Author : Sandy Gingras
Publisher : Down the Shore Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 1998-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780945582571
This charming illustrated gift book encourages us to live happily on simpler terms. We are reminded to ''float'' and ''make a splash,'' to ''ebb and flow'' and ''run with waves'' or ''laugh like a gull''; to ''sugar yourself with sand,'' to ''walk tender'' and to ''thank.'' This book by author/illustrator Sandy Gingras is the first of seven in her very popular and uniquely inspirational ''How To Live'' series.
Author : Emma Bland Smith
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,98 MB
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1632171813
When you live on an island, things are different. Sometimes harder. Sometimes sweeter. Sometimes quieter. Experience a day in the life of a child growing up on a Pacific Northwest island in this beautifully written and illustrated picture book. Off the coast of Washington State rise hundreds of small islands. Some are lush and green. Others are rugged and rocky. And each has its own personality. Many islands are home mostly to deer, but quite a few have farms and fields, schools and stores, and people. What is it like to live on an island? Award-winning author Emma Bland Smith explores what it's like to grow up on an island in the Pacific Northwest from the perspective of a young boy, who wakes up to the sound of a ferry horn, hikes through the woods to get to his bus stop, drops crab pots for dinner, and falls asleep counting orcas instead of sheep. This book celebrates what's special about island culture and includes a brief nonfiction element on each spread that relates to the narrative.
Author : Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1469619679
Take a walk on the beach with three coastal experts who reveal the secrets and the science of the North Carolina shoreline. What makes sea foam? What are those tiny sand volcanoes along the waterline? You'll find the answers to these questions and dozens more in this comprehensive field guide to the state's beaches, which shows visitors how to decipher the mysteries of the beach and interpret clues to an ever-changing geological story. Orrin Pilkey, Tracy Monegan Rice, and William Neal explore large-scale processes, such as the composition and interaction of wind, waves, and sand, as well as smaller features, such as bubble holes, drift lines, and black sands. In addition, coastal life forms large and small--from crabs and turtles to microscopic animals--are all discussed here. The concluding chapter contemplates the future of North Carolina beaches, considering the threats to their survival and assessing strategies for conservation. This indispensable beach book offers vacationers and naturalists a single source for learning to appreciate and preserve the natural features of a genuine state treasure. Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press
Author : Ross Norgrove
Publisher : Moon Travel Handbooks
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780918373380
Tells how to select and buy an island, build a home, install electricity and running water, survive hurricanes and tidal waves, and adapt to island life
Author : Scott O'Dell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0395069629
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
Author : Matthew Cordell
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250821932
Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better, it's time for Bear to bed down for the winter. Once again, Louise believes that life will not be the same. But sometimes, things can change for the better, and on the first warm day of spring, her family welcomes a new member. Here is a lovely, poignant story about loss and healing that will bring comfort to even the youngest readers.
Author : Ross Norgrove
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 29,39 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Islands
ISBN : 9780918373151
Author : d.j posner
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2012-11-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1479725110
d.j. posner, has created the second in her series of ‘live well, feel good, love much’ books. This volume is an amusing ode to finding the contentment of living an unfettered life. Her prescription of living with a joy-filled positive heart is infectious and is sure to make you smile (and maybe laugh, too). Artfully illustrated with her own photography, here is a story that will make you want to get back to your favorite island retreat, even if it’s only to visit the familiar feeling of a favorite beach memory.
Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1590302532
This volume is a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life. --Chicago Tribune
Author : Jason Blake
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 2016-10-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780997711615
Have you ever dreamed of running away to a remote tropical island? Over eight million people per year visit the Hawaii Islands. Millions of people dream of moving to a remote tropical island but few ever do. 10 Things I Learned Living on an Island is the story of one guy, living in Chicago, who picked up everything and is still living on Kauai after more than a decade. How could living on an island change you? Could it make you a better person and perhaps make the world a better place? It's all here in 10 Things I Learned Living on an Island....
