Author: Natalia G. Toreeva
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612043321
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Written and illustrated by Natalia G. Toreeva, the creative new children's book Greg and the Sea Monster will delight your little ones with its thrilling watery adventures. Join Greg and his friends on their exciting journey as they learn an important lesson about loyalty and friendship that they will remember all their lives. Natalia Toreeva is an accomplished, award-winning artist whose works are in the collections of museums in Chicago and Russia. She has illustrated novels, poetry and children's books, and has contributed written works to a number of literary journals; she is a member of the Artists Trade Union of Russia. Natalia feels reading is an important way for children to gain knowledge and inspire their own creativity. Her previous book is Lucy the Chicken and Her Friends. The author is the mother of twins, and lives in Carol Stream, Illinois. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/GregAndTheSeaMonster.htm
Greg and the Sea Monster
Author: Natalia G. Toreeva
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612043321
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Written and illustrated by Natalia G. Toreeva, the creative new children's book Greg and the Sea Monster will delight your little ones with its thrilling watery adventures. Join Greg and his friends on their exciting journey as they learn an important lesson about loyalty and friendship that they will remember all their lives. Natalia Toreeva is an accomplished, award-winning artist whose works are in the collections of museums in Chicago and Russia. She has illustrated novels, poetry and children's books, and has contributed written works to a number of literary journals; she is a member of the Artists Trade Union of Russia. Natalia feels reading is an important way for children to gain knowledge and inspire their own creativity. Her previous book is Lucy the Chicken and Her Friends. The author is the mother of twins, and lives in Carol Stream, Illinois. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/GregAndTheSeaMonster.htm
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612043321
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Written and illustrated by Natalia G. Toreeva, the creative new children's book Greg and the Sea Monster will delight your little ones with its thrilling watery adventures. Join Greg and his friends on their exciting journey as they learn an important lesson about loyalty and friendship that they will remember all their lives. Natalia Toreeva is an accomplished, award-winning artist whose works are in the collections of museums in Chicago and Russia. She has illustrated novels, poetry and children's books, and has contributed written works to a number of literary journals; she is a member of the Artists Trade Union of Russia. Natalia feels reading is an important way for children to gain knowledge and inspire their own creativity. Her previous book is Lucy the Chicken and Her Friends. The author is the mother of twins, and lives in Carol Stream, Illinois. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/GregAndTheSeaMonster.htm
Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-a-Zoo
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Fastpencil Incorporated
ISBN: 9781607467656
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Professor Wormbog searches high and low to find the most rare of all creatures for his zoo.
Publisher: Fastpencil Incorporated
ISBN: 9781607467656
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Professor Wormbog searches high and low to find the most rare of all creatures for his zoo.
Us and the Bottle Man
Author: Edith Ballinger Price
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
In Edith Ballinger Price's novel 'Us and the Bottle Man,' readers are transported to the bustling streets of New York City during the early 20th century. The book follows the lives of two young siblings who become fascinated by the mysterious Bottle Man, a local figure who wanders the city collecting empty bottles. Price's writing style is a mix of vivid imagery and introspective narrative, providing readers with a glimpse into the social dynamics and struggles of the time period. The book is a poignant exploration of childhood innocence, urban poverty, and the complexities of human connection, making it a compelling read for those interested in historical fiction with a touch of literary flair. Price's attention to detail and character development offers a rich literary experience that will resonate with readers long after they've turned the final page.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
In Edith Ballinger Price's novel 'Us and the Bottle Man,' readers are transported to the bustling streets of New York City during the early 20th century. The book follows the lives of two young siblings who become fascinated by the mysterious Bottle Man, a local figure who wanders the city collecting empty bottles. Price's writing style is a mix of vivid imagery and introspective narrative, providing readers with a glimpse into the social dynamics and struggles of the time period. The book is a poignant exploration of childhood innocence, urban poverty, and the complexities of human connection, making it a compelling read for those interested in historical fiction with a touch of literary flair. Price's attention to detail and character development offers a rich literary experience that will resonate with readers long after they've turned the final page.
Reviving Old Scratch
Author: Richard Beck
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1506401368
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The devil has fallen on hard times. Surveys say that even the majority of Christians doubt Satans existence. Burdened by doubts, skeptical believers find themselves divorced from Jesus dramatic confrontation with Satan in the Gospels and from the struggle that galvanized the early church. In Reviving Old Scratch, popular blogger and theologian Richard Beck reintroduces the devil to the modern world with a biblical, bold, and urgent vision of spiritual warfare: we must resist the devil by joining the kingdom of Gods subversive campaign to interrupt the world with love. Beck shows how conservative Christians too often overspiritualize the devil and demons, and progressive Christians reduce these forces to social justice issues. By understanding evil as a very real force in the world, we are better able to name it for what it is and thus to combat it as Jesus did. Becks own work in a prison Bible study and at a church for recovering addicts convinced him to take Satan more seriously, and they provide compelling illustrations as he challenges the contemporaryand strangely safeversions of evil forces. The beliefs of liberals and conservatives alike will be tested by Becks groundbreaking ideas, fascinating stories, and clear thinking. Because if Jesus took Satan seriously, says Beck, then so should we. Winner of the 2017 Book of the Year Award from The Academy of Parish Clergy!
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1506401368
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The devil has fallen on hard times. Surveys say that even the majority of Christians doubt Satans existence. Burdened by doubts, skeptical believers find themselves divorced from Jesus dramatic confrontation with Satan in the Gospels and from the struggle that galvanized the early church. In Reviving Old Scratch, popular blogger and theologian Richard Beck reintroduces the devil to the modern world with a biblical, bold, and urgent vision of spiritual warfare: we must resist the devil by joining the kingdom of Gods subversive campaign to interrupt the world with love. Beck shows how conservative Christians too often overspiritualize the devil and demons, and progressive Christians reduce these forces to social justice issues. By understanding evil as a very real force in the world, we are better able to name it for what it is and thus to combat it as Jesus did. Becks own work in a prison Bible study and at a church for recovering addicts convinced him to take Satan more seriously, and they provide compelling illustrations as he challenges the contemporaryand strangely safeversions of evil forces. The beliefs of liberals and conservatives alike will be tested by Becks groundbreaking ideas, fascinating stories, and clear thinking. Because if Jesus took Satan seriously, says Beck, then so should we. Winner of the 2017 Book of the Year Award from The Academy of Parish Clergy!
How To Stop A Witch
Author: Bill Allen
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
ISBN: 1611941857
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Dearest Greghart . . . Let me to be the first to offer my condolences on your unfortunate demise. Once again the kingdom of Myrth is in danger, and once again a prophecy claims Greg will save the day. Only this time, the prophecy also predicts Greg's death. So when he receives a letter telling him not to go to Myrth, he is all too happy stay home. But Greg knows prophecies cannot be denied. If it has been foretold that he will lose his life, then he will surely do so, and each minute he delays may cost the life of one of his friends. This time it is Witch Hazel Greg must face, and she holds the Amulet of Tehrer, an artifact of unimaginable power that lets her bend the will of dragons. Greg's only hope of defeating her is to elicit help from a man from the strange land of Gyrth and then travel to the Netherworld--not the safest place for him to visit, since there, children's body parts draw a high price for use in spells of Dark Magic. Greg has already survived two trips to Myrth, but how can he be expected to survive a third? According to the prophecy, he can't. Bill Allen may be described as an unusual man who has accomplished an unusual many deeds. In fact, it has been said that if you total up all the things he claims to have done, he cannot possibly be less than seven hundred years old. No one knows if this is true. All that is certain is that for much of that time he's been living in Melbourne, Florida with his wife, Nancy, writing software by day and, well, mostly sleeping by night. Every now and again he writes stories, too. But then I guess you already knew that. Find out more about all of Bill Allen's books at www.billallenbooks.com.
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
ISBN: 1611941857
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Dearest Greghart . . . Let me to be the first to offer my condolences on your unfortunate demise. Once again the kingdom of Myrth is in danger, and once again a prophecy claims Greg will save the day. Only this time, the prophecy also predicts Greg's death. So when he receives a letter telling him not to go to Myrth, he is all too happy stay home. But Greg knows prophecies cannot be denied. If it has been foretold that he will lose his life, then he will surely do so, and each minute he delays may cost the life of one of his friends. This time it is Witch Hazel Greg must face, and she holds the Amulet of Tehrer, an artifact of unimaginable power that lets her bend the will of dragons. Greg's only hope of defeating her is to elicit help from a man from the strange land of Gyrth and then travel to the Netherworld--not the safest place for him to visit, since there, children's body parts draw a high price for use in spells of Dark Magic. Greg has already survived two trips to Myrth, but how can he be expected to survive a third? According to the prophecy, he can't. Bill Allen may be described as an unusual man who has accomplished an unusual many deeds. In fact, it has been said that if you total up all the things he claims to have done, he cannot possibly be less than seven hundred years old. No one knows if this is true. All that is certain is that for much of that time he's been living in Melbourne, Florida with his wife, Nancy, writing software by day and, well, mostly sleeping by night. Every now and again he writes stories, too. But then I guess you already knew that. Find out more about all of Bill Allen's books at www.billallenbooks.com.
Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps
Author: Chet Van Duzer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712358903
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps, whether swimming vigorously, gamboling amid the waves, attacking ships, or simply displaying themselves for our appreciation, are one of the most visually engaging elements on these maps, and yet they have never been carefully studied. The subject is important not only in the history of cartography, art, and zoological illustration, but also in the history of the geography of the "marvelous" and of western conceptions of the ocean. Moreover, the sea monsters depicted on maps can supply important insights into the sources, influences, and methods of the cartographers who drew or painted them. In this highly-illustrated book the author analyzes the most important examples of sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps produced in Europe, beginning with the earliest mappaemundi on which they appear in the 10th century and continuing to the end of the 16th century.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712358903
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps, whether swimming vigorously, gamboling amid the waves, attacking ships, or simply displaying themselves for our appreciation, are one of the most visually engaging elements on these maps, and yet they have never been carefully studied. The subject is important not only in the history of cartography, art, and zoological illustration, but also in the history of the geography of the "marvelous" and of western conceptions of the ocean. Moreover, the sea monsters depicted on maps can supply important insights into the sources, influences, and methods of the cartographers who drew or painted them. In this highly-illustrated book the author analyzes the most important examples of sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps produced in Europe, beginning with the earliest mappaemundi on which they appear in the 10th century and continuing to the end of the 16th century.
Legends of the Lakes
Author: Lynda Charow
Publisher: Lynda Charow
ISBN: 1452480877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Legends of the Lake is a Halloween themed book. Tori and her classmates get a class project to research and present whether the local legends are based on fact or fiction. Finding an historic map leads them on an adventure that takes them into Lake St. Clair to prove one of the legends. What they find will make history.
Publisher: Lynda Charow
ISBN: 1452480877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Legends of the Lake is a Halloween themed book. Tori and her classmates get a class project to research and present whether the local legends are based on fact or fiction. Finding an historic map leads them on an adventure that takes them into Lake St. Clair to prove one of the legends. What they find will make history.
Kid vs. Squid
Author: Greg van Eekhout
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599907941
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Thatcher Hill is bored stiff of his summer job dusting the fake mermaids and shrunken heads at his uncle's seaside Museum of Curiosities. But when a mysterious girl steals an artifact from the museum, Thatcher's summer becomes an adventure that takes him from the top of the ferris wheel to the depths of the sea. Following the thief, he learns that she is a princess of the lost Atlantis. Her people have been cursed by an evil witch to drift at sea all winter and wash up on shore each summer to an even more terrible fate-working the midway games and food stands on the boardwalk. Can Thatcher help save them before he, too, succumbs to the witch's curse? With sharp, witty writing that reads like a middle-grade Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Greg van Eekhout's first book for young readers is a wild ride packed with as many laughs as it has thrills.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599907941
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Thatcher Hill is bored stiff of his summer job dusting the fake mermaids and shrunken heads at his uncle's seaside Museum of Curiosities. But when a mysterious girl steals an artifact from the museum, Thatcher's summer becomes an adventure that takes him from the top of the ferris wheel to the depths of the sea. Following the thief, he learns that she is a princess of the lost Atlantis. Her people have been cursed by an evil witch to drift at sea all winter and wash up on shore each summer to an even more terrible fate-working the midway games and food stands on the boardwalk. Can Thatcher help save them before he, too, succumbs to the witch's curse? With sharp, witty writing that reads like a middle-grade Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Greg van Eekhout's first book for young readers is a wild ride packed with as many laughs as it has thrills.
A History of Three-Dimensional Cinema
Author: David A. Cook
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1839980141
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A History of Three-Dimensional Cinema chronicles 3-D cinema as a single, continuous and coherent medium, proceeding from 19th-century experiments in stereoscopic photography and lantern projection (1839–1892) to stereoscopic cinema’s “long novelty period” (1893–1952). It proceeds to examine the first Hollywood boom in anaglyphic stereo (1953–1955), when the mainstream industry produced 69 features in 3-D, mostly action films that could exploit the depth illusion, but also a handful of big-budget films—for example, Kiss Me Kate (George Sidney, 1953) and Dial M for Murder (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)—until audiences tired of the process; the anaglyphic revival of 1970–1985, when 3-D was sustained as a novelty feature in sensational genres like soft-core pornography and horror; the age of IMAX 3-D (1986–2008); the current era of digital 3-D cinema, which began in 2009 when James Cameron’s Avatar became the highest-grossing feature of all time and the studios once again stampeded into 3-D production; and finally the future promise of Virtual Reality.
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1839980141
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A History of Three-Dimensional Cinema chronicles 3-D cinema as a single, continuous and coherent medium, proceeding from 19th-century experiments in stereoscopic photography and lantern projection (1839–1892) to stereoscopic cinema’s “long novelty period” (1893–1952). It proceeds to examine the first Hollywood boom in anaglyphic stereo (1953–1955), when the mainstream industry produced 69 features in 3-D, mostly action films that could exploit the depth illusion, but also a handful of big-budget films—for example, Kiss Me Kate (George Sidney, 1953) and Dial M for Murder (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)—until audiences tired of the process; the anaglyphic revival of 1970–1985, when 3-D was sustained as a novelty feature in sensational genres like soft-core pornography and horror; the age of IMAX 3-D (1986–2008); the current era of digital 3-D cinema, which began in 2009 when James Cameron’s Avatar became the highest-grossing feature of all time and the studios once again stampeded into 3-D production; and finally the future promise of Virtual Reality.
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear
Author: Greg Bear
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765301611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Greg Bear is one of the greatest science fiction writers of the late twentieth century. He has a powerful voice, combining the intense rationality of science with the intensely passionate characters that can only be created by a writer who loves humanity. Bear’s novel Moving Mars won the Nebula Award in 1994, and he did it again, in 2000, with Darwin’s Radio. He has been honored with Hugo and Nebula nominations for novel-length work eight more times. But Greg Bear’s short fiction is even more astounding, as this powerful career retrospective demonstrates. This collection contains Bear’s earliest published fiction from the late 1960s and early 1970s as well his remarkable award-winning work from the ‘80s and ‘90s—stories like the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella- length version of “Blood Music” and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winner “Tangents.” This Collection is enhanced by brand-new introductions for each story, commentary, and reminiscences by Greg Bear.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765301611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Greg Bear is one of the greatest science fiction writers of the late twentieth century. He has a powerful voice, combining the intense rationality of science with the intensely passionate characters that can only be created by a writer who loves humanity. Bear’s novel Moving Mars won the Nebula Award in 1994, and he did it again, in 2000, with Darwin’s Radio. He has been honored with Hugo and Nebula nominations for novel-length work eight more times. But Greg Bear’s short fiction is even more astounding, as this powerful career retrospective demonstrates. This collection contains Bear’s earliest published fiction from the late 1960s and early 1970s as well his remarkable award-winning work from the ‘80s and ‘90s—stories like the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella- length version of “Blood Music” and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winner “Tangents.” This Collection is enhanced by brand-new introductions for each story, commentary, and reminiscences by Greg Bear.