Author :
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,38 MB
Release : 2017-11-18
Category :
ISBN : 9780999158807
Rudy the zebra has a peculiar problem: hisstripes zag instead of zig. Unable to fit in withhis herd, he sets off on an adventure with thehope of finding someone like himself.On his journey, Rudy discovers a world full ofanimals with vibrant spots, dazzling points, andother mesmerizing patterns.But will he find what he is looking for?
Author : David Shannon
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338113151
It's the first day of school, and Camilla discovers that she is covered from head to toe in stripes, then polka-dots, and any other pattern spoken aloud! With a little help, she learns the secret of accepting her true self, in spite of her peculiar ailment.
Author : Harry Harrison
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307416739
On November 8, 1861, a U.S. navy warship stopped a British packet and seized two Confederate emissaries on their way to England to seek backing for their cause. England responded with rage, calling for a war of vengeance. The looming crisis was defused by the peace-minded Prince Albert. But imagine how Albert's absence during this critical moment might have changed everything. For lacking Albert's calm voice of reason, Britain now seizes the opportunity to attack and conquer a crippled, war-torn America. Ulysses S. Grant is poised for an attack that could smash open the South's defenses. In Washington, Abraham Lincoln sees a first glimmer of hope that this bloody war might soon end. But then disaster strikes: English troops have invaded from Canada. With most of the Northern troops withdrawn to fight the new enemy, General William Tecumseh Sherman and his weakened army stand alone against the Confederates. Can a divided, bloodied America defeat England, or will the United States cease to exist for all time?
Author : Audrey Rivero
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 2020-08-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781951803094
When progressive, bisexual MIT junior Nathan Campbell meets Marina Salinas on the hockey rink, he's immediately smitten. She's gorgeous, smart, funny, competitive. There's only one problem.She's a Republican.Unable to resist each other, Nate and Marina begin to date in secret, sneaking around Boston to explore what they both know is a really bad idea.But beyond the bubble of their growing affection, tensions on campus are rising. When Nate's roommate tries to get Marina's friend expelled for hate-speech, they'll both be forced to pick sides.Can their spark survive the storms of political division?
Author : Barney Saltzberg
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 41,59 MB
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0823445607
One of these is not like that other--and that's great! This gently subversive picture book points out-- and celebrates!-- the differences between subjects. Barney Saltzberg's hilarious and delightfully direct text and simple illustrations introduce children to the concept and splendor of inclusiveness, through recognizing who or what's different on each spread and celebrating the unity as it is. For example, the reader sees three cows and an elephant accompanied by the text "One of these is not like the other," turn the page... and all four animals take part in an exuberant conga line and say "that's just fine with us"! In a series of similar examples children are encouraged to notice both the similarities and differences between characters and celebrate both. Barney Saltzberg's picture book is a pointed and timely tribute to the power of inclusivity and as well as a riotous read-aloud.
Author : Tracey West
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,12 MB
Release : 2004-12-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780439718745
When Stripes, an abandoned baby zebra, is rescued by a farmer and his daughter, he believes he can run as fast as the thoroughbreds who live next door, but after much teasing by the horses, he sets out to prove them wrong by training for the Kentucky Derby. Original.
Author : Tim Kennedy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1982190922
"From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove to the depths of the ocean, and traveled the world hunting poachers, human traffickers, and the Taliban. But he's also the same man who got kicked out of the police department, fire department, and as an EMT, before getting two women pregnant four days apart, and finally, been beaten up by his Special Forces colleagues for, quite simply, "being a selfish asshole." In Scars and Stripes, Kennedy describes how these failures shaped him into the successful businessman and devoted husband and father he is today. Through unbelievably vivid, wild anecdotes Kennedy reveals all the dumb, violent, embarrassing, and undeniably heroic things he's done in his life, including multiple combat missions in Afghanistan, building a school in Texas for elementary kids, and creating two-multimillion-dollar businesses. You will learn that failure isn't the end-rather it's the first step towards unearthing the best version of yourself and finding success, no matter how overwhelming the setbacks may feel"--
Author : Mac Barnett
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,81 MB
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1626724113
This sly, hilarious tale, The Skunk, brings together luminaries Mac Barnett and Patrick McDonnell for the first time. An Entertainment Weekly Best Kids' Book When a skunk first appears in the tuxedoed man's doorway, it's a strange but possibly harmless occurrence. But then the man finds the skunk following him, and the unlikely pair embark on an increasingly frantic chase through the city, from the streets to the opera house to the fairground. What does the skunk want? It's not clear-but soon the man has bought a new house in a new neighborhood to escape the little creature's attention, only to find himself missing something. . .
Author : Timothy M. Caro
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 022641101X
Why do zebras have stripes? Popular explanations range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack.
Author : John Boyne
Publisher : Random House
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1448139880
Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war. 'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won't explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas. But why can't they ever play together? ‘A small wonder of a book’ Guardian BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.
