Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780725997
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.
Possum Come A-Knockin'
Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780725997
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.
Possum Come A-knockin'
Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.
A Tree for Me
Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679893844
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A child climbs five different trees, looking for a place to hide and finding an increasing number of animals already in residence, until finally the perfect tree is found.
Appleblossom the Possum
Author: Holly Goldberg SloanPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698155009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Fans of E.B. White and Dick King-Smith will adore this heartwarming and funny animal adventure by the award-winning author of Counting by 7s Mama has trained up her baby possums in the ways of their breed, and now it’s time for all of them—even little Appleblossom—to make their way in the world. Appleblossom knows the rules: she must never be seen during the day, and she must avoid cars, humans, and the dreaded hairies (sometimes known as dogs). Even so, Appleblossom decides to spy on a human family—and accidentally falls down their chimney! The curious Appleblossom, her faithful brothers—who launch a hilarious rescue mission—and even the little girl in the house have no idea how fascinating the big world can be. But they're about to find out! With dynamic illustrations, a tight-knit family, and a glimpse at the world from a charming little marsupial's point of view, this cozy animal story is a perfect read-aloud and a classic in the making.
Possum Come A-Knockin
Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780606015578
Category : Family life
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.
Gone Feral
Author: Novella CarpenterPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698163788
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things and Eat, Pray, Love "I'm so glad Novella Carpenter has written this book... The resulting journey is both brave and honest." San Francisco Chronicle “[R]iveting... Carpenter reminds us that sometimes the self is the thorniest wilderness of all." Novella Carpenter picks up the phone one day to receive some disturbing news: her father has officially gone missing. Carpenter’s father, George—a back-to-the-land homesteader and troubled Korean War veteran—has spent decades battling his inner demons while largely absenting himself from his children’s lives. Though George is ultimately found, Carpenter is forced to confront the truth: her time with her dad—now seventy-three years old—is limited, and the moment to restore their relationship is now. Gone Feral is the story of Carpenter’s search for her parents’ broken past in the harsh wilds of Idaho. The story starts in San Miguel de Allende in 1969, where Carpenter’s free-spirited parents meet and fall in love. Their whirlwind romance continues through Europe and ends on 180 acres near Idaho’s Clearwater River. Carpenter and her sister are born into a free, roaming childhood, but soon the harsh reality of living on the land—loneliness, backbreaking labor—tears the family apart. Carpenter’s mother packs the girls and heads for the straight life in Washington State while George remains on the ranch, tied to the land and his vision of freedom. In Gone Feral, Carpenter—now a grown woman leading an untraditional life, not unlike her parents’, raising livestock and growing vegetables in the city—finds herself contemplating a family of her own. Before that can happen, she knows she has to return to Idaho to discover why her father chose this life of solitude. She quickly finds that George is not living the principled, romantic life she imagined, and the truth is more com-plicated—and dangerous—than anything she suspected. As she comes to know the real George, Carpenter looks to her own life and comes to recognize her father’s legacy in their shared love of animals, of nature, and of the written word; their dangerous stubbornness and isolating independence. Finally, Gone Feral sees the birth of Carpenter’s own daughter, an experience that teaches that a parent’s love is itself a wild thing: unknowable, fierce, and ever changing. In reckoning with her past, Carpenter clears the road to her future. Raw, funny, unsentimental, alive with unforgettable characters and pitch-perfect dialogue, Gone Feral marks Carpenter’s transformative passage from daughter to mother, a wry and rough tale of life lived on the margins and redemption between generations. Booklist "Spurred on by a desire to raise a family of her own and decipher the genetic code for either survival or destruction that she might be passing on, Carpenter performs a wild pas de deux with the cantankerous George, approaching him as one would a wild animal with no trust in humanity. Carpenter chronicles her daring quest for understanding and familial continuity in this sincere and remarkably uninhibited memoir."
Little Baby Bobby
Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 9780375800528
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Little Baby Bobby, who lives on a hill, just can't seem to sit still. So it's inevitable that, in the blink of an eye, his baby buggy goes careening down that hill with his babysitter in frantic pursuit. Whizzing through the park, scattering street vendors' wares, crashing into a fire hydrant, there goes Baby Bobby, enjoying every minute of his wild buggy ride. A perfect read-aloud reminiscent of Nancy Van Laan's "Possum Come a-Knockin', this rollicking, rhythmic text gathers momentum as Baby Bobby's buggy wends its way through the town. Laura Cornell's hilarious, overflowing illustrations perfectly capture the lighthearted joy of Bobby's raucous romp. A laugh-out-loud addition to any story hour!
Jabuti the Tortoise
Author: Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152053743
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
A rain forest fable from Caldecott medalist Gerald McDermott
Possum Come A-knockin'
Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780440846383
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.
People, People Everywhere
Author: Nancy Van LaanPublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679810636
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Describes the effects of the nation's population growth in rhymed text and illustrations.