Author: Marjorie Sayer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988256125
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Twelve year old Zun lives in China, 1902. Like her father, she's at home in the world of machines. She knows whether to grease or oil, how to true a wheel, and the heartbreak of over-tightening. She believes great times are ahead, as soon as her father builds China's first bicycle factory. That dream halts one terrible night.
The Girl Mechanic of Wanzhou
Author: Marjorie Sayer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988256125
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Twelve year old Zun lives in China, 1902. Like her father, she's at home in the world of machines. She knows whether to grease or oil, how to true a wheel, and the heartbreak of over-tightening. She believes great times are ahead, as soon as her father builds China's first bicycle factory. That dream halts one terrible night.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988256125
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Twelve year old Zun lives in China, 1902. Like her father, she's at home in the world of machines. She knows whether to grease or oil, how to true a wheel, and the heartbreak of over-tightening. She believes great times are ahead, as soon as her father builds China's first bicycle factory. That dream halts one terrible night.
HTTP: The Definitive Guide
Author: David Gourley
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1565925092
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
This guide gives a complete and detailed description of the HTTP protocol and how it shapes the landscape of the Web by the technologies that it supports.
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1565925092
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
This guide gives a complete and detailed description of the HTTP protocol and how it shapes the landscape of the Web by the technologies that it supports.
Professor Bear's Math Club Workbook Alpha
Author: Marjorie Sayer
Publisher: Atelier Finwhale
ISBN: 9780988256101
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A math workbook from the den of Professor Large Ferocious Bear. For people comfortable with arithmetic and hungry for more. Use this book to train for math contests, add enrichment, or give a brain a workout.
Publisher: Atelier Finwhale
ISBN: 9780988256101
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A math workbook from the den of Professor Large Ferocious Bear. For people comfortable with arithmetic and hungry for more. Use this book to train for math contests, add enrichment, or give a brain a workout.
What Things Mean
Author: Sophia N. Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810940546
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810940546
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
The Mudskipper
Author: Ovidia Yu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810730116
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810730116
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Indian National Bibliography
Author: B. S. Kesavan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Wing of the Locust
Author: Joel Donato Ching Jacob
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Ferryman
Author: Claire McFall
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536218456
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
"Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed. Except she hasn't. The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls. And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before. Except this time, something's different. Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realises she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever. Can true love overcome the boundaries of death? Ferryman is a thought-provoking and truly original story of a love that refuses to be limited by death."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536218456
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
"Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed. Except she hasn't. The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls. And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before. Except this time, something's different. Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realises she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever. Can true love overcome the boundaries of death? Ferryman is a thought-provoking and truly original story of a love that refuses to be limited by death."--Provided by publisher.
The Eagle of the Ninth
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192750457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the story of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of northern Britain and never came back. Rosemary Sutcliff spent most of her life in a wheelchair, suffering from the wasting Still's disease. She wrote her first book for children, The Queen's Story, in 1950 and went on to become a highly respected name in the field of children's literature. She received an OBE in 1975 and died at theage of 72 in 1992.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192750457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the story of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of northern Britain and never came back. Rosemary Sutcliff spent most of her life in a wheelchair, suffering from the wasting Still's disease. She wrote her first book for children, The Queen's Story, in 1950 and went on to become a highly respected name in the field of children's literature. She received an OBE in 1975 and died at theage of 72 in 1992.
Book Uncle and Me
Author: Uma Krishnaswami
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1554988101
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award An award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference. Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. What can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she’s just a kid. She can’t even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends — her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has family and neighbors. What’s more, she has an idea that came right out of the last book she borrowed from Book Uncle. So Yasmin and her friends get to work. Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely... Or is it spinning right out of control? An energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 1554988101
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award An award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference. Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. What can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she’s just a kid. She can’t even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends — her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has family and neighbors. What’s more, she has an idea that came right out of the last book she borrowed from Book Uncle. So Yasmin and her friends get to work. Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely... Or is it spinning right out of control? An energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.