Author: Kristy Stark
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684520886
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Ntando Mahlangu was born with a condition that prevented his legs from developing. At age 10, both legs were amputated. Ntando did not grieve for long. Instead he worked with an organization that outfitted him with prosthetics called running blades. Ntando took off and has not looked back. At age 16, he earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. The athlete has also overcome bullying. These experiences have forged Ntando into a strong teenager. In this book, readers will examine his life story and learn more about the Paralympics through narrative text, engaging photos, and graphics. They will come away inspired to get moving and be Teen Strong. At just 32 pages, Full Tilt Fast Reads help striving middle school readers build reading stamina and stay engaged with high-interest low-level content and dynamic topics.
In the Running with Ntando Mahlangu: Read Along or Enhanced eBook
Author: Kristy Stark
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684520886
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Ntando Mahlangu was born with a condition that prevented his legs from developing. At age 10, both legs were amputated. Ntando did not grieve for long. Instead he worked with an organization that outfitted him with prosthetics called running blades. Ntando took off and has not looked back. At age 16, he earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. The athlete has also overcome bullying. These experiences have forged Ntando into a strong teenager. In this book, readers will examine his life story and learn more about the Paralympics through narrative text, engaging photos, and graphics. They will come away inspired to get moving and be Teen Strong. At just 32 pages, Full Tilt Fast Reads help striving middle school readers build reading stamina and stay engaged with high-interest low-level content and dynamic topics.
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684520886
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Ntando Mahlangu was born with a condition that prevented his legs from developing. At age 10, both legs were amputated. Ntando did not grieve for long. Instead he worked with an organization that outfitted him with prosthetics called running blades. Ntando took off and has not looked back. At age 16, he earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. The athlete has also overcome bullying. These experiences have forged Ntando into a strong teenager. In this book, readers will examine his life story and learn more about the Paralympics through narrative text, engaging photos, and graphics. They will come away inspired to get moving and be Teen Strong. At just 32 pages, Full Tilt Fast Reads help striving middle school readers build reading stamina and stay engaged with high-interest low-level content and dynamic topics.
Dreams of a Billion
Author: Boria Majumdar
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9353576016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
As India gears up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the country will focus once again on the moments of glory we have had on the largest sports arena in the world, featuring such stalwarts as Abhinav Bindra, Mary Kom and PV Sindhu. But it will also be time to ask again the question we ask ourselves every four years: why does a country of a billion plus have so little to show for itself at the Olympics?Dreams of a Billion gives the reader an inside view of what goes on backstage in the Indian Olympics world, alongside a quick history of how India has fared at the Olympics over the past century, and a look at how the Indian Olympics world has changed in the last decade. Which brings us to the question: How good is India's preparation for Tokyo 2020? Can Tokyo be the gamechanger Indian sport wants it to be and hopes it will be?
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9353576016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
As India gears up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the country will focus once again on the moments of glory we have had on the largest sports arena in the world, featuring such stalwarts as Abhinav Bindra, Mary Kom and PV Sindhu. But it will also be time to ask again the question we ask ourselves every four years: why does a country of a billion plus have so little to show for itself at the Olympics?Dreams of a Billion gives the reader an inside view of what goes on backstage in the Indian Olympics world, alongside a quick history of how India has fared at the Olympics over the past century, and a look at how the Indian Olympics world has changed in the last decade. Which brings us to the question: How good is India's preparation for Tokyo 2020? Can Tokyo be the gamechanger Indian sport wants it to be and hopes it will be?
The Dot
Author: Peter H. Reynolds
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 153621809X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 153621809X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.
The Polygamist
Author: Sue Nyathi
Publisher: Pan Macmillan South africa
ISBN: 1770106901
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Two’s company... five is definitely a crowd! The Polygamist weaves a tale of four women whose lives become intertwined when they all fall for a wealthy banking magnate Jonasi Gomora. Seemingly indomitable, and oozing money, power and sex appeal, Jonasi is about to complicate all their lives forever. Joyce is pampered wife number one who lives in the lap of luxury. She believes she has the perfect marriage until Matipa rears her coiffed head. Matipa is the glamorous mistress every married woman hates. Her driving ambition is to usurp Joyce’s role as Jonasi’s lover and wife. Essie is Jonasi’s best-kept secret — the second wife no one knows about. She cared for Jonasi long before he became the man he is, and plays the role of second fiddle knowing he’ll always come back to her. Lindani’s main goal in life is to upgrade from girlfriend to wife. When she meets Jonasi, she thinks all her problems have been answered, not knowing they have only just begun... Take a journey with these four women and get caught up in the explosive havoc of marriage to a multitude!
Publisher: Pan Macmillan South africa
ISBN: 1770106901
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Two’s company... five is definitely a crowd! The Polygamist weaves a tale of four women whose lives become intertwined when they all fall for a wealthy banking magnate Jonasi Gomora. Seemingly indomitable, and oozing money, power and sex appeal, Jonasi is about to complicate all their lives forever. Joyce is pampered wife number one who lives in the lap of luxury. She believes she has the perfect marriage until Matipa rears her coiffed head. Matipa is the glamorous mistress every married woman hates. Her driving ambition is to usurp Joyce’s role as Jonasi’s lover and wife. Essie is Jonasi’s best-kept secret — the second wife no one knows about. She cared for Jonasi long before he became the man he is, and plays the role of second fiddle knowing he’ll always come back to her. Lindani’s main goal in life is to upgrade from girlfriend to wife. When she meets Jonasi, she thinks all her problems have been answered, not knowing they have only just begun... Take a journey with these four women and get caught up in the explosive havoc of marriage to a multitude!
Bare
Author: Jackie Phamotse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781928276661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781928276661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians
Author: Boria Majumdar
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9386797194
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians goes deep into every Indian cricket tour since 1886—taking the reader backstage to when India played its first test in 1932, and bringing the story forward to the more contemporary IPL—to provide a complex and nuanced understanding of the evolution and maturity of the game. Equally, it comes with material that has have never entered the public domain so far—going behind the scenes of cases like Monkeygate, the suspension of Lalit Modi, spot-fixing, and the phase of judicial intervention. It carries not just reportage and analysis, but also player reminiscences, personal interviews, photographs and letters never known or discussed so far in Indian sporting discourse. Weaving together such material, Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians unflinchingly confronts questions that demand answering, among them: Has internal bickering impacted the on field performance of the Indian cricket team? Did some of our icons fail the country and the sport by trying to conceal important facts during the spot-fixing investigation? And does it matter to the ordinary fan who heads the BCCI as long as there is transparency and accountability in the system? In the end, in telling the story of the role of cricket in colonial and post-colonial Indian life, and the inter-relationship between those who patronize, promote, play and view the sport. Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians unravels the story of a nation now considered the financial nerve centre of world cricket.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9386797194
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians goes deep into every Indian cricket tour since 1886—taking the reader backstage to when India played its first test in 1932, and bringing the story forward to the more contemporary IPL—to provide a complex and nuanced understanding of the evolution and maturity of the game. Equally, it comes with material that has have never entered the public domain so far—going behind the scenes of cases like Monkeygate, the suspension of Lalit Modi, spot-fixing, and the phase of judicial intervention. It carries not just reportage and analysis, but also player reminiscences, personal interviews, photographs and letters never known or discussed so far in Indian sporting discourse. Weaving together such material, Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians unflinchingly confronts questions that demand answering, among them: Has internal bickering impacted the on field performance of the Indian cricket team? Did some of our icons fail the country and the sport by trying to conceal important facts during the spot-fixing investigation? And does it matter to the ordinary fan who heads the BCCI as long as there is transparency and accountability in the system? In the end, in telling the story of the role of cricket in colonial and post-colonial Indian life, and the inter-relationship between those who patronize, promote, play and view the sport. Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians unravels the story of a nation now considered the financial nerve centre of world cricket.
Mission Domination
Author: Boria Majumdar
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 8195131719
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
December 19 wasn't a good day for Indian cricket. No one could fathom what hit them after 36 all out in Adelaide. Summer of 42 seemed like ancient history! But then something changed and January 19 happened. Adelaide was a nightmare but Brisbane was surreal. A lot changed between 36 all out and 329/7. Everyone saw the performances but what went into putting in that kind of an effort isn't something people are aware of. What was going through Ravi Shastri's mind and what exactly was that phone call with his best buddy Bharat Arun? What did R. Sridhar tell Hanuma Vihari when he hobbled back during tea break in Sydney? And who are these players? The disappointment of Rishabh Pant before those highs, Rohit Sharma's desperation to be out there, Shardul Thakur's grit or the politics that Navdeep Saini faced in his formative years. Why Shubman Gill was always destined to play cricket? How did R. Ashwin turn the corner for one of his finest seasons? What are the tragedies and tough times that made Cheteshwar Pujara who he is today? Every moment has a story as well as a back-story where it all started for this team. Boria Majumdar and Kushan Sarkar track that journey, bringing back their life story in flesh and blood.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 8195131719
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
December 19 wasn't a good day for Indian cricket. No one could fathom what hit them after 36 all out in Adelaide. Summer of 42 seemed like ancient history! But then something changed and January 19 happened. Adelaide was a nightmare but Brisbane was surreal. A lot changed between 36 all out and 329/7. Everyone saw the performances but what went into putting in that kind of an effort isn't something people are aware of. What was going through Ravi Shastri's mind and what exactly was that phone call with his best buddy Bharat Arun? What did R. Sridhar tell Hanuma Vihari when he hobbled back during tea break in Sydney? And who are these players? The disappointment of Rishabh Pant before those highs, Rohit Sharma's desperation to be out there, Shardul Thakur's grit or the politics that Navdeep Saini faced in his formative years. Why Shubman Gill was always destined to play cricket? How did R. Ashwin turn the corner for one of his finest seasons? What are the tragedies and tough times that made Cheteshwar Pujara who he is today? Every moment has a story as well as a back-story where it all started for this team. Boria Majumdar and Kushan Sarkar track that journey, bringing back their life story in flesh and blood.
Africa My Beginning
Author: Madingoane
Publisher: Juta
ISBN: 9780620249645
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This text talks about arguably Africa's greatest epic poem, and debates this philosophy of the African Renaissance from where the black consciousness movement left it. In this poem, the author explores the concept of being African and the place of black people on the continent.
Publisher: Juta
ISBN: 9780620249645
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This text talks about arguably Africa's greatest epic poem, and debates this philosophy of the African Renaissance from where the black consciousness movement left it. In this poem, the author explores the concept of being African and the place of black people on the continent.
Ubu and the Truth Commission
Author: Jane Taylor
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN: 9781919713168
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"Ubu and the Truth Commission" is the full play text of a multi-dimensional theatre piece that tries to make sense of the madness that overtook South Africa during apartheid.
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN: 9781919713168
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"Ubu and the Truth Commission" is the full play text of a multi-dimensional theatre piece that tries to make sense of the madness that overtook South Africa during apartheid.
They Came at Dawn
Author: Essop Patel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description