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Author: Rebekah Taussig
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062936816
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most. Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), inspirational (Helen Keller), or angelic (Forrest Gump). None of this felt right; and as she got older, she longed for more stories that allowed disability to be complex and ordinary, uncomfortable and fine, painful and fulfilling. Writing about the rhythms and textures of what it means to live in a body that doesn’t fit, Rebekah reflects on everything from the complications of kindness and charity, living both independently and dependently, experiencing intimacy, and how the pervasiveness of ableism in our everyday media directly translates to everyday life. Disability affects all of us, directly or indirectly, at one point or another. By exploring this truth in poignant and lyrical essays, Taussig illustrates the need for more stories and more voices to understand the diversity of humanity. Sitting Pretty challenges us as a society to be patient and vigilant, practical and imaginative, kind and relentless, as we set to work to write an entirely different story.

Author: Joy Ogawa
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Languages : en
Pages : 98

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A Pineapple Republic introduces the people and actions that developed the industry and the Hawaiian islands into what we see today. You are introduced to a brief history of first contacts between Hawaiians and the outside world.; how the pineapple industry developed highlighting its major contributors.; and the people who came to work the fields and canneries. The book covers all aspects from development of the pineapple trade to its eventual fall. It reveals a history of pineapples and Hawaii most do not realize.

Author: David Oglesby
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ISBN: 9781673316322
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Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Nana is a Hawaiian Happy Face Spider and today is a special day. It's her birthday. When she can't find her friends, she doesn't know if this special day will be sad or happy. Maybe both?

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Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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Languages : en
Pages : 162

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.

Author: Sharon Callen
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433386445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Follow the story of a big family of Happy Face Spiders who live in the rainforest. When the baby spiders are old enough, they leave their mother to go and live on their own. Each spider promises to send their mother a post card of their adventures. Through these exciting post cards with vivid illustrations and messages told from each spider's perspective, readers will gain knowledge of the various plants, animals, and natural formations found in the rainforest.

Author: Sharon Callen
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1433386445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Follow the story of a big family of Happy Face Spiders who live in the rainforest. When the baby spiders are old enough, they leave their mother to go and live on their own. Each spider promises to send their mother a post card of their adventures. Through these exciting post cards with vivid illustrations and messages told from each spider's perspective, readers will gain knowledge of the various plants, animals, and natural formations found in the rainforest.