Author: Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 140717391X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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This harrowing tale of supernatural suspense kicks off a new series from the visionary mind of #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld. When a plane crash-lands in the arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead they find themselves lost in a strange jungle with no way to get home and little hope of rescue. Food is running out. Water is scarce. And the jungle is full of threats unlike anything the survivors have ever seen before--from razor-beaked shredder birds to carnivorous vines and much, much worse. With danger at every turn, these eight kids must learn to work together to survive. But cliques and rivalries threaten to tear them apart. And not everyone will make it out of the jungle alive.
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 0358129400
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 85
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From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white illustrations by SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Kenard Pak. Lois Lowry looks back at history through a personal lens as she draws from her own memories as a child in Hawaii and Japan, as well as from historical research, in this stunning work in verse for young readers. On the Horizon tells the story of people whose lives were lost or forever altered by the twin tragedies of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. Based on the lives of soldiers at Pearl Harbor and civilians in Hiroshima, On the Horizon contemplates humanity and war through verse that sings with pain, truth, and the importance of bridging cultural divides. This masterful work emphasizes empathy and understanding in search of commonality and friendship, vital lessons for students as well as citizens of today's world. Kenard Pak's stunning illustrations depict real-life people, places, and events, making for an incredibly vivid return to our collective past. In turns haunting, heartbreaking, and uplifting, On The Horizon will remind readers of the horrors and heroism in our past, as well as offer hope for our future.
Author: Julie Tizard
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1635553326
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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Airline captain Kerri Sullivan has a perfect life. Only one thing is missing—a woman to share it with. She's had plenty of women on the road to success, but she's never met "the one." Flight attendant Janine Case is beautiful beyond measure, but comes across as aloof and untouchable. When Kerri and Janine are crewmembers on a flight to Hawaii, an unexpected kiss leads to smoldering attraction. After Kerri is forced to make an emergency water landing mid-flight and the two women survive a harrowing rescue mission, all Kerri wants to do is follow her heart into Janine’s arms. But Jeanine is hiding a dark secret from her past, one that makes falling in love impossible. She’s on the run from her abusive ex-husband, and she’ll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, even if the cost is her own happiness.
Author: Barry Lopez
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525656219
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 359
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ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES • NPR • THE GUARDIAN From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica. Along the way, Lopez probes the long history of humanity’s thirst for exploration, including the prehistoric peoples who trekked across Skraeling Island in northern Canada, the colonialists who plundered Central Africa, an enlightenment-era Englishman who sailed the Pacific, a Native American emissary who found his way into isolationist Japan, and today’s ecotourists in the tropics. And always, throughout his journeys to some of the hottest, coldest, and most desolate places on the globe, Lopez searches for meaning and purpose in a broken world.
Author: Bruce Byrne
Publisher: Bright Sparks
ISBN: 9783869930817
Category : Computer adventure games
Languages : en
Pages : 655
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Author: John Harold Plumb
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780141390949
Category : Art, Italian
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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The society that produced the glories of Renaissance art was a multi-faceted one. on the one hand it produced the tender work of Giotto and the brilliance of Leonardo; on the other it encompassed the atrocities of Borgia, the fanaticism of Savonarola and the cynicism of Machiavelli. Civil disorder, political violence, religious discord and deep-seated corruption provided a setting in which genius flowered and where virtuosity originality and an explosive energy shone through in politics, in art, in thought and even in murder. Here, in this vivid survey, the whole sweep of renaissance achievement is brilliantly portrayed and analysed by Professor Plumb, assisted by a distinguished team of historians, including Kenneth Clark, Hugh Trevor-Roper, and Garrett Mattingly - and by over sixty illustrations of contemporary masterpieces.
Author: David M. Edelstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781501707568
Category : Great powers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Time, uncertainty, and great power politics -- The arrival of imperial Germany -- The rise of the United States -- The resurgence of interwar Germany -- The origins of the Cold War -- Conclusion and the rise of China
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781622775392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Author: Lance R. Gines
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781499170283
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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The stories within are all events of my life pertaining to motorcycles and motorcycle travel. Many of them are with my dad and show the unique friendship that we have been lucky enough to share. Some of them are with friends, both past and current. I hope that all of them depict my love for motorcycles, motorcycle travel and for my fellow motorcyclists. I believe that motorcyclists are some of the most adventurous, kind hearted and determined people I have even known and witnessed. I hope that you the reader will be able to put yourself in the saddle and enjoy the ride almost as much as I did. In volume one we travel all over western North America on a wide variety of bikes. In future volumes I hope to be able to tell the tales of travel all over the planet. I hope you enjoy!
Author: David Thoreson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996525718
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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