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Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0892554924 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 0
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Now in paperback, a spellbinding reinvention and exploration of self, gender, and family. Like nothing before it, in Rocket Fantastic explores the landscape and language of the body in interconnected poems that entwine a fabular past with an iridescent future by blurring, with disarming vulnerability, the real and the imaginary. Sorcerous, jazz-tinged, erotic, and wide-eyed, this is a pioneering work by a space-age balladeer. “A dance of self-discovery, subverting our assumptions of gender and the body. . . Both innovative and sensual, Rocket Fantastic is a vital book for our time.”—Diana Whitney, San Francisco Chronicle
Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0892554924 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 0
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Now in paperback, a spellbinding reinvention and exploration of self, gender, and family. Like nothing before it, in Rocket Fantastic explores the landscape and language of the body in interconnected poems that entwine a fabular past with an iridescent future by blurring, with disarming vulnerability, the real and the imaginary. Sorcerous, jazz-tinged, erotic, and wide-eyed, this is a pioneering work by a space-age balladeer. “A dance of self-discovery, subverting our assumptions of gender and the body. . . Both innovative and sensual, Rocket Fantastic is a vital book for our time.”—Diana Whitney, San Francisco Chronicle
Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0892553154 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Gabrielle Calvocoressi is a wonderfully talented poet."—Eavan Boland Whether in the title poem, spoken by those who lived longingly and vicariously through the famous missing aviator, or in "Circus Fire, 1944," which intimately recounts a haunting New England tragedy, Gabrielle Calvocoressi uses her prodigious gifts of imagination and empathy to give voice to the hope and heartbreak of small-town America. In painstaking, vernacular verse, she conveys the ambitions and failings of a distraught populacein the edgy jazz portrait, "Suite Billy Strayhorn," for example, or the enthralling, interwoven sequence, "At the Adult Drive-In," which conveys, at once, a personal and communal corruption. Penetrating and compassionate, The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart portrays, with a storyteller's arc, the troubled landscape of the left-behind.
Author: Nathan Bryon Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0241345863 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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Meet hilarious, science-mad chatterbox, Rocket - she's going to be the greatest astronaut, star-catcher, space-traveller that has ever lived! But... can she convince her big brother to stop looking down at his phone and start LOOKING UP at the stars? Bursting with energy and passion about science and space, this heart-warming, inspirational picture book will have readers turning off their screens and switching on to the outside world. *Winner of the UKLA Awards 2021* *Shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2019* "Outstanding - a breath of fresh air, just like Rocket herself" - Kirkus Reviews "Energetic and with a wry, sweet take on family dynamics, it will alert readers to the mysteries of the night skies" - The Guardian
Author: Tony Mitton Publisher: Kingfisher ISBN: 0753473712 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 22
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Amazing Machines: Roaring Rockets follows Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse as they zoom to the Moon in a bright and bold rhyming picture book! Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love including spacesuits, gravity boots, oxygen helmets, and much more. From electric cars to powerful rockets, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parker's bright, engaging artwork and Tony Mitton's simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Cool Cars, Patrolling Police Cars, and Amazing Airplanes.
Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0892554126 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 0
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Now in paperback, a 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist. “She is a daring act as a poet/athlete . . . but she can also travel the backwoods, pointing out herons, ivy vines and creek water with a kind of divining rod rightness. . . . Her wild lyrics shudder and shine, jubilant and threatening, exuberant.”—Carol Muske-Dukes, Huffington Post
Author: Alison Ritchie Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0857078895 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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Have fun with Jack in his mega machines! In this exciting adventure, Jack zooms into outer space. Can his super speedy racing car beat the aliens in an intergalactic race?
Author: Tad Hills Publisher: Schwartz & Wade ISBN: 030797491X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 41
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Inspire a lifelong love of reading with an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling picture book, How Rocket Learned to Read. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal • Publishers Weekly "A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Rocket loves books and he wants to make his own, but he can't think of a story. Encouraged by the little yellow bird to look closely at the world around him for inspiration, Rocket sets out on a journey. Along the way he discovers small details that he has never noticed before, a timid baby owl who becomes his friend, and an idea for a story. Tad Hills, the creator of the beloved Duck & Goose series delivers another heartwarming story, filled with fresh, charming art making this a favorite for story time. Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books--now airing on PBS!
Author: Craig Nelson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101057734 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 502
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A New York Times Bestseller "Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride." -The Wall Street Journal Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination.
Author: Nathalia Holt Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316338915 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 370
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The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women -- known as "human computers" -- who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we've been, and the far reaches of space to which we're heading. "If Hidden Figures has you itching to learn more about the women who worked in the space program, pick up Nathalia Holt's lively, immensely readable history, Rise of the Rocket Girls." -- Entertainment Weekly
Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Author: Nathan Bryon
Author: Tony Mitton
Author: Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Author: Alison Ritchie
Author: Tad Hills
Author: Craig Nelson
Author: Nigel Hawkes
Author: Nathalia Holt