Author: Michèle Dufresne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584533177
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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Baby Seal and Baby Penguin get lost in a snowstorm and it's up to Mrs. Polar Bear and Grandpa Walrus to find them.

Author: Vladimir Sorokin
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374114374
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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"In this short, surreal twist on the classic Russian novel, a doctor travels to a distant village to save its citizens from an epidemic, but a metaphysical snowstorm gets in his way"--

Author: Meriol Trevor
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
ISBN: 9781883937256
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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On the eve of 1848 as small revolutions begin all over Europe, thirteen-year-old Catherine Ayre finds herself involved in dangerous political intrigue in the small but troubled country of Letzenstein where her grandfather, the Grand Duke Edmond, is ruler.

Author: Richard Markin
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483405699
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163

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Charlie Palmer's preoccupation with collecting Objets D'art for her bedroom, leads to a chance encounter with a ghostly old woman at Bundles Charity Emporium, where her mother is hoping to find something decent to wear, money having been short since her father left home. This unexpected meeting turns out to be the luckiest day of Charlie's life, providing her with an opportunity which other girls could only dream about! Follow Charlie as she embarks on a magical adventure, which quickly transforms into the journey of a lifetime during this coming of age tale about one girl's voyage of discovery, as she negotiates her way through the trials and tribulations of love, loss and betrayal.

Author: Beryl Netherclift
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394916132
Category : Fantasy
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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While staying with their aunt in an ancient English house, three children discover a strange snowstorm paperweight which takes them back in time, bringing them face-to-face with ancestors who help them find a long lost treasure trove.

Author: Michael McCarthy
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681370417
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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The moth snowstorm, a phenomenon Michael McCarthy remembers from his boyhood when moths “would pack a car’s headlight beams like snowflakes in a blizzard,” is a distant memory. Wildlife is being lost, not only in the wholesale extinctions of species but also in the dwindling of those species that still exist. The Moth Snowstorm is unlike any other book about climate change today; combining the personal with the polemical, it is a manifesto rooted in experience, a poignant memoir of the author’s first love: nature. McCarthy traces his adoration of the natural world to when he was seven, when the discovery of butterflies and birds brought sudden joy to a boy whose mother had just been hospitalized and whose family life was deteriorating. He goes on to record in painful detail the rapid dissolution of nature’s abundance in the intervening decades, and he proposes a radical solution to our current problem: that we each recognize in ourselves the capacity to love the natural world. Arguing that neither sustainable development nor ecosystem services have provided adequate defense against pollution, habitat destruction, species degradation, and climate change, McCarthy asks us to consider nature as an intrinsic good and an emotional and spiritual resource, capable of inspiring joy, wonder, and even love. An award-winning environmental journalist, McCarthy presents a clear, well-documented picture of what he calls “the great thinning” around the world, while interweaving the story of his own early discovery of the wilderness and a childhood saved by nature. Drawing on the truths of poets, the studies of scientists, and the author’s long experience in the field, The Moth Snowstorm is part elegy, part ode, and part argument, resulting in a passionate call to action.

Author: Richard Johnson
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571339271
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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The story of a father and his son who live by themselves in a cosy cabin in the woods. But, one day they are separated out in the beautifully falling snow. The boy is lost and falls asleep. When he wakes up he is surrounded by blinking eyes, a rabbit, a fox, an owl and all manner of other creatures have surrounded him! But with a bear hug he and the woodland animals become best of friends! But soon he misses his dad and so the animals bring him back home. The father opens up his heart and home, and lets nature and love envelop their previously lonely existence.

Author: John Rocco
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
ISBN: 9781423178651
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Blizzard is based on John Rocco's childhood experience during the now infamous Blizzard of 1978, which brought fifty-three inches of snow to his town in Rhode Island. Told with a brief text and dynamic illustrations, the book opens with a boy's excitement upon seeing the first snowflake fall outside his classroom window. It ends with the neighborhood's immense relief upon seeing the first snowplow break through on their street. In between the boy watches his familiar landscape transform into something alien, and readers watch him transform into a hero who puts the needs of others first. John uses an increasing amount of white space in his playful images, which include a gatefold spread of the boy's expedition to the store. This book about the wonder of a winter storm is as delicious as a mug of hot cocoa by the fire on a snowy day. Praise for Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom "With a light, humorous touch, Rocco reveals that sometimes the Kryptonite is all in your head." --Publishers Weekly "Bold, colorful pen-and-ink illustrations burst with power from each spread in comic-book style. This story will make a feel-good impression on budding comic book/superhero fans." --School Library Journal Praise for Blackout "The plot line, conveyed with just a few sentences, is simple enough, but the dramatic illustrations illuminate the story...Not all young readers will have experienced a blackout, but this engaging snapshot could easily have them wishing for one." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "The colorful pictures work beautifully with the book's design. Rocco uses comic-strip panels and a brief text to convey the atmosphere of a lively and almost magical urban landscape. Great bedtime reading for a soft summer night." --School Library Journal (starred review) 2012 Caldecott Honor BookNew York Times Notable BookWall Street Journal Best Book of the YearPublisher's Weekly Best Book of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Book of the YearKirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year -- Praise for Fu Finds the Way "Rocco's story flows smoothly and his illustrations are rich and appealing..." --Kirkus Reviews

Author: Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465591893
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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Author: Ute Manecke
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244977569
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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Four strangers are gathered in a barn in the Devonshire countryside on New Year's Eve in the middle of a snowstorm. They are distraught and exhausted. Struggling with the tension and oppressive atmosphere surrounding them, each of them tells the others a story - some are invented, some are taken from their lives. They tell of adventure, romance, rebellion and a mystery that the story's protagonist has to solve. Eventually, the strangers are calm and tired enough to go to sleep. However, it doesn't take long until their internal struggles resurface and their dreams turn into nightmares. Unable to conceal the nature of their suffering any longer, they start opening up to each other and reveal what has brought them to this desolate place they find themselves in. As the last day of the year comes to a close, their stories unravel.