The White Spider
Author : Heinrich Harrer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 38,75 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0586088741
The White Spider
Author : Heinrich Harrer
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 21,26 MB
Release : 1998-09-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780874779400
Book Description
The White Spider dramatically recreates not only the harrowing, successful ascent made by Harrer and his comrades in 1938, but also the previous, tragic attempts at a wall of rock that was recently enshrined in mountaineer Jon Krakauer's first work, Eiger Dreams. For a generation of American climbers, The White Spider has been a formative book--yet it has long been out-of-print in America. This edition awaits discovery by Harrer's new legion of readers.
A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider--The Story of E. B. White
Author : Barbara Herkert
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250194393
Book Description
A lyrical biography of E. B. White, beloved author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, written by Barbara Herkert and illustrated by Caldecott honoree Lauren Castillo. When young Elwyn White lay in bed as a sickly child, a bold house mouse befriended him. When the time came for kindergarten, an anxious Elwyn longed for the farm, where animal friends awaited him at the end of each day. Propelled by his fascination with the outside world, he began to jot down his reflections in a journal. Writing filled him with joy, and words became his world. Today, Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web are beloved classics of children’s literature, and E. B. White is recognized as one of the finest American writers of all time. A Christy Ottaviano Book
Larklight
Author : Philip Reeve
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2013-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1619631180
Book Description
Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not unique, and a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is entirely the wrong sort of preparation, as they discover when their guest arrives, and a Dreadful and Terrifying (and Marvellous) adventure begins. It takes them to the furthest reaches of Known Space, where they must battle the evil First Ones in a desperate attempt to save each other - and the Universe. Recounted through the eyes of Art himself, Larklight is sumptuously designed and illustrated throughout.
The Spider Ring
Author : Andrew Harwell
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 42,34 MB
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545682916
Book Description
A powerful ring. A dangerous web. When Maria inherits a strange, spider-shaped ring from her grandmother, she doesn't realize she's also inheriting a strange power -- the power to control spiders and have them do whatever she wants. This is a pretty cool thing when it comes to fetching objects from another room . . . or if Maria wants to use the spiders to get back at some mean kids in her class. But the power comes with a price. Maria has attracted the attention of the Black Widow -- who is trying to collect all the spider magic for herself. The Black Widow is not going to let anything stand in her way -- especially not Maria.The story of the ring is being woven like a web -- and Maria is going to have to do everything she can to not get trapped within it.
Charlotte's Web
Author : E. B. White
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 39,36 MB
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062406787
Book Description
Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read. This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter. E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. It contains illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books. Whether enjoyed in the classroom or for homeschooling or independent reading, Charlotte's Web is a proven favorite.
Spider's Web
Author : Alan Friedman
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 29,90 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
For ten years, the White House, assisted by allies in London and Rome, brushed aside the law in a relentless quest to support Saddam Hussein. What were the forces that shaped this persisting embrace of a dictator whom George Bush would eventually compare to Adolf Hitler? How did Washington and its NATO allies nurture a frequently illicit rapport with Saddam, and what was the real story of why it became necessary to mount Operation Desert Storm? How did the governments led by George Bush and Margaret Thatcher seek to cover up their past dealings with the Iraqi leader after Desert Storm finally drove him from Kuwait in 1991?
White Spider
Author : Joyce Wolf
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 34,2 MB
Release : 1987-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780843925135
Book Description
Once, it had been a man. Now the evil had taken a loathsome new form, with an overwhelming desire for sweet young flesh. Its pursuit was silent, its bite deadly, its embrace was forever.
Predator Upon a Flower
Author : Douglass H. Morse
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release : 2007-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780674024809
Book Description
The crab spider is an ideal species on which to test basic questions of lifetime fitness, but ecologists had previously lacked experimental data needed to comprehensively test individuals making foraging decisions. This book recounts Morse's influential experimental discoveries, moving from individuals to communities to ecosystems.
Spiders of North America
Author : Darrell Ubick
Publisher :
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 15,39 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780998014609
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated and updated guide to the spider families and genera north of Mexico is an indispensable reference for both amateur naturalists and professional arachnologists. It provides keys to over 600 genera in 71 different families.
