Author: Toni Buzzeo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Supplement is a library lesson based on the story.

Author: Christy Hale
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823446441
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Follow a girl through her day in a busy city as she travels to school and back again in this inviting book that teaches directional concepts like over, under, and through. Out the door, down the stoop, past the neighbors, along the block ... Through tree-lined streets, onto a crowded subway car, into the classroom with friends, and finally, retracing her steps back home again. There's so much to see in Christy Hale's warm, richly textured collage artwork and simple, evocative text set in a busy Brooklyn cityscape. Out the Door is the perfect back-to-school book for young kids learning to find their way around a city. Parents and teachers can use this read-aloud to familiarize kids with a host of directional words to describe their first school days. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

Author: Susan Orlean
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1476740194
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post). On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (New York magazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before. In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. “A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.

Author: Tom Chapin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481460927
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Using the lyrics to Tom Chapin and Michael Mark's "The Library Song," this picture book celebrates the magic of reading and of libraries.

Author: Margret Aldrich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566894074
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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LFL history, quirky and poignant firsthand stories, a resource guide, and some of the most creative and inspired LFLs around.

Author: T. W. Ellis
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 9780751575958
Category : Married people
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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'Riveting, twisty as all hell, and very, very clever, A Knock at the Door is a rollercoaster ride of brilliance. TW Ellis is a superb thriller writer' --- SARAH PINBOROUGH They ask for your husband. They just want to talk. THEY'RE LYING. Your husband isn't who he says he is, say the people at your door. Come with us. Don't trust them, says a voice on the phone. Run. Who would you believe? In this terrifying first psychological thriller by bestselling author T.W. Ellis, one woman goes on the run and is forced to question everything she held dear . . . 'A Knock at the Door is a riveting, twisty thriller that grips and intrigues from the very beginning. T. W. Ellis is the real deal' --- ALEX NORTH 'Highly original and very twisty . . . this is his first psychological thriller and it's a cracker' --- DAILY MAIL 'A thrilling fast-paced story, full of twists and turns' --- CLAIRE MCGOWAN 'Only one thing is certain with this heart-pounding thrill-ride of a novel, and that is nothing is what it seems' --- HEAT

Author: Michael Caine
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0316451169
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 227

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Now in his 85th year, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares wisdom and stories from his remarkable career in this "engrossing" memoir that "shines with positive energy" (Library Journal, starred review). One of our best-loved actors, Michael Caine has starred in over 100 films in his six-decade career, spanning classic movies like Alfie, Zulu, and The Italian Job (the inspiration for the book title) to playing Alfred opposite Christian Bale's Batman in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Dark Knight trilogy. Caine has excelled in every kind of role--with a skill that's made it look easy. Caine knows what success takes. He's made it to the pinnacle of his profession from humble origins. But as he says, "Small parts can lead to big things. And if you keep doing things right, the stars will align when you least expect it." Still working and more beloved than ever, Caine now shares everything he's learned-and "his fans will be rewarded, as will anyone seeking an enjoyable, inspirational read" (Library Journal).

Author: Walter Benjamin
Publisher: Eris
ISBN: 9781912475841
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"I fully realize that my discussion of the mental climate of collecting will confirm many of you in your conviction that this passion is behind the times, in your distrust of the collector type. Nothing is further from my mind than to shake either your conviction or your distrust." Walter Benjamin was one of the great cultural critics of the twentieth century. In Unpacking My Library he offers a strikingly personal meditation on his career as a book collector and on the strange relations that spring up between objects and their owners. Witty, erudite and often moving, this book will resonate with bibliophiles of all kinds. Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.

Author: Michael Downing
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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A history of the people who established the first Buddhist monastery outside of Asia.

Author: Kenelm Winslow
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434456471
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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Dr. Kenelm Winslow, B.A.S., M.D., has compiled a six-volume complete home medical guide covering basics of first aid, family medicines, physical care, and more. [1907]