Book Description
Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the use of the letter combination "uck" in such words as "duck," "struck," "truck," and "woodchuck."
Author : Nancy Tuminelly
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 18,73 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617585319
Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the use of the letter combination "uck" in such words as "duck," "struck," "truck," and "woodchuck."
Author : George Bird Grinnell
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 15,48 MB
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0811766489
First published in 1901 at the height of Grinnell's career, the work of a man who both relished the thrill of the hunt yet cherished wildlife and natural lands.
Author : Jesse Sheidlower
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,58 MB
Release : 2009-09-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0199751552
We all know what frak, popularized by television's cult hit Battlestar Galactica, really means. But what about feck? Or ferkin? Or foul--as in FUBAR, or "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"? In a thoroughly updated edition of The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower offers a rich, revealing look at the f-bomb and its illimitable uses. Since the fifteenth century, no other word has been adapted, interpreted, euphemized, censored, and shouted with as much ardor or force; imagine Dick Cheney telling Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy to "go damn himself" on the Senate floor--it doesn't have quite the same impact as what was really said. Sheidlower cites this and other notorious examples throughout history, from the satiric sixteenth-century poetry of James Cranstoun to the bawdy parodies of Lord Rochester in the seventeenth century, to more recent uses by Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Ann Sexton, Norman Mailer, Liz Phair, Anthony Bourdain, Junot Diaz, Jenna Jameson, Amy Winehouse, Jon Stewart, and Bono (whose use of the word at the Grammys nearly got him fined by the FCC). Collectively, these references and the more than one hundred new entries they illustrate double the size of The F-Word since its previous edition. Thousands of added quotations come from newly available electronic databases and the resources of the OED, expanding the range of quotations to cover British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, and South African uses in addition to American ones. Thus we learn why a fugly must hone his or her sense of humor, why Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau muttered "fuddle duddle" in the Commons, and why Fanny Adams is so sweet. A fascinating introductory essay explores the word's history, reputation, and changing popularity over time. and a new Foreword by comedian, actor, and author Lewis Black offers readers a smart and entertaining take on the book and its subject matter. Oxford dictionaries have won renown for their expansive, historical approach to words and their etymologies. The F-Word offers all that and more in an entertaining and informative look at a word that, while now largely accepted as an integral part of the English language, still confounds, provokes, and scandalizes.
Author : United States. War Production Board
Publisher :
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 1943
Category : Defense contracts
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Author : John Walker
Publisher :
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 24,77 MB
Release : 1819
Category :
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Author : Laura Lavoie
Publisher : Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 21,82 MB
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593644719
It's a summer showdown at the beach as two taco slinging ducks see their turf taken over by an enterprising goose. This rollicking, rhyming, beachy read-aloud is sure to bring on lots of giggles. "Duck. Duck. Taco truck. Working hard to make a buck." Two food trucks staffed by sworn enemies: ducks vs. geese. Before you can say "curly fries", these two rivals are in an epic food truck face-off. "Battle on! At dawn, we ride!" But soon, Goose becomes overwhelmed by hangry crowds. He sure could use some extra wings to help out! Will these foes find a solution and become feathered friends? This clever, high-energy, taco tale, packed with bright art featuring kids' favorite foods, shows young readers how cooperation and teamwork can overcome conflict. It's a superbly silly summer story, the perfect pick for taco and truck fans.
Author :
Publisher : Shell Education
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 30,41 MB
Release : 2013-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 1433384752
This must-have resource provides 21 original poems that focus on short vowel sounds to support phonemic and phonological awareness in grades PreK-2. Each grade-level appropriate poem features a corresponding lesson that includes two cross-curricular connections and include phonemic matching, isolation, blending, substitution, and segmentation. Take-home activities encourage linguistic interaction with friends and family members, which is especially useful for English language learners. This book features digital resources that include activity pages, poems, family letters, and an audio recording of each poem. This resource is aligned to College and Career Readiness standards.
Author : Martin J. Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0802779549
THE WILD DUCK CHASE is the basis for “The Million Dollar Duck,” a documentary feature film, directed by Brian Golden Davis and written by Martin J. Smith, premiering at The Slamdance Film Festival in January 2016. The book takes readers into the peculiar world of competitive duck painting as it played out during the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp Contest-the only juried art competition run by the U.S. government. Since 1934, the duck stamp, which is bought annually by hunters to certify their hunting license, has generated more than $750 million, and 98 cents of each collected dollar has been used to help purchase or lease 5.3 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the United States. As Martin J. Smith chronicles in his revealing narrative, within the microcosm of the duck stamp contest are intense ideological and cultural clashes between the mostly rural hunters who buy the stamps and the mostly suburban and urban birders and conservationists who decry the hunting of waterfowl. The competition also fuels dynamic tensions between competitors and judges, and among the invariably ambitious, sometimes obsessive and eccentric artists--including Minnesota's three fabled Hautman brothers, the "New York Yankees" of competitive duck painting. Martin Smith takes readers down an arcane and uniquely American rabbit hole into a wonderland of talent, ego, art, controversy, scandal, big money, and migratory waterfowl.
Author : John Walker
Publisher :
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 1852
Category : English language
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Author : John Walker
Publisher :
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 1866
Category : English language
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