Author: Rollande Imbeault Ruston
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525516736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The St Lawrence River, a constant presence during the author’s childhood, serves as a backdrop to her personal stories, along with inherited anecdotes from her older siblings. Rollande’s close relationship with her family depicted through vivid vignettes, are humorous and at times unexpected. Besides painting an evocative portrait of a time and place, she intersperses historical facts, unique customs, and eccentricities of the French Canadian culture. This book is an honest and affectionate depiction of life in rural Québec before the advent of modern conveniences in the first half of the 1900’s. While the rest of the country had embraced the modern world, the Gaspe peninsula was still isolated and lagging behind the times. This book will trigger memories in older readers who lament the passing of a simpler life. Younger audiences living in this high-tech world will be captivated to learn how different life was in Quebec only two generations ago.
If the Rocks Could Talk
Author: Rollande Imbeault Ruston
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525516736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The St Lawrence River, a constant presence during the author’s childhood, serves as a backdrop to her personal stories, along with inherited anecdotes from her older siblings. Rollande’s close relationship with her family depicted through vivid vignettes, are humorous and at times unexpected. Besides painting an evocative portrait of a time and place, she intersperses historical facts, unique customs, and eccentricities of the French Canadian culture. This book is an honest and affectionate depiction of life in rural Québec before the advent of modern conveniences in the first half of the 1900’s. While the rest of the country had embraced the modern world, the Gaspe peninsula was still isolated and lagging behind the times. This book will trigger memories in older readers who lament the passing of a simpler life. Younger audiences living in this high-tech world will be captivated to learn how different life was in Quebec only two generations ago.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525516736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The St Lawrence River, a constant presence during the author’s childhood, serves as a backdrop to her personal stories, along with inherited anecdotes from her older siblings. Rollande’s close relationship with her family depicted through vivid vignettes, are humorous and at times unexpected. Besides painting an evocative portrait of a time and place, she intersperses historical facts, unique customs, and eccentricities of the French Canadian culture. This book is an honest and affectionate depiction of life in rural Québec before the advent of modern conveniences in the first half of the 1900’s. While the rest of the country had embraced the modern world, the Gaspe peninsula was still isolated and lagging behind the times. This book will trigger memories in older readers who lament the passing of a simpler life. Younger audiences living in this high-tech world will be captivated to learn how different life was in Quebec only two generations ago.
If Rocks Could Sing
Author: Leslie McGuirk
Publisher: Tricycle Press
ISBN: 1582463700
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Amazing rocks, found on a stretch of beach near the author's home, comprise this unique alphabet book. A is for Addition, and there are rocks in the shape of real numbers, too. B is for Bird, and there is a bird rock on a nest with an egg. G is for Ghosts, and there is a host of rocks that look like ghosts! Children and adults alike will pore over these fascinating rocks, and will be inspired collect their own.
Publisher: Tricycle Press
ISBN: 1582463700
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Amazing rocks, found on a stretch of beach near the author's home, comprise this unique alphabet book. A is for Addition, and there are rocks in the shape of real numbers, too. B is for Bird, and there is a bird rock on a nest with an egg. G is for Ghosts, and there is a host of rocks that look like ghosts! Children and adults alike will pore over these fascinating rocks, and will be inspired collect their own.
If A Rock Could Talk
Author: Maleea Ezekiel
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365468070
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
All around the world- under our feet, in our backyards, and in the playground there are rocks! These rocks come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. In this book, we will follow a little rock named Lith on a journey through time, from magma deep in Earth, to solid rock, to a grain of sand and back again. Rocks may seem ordinary but if you look carefully every rock has a story to tell. If only a rock could talk. Intended for ages 3-8, but for all to enjoy and learn.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365468070
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
All around the world- under our feet, in our backyards, and in the playground there are rocks! These rocks come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. In this book, we will follow a little rock named Lith on a journey through time, from magma deep in Earth, to solid rock, to a grain of sand and back again. Rocks may seem ordinary but if you look carefully every rock has a story to tell. If only a rock could talk. Intended for ages 3-8, but for all to enjoy and learn.
Into the Black
Author: Douglas Wilson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663205388
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This collection of poetry focuses on the many facets of romantic love. Some of the poetry is written from Doug’s personal experience, while some of the poems are “snapshots of life” that we can all relate to. Wilson’s poetry will toy with your emotions and it will cause you to think.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663205388
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This collection of poetry focuses on the many facets of romantic love. Some of the poetry is written from Doug’s personal experience, while some of the poems are “snapshots of life” that we can all relate to. Wilson’s poetry will toy with your emotions and it will cause you to think.
Well of Sorrows
Author: Douglas Wilson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 166322868X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
They leave the shrine without regret, But they will long remember when, They came to cleanse their darkened souls, And they shall not return again.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 166322868X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
They leave the shrine without regret, But they will long remember when, They came to cleanse their darkened souls, And they shall not return again.
Talking Rocks
Author: Ronald Lee Morton
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9781452907086
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9781452907086
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
If Beale Street Could Talk (Movie Tie-In)
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525566120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime—"a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless" (The New York Times Book Review). "One of the best books Baldwin has ever written—perhaps the best of all." —The Philadelphia Inquirer Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions—affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525566120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime—"a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless" (The New York Times Book Review). "One of the best books Baldwin has ever written—perhaps the best of all." —The Philadelphia Inquirer Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions—affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.
House of Darkness House of Light
Author: Andrea Perron
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491829907
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The Perron family purchased the Arnold Estate, located just beyond the village of Harrisville, Rhode Island, in 1970. They soon found out that the house was a portal to the past and a passage to the future
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491829907
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The Perron family purchased the Arnold Estate, located just beyond the village of Harrisville, Rhode Island, in 1970. They soon found out that the house was a portal to the past and a passage to the future
Lucky
Author: Neh Dewan
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482845814
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
The Fish Bowl My son one day told me mom the fish is making some sound, I thought may be he discovered a fact Then he showed me his school fish craft, He told me mom the fish wants to fly, I said no but then hed cry, He told me mom the fish can walk, I told my son I think we need to talk, To bring him back from his imagination, I bought him a gold fish bowl for his persuasion, Then, he fed it daily with love and crumb And named it Goldy for its golden skin, It was she he got to know , when he saw her fry swim, It was a surprise for me too Then he named the family dew She and her fry became his best friends Because they never shout nor disturb never demand any herb, You just feed them once or twice then also they will be too nice They never pee here and there or loiter on my bed They never make a single sound or never get upset They never bark day and night leaving me upright, Only once in month you change the water and they will be happy and give you a good look, It all started from my sons expert brain Then he told me it was all his plan...
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482845814
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
The Fish Bowl My son one day told me mom the fish is making some sound, I thought may be he discovered a fact Then he showed me his school fish craft, He told me mom the fish wants to fly, I said no but then hed cry, He told me mom the fish can walk, I told my son I think we need to talk, To bring him back from his imagination, I bought him a gold fish bowl for his persuasion, Then, he fed it daily with love and crumb And named it Goldy for its golden skin, It was she he got to know , when he saw her fry swim, It was a surprise for me too Then he named the family dew She and her fry became his best friends Because they never shout nor disturb never demand any herb, You just feed them once or twice then also they will be too nice They never pee here and there or loiter on my bed They never make a single sound or never get upset They never bark day and night leaving me upright, Only once in month you change the water and they will be happy and give you a good look, It all started from my sons expert brain Then he told me it was all his plan...
If . . . What If?
Author: Tony Myles
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433650347
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Quirky Questions. Clever Conversations. Faith-Filled Families. Anyone can ask a good question, be it to create chit-chat, launch a deeper conversation or uncover truth. If you had some help getting started, you might even find your relationships with God and your family better for it. What if along the way your questions could help you better understand the whole Bible, cover-to-cover? This unique book of 365 devotions is all about that. Written by a father and son, it's filled with clever questions and profound insights that speak to kids, teens and adults alike. It's the kind of thing you can pull out around the dinner table, bring with on a hike or read on a family road trip—pretty much anywhere you're willing to wrangle a few minutes to grow together. It's sure to create meaningful discussions, deepen your family's faith, and offer plenty of laughs along the way.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433650347
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Quirky Questions. Clever Conversations. Faith-Filled Families. Anyone can ask a good question, be it to create chit-chat, launch a deeper conversation or uncover truth. If you had some help getting started, you might even find your relationships with God and your family better for it. What if along the way your questions could help you better understand the whole Bible, cover-to-cover? This unique book of 365 devotions is all about that. Written by a father and son, it's filled with clever questions and profound insights that speak to kids, teens and adults alike. It's the kind of thing you can pull out around the dinner table, bring with on a hike or read on a family road trip—pretty much anywhere you're willing to wrangle a few minutes to grow together. It's sure to create meaningful discussions, deepen your family's faith, and offer plenty of laughs along the way.