Swamp Stories

Swamp Stories PDF Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 163083372X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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In this followup to his narrative nonfiction book WATER STORIES, Jim Arnosky chronicles his adventures on the water. A StarWalk Kids Original Book.

Swamp Stories

Swamp Stories PDF Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 163083372X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Book Description
In this followup to his narrative nonfiction book WATER STORIES, Jim Arnosky chronicles his adventures on the water. A StarWalk Kids Original Book.

Masterpieces of Adventure: Stories of the Sea and Sky, Desert Places, Oriental Stories, Adventures within Walls, Ghost Stories, Detective and Riddle Stories, Psychic Stories, Mystic-Humorous Stories

Masterpieces of Adventure: Stories of the Sea and Sky, Desert Places, Oriental Stories, Adventures within Walls, Ghost Stories, Detective and Riddle Stories, Psychic Stories, Mystic-Humorous Stories PDF Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465523324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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Very much of this story must remain untold, for the reason that if it were definitely known what business I had aboard the tramp steam-freighter Glarus, three hundred miles off the South American coast on a certain summer's day, some few years ago, I would very likely be obliged to answer a great many personal and direct questions put by fussy and impertinent experts in maritime law—who are paid to be inquisitive. Also, I would get "Ally Bazan," Strokher and Hardenberg into trouble. Suppose on that certain summer's day, you had asked of Lloyds's agency where the Glarus was, and what was her destination and cargo. You would have been told that she was twenty days out from Callao, bound North to San Francisco in ballast; that she had been spoken by the bark Medea and the steamer Benevento; that she was reported to have blown out a cylinder head, but being manageable was proceeding on her way under sail. That is what Lloyds's would have answered. If you know something of the ways of ships and what is expected of them, you will understand that the Glarus, to be some half a dozen hundred miles south of where Lloyds's would have her, and to be still going South, under full steam, was a scandal that would have made her brothers and sisters ostracize her finally and forever. And that is curious, too. Humans may indulge in vagaries innumerable, and may go far afield in the way of lying; but a ship may not so much as quibble without suspicion. The least lapse of "regularity," the least difficulty in squaring performance with intuition, and behold she is on the black list, and her captain, owners, officers, agents and consignors, and even supercargoes, are asked to explain. And the Glarus was already on the black list. From the beginning her stars had been malign. As the Breda, she had first lost her reputation, seduced into a filibustering escapade down the South American coast, where in the end a plain-clothes United States detective—that is to say, a revenue cutter—arrested her off Buenos Ayres and brought her home, a prodigal daughter, besmirched and disgraced. After that she was in some dreadful blackbirding business in a far quarter of the South Pacific; and after that—her name changed finally to the Glarus—poached seals for a syndicate of Dutchmen who lived in Tacoma, and who afterward built a clubhouse out of what she earned.

Sea Adventures: Usborne True Stories

Sea Adventures: Usborne True Stories PDF Author: Henry Brook
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409569098
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129

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Set sail across the seven seas with this gripping collection of real life maritime adventures. Perfect for reluctant readers and those who prefer fact to fiction.

Flashes of Light on a Dark and Stormy Night: A Flash Fiction Anthology

Flashes of Light on a Dark and Stormy Night: A Flash Fiction Anthology PDF Author: Michele Venné
Publisher: My Joy Enterprises
ISBN: 0988625288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175

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Six writers. Eleven months. It began with, “On a Dark and Stormy Night..." A group of us met in the back room of a bookstore. With a new prompt every month, and a specific word count to hit, this collection of flash fiction tales grew to fill a book. A benefit of anthologies is discovering a new author. And flash fiction stories can be enjoyed in minutes.

A Collection of Nodding Off Stories

A Collection of Nodding Off Stories PDF Author: Bonnie M Gulan
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595209491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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Five new fantasy stories from The Story Lady's nodding off times will leave you warn hearted, laughing, amazed and excited as each story transports you to the exact location of these fun-filled adventure fantasies. These tales for the whole family from the youngest to the oldest will give you a quiet, sit back, kick your shoes off kinda time. Fade the frowns from your face and let these Nodding Off Stories, Papado Babaretta, Pewtilla Puttaloomus, Wee Hello-Weeze Mactavish, The Adventures of William W. Wabbit, and An Ad-Venturesome Tale, put a smile in its place.

Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown

Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown PDF Author: Chris Chibnall
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473532825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117

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Darkness Never Prevails. While staying home was a vital safety measure in 2020, the freedom of the TARDIS remained a dream that drew many - allowing them to roam the cosmos in search of distraction, reassurance and adventure. Now some of the finest TV Doctor Who writers come together with gifted illustrators in this very special short story collection in support of BBC Children in Need. Current and former showrunners - Chris Chibnall Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat - present exciting adventures for the Doctor conceived in confinement, alongside brand new fiction from Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss and Vinay Patel. Also featuring work from Chris Riddell, Joy Wilkinson, Paul Cornell, Sonia Leong, Sophie Cowdrey, Mike Collins and many more, Adventures in Lockdown is a book for any Doctor Who fan in your life, stories that will send your heart spinning wildly through time and space... £2.25 from every copy sold in the UK of Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown will benefit Children in Need (registered charity number 802052 in England & Wales and SC039557 in Scotland)

The Public Library Quarterly

The Public Library Quarterly PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 952

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The Kansas City Public Library Quarterly

The Kansas City Public Library Quarterly PDF Author: Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, Mo.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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Agent Arthur on the Stormy Seas

Agent Arthur on the Stormy Seas PDF Author: Russell Punter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781835405451
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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THE GOLD THREAD and WEE DAVIE - two children's stories each with a moral

THE GOLD THREAD and WEE DAVIE - two children's stories each with a moral PDF Author: Norman Macleod
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Herein are two illustrated children’s stories, each with a moral, by Norman Macleod (1812 – 1872.) In THE GOLD THREAD "Prince Eric loses his way in the Hemlock Forest where a wicked robber king and his band of cutthroats and thieves live. The prince must learn the lessons of the Gold Thread if he is ever to return home to see his father, the good King Magnus, again. Through his failures and victories, he follows his gold thread through the forest. On his journey, he must turn aside temptation and enticements, of all kinds, and follow the Gold Thread whatever the danger. But what is the Gold Thread? Well you will have to download and read the story to find out! WEE DAVIE is a lovely story about how a child brought about an amazing change in the village into which he was born. He was the only child of William Thorburn, blacksmith, and of Jeanie, his wife. First, the “bonnie bairn” brought a change to his father and later to his mother as well. In time, his goodness and influence spread to his neighbours and then into the village itself. Yet, Wee Davie, the name by which he had been known since birth remained with him as he grew older. He had a knack for reconciling the village Tories and the more “radical elements” in the village whom it seemed had been at loggerheads ever since politics had been invented. Unexpectedly, one day “wee Davie” became ill and he began to refuse his food. His parents sat with him and nursed him day and night. “What ails Willie?” was the question villagers asked, to which no reply could be given. Not even the Doctor could save him and one beautiful morning in spring, with a bright blue sky, living air, springing grass, and singing birds, Wee Davie left our world. His passing left a large void in the fabric of village society and for years to come he was spoken about with love and affection. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. ================== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Wee Davie, Gold Thread, Prince Eric, Hemlock Forest, wicked, robber king, cutthroats, thieves, return home, father, king, temptation, enticement, follow, William, Thorburn, Jeanie, curly blond, bonnie bairn, Scottish, Scotland, village, happiness, love, love, tolerance, forgiveness, understanding, influence, goodness, passing,