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Notes from a native son: essays on the Appalachian experience
Par Garry Barker, Garry G. Barker. 1995
This book contains about 15 years worth of commentary on issues Appalachian, and according to the author his only qualification…
is that he lived and worked there all his life. For high school and adult readersSnark!, the herald angels sing: sarcasm, bitterness, and the holiday season (Snark Series)
Par Lawrence Dorfman. 2011
Bah! Humbug! It's that time of year again. Time to spend too much, drink too much, eat too much, smile…
falsely, dig down deep to try and find "good cheer," battle crowds, try to find parking in over-crowded lots, ignore surly clerks, bartenders, waiters, valets, and parking lot attendants, all in the pursuit of that moment of happiness known throughout the world as--dun, dun, dun: the Holidays. Has there ever been a time more suited to tapping into snark? With commentary, jokes, and quotes regarding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year's; on bad presents, worse in-laws, horrible children, and much more glorious excess. UnratedDinosaurs big and small (Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 1)
Par Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Lucia Washburn. 2002
Colorado day by day: family literacy activity calendar
Par Colorado State Library. 2017
The Family Literacy Activity Calendar features an early literacy activity for each day of the year. Developed for families with…
toddlers and preschoolers, activities help parents and children incorporate reading, interactive learning, and fun into every day. Each month has a theme and a reading list of related books. The calendar also has literacy tips for parents, craft "recipes," and links to additional resources. For preschool-grade 2The legend of the teddy bear (Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales Ser.)
Par Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen, Frank Murphy. 2000
Frank Springer and New Mexico: from the Colfax County War to the emergence of modern Santa Fe
Par David L. Caffey. 2007
Frank Springer rode into Cimarron, New Mexico, and found himself in the middle of the Colfax County War. He was…
a foe of the speculators known as "the Santa Fe Ring" and helped establish Highlands University and the Museum of New Mexico and as president of the Maxwell Land Grant company developed natural resourcesThree weavers
Par Joan Potter Loveless, Joan P. Loveless. 1992
The story of the friendship of three weavers, their unique relationship to wool, the spirit and history of the Taos…
art colony in 1950's New Mexico, the challenge and evolution of the creative process, their participation in craft co-ops, and the joys and sorrows of the weavers' children and grandchildren. The story spans 40 years after the arrival of the author in the family's Model A convertible to Taos, fresh out of Black Mountain College where she studied with Anni AlbersAdventures in physics and Pueblo pottery: memoirs of a Los Alamos scientist
Par Francis H. Harlow, Dwight P. Lanmon. 2016
Francis H. Harlow (b. 1928) is highly regarded as a leading authority on Pueblo Indian pottery, a field of study…
he pursued on his own after moving to New Mexico to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a physicist. In this memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, service in the US Army during World War II, college years, and his fifty-year career as a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. It was his move to the Southwest that provided the impetus for his lifelong hobby: the study of Pueblo history and pottery. His contributions to the field of fluid dynamics have been no less remarkable. Harlow's scientific and scholarly pursuits were augmented by his artistic talent as a painter, a skill he applied to his work in pottery and scienceSam Johnson and the blue ribbon quilt
Par Lisa Campbell Ernst. 1992
While mending the awning over the pig pen, Sam discovers that he enjoys sewing the various patches together but meets…
with scorn and ridicule when he asks his wife if he could join her quilting club. For grades K-3The mad potter: George E. Ohr, eccentric genius
Par Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan. 2013
Illustrated with evocative historical photographs and over fifty color reproductions of his ceramics, The Mad Potter tells the extraordinary story…
of an eccentric American maverick who was determined to make his mark and who never stopped believing that even the unlikeliest dreams can come true. For grades 5-8Dig those dinosaurs
Par Lori Haskins Houran, Francisca Marquez. 2013
Nevada curiosities: quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff (Curiosities Series)
Par Richard Moreno. 2009
A guide to the bizarre, crazy, extraordinary people, places and things found in Nevada. Moreno tells the readers where to…
find more than 135 of the state's most unusual qualities ranging from the famed Shoe Tree on the Loneliest Road in America (U.S. 50) to the old Pioneer Saloon in the ghost town of Goodsprings, Nevada. Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen award recipientHeirs to a great American fortune and combatants in a lifelong family feud, Sterling and Stephen Clark are vividly chronicled…
in this authoritative look at their colorful forefathers, their passionate disagreements, and their transformative contributions to American museumsDigging Snowmastodon: discovering an Ice Age world in the Colorado Rockies
Par Kirk Johnson, Ian Miller, Kirk R Johnson. 2012
In October 2010, a bulldozer operator working at the base of the Snowmass ski area in Colorado's Rocky Mountains uncovered…
the skeleton of a young female mammoth. Over the next 11 months, this location would yield a treasure trove of amazingly well-preserved ice age fossils - more than 5,000 bones of over 40 kinds of animals - and would change forever our understanding of alpine life in the ice age. The Snowmastodon Project's two lead scientists tell the dynamic story of this discovery and dig: the excitement, emotion, and the colorful cast of characters who made the project a successHidden in plain view: the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad
Par Jacqueline L. Tobin, Jacqueline Tobin, Raymond G. Dobard. 1999
Traces the origin of the Charleston Code from Africa to the Carolinas, from the low-country island Gullah peoples to free…
blacks living in the cities of the North, and shows how three people from completely different backgrounds pieced together an amazing American storyReaders of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips of paper, fingerprints, highlighting, inscriptions. All books have histories, and libraries are…
not just collections of books and databases but a medium of long-distance communication with other writers and readers. Letter to a Future Lover collects brief pieces written in response to library ephemera and addressed to readers past, present, and future. UnratedBone wars: the excavation and celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's dinosaur
Par Tom Rea. 2001
When Diplodocus carnegii was unearthed from the Wyoming badlands in 1899, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie set out to display his prized…
dinosaur. This soon set off a public storm of interest for these incredible creatures around the world. Here is the intrigue, manipulation, rivalry, and skullduggery by which Andrew Carnegie obtained his dinosaur, and by which his opponents did their best to thwart him. For high school and adult readersThe loveliest home that ever was: the story of the Mark Twain House in Hartford
Par Steve Courtney, Steven Courtney. 2011
An illustrated guide and history of the American Gothic house in Hartford that was home to Samuel Clemens and his…
family during the years he wrote some of his most famous booksWings, horns, & claws: a dinosaur book of epic proportions
Par Christopher Wormell, Chris Wormell. 2006
Do you want to learn crocheting in an easy way with pictures, illustrations and patterns? Are you ready to discover…
how to crochet without all the frustrations? Well, just keep listening and all will be clearer to you! Many people think that crocheting is something that only older people do, but they are wrong! Crocheting is becoming famous again among many young people. Using this popular needlecraft , you can create amazing fashion and home décor projects such as tops, hats, ponchos, scarves, amigurumi patterns, afghans, doilies, tablecloths and bedspreads as well as adorable items for adults and babies. The hardest part is reading the patterns and graphs used to make these great things. So, it could be a little confusing and challenging if you approach for the very first time at this marvellous hobby without the right advices. Inside this book, you'll discover: A comprehensive glossary of those tricky crochet terms that scare most people. How to make cute amigurumi patterns in the simplest way without struggling. How to come up with your first crochet pattern project idea easily, also if you are a complete beginner. The newest needlepoints techniques that nobody teaches you. And much, much more! So, no matter if you are just a beginner or if you already have some experience in crochet, you will learn some new things from this book and you will definitely improve your crochet skills once you go through this book and practice all the presented steps. What are you waiting for? Scroll to the top and click Buy Now in 1-Click or Buy Now and become a crochet master!