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How to survive as a shark
Par Michael Graves, Kristen Foote. 2017
Ahoy, me mateys! Upset your Mom swam away after you were born? Cry me an ocean. You've got me to…
show you the ropes! Well, at least until I get a craving for baby shark. Swim along and I'll teach you how to hunt using all six senses (a whole sense more than a human), why you can never stop moving (blimey, no--not even to sleep!), and what your most dangerous threat is (here's a hint: those sneaky landlubbers don't even live in our waters!). Aye, me hearties, learning How to survive as a shark is not as easy as it sounds! How to survive as a shark provides a unique take on fish science that will entertain and educate in and out of the classroom. Full of opportunities for extended learning, this book includes fun facts hidden throughout the hilarious illustrated story-- and after, a glossary of important terms and some real photos of great white sharks. If you've ever wondered how to think and swim like a shark, and you like to laugh while you learn, this book is for y For grades K-3Bayou Bill's best stories
Par James Alexander Thom, Bill Scifres. 2015
Readers of the Indianapolis Star have enjoyed Bill Scifres's column "Lines and Shots" for over thirty years. Bill is without…
a doubt the premier outdoor writer in Indiana. He is also a born storyteller. This collection gathers some of this best accounts of a lifetime of adventure in the out-of-doors. Some descriptions of sex, strong language and violenceStanding like a stone wall: the life of General Thomas J. Jackson
Par James I. Robertson, Jr.. 2001
Biography of Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863). Describes how Jackson's determination and faith transformed him from a poorly educated orphan…
to a West Point graduate. Recounts his Civil War victories and the unflinching courage that made him a military hero. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001The boy who drew birds: a story of John James Audubon / by Jacqueline Davies
Par Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet. 2004
Recounts how passionately the young Frenchman who made his home in America loved birds. Describes the numerous drawings and paintings…
he made of birds, their nests, and eggs and reveals the way he determined whether migrating birds return to the same place in the spring. For grades 2-4. 2004Trumpet on the land: the Sibley scout, the skirmish at Warbonnet Creek, the battle of Slim Buttes and Crook's "horse-meat march" - the aftermath of the Custer Massacre (Plainsmen #10)
Par Terry C. Johnston, Terry C Johnston. 1995
In 1876, after Custer's defeat on the Little Big Horn, the army is hunting down Sioux warriors. Scout Seamus Donegan…
accompanies the column headed across Montana, finally confronting Chief American Horse at Slim Buttes. Sequel to Reap the Whirlwind (DB 55478). Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1995Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans: how the foods of the Americas changed eating around the world
Par Sylvia A Johnson, Sylvia A. Johnson. 1997
Traces Europe's discovery and adoption of foods that were unique to the Americas before explorers landed in the New World.…
Discusses corn, tomatoes, chocolate, and other American staples, describing their history, economic significance, and uses in their adoptive cultures. For grades 6-9Martin Dressler: the tale of an American dreamer
Par Steven Millhauser. 1996
From a boy working in his father's New York City cigar shop in the late 1800s, Martin Dressler rises to…
the pinnacle of entrepreneurial success during the early 1900s. His vision leads him to build the Grand Cosmo, the ultimate hotel, retail center, and theme park. Only later does he realize that "he had dreamed the wrong dream."Haunted Oklahoma: ghosts and strange phenomena of the Sooner State
Par Jeff Provine. 2021
Oklahoma's Ghostly Legends are as varied as its history and culture. The state boasts hauntings by ancient Native Americans, Spanish…
miners, soldiers, outlaws, ranchers, performers, students, repairmen, and many more. Oklahoma's stately mansions, theaters, and old hotels still have previous residents dwelling in a spectral form. One phenomenon that may be surprising is Oklahoma's uncanny number of headless ghosts. Haunted Oklahoma explores King Tutt's Tomb on the Arkansas, Mr. Apple's Mausoleum, and the Spooksville Triangle, to name just a few. Eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and terrifying specters make for a scary journey through Oklahoma's Haunted past. Adult. Some violence. UnratedThe Houdini box
Par Brian Selznick. 2008
From the age of eight, Victor tries to perform Houdini's escape tricks, much to his mother's dismay. His admiration for…
the great magician leads him to inherit a box--supposedly Houdini's, but with the confusing initials "E.W." marked on it. For grades 3-6. 2008The king in the tree: three novellas
Par Steven Millhauser. 2003
Three novellas centering on illicit love. In the title piece, the king's counselor deplores the queen's affair but doesn't tell…
her husband. In Revenge a widow remembers her husband's infidelities and wants to punish his mistress. In An Adventure of Don Juan, the Spanish rake discovers unrequited love in England. Strong language. 2003Horizons of Heroes: The Next Twenty Years
Par Cameron Price. 2017
After returning from the Vietnam War, Cameron finds the United States has changed in ways he could not have imagined.…
He struggles to find his path through challenges in relationships, school, and employment. As an African American in the early 1970s, Cameron learns he must persevere a great deal more than the average person in order to achieve his goals and dreams. As one of the former highest ranking spies in the military, Cameron dares to share his view on how women know if it is “real love.” Horizons of Heroes: The Next Twenty Years is an amazing non-fiction book and an excellent read.Horizons of Heroes 2: The Next Twenty Years
Par Cameron Price. 2017
After returning from the Vietnam War, Cameron finds the United States has changed in ways he could not have imagined.…
He struggles to find his path through challenges in relationships, school, and employment. As an African American in the early 1970s, Cameron learns he must persevere a great deal more than the average person in order to achieve his goals and dreams. As one of the former highest ranking spies in the military, Cameron dares to share his view on how women know if it is “real love.” Horizons of Heroes: The Next Twenty Years is an amazing non-fiction book and an excellent read.Amazing Spies - A Short eBook
Par Charles Margerison. 2011
Welcome to the secret world of spies. For obvious reasons, their lives are often shrouded in mystery however in this…
unique collection of short audio stories, you'll come 'face-to-face' with some of the world's most amazing spies, as their unique stories come to life. Meet the Russian spy who risked everything to share intelligence after being shocked at how the KGB were oppressinghis fellow Russians. Explore the fascinating and little-known story of Maria Poliakova, a daring young woman who played a key role in Hitler's ultimate downfall. Delve into the unbelievable life of Sidney Reilly who was the real-life inspiration for Ian Fleming's fictional character James Bond. Travel with Klaus Fuchs, a spy who leaked crucial nuclear bomb information from the USA, UK and Canada to the USSR. Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.Growth of the Soil (Twelve-point Series)
Par Knut Hamsun, W. W. Worster. 1999
A grand, sweeping saga of sacrifice and struggle, this epic tale recaptures the world of Norwegian homesteaders at the turn…
of the twentieth century. Isak and Inger, an idealistic young couple, reject modern society to raise their family on a back country farm. Isak's embrace of outdoor life reflects author Knut Hamsun's attitude of rugged individualism and his back-to-nature philosophy. Rich in symbolism, this moving tale of peasant life and the search for spiritual fulfillment in nature continues to resonate with modern readers. First published in Norwegian in 1917, Growth of the Soil created an international sensation and led to the author's 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature.Born in 1515, Teresa of Avila survived the Spanish Inquisition and was a key reformer of the Carmelite Order. Her…
experience of ecstasy, which she intimately described in her writings, released her from her body and led to a complete realization of her consciousness, a state Julia Kristeva explores as it was expressed in Teresa's writing. Incorporating notes from her own psychoanalytic practice, as well as literary and philosophical references, Kristeva builds a fascinating dual diagnosis of contemporary society and the individual psyche while sharing unprecedented insights into her own character. Through her dazzlingly varied formats Kristeva tests the borderlines of atheism and the need for faith, feminism and the need for a benign patriarchy.Teresa, My Love: An Imagined Life of the Saint of Avila (To The Point)
Par Julia Kristeva. 2015
Mixing fiction, history, psychoanalysis, and personal fantasy, Teresa, My Love turns a past world into a modern marvel, following Sylvia…
Leclercq, a French psychoanalyst, academic, and incurable insomniac, as she falls for the sixteenth-century Saint Teresa of Avila and becomes consumed with charting her life. Traveling to Spain, Leclercq, Julia Kristeva's probing alter ego, visits the sites and embodiments of the famous mystic and awakens to her own desire for faith, connection, and rebellion. One of Kristeva's most passionate and transporting works, Teresa, My Love interchanges biography, autobiography, analysis, dramatic dialogue, musical scores, and images of paintings and sculpture to engage the reader in Leclercq's—and Kristeva's—journey. Born in 1515, Teresa of Avila outwitted the Spanish Inquisition and was a key reformer of the Carmelite Order. Her experience of ecstasy, which she intimately described in her writings, released her from her body and led to a complete realization of her consciousness, a state Kristeva explores in relation to present-day political failures, religious fundamentalism, and cultural malaise. Incorporating notes from her own psychoanalytic practice, as well as literary and philosophical references, Kristeva builds a fascinating dual diagnosis of contemporary society and the individual psyche while sharing unprecedented insights into her own character.The Stolen Child: The most heartwrenching and heartwarming saga you'll read this year
Par Jennie Felton. 2019
'One of the nation's favourite saga writers' Lancashire Post'A real heartbreaker' Peterborough Telegraph'Brimming with high drama, anguish, love, loss, tragedy,…
and gripping twists and turns, this is an absorbing and poignant story... Felton, a born storyteller, has a warm and compassionate heart...and an eye for the rich period detail that brings the past to life' Lancashire PostA powerful new saga from Jennie Felton in the grand tradition of Josephine Cox, Dilly Court, Maggie Hope and Rosie Goodwin of love, loss, tragedy, drama, secrets and twists and turns.Readers are hooked by The Stolen Child!'Like the twists and turns...a great read' 5* reader review'Keeps you on the edge...could not put it down' 5* reader review'A heartbreaking read. 5 stars' 5* reader review'A must read' 5* reader reviewWill anyone believe her baby is gone?When Stella Swift is discovered holding a shard of broken glass near her newborn baby boy, fears that she might harm William result in her being taken to Catcombe - the local asylum. Although the regime is not as harsh as it once was, it's not somewhere that Tom wants to send his wife - but he has no choice.Turning to his kind-hearted sister-in-law Grace for help taking care of his other three children whilst he keeps working at the mine seems like the simplest solution until Stella is well - if only there wasn't the shared history between Tom and Grace...At first Catcombe seems to offer the respite Stella needs - until one day she becomes convinced that the baby the nurses have given to her is not William. Is Stella losing her mind? Or is it true that a mother will always know her own child?Don't miss Jennie's Families of Fairley Terrace series, which began with Maggie's story in All The Dark Secrets and continued with Lucy's story in The Miner's Daughter, Edie's story in The Girl Below Stairs, Carina's story in The Widow's Promise and Laurel's story in The Sister's Secret.The Dark Affair: Mad Passions Book 3 (Mad Passions)
Par Maire Claremont. 2014
A richly romantic and enthralling novel of beauty, passion and scandalous secrets from Maire Claremont, the acclaimed author of The…
Dark Lady and Lady In Red. Perfect for fans of Sherry Thomas, Johanna Lindsey and Lisa Kleypas.Lady Margaret Cassidy left a life of nobility behind in Ireland, forsaking her grieving homeland to aid war-ravaged men in England. Still, she never expected a cruel turn of fate to lock her into an unwanted betrothal with one of her English patients - much less one as broken and dangerous as Viscount Powers.Wrecked by his tragic past, Powers' opiate-addled sanity hangs precariously in the balance, leaving him poised to destroy anyone who dares to utter the names of the wife and child he still so deeply mourns. So when he is forced to marry Margaret in exchange for freedom, he is shocked by the desire to earn her trust, her body, and - most alarming of all - her heart...For more deliciously dark Victorian romance, try all the titles in the Mad Passions series: The Dark Lady, Lady In Red, A Lady Undone and The Dark Affair, and check out Maire's alter-ego Eva Devon for sexy and laugh-out-loud funny Regencies.A Lady Undone: A Mad Passions Novella 2.5 (Mad Passions)
Par Maire Claremont. 2014
In this dazzling novella from the award-winning author of The Dark Lady and Lady In Red, comes a story of…
fatal plots, seductive spies, and irresistible passions... Perfect for fans of Sherry Thomas, Lisa Kleypas and Stephanie Laurens.Duchess Clare Ederly is lucky to be alive. Having outlived her violent, abusive husband, she decides to put her significant inheritance to good use helping other battered women by opening a refuge for those seeking to escape. But not everyone is pleased with her work. Someone wants to see her sanctuary torn down - at any cost. Her only hope of protecting her home and tenants is a former spy, whose skill at tracking deadly men is matched only by his dangerous charm...The Earl of Wyndham has done his part for Queen and country; he has had his fill of plotting and politics and simply wants to retire to the pleasant life of his club. But Duchess Clare's razor-sharp wit and fierce determination awaken new purpose and admiration in him. To protect her, he will once again delve into the treacherous world of espionage. To win her love, he will do almost anything...For more deliciously dark Victorian romance, try all the titles in the Mad Passions series: The Dark Lady, Lady In Red, A Lady Undone and The Dark Affair, and check out Maire's alter-ego Eva Devon for sexy and laugh-out-loud funny Regencies.The Dark Lady: Mad Passions Book 1 (Mad Passions)
Par Maire Claremont. 2013
The first thrilling and passionate novel of mad passions and scandalous secrets for fans of Grace Burrowes, Tessa Dare, Elizabeth…
Hoyt and Sarah MacLean.Lord Ian Blake has returned from India a broken man. Years ago, he pledged to Lady Eva Carin - his childhood companion and first love - that he would bring her husband back alive. His failure haunts him. But even his jaded soul can't anticipate the shocking sight of beautiful, independent Eva confined to a madhouse. Locked in an asylum, forgotten by society, Eva is adrift in both body and mind. For Ian to break her free, they must cross a powerful enemy - and prove her sanity to England's unforgiving aristocracy. But the biggest danger of all may come when the secrets of Eva's tragic past are finally unlocked...For more deliciously dark Victorian romance, try all the titles in the Mad Passions series: The Dark Lady, Lady In Red, A Lady Undone and The Dark Affair, and check out Maire's alter-ego Eva Devon for sexy and laugh-out-loud funny Regencies.