Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006754899
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A magical and fantastic collection of early stories by one of the most original children's authors of the 20th century. For 8-11 year olds.
A Small Pinch of Weather
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006754899
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A magical and fantastic collection of early stories by one of the most original children's authors of the 20th century. For 8-11 year olds.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006754899
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A magical and fantastic collection of early stories by one of the most original children's authors of the 20th century. For 8-11 year olds.
Fowl Weather
Author: Bob Tarte
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1565127382
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In Bob Tarte's home, pandemonium is the order of the day, and animals literally rule the roost—thirty-nine of them at last count. Whether it's the knot-tying African grey parrot, or the overweight cat who's trained Bob to hold her water bowl just above the floor, or the nightmarish duck who challenges him to a shoving match, this menagerie, along with his endlessly optimistic wife, Linda, provides daily lessons on the chaos inherent in our lives. But not until this modern-day Noah's Ark hits stormy weather—and Bob's world spins out of control—does he realize that this exuberant gaggle of animals provides his spiritual anchor. It is their alien presence, their sense of humor, and their impulsive behavior that both drive Bob crazy and paradoxically return him to sanity. With the same sly humor and dead-on character portraits that made Enslaved by Ducks such a rousing success, Tarte proves that life with animals offers a wholly different perspective on the world.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1565127382
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In Bob Tarte's home, pandemonium is the order of the day, and animals literally rule the roost—thirty-nine of them at last count. Whether it's the knot-tying African grey parrot, or the overweight cat who's trained Bob to hold her water bowl just above the floor, or the nightmarish duck who challenges him to a shoving match, this menagerie, along with his endlessly optimistic wife, Linda, provides daily lessons on the chaos inherent in our lives. But not until this modern-day Noah's Ark hits stormy weather—and Bob's world spins out of control—does he realize that this exuberant gaggle of animals provides his spiritual anchor. It is their alien presence, their sense of humor, and their impulsive behavior that both drive Bob crazy and paradoxically return him to sanity. With the same sly humor and dead-on character portraits that made Enslaved by Ducks such a rousing success, Tarte proves that life with animals offers a wholly different perspective on the world.
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Author: Daniel Hahn
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199695148
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books. A fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature, this volume covers every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199695148
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books. A fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature, this volume covers every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns
Big Weather
Author: Mark Svenvold
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805080148
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The author profiles real tornadoes and severe weather patterns over six thousand miles of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, known as Tornado Alley.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805080148
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The author profiles real tornadoes and severe weather patterns over six thousand miles of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, known as Tornado Alley.
Shadows & Moonshine
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567921670
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Royals, witches, enchanted pigs, mermaids, wolves, and mortals star in thirteen stories gleaned from a trio of the author's earlier collections.
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567921670
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Royals, witches, enchanted pigs, mermaids, wolves, and mortals star in thirteen stories gleaned from a trio of the author's earlier collections.
The Weather Book Study Guide
Author: Michael Ord
Publisher: Master Books
ISBN: 9781893345591
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
These five study guides, available for each book in the Wonders of Creation series, are comprehensive and invaluable for teaching settings. With terms, short answer questions, discussion questions and activity ideas, each guide will enhance the learning experience.
Publisher: Master Books
ISBN: 9781893345591
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
These five study guides, available for each book in the Wonders of Creation series, are comprehensive and invaluable for teaching settings. With terms, short answer questions, discussion questions and activity ideas, each guide will enhance the learning experience.
The New Weather Book
Author: Michael Oard
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 1614584338
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A fresh and compelling look at wild and awesome examples of weather in this revised and updated book in the Wonders of Creation series! Did you know the hottest temperature ever recorded was 134° F (56.7° C) on July 10, 1913 in Death Valley, California? The highest recorded surface wind speed was in the May 3, 1999, Oklahoma tornado, measured at 302 mph (486 kph)! The most snow to fall in a one-year period is 102 feet (3,150 cm) at Mount Rainier, Washington, from February 19, 1971 to February 18, 1972! From the practical to the pretty amazing, this book gives essential details into understanding what weather is, how it works, and how other forces that impact on it. Learn why storm chasers and hurricane hunters do what they do and how they are helping to solve storm connected mysteries. Discover what makes winter storms both beautiful and deadly, as well as what is behind weather phenomena like St. Elmo’s Fire. Find important information on climate history and answers to the modern questions of supposed climate change. Get safety tips for preventing dangerous weather related injuries like those from lightning strikes, uncover why thunderstorms form, as well as what we know about the mechanics of a tornado and other extreme weather examples like flash floods, hurricanes and more. A fresh and compelling look at wild and awesome examples of weather in this revised and updated book in the Wonders of Creation series!
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 1614584338
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A fresh and compelling look at wild and awesome examples of weather in this revised and updated book in the Wonders of Creation series! Did you know the hottest temperature ever recorded was 134° F (56.7° C) on July 10, 1913 in Death Valley, California? The highest recorded surface wind speed was in the May 3, 1999, Oklahoma tornado, measured at 302 mph (486 kph)! The most snow to fall in a one-year period is 102 feet (3,150 cm) at Mount Rainier, Washington, from February 19, 1971 to February 18, 1972! From the practical to the pretty amazing, this book gives essential details into understanding what weather is, how it works, and how other forces that impact on it. Learn why storm chasers and hurricane hunters do what they do and how they are helping to solve storm connected mysteries. Discover what makes winter storms both beautiful and deadly, as well as what is behind weather phenomena like St. Elmo’s Fire. Find important information on climate history and answers to the modern questions of supposed climate change. Get safety tips for preventing dangerous weather related injuries like those from lightning strikes, uncover why thunderstorms form, as well as what we know about the mechanics of a tornado and other extreme weather examples like flash floods, hurricanes and more. A fresh and compelling look at wild and awesome examples of weather in this revised and updated book in the Wonders of Creation series!
Not what You Expected
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 9780385075183
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 9780385075183
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Total Eclipse
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101198206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
View our feature on Rachel Caine's Total Eclipse. New York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires novels Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin, her husband, the djinn David, and the Earth herself have been poisoned by a substance that destroys the magic that keeps the world alive. The poison is destabilizing the entire balance of power, bestowing magic upon those who have never had it, and removing it from those who need it. It's just a matter of time before the delicate balance of nature explodes into chaos--and doom.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101198206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
View our feature on Rachel Caine's Total Eclipse. New York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires novels Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin, her husband, the djinn David, and the Earth herself have been poisoned by a substance that destroys the magic that keeps the world alive. The poison is destabilizing the entire balance of power, bestowing magic upon those who have never had it, and removing it from those who need it. It's just a matter of time before the delicate balance of nature explodes into chaos--and doom.