Author: Jodie Parachini
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807545643
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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STARRED REVIEW! "An inspiring picture book biography of an inquisitive girl who became a world-renowned scientist, told in accessible language."—School Library Journal starred review STARRED REVIEW! "As gorgeous as it is informative."—Kirkus Reviews starred review A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that contributed to her discovery of pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, recognized for her contribution.
Author: Avi Mukherjee
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663250340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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A diverse collection of stories, fictional but based on reality: The riveting story of a young Japanese girl in search of her American marine father; The hazards, rewards and the comical side of online dating; The world of a high-stakes poker player; A futuristic story of a scary and very realistic virus pandemic; A father’s shocking story about his schizophrenic son, and finally the revelations of a professor with a unique philosophical perspective that will make you think about life and death in a very different way.
Author: Karen Woodall
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478714460
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Listen to the Stars is the first of many colorful children's books about Kkay, also known as Karen. This book is an adventure in a six year olds logic and reasoning. Kkay believes she can hear the stars and doesn't understand why no one else does. Just ask Kkay, if you listen closely you can hear them moving. KKay would say "I'm this many," holding up her left hand and pointing finger. Yes she can count and knows exactly how many that is. Kkay knows everything because she is six years old. She's not always right but knows what she believes. In Hawaii, Kkay lives with her Mother, Father, brothers Victor and Ralph. Her Father is a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy and is gone a lot. Her Mother takes care of her and her brothers. She is the middle child. At this time in her life her youngest brother Jacob hasn't been born yet. Kkay doesn't miss much she knows exactly where babies come from; they picked her brother Ralph up at the hospital. Future books include stories are about her Mother's bedtime magical powers and that Santa Clause likes buttermilk. Yes, she believes in Santa because he comes to her house. Kkay's house doesn't have a chimney but her Mother made a fireplace out of brick paper and a bookcase. Kkay knows that Santa doesn't need a real chimney besides in Hawaii and no one needs a fireplace. Kkay believes she has the answer to many of life's mysteries. She doesn't realize they are not necessarily the right answers. There is peace in knowing what you know, if only life remained uncomplicated.
Author: Aguinaldo de Bastos
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782846682947
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Author: W. A. Mathieu
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834827670
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to sounds and for making music, we can awaken and release our full creative powers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on many aspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to help readers appreciate the connection between sound, music, and everyday life.
Author: Roda Ahmed
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063055708
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
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A beautiful picture book for sharing and marking special occasions such as graduation, inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. An Amazon Best Book of the Month! A great classroom and bedtime read-aloud, Mae Among the Stars is the perfect book for young readers who have big dreams and even bigger hearts. When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering. She wanted to be an astronaut. Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.” Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents' encouraging words, paved the way for her incredible success at NASA as the first African American woman to travel in space. This book will inspire other young girls to reach for the stars, to aspire for the impossible, and to persist with childlike imagination.
Author: Kai Cheng Thom
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
ISBN: 1551527111
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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In the magical time between night and day, when both the sun and the moon are in the sky, a child is born in a little blue house on a hill. And Miu Lan is not just any child, but one who can change into any shape they can imagine. The only problem is they can't decide what to be: A boy or a girl? A bird or a fish? A flower or a shooting star? At school, though, they must endure inquisitive looks and difficult questions from the other children, and they have trouble finding friends who will accept them for who they are. But they find comfort in the loving arms of their mother, who always offers them the same loving refrain: "whatever you dream of / i believe you can be / from the stars in the sky to the fish in the sea." In this captivating, beautifully imagined picture book about gender, identity, and the acceptance of the differences between us, Miu Lan faces many questions about who they are and who they may be. But one thing's for sure: no matter what this child becomes, their mother will love them just the same. Kai Cheng Thom is a writer, performance artist, and psychotherapist in Toronto. Her first poetry book, a Place Called No Homeland, was published in 2017. Kai Yun Ching is a community-based organizer, educator, and illustrator in Montreal. Wai-Yant Li is a ceramics artist and illustrator in Montreal.
Author: Claire Llewellyn
Publisher: Wayland
ISBN: 9780750232937
Category : Awareness
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The boy at the centre of this book finds it hard to listen, and consequently gets into all sorts of trouble, such as getting lost in a museum and having to wear a really embarrassing pair of swimming trunks at a friend's party. However, he feels lonely and invisible when no one listens to him, so now he makes an extra special effort to listen, and finds that sometimes listening can bring nice things, such as ice cream!
Author: Dan Snow
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 9781579653712
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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A master craftsman introduces the techniques and beauty of hand-built, drystone construction in a richly illustrated volume that celebrates this ancient architectural style used to create an imaginative variety of walls, follies, and other structures that honor the unique characteristics of stone.
Author: Jane Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Overpopulation
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Summary of Listen! the stars!: Tune in on eternity--and disappear.
