Author: Hope Lyda
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736979174
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Discover the Joy of Unlimited Expression Have you always wanted to write but aren’t sure where to start? Do you feel stuck in a rut with how you spend your free time? Would you like to see your life from a new perspective? This is your time to experience the power of words. Fuel your momentum with five categories of inventive prompts: creativity jumpstarts, writing practice, fiction, life journey, and inspiration. Here are some of the unexpected encounters from your unedited writing year: There’s a Book in You—Follow simple steps toward crafting a book project. Hall Pass—Write your own permission slip to do, be, or create something you’ve held back on. Word of the Day—Indulge in a free-for-all. No rules, just writing. Your first offering is…a clean slate. Go! Pet Memoir—Write what you might read in a chapter penned by a pet you own, know, or invent. Silent Retreat—Be still for five minutes and then write about what came to your mind. These and over three hundred other activities will help you hone your craft, develop new skills, break through the block, and spark your creativity. Enjoy the journey.
My Unedited Writing Year
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Author: Martin Kleppmann
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1491903104
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords? In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications. Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1491903104
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords? In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications. Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures
Korean Celebrations
Author: Tina Cho
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462920853
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colorful festivals and family celebrations--wonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods. This book allows children to experience Korean culture firsthand by involving them in games, crafts, stories, foods and other activities like the following: Preparing and enjoying delicious Songpyeon--sweet dumplings that everyone loves to eat on Chuseok (Korea's version of Thanksgiving) Folding a paper carnation--a favorite Parent's Day gift! Making your own board game to play Yut-Nori--a game of luck and strategy that's played during Seollal, Korea's all-important New Year celebrations Writing simple Korean phrases using the Hangul alphabet, Korea's written language--which is celebrated with its own holiday (Hangul Day)! Making a paper fan--something kids always like to do when the hot summer holidays roll around! Making your own Pepero chocolate cookies or pretzel treats--which have their own just-for-fun festival day called Pepero Day In this book, kids will learn about many special Korean celebrations and festivals such as: Dano--the end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests Children's Day--a spring day off from school, when parents take their kids out for a day of fun Daeboreum--a holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods Special birthdays--(like turning one, or turning sixty) and other family celebrations. Buddhist and Christian holidays--like Christmas and Buddha's Birthday. …And plenty more. Because in Korea, a holiday or celebration is always just around the corner! Korean Celebrations allows kids to immerse themselves in the lives of their Korean counterparts with these interactive multicultural activities.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462920853
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colorful festivals and family celebrations--wonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods. This book allows children to experience Korean culture firsthand by involving them in games, crafts, stories, foods and other activities like the following: Preparing and enjoying delicious Songpyeon--sweet dumplings that everyone loves to eat on Chuseok (Korea's version of Thanksgiving) Folding a paper carnation--a favorite Parent's Day gift! Making your own board game to play Yut-Nori--a game of luck and strategy that's played during Seollal, Korea's all-important New Year celebrations Writing simple Korean phrases using the Hangul alphabet, Korea's written language--which is celebrated with its own holiday (Hangul Day)! Making a paper fan--something kids always like to do when the hot summer holidays roll around! Making your own Pepero chocolate cookies or pretzel treats--which have their own just-for-fun festival day called Pepero Day In this book, kids will learn about many special Korean celebrations and festivals such as: Dano--the end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests Children's Day--a spring day off from school, when parents take their kids out for a day of fun Daeboreum--a holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods Special birthdays--(like turning one, or turning sixty) and other family celebrations. Buddhist and Christian holidays--like Christmas and Buddha's Birthday. …And plenty more. Because in Korea, a holiday or celebration is always just around the corner! Korean Celebrations allows kids to immerse themselves in the lives of their Korean counterparts with these interactive multicultural activities.
What Do You Need Today?
Author: Hope Lyda
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736982019
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Encounter in-the-moment encouragement, guidance, and spiritual refreshment that addresses your heart and life’s daily needs. What do you need? When is the last time someone asked you this question? If it’s been too long or you can’t remember, this book is for you. Really think about it (we’ll wait). Take a deep breath. Sit in that stillness for a minute. Listen to what your heart, mind, or soul is truly longing for. Then, give that request its due attention. Do you need… a fresh start? boldness? to hear everything will be okay? a day at the beach? prayer for a future and a hope? You can have it…and much more. Author Hope Lyda is at your service and here to provide insight, understanding, levity, a listening ear, and coaching for that inspired next step. Each chapter comes with a “care package” that contains a special wish for you, wisdom from God, practical application, and a personal affirmation. Gift this one-of-a-kind book to a loved one when you can’t be there to offer support or embrace this opportunity for some well-deserved self-care. Receive what you need today.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736982019
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Encounter in-the-moment encouragement, guidance, and spiritual refreshment that addresses your heart and life’s daily needs. What do you need? When is the last time someone asked you this question? If it’s been too long or you can’t remember, this book is for you. Really think about it (we’ll wait). Take a deep breath. Sit in that stillness for a minute. Listen to what your heart, mind, or soul is truly longing for. Then, give that request its due attention. Do you need… a fresh start? boldness? to hear everything will be okay? a day at the beach? prayer for a future and a hope? You can have it…and much more. Author Hope Lyda is at your service and here to provide insight, understanding, levity, a listening ear, and coaching for that inspired next step. Each chapter comes with a “care package” that contains a special wish for you, wisdom from God, practical application, and a personal affirmation. Gift this one-of-a-kind book to a loved one when you can’t be there to offer support or embrace this opportunity for some well-deserved self-care. Receive what you need today.
We the Fallen People
Author: Robert Tracy McKenzie
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830852972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Arguing that we must take an unflinching look at the nature of democracy—and therefore, ourselves—historian Robert Tracy McKenzie explores the ideas of human nature in the history of American democratic thought, from the nation's Founders through the Jacksonian Era and Alexis de Tocqueville.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830852972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Arguing that we must take an unflinching look at the nature of democracy—and therefore, ourselves—historian Robert Tracy McKenzie explores the ideas of human nature in the history of American democratic thought, from the nation's Founders through the Jacksonian Era and Alexis de Tocqueville.
MY ONLINE WRITINGS (2004 to 2006) Vol 1
Author: VED from VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS
Publisher: VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
Book Description
This book can be downloaded as a PDF file from here. Contents 1. March of the Evil Empires: First letter to UKResident 2. Schools with Asian language study 3. Immigration to English nations The colonial experience The finer aspect of job outsourcing: The Power of the Web as a media: Back to Schools 4. We are White and we are proud. Posted on: May 1 2004 5. The other face of ‘Terrorism’. Posted on: May 3 2004 Posted on: May 4 2004, 6. have they gone NUTs 7. Rantisi Assasinated 8. Nick Griffin BNP 9. SURVIVED AND HOME FROM IRAQ, Posted on: Apr 23 2004 10. Monarchy v Republic 11. Joining the Euro: Don’t do an historic blunder Posted on: Mar 31 2004 12. Princess Michael of Kent, a Royal Bigot? 13. Spying on the UN 14. Changes in America 15. Hijjab - Religious dress code, Have the French got it right? 16. Chinese School Janitor attacks nursery school kids (in China). 17. Prince Charles:, Eternal Bachelor Answering Oldfred How did the British, who came to India in very, very small numbers, get to acquire the whole place? 18. Perspective from a vantage position 19. Is Oldfred still around? 20. What one could lose 21. Intelligence 22. Business Process Outsourcing 23. Immigration policy & Freedom of Speech 24. Education: Formal verses informal 25. Israel’s “Terrorism” Barrier 26. The London Olympic Bid, will the benefits outweigh the costs? 27. Thatcher son arrested for alleged coup link, can mommy bail him out? 28. Tsunami and the British legacy, Part I: What exists below the surface 29. The foreign worker and economic prosperity, A thinking in construction 30. A theme from the Reader’s Digest 31. The legitimacy of the Asylum seekers 32. SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM, THE BEST OF BRITISH 33. Delete multiculturalism 34. Euro Myths, here are some of them 35. Inter-racial marriages in the House of Windsor 36. NATIONALITY, IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM ACT 2002, An Overview 37. What ails Britain?, My inferences 38. What I am trying to convey 39. New Spanish Government 40. Was Iraq right? 41. Suffering dogs and starving kids 42. Princess Diana Inquest 43. Marxism 44. Why the left is wrong about Israel 45. Feudalism in British languages 46. The European Union, Case for keeping away Posted on 13 May 2004 Posted on: May 14 2004 47. God save the Queen 48. Is halal slaughter cruel? 49. Asian work motivation 50. Democracy Vs. Dictatorship 51. D-Day 52. US and England 53. Should Blair distance himself from Bush?, Your views...209 54. Israeli Home Demolitions 55. The Crooked British 56. Enemy combatant maltreatment 57. British contributions 58. Vernacular English, Rejoinder to Welshman and Attila 59. Feudal Languages: A delineation 60. A quote and a reply 61. Forced Metamorphosis of English nations 62. A strange perspective 63. How to Win the War on Terrorism 64. Exporting Americanism 65. Should the British pull out of Iraq? 66. Envisage, and forestall the perils 67. Equal Parental Access? 68. Train and Coach Travel 69. An intelligent immigration policy 70. Leaving School at 16 71. Disinterested musings on formal scholarships 72. The asylum 73. Black police quotas 74. Hijjab - Religious dress code 75. Whatever Happened to the UK 76. Gibraltar & British Rule 77. The foreign worker and economic prosperity 78. English Classical Writers 79. Posted on: May 23 2004 The Moon and Sixpence and A Thing of Beauty Do I miss the old comics? 80. The varied reading 81. Smacking Children 82. When the Princess died 83. Séance 84. Cricket’s thread 85. Britain Really Did Rule The Waves 86. Business Process Outsourcing 87. Financing the Royal Family 88. Will Saddam have a fair trial? 89. Now, what might happen in Iraq? 90. Hindi Movies 91. Royal Navy sailors arrested by Iran! 92. Non-English social systems in English societies 93. The compulsions of Robert Clive 94. Achieving equality with the English, By going up or by bringing down? 95. The impending suffocation 96. The tragedy of being Saddam Hussein 97. Muthappan 98. The Timer, the Knell, the Codes, the Encryption 99. Quality of knowledge 100. Macaulay and Bollywood, Dispeller and distributors of poison 101. Multicultural contributions, how much can we withstand 102. Envisaging the future, Enlarging on Evansthespy’s misgivings 103. If I were 104. Virginia University Campus shooting 105. Can someone please explain, UK doctors working abroad 106. Gandhi and his ‘Ji’, Grooming up of a fake
Publisher: VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
Book Description
This book can be downloaded as a PDF file from here. Contents 1. March of the Evil Empires: First letter to UKResident 2. Schools with Asian language study 3. Immigration to English nations The colonial experience The finer aspect of job outsourcing: The Power of the Web as a media: Back to Schools 4. We are White and we are proud. Posted on: May 1 2004 5. The other face of ‘Terrorism’. Posted on: May 3 2004 Posted on: May 4 2004, 6. have they gone NUTs 7. Rantisi Assasinated 8. Nick Griffin BNP 9. SURVIVED AND HOME FROM IRAQ, Posted on: Apr 23 2004 10. Monarchy v Republic 11. Joining the Euro: Don’t do an historic blunder Posted on: Mar 31 2004 12. Princess Michael of Kent, a Royal Bigot? 13. Spying on the UN 14. Changes in America 15. Hijjab - Religious dress code, Have the French got it right? 16. Chinese School Janitor attacks nursery school kids (in China). 17. Prince Charles:, Eternal Bachelor Answering Oldfred How did the British, who came to India in very, very small numbers, get to acquire the whole place? 18. Perspective from a vantage position 19. Is Oldfred still around? 20. What one could lose 21. Intelligence 22. Business Process Outsourcing 23. Immigration policy & Freedom of Speech 24. Education: Formal verses informal 25. Israel’s “Terrorism” Barrier 26. The London Olympic Bid, will the benefits outweigh the costs? 27. Thatcher son arrested for alleged coup link, can mommy bail him out? 28. Tsunami and the British legacy, Part I: What exists below the surface 29. The foreign worker and economic prosperity, A thinking in construction 30. A theme from the Reader’s Digest 31. The legitimacy of the Asylum seekers 32. SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM, THE BEST OF BRITISH 33. Delete multiculturalism 34. Euro Myths, here are some of them 35. Inter-racial marriages in the House of Windsor 36. NATIONALITY, IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM ACT 2002, An Overview 37. What ails Britain?, My inferences 38. What I am trying to convey 39. New Spanish Government 40. Was Iraq right? 41. Suffering dogs and starving kids 42. Princess Diana Inquest 43. Marxism 44. Why the left is wrong about Israel 45. Feudalism in British languages 46. The European Union, Case for keeping away Posted on 13 May 2004 Posted on: May 14 2004 47. God save the Queen 48. Is halal slaughter cruel? 49. Asian work motivation 50. Democracy Vs. Dictatorship 51. D-Day 52. US and England 53. Should Blair distance himself from Bush?, Your views...209 54. Israeli Home Demolitions 55. The Crooked British 56. Enemy combatant maltreatment 57. British contributions 58. Vernacular English, Rejoinder to Welshman and Attila 59. Feudal Languages: A delineation 60. A quote and a reply 61. Forced Metamorphosis of English nations 62. A strange perspective 63. How to Win the War on Terrorism 64. Exporting Americanism 65. Should the British pull out of Iraq? 66. Envisage, and forestall the perils 67. Equal Parental Access? 68. Train and Coach Travel 69. An intelligent immigration policy 70. Leaving School at 16 71. Disinterested musings on formal scholarships 72. The asylum 73. Black police quotas 74. Hijjab - Religious dress code 75. Whatever Happened to the UK 76. Gibraltar & British Rule 77. The foreign worker and economic prosperity 78. English Classical Writers 79. Posted on: May 23 2004 The Moon and Sixpence and A Thing of Beauty Do I miss the old comics? 80. The varied reading 81. Smacking Children 82. When the Princess died 83. Séance 84. Cricket’s thread 85. Britain Really Did Rule The Waves 86. Business Process Outsourcing 87. Financing the Royal Family 88. Will Saddam have a fair trial? 89. Now, what might happen in Iraq? 90. Hindi Movies 91. Royal Navy sailors arrested by Iran! 92. Non-English social systems in English societies 93. The compulsions of Robert Clive 94. Achieving equality with the English, By going up or by bringing down? 95. The impending suffocation 96. The tragedy of being Saddam Hussein 97. Muthappan 98. The Timer, the Knell, the Codes, the Encryption 99. Quality of knowledge 100. Macaulay and Bollywood, Dispeller and distributors of poison 101. Multicultural contributions, how much can we withstand 102. Envisaging the future, Enlarging on Evansthespy’s misgivings 103. If I were 104. Virginia University Campus shooting 105. Can someone please explain, UK doctors working abroad 106. Gandhi and his ‘Ji’, Grooming up of a fake
Write More, Publish More, Stress Less!
Author: Dannelle D. Stevens
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000981541
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
2021 Textbook Excellence Award Winner (College: Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences)In this book Dr. Dannelle D. Stevens offers five key principles that will bolster your knowledge of academic writing, enable you to develop a manageable, sustainable, and even enjoyable writing practice, and, in the process, effectively increase your publication output and promote your academic career.A successful and productive book and journal article author, writing coach, creator of a nationally-recognized, cross-disciplinary faculty writing program, and with a long career as a faculty member and experience as a department chair, Dr. Stevens offers a unique combination of motivation, reflective practices, analytical tools, templates, and advice to set you on the path to being a productive and creative writer. Drawing on her experience as a writer and on her extensive research into the psychology of writing and the craft of scholarly writing, Dr. Stevens starts from the premise that most faculty have never been taught to write and that writers, both experienced and novice, frequently experience anxiety and self-doubt that erode confidence. She begins by guiding readers to understand themselves as writers and discover what has impeded or stimulated them in the past to establish positive new attitudes and sustainable habits.Dr. Stevens provides strategies for setting doable goals, organizing a more productive writing life, and demonstrates the benefits of writing groups, including offering a variety of ways in which you can experiment with collaborative practice. In addition, she offers a series of reflections, exercises, and activities to spark your writing fluency and creativity. Whether developing journal articles, book chapters, book proposals, book reviews, or conference proposals, this book will help you demystify the hidden structures and common patterns in academic writing and help you match your manuscript to the language, structures, and conventions of your discipline--be it in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities. Most importantly, believing that connecting your passions with your work is essential to stimulating your ideas and enthusiasm, this essential guide offers you the knowledge and skills to write more.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000981541
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
2021 Textbook Excellence Award Winner (College: Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences)In this book Dr. Dannelle D. Stevens offers five key principles that will bolster your knowledge of academic writing, enable you to develop a manageable, sustainable, and even enjoyable writing practice, and, in the process, effectively increase your publication output and promote your academic career.A successful and productive book and journal article author, writing coach, creator of a nationally-recognized, cross-disciplinary faculty writing program, and with a long career as a faculty member and experience as a department chair, Dr. Stevens offers a unique combination of motivation, reflective practices, analytical tools, templates, and advice to set you on the path to being a productive and creative writer. Drawing on her experience as a writer and on her extensive research into the psychology of writing and the craft of scholarly writing, Dr. Stevens starts from the premise that most faculty have never been taught to write and that writers, both experienced and novice, frequently experience anxiety and self-doubt that erode confidence. She begins by guiding readers to understand themselves as writers and discover what has impeded or stimulated them in the past to establish positive new attitudes and sustainable habits.Dr. Stevens provides strategies for setting doable goals, organizing a more productive writing life, and demonstrates the benefits of writing groups, including offering a variety of ways in which you can experiment with collaborative practice. In addition, she offers a series of reflections, exercises, and activities to spark your writing fluency and creativity. Whether developing journal articles, book chapters, book proposals, book reviews, or conference proposals, this book will help you demystify the hidden structures and common patterns in academic writing and help you match your manuscript to the language, structures, and conventions of your discipline--be it in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities. Most importantly, believing that connecting your passions with your work is essential to stimulating your ideas and enthusiasm, this essential guide offers you the knowledge and skills to write more.
Handbook of Autoethnography
Author: Tony E. Adams
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315427796
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
In this definitive reference volume, almost fifty leading thinkers and practitioners of autoethnographic research—from four continents and a dozen disciplines—comprehensively cover its vision, opportunities and challenges. Chapters address the theory, history, and ethics of autoethnographic practice, representational and writing issues, the personal and relational concerns of the autoethnographer, and the link between researcher and social justice. A set of 13 exemplars show the use of these principles in action. Autoethnography is one of the most popularly practiced forms of qualitative research over the past 20 years, and this volume captures all its essential elements for graduate students and practicing researchers.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315427796
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
In this definitive reference volume, almost fifty leading thinkers and practitioners of autoethnographic research—from four continents and a dozen disciplines—comprehensively cover its vision, opportunities and challenges. Chapters address the theory, history, and ethics of autoethnographic practice, representational and writing issues, the personal and relational concerns of the autoethnographer, and the link between researcher and social justice. A set of 13 exemplars show the use of these principles in action. Autoethnography is one of the most popularly practiced forms of qualitative research over the past 20 years, and this volume captures all its essential elements for graduate students and practicing researchers.
Reflections on Multiliterate Lives
Author: Diane Dewhurst Belcher
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853595219
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Reflection on Multiliterate Lives is a collection of personal accounts, in narrative and interview format, of the formative literacy experiences of highly successful second language users, all of who are professional academics. Representing fourteen countries in origin, the contributors, well-known specialists in language teaching as well as a variety of other fields in the social and physical sciences, recount in their own words past and present struggles and successes as learners of language and of much else.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853595219
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Reflection on Multiliterate Lives is a collection of personal accounts, in narrative and interview format, of the formative literacy experiences of highly successful second language users, all of who are professional academics. Representing fourteen countries in origin, the contributors, well-known specialists in language teaching as well as a variety of other fields in the social and physical sciences, recount in their own words past and present struggles and successes as learners of language and of much else.
The Ocean Calls
Author: Tina Cho
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984814869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
A breathtaking picture book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world. Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea--generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are as strong and graceful as mermaids. To give her strength, Dayeon eats Grandma's abalone porridge. She practices holding her breath while they do the dishes. And when Grandma suits up for her next dive, Dayeon grabs her suit, flippers, and goggles. A scary memory of the sea keeps Dayeon clinging to the shore, but with Grandma's guidance, Dayeon comes to appreciate the ocean's many gifts. Tina Cho's The Ocean Calls, with luminous illustrations by muralist Jess X. Snow, is a classic in the making.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984814869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
A breathtaking picture book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world. Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea--generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are as strong and graceful as mermaids. To give her strength, Dayeon eats Grandma's abalone porridge. She practices holding her breath while they do the dishes. And when Grandma suits up for her next dive, Dayeon grabs her suit, flippers, and goggles. A scary memory of the sea keeps Dayeon clinging to the shore, but with Grandma's guidance, Dayeon comes to appreciate the ocean's many gifts. Tina Cho's The Ocean Calls, with luminous illustrations by muralist Jess X. Snow, is a classic in the making.