Author: Louis FiguierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Whales' Bones of the British Isles
Author: Nicholas RedmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bone carving
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Artforms grew out of a desire to introduce art through an engaging visual experience. It is written and designed to help readers build an informed foundation for individual understanding and enjoyment of art. By introducing art theory, practice, and history in a single volume, this book aims to draw readers nto a new or expanded awareness of the visual arts.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author: Scott O'DellPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0395069629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
The World Before the Deluge. Translated from the Fourth French Edition
Author: Louis FiguierThe History, Topography, and Antiquities of the Isle of Wight
Author: William Henry Davenport AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Castles in art
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Key West
Author: Jefferson Beale BrownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The World Before the Deluge
Author: Louis FiguierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology, Stratigraphic
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Earth, Sea and Sky
Author: Henry Davenport NorthropPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
All the Year Round
Author: Prisoner of Castle Windward
Author: William Lutz IIPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411692608
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
"I am originally from the Land of Winds, but over the past several years I have resided in the Realm of Firewood," spoke the cat quickly. "Now you might ask why one of feline lineage would live in the land of dra..."In a land of wonder, a boy must undertake an incredible journey. With a talking cat, a flying Noma, and a rough warrior for companionship, George's quest could end up in disaster for the realm.Are you ready for the adventure that is Firewood?
The Island at the Center of the World
Author: Russell ShortoPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1400096332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.