Someday, Janey promised the willow plate, with its picture of a real house, her family would once again be able to set down roots in a community. Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards.
Author : Holly Goldberg Sloan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 014242286X
A New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read. * “Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page.”—School Library Journal starred review * “A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet—but never cloying—lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.”—Booklist starred review * “What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast (Willow describes herself as a “person of color”; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and Mexican ancestry), and its tone. . . . Poignant.”—The Horn Book starred review "In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation that’s a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. Counting by 7s is a triumph."—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Author : George Meredith
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 40,62 MB
Release : 1898
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Roderick Hunt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,24 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Children's plays, English
ISBN : 9780199192472
The playscripts are adapted from favourite Oxford Reading Tree stories. Each one introduces the conventions of drama, with scope for non-speaking parts and sound effects. They are suitable for group or individual reading and consolidate reading, speaking and listening skills.
Author : Roderick Hunt
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,52 MB
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780198483106
The Stage 7 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide humorous storylines to engage and motivate children. The popular characters and familiar settings are brought to life by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. The stories are unchanged from the previous edition but the cover notes have been updated to support adults in sharing the story with the child.
Author : Pam Conrad
Publisher : Philomel
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,76 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
On the banks of the Wen River, the legend of the Blue Willow is brought radiantly to life as two lovers face the storms that besiege them. Brilliant color illustrations highlight this warm story about undying love.
Author : Roderick Hunt
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,14 MB
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780198483250
The Stage 7 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide humorous storylines to engage and motivate children. The popular characters and familiar settings are brought to life by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. The stories are unchanged from the previous edition but the cover notes have been updated to support adults in sharing the story with the child.
Author : Sally Goldenbaum
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 27,23 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451227034
The Seaside Knitters discover surprising secrets about Willow, a fiber artist who wants to showcase her work, and local gallery owner Aiden Peabody when she becomes the prime suspect in his murder.
Author : Ami McKay
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,92 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061859648
In this breathtaking debut novel, Ami McKay has created an unforgettable portrait of the struggles that women have faced to control their own bodies and to keep the best parts of tradition alive in the world of modern medicine. The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare—the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova Scotian village through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies, and even unfulfilling sex lives. During the turbulent World War I era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical doctor and his promises of progress and fast, painless childbirth. Dora soon finds herself fighting to protect the rights of women as well as the wisdom that has been put into her care. A tale of tradition and science, matriarchy and paternalism, past and future, The Birth House is "a dazzling first novel." (Library Journal), and a story more timely than ever.