Author: Serena Minott
Publisher: Ashima Incorporated D/B/A Ashima Publishing
ISBN: 9780999223604
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete" series tells the stories of a little girl named Aya who travels the world with her parents and her buddy, Pete. Aya & Pete visit Paris, where they try croque-monsieur sandwiches, and explore the famed landmarks of the City of Light. Aya and Pete also learn basic language, currency, geography and local customs. At the end of each story, Aya collects a souvenir unique to the destination to remind her of their travels.The Aya & Pete series explores the world through a child's eye and shares the adventure and excitement of visiting new destinations.
The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete in Paris!
Author: Serena Minott
Publisher: Ashima Incorporated D/B/A Ashima Publishing
ISBN: 9780999223604
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete" series tells the stories of a little girl named Aya who travels the world with her parents and her buddy, Pete. Aya & Pete visit Paris, where they try croque-monsieur sandwiches, and explore the famed landmarks of the City of Light. Aya and Pete also learn basic language, currency, geography and local customs. At the end of each story, Aya collects a souvenir unique to the destination to remind her of their travels.The Aya & Pete series explores the world through a child's eye and shares the adventure and excitement of visiting new destinations.
Publisher: Ashima Incorporated D/B/A Ashima Publishing
ISBN: 9780999223604
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete" series tells the stories of a little girl named Aya who travels the world with her parents and her buddy, Pete. Aya & Pete visit Paris, where they try croque-monsieur sandwiches, and explore the famed landmarks of the City of Light. Aya and Pete also learn basic language, currency, geography and local customs. At the end of each story, Aya collects a souvenir unique to the destination to remind her of their travels.The Aya & Pete series explores the world through a child's eye and shares the adventure and excitement of visiting new destinations.
Vive La Paris
Author: Esme Raji Codell
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786851256
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Paris has come for piano lessons, not chopped-liver sandwiches or French lessons or free advice. But when old Mrs. Rosen gives her a little bit more than she can handle, it might be just what Paris needs to understand the bully in her brother’s life…and the bullies of the world. This companion novel to the award-winning Sahara Special is an affecting look at what it means to be your brother’s keeper, and how we hold onto hope when the world seems dark. (Rose-colored glasses optional.)
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786851256
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Paris has come for piano lessons, not chopped-liver sandwiches or French lessons or free advice. But when old Mrs. Rosen gives her a little bit more than she can handle, it might be just what Paris needs to understand the bully in her brother’s life…and the bullies of the world. This companion novel to the award-winning Sahara Special is an affecting look at what it means to be your brother’s keeper, and how we hold onto hope when the world seems dark. (Rose-colored glasses optional.)
A Lion in Paris
Author: Beatrice Alemagna
Publisher: Tate
ISBN: 9781849761710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A lion explores the city of Paris.
Publisher: Tate
ISBN: 9781849761710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A lion explores the city of Paris.
The Ice Chips and the Stolen Cup
Author: Roy MacGregor
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443460001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Ice Chips have time travel down to a science . . . almost. After Ekamjeet “Edge” Singh misses out on their most recent adventure, he convinces his teammates to take another leap through time. But when their magic goes haywire, a hero from the past finds her way onto the Chips’ hometown rink—and leaves behind a very important trophy! It’s up to the Ice Chips to return the famous award to its rightful home, before all of hockey history changes forever. It won’t be easy, but if they can get the cup back where it belongs, they might just have the chance to win it for themselves. The fourth title in the beloved and bestselling Ice Chips series, by acclaimed authors Roy MacGregor and Kerry MacGregor and illustrator Kim Smith, features a vibrant and diverse cast of characters and inspiring hockey greats.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443460001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Ice Chips have time travel down to a science . . . almost. After Ekamjeet “Edge” Singh misses out on their most recent adventure, he convinces his teammates to take another leap through time. But when their magic goes haywire, a hero from the past finds her way onto the Chips’ hometown rink—and leaves behind a very important trophy! It’s up to the Ice Chips to return the famous award to its rightful home, before all of hockey history changes forever. It won’t be easy, but if they can get the cup back where it belongs, they might just have the chance to win it for themselves. The fourth title in the beloved and bestselling Ice Chips series, by acclaimed authors Roy MacGregor and Kerry MacGregor and illustrator Kim Smith, features a vibrant and diverse cast of characters and inspiring hockey greats.
A Bride's Story, Vol. 3
Author: Kaoru Mori
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975356381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
(Volume 1) Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975356381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
(Volume 1) Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.
The Death of Vishnu
Author: Manil Suri
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408833255
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
An enthralling virtuoso debut that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man 'All the elements of great storytelling are here, the mystic transports of Ben Okri with the intimate charm of Arundhati Roy ... enchanting' Sunday Tribune 'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people' Sunday Express Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold - the warring housewives on the first floor, the lovesick teenagers on the second, and the widower, alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408833255
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
An enthralling virtuoso debut that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man 'All the elements of great storytelling are here, the mystic transports of Ben Okri with the intimate charm of Arundhati Roy ... enchanting' Sunday Tribune 'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people' Sunday Express Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold - the warring housewives on the first floor, the lovesick teenagers on the second, and the widower, alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close.
Aya: Life in Yop City
Author: Marguerite Abouet
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
ISBN: 1770465588
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Ivory Coast, 1978. It’s a golden time, and the nation, too—an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa—seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet’s youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted 19-year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It’s wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City. Clément Oubrerie’s warm colors and energetic, playful line connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet’s vibrant writing. This reworked edition offers readers the chance to immerse themselves in the lively world of Aya and her friends, bringing together the first three volumes of the series in Book One. Drawn & Quarterly has release volumes four through six of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Aya: Love in Yop City. Aya is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angouleme International Comics Festival, the Children’s Africana Book Award, and the Glyph Award; was nominated for the Quill Award, the YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels list, and the Eisner Award; and was included on “best of” lists from The Washington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. Aya: Life in Yop City has been translated from the French by Helge Dascher. Dascher has been translating graphic novels from French and German to English for over twenty years. A contributor to Drawn & Quarterly since the early days, her translations include acclaimed titles such as Hostage by Guy Delisle and Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët. With a background in art history and history, she also translates books and exhibitions for museums in North America and Europe. She lives in Montreal.
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
ISBN: 1770465588
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Ivory Coast, 1978. It’s a golden time, and the nation, too—an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa—seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet’s youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted 19-year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It’s wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City. Clément Oubrerie’s warm colors and energetic, playful line connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet’s vibrant writing. This reworked edition offers readers the chance to immerse themselves in the lively world of Aya and her friends, bringing together the first three volumes of the series in Book One. Drawn & Quarterly has release volumes four through six of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Aya: Love in Yop City. Aya is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angouleme International Comics Festival, the Children’s Africana Book Award, and the Glyph Award; was nominated for the Quill Award, the YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels list, and the Eisner Award; and was included on “best of” lists from The Washington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. Aya: Life in Yop City has been translated from the French by Helge Dascher. Dascher has been translating graphic novels from French and German to English for over twenty years. A contributor to Drawn & Quarterly since the early days, her translations include acclaimed titles such as Hostage by Guy Delisle and Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët. With a background in art history and history, she also translates books and exhibitions for museums in North America and Europe. She lives in Montreal.
Scotch and Holy Water
Author: John D. Tumpane
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960738205
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960738205
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Little Yogi Deck
Author: Crystal McCreary
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 161180812X
Category : Emotions in children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Simple yoga practices to help kids move through big emotions"--Container
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 161180812X
Category : Emotions in children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Simple yoga practices to help kids move through big emotions"--Container
Mommy Do My Hair
Author: Yesenia Hernandez
Publisher: Warren Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781943258673
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
With so many hairstyles to choose from, how can anyone pick just one? Mommy Do My Hair is a beautifully illustrated book that celebrates the special bond mothers and daughters have when it comes to daily hairdos.
Publisher: Warren Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781943258673
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
With so many hairstyles to choose from, how can anyone pick just one? Mommy Do My Hair is a beautifully illustrated book that celebrates the special bond mothers and daughters have when it comes to daily hairdos.