Author: Carol Ann Duffy
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781509832453
Category : Jungle animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Skipping home is a piece of cake, when you've got your very own skipping-rope snake!"--Back cover.
The Skipping-rope Snake
Author: Carol Ann Duffy
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9780333987391
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Skipping home is a piece of cake, When you've got your very own skipping-rope snake What can a little girl do in the jungle? Play snap with a crocodile? Join-the-dots on a leopard's spots? Pin-the-tail on an elephant? Or just pick up a snake and skip all the way home With its irresistible rhyme and jungly illustrations, this is a joyful, anarchic picture book from the author and illustrator of QUEEN MUNCH AND QUEEN NIBBLE.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9780333987391
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Skipping home is a piece of cake, When you've got your very own skipping-rope snake What can a little girl do in the jungle? Play snap with a crocodile? Join-the-dots on a leopard's spots? Pin-the-tail on an elephant? Or just pick up a snake and skip all the way home With its irresistible rhyme and jungly illustrations, this is a joyful, anarchic picture book from the author and illustrator of QUEEN MUNCH AND QUEEN NIBBLE.
Snake Ropes
Author: Jess Richards
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443410160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Set on an isolated island off the Scottish coast, in a community run by women who are in awe of a mysterious structure called the Thrashing House, the novel is narrated by two teenage girls in very different circumstances. Mary is doing her best to protect her younger brother, Barney, as the island’s sons are mysteriously disappearing. Morgan is scheming to escape the prison her parents have made of their home. The two girls unite, each on a desperate mission in which secrets will be revealed and lives changed forever.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443410160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Set on an isolated island off the Scottish coast, in a community run by women who are in awe of a mysterious structure called the Thrashing House, the novel is narrated by two teenage girls in very different circumstances. Mary is doing her best to protect her younger brother, Barney, as the island’s sons are mysteriously disappearing. Morgan is scheming to escape the prison her parents have made of their home. The two girls unite, each on a desperate mission in which secrets will be revealed and lives changed forever.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)
Author: Suzanne Collins
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338635182
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 747
Book Description
Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined - every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338635182
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 747
Book Description
Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined - every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
The Little Snake
Author: A.L. Kennedy
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1786893886
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Charming lessons in life, death and kindness . . . Hugely moving' Observer This is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend. The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her grow and her city change, as bombs drop and war creeps in. Lanmo wonders, can having a friend possibly be worth the pain of knowing you will lose them?
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1786893886
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Charming lessons in life, death and kindness . . . Hugely moving' Observer This is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend. The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her grow and her city change, as bombs drop and war creeps in. Lanmo wonders, can having a friend possibly be worth the pain of knowing you will lose them?
Jump Rope Magic
Author: Afi Scruggs
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590693271
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Shameka and her jump rope rhymes bring joy to everyone, even Miss Minnie, the meanest person in the neighborhood.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590693271
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Shameka and her jump rope rhymes bring joy to everyone, even Miss Minnie, the meanest person in the neighborhood.
Brave Charlotte
Author: Anu Stohner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1582346909
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A headstrong sheep rescues the flock when their shepherd is injured.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1582346909
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A headstrong sheep rescues the flock when their shepherd is injured.
The Serpent and the Rope
Author: Raja Rao
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351188019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 567
Book Description
Rama, a young scholar, meets Madeleine at a university in France. Though they seem to be made for each other, both alike in temperament and character, at times they are divided, a huge gulf separating them. Rama’s trip back to India for his father’s illness forcibly reminds him of the underlying contrasts between India and Europe, and of a certain conflict between them in himself. When he returns to France, Rama and Madeleine must face the problems in their marriage. Can they preserve their identities, or must one sacrifice one’s inheritance to make the relationship a success?
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351188019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 567
Book Description
Rama, a young scholar, meets Madeleine at a university in France. Though they seem to be made for each other, both alike in temperament and character, at times they are divided, a huge gulf separating them. Rama’s trip back to India for his father’s illness forcibly reminds him of the underlying contrasts between India and Europe, and of a certain conflict between them in himself. When he returns to France, Rama and Madeleine must face the problems in their marriage. Can they preserve their identities, or must one sacrifice one’s inheritance to make the relationship a success?
The Tear Thief
Author: Carol Ann Duffy
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782855645
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Why does the magical Tear Thief catch children's tears as they fall? Find out in this moving tale about how we express our feelings. Lyrical text by Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most prominent poets writing today, makes this a lovely read-aloud.
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782855645
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Why does the magical Tear Thief catch children's tears as they fall? Find out in this moving tale about how we express our feelings. Lyrical text by Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most prominent poets writing today, makes this a lovely read-aloud.
Queen Munch and Queen Nibble
Author: Carol Ann Duffy
Publisher: Two Hoots
ISBN: 9781509830916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bold, bouncy Queen Munch loves nothing more than eating delicious cakes and enormous breakfasts, whereas Queen Nibble is pale, quiet, and likes making necklaces out of raindrops. So when Queen Munch decides to invite Queen Nibble for a visit and win her friendship, the mission seems doomed to fail. But there is more to each Queen than meets the eye and soon a friendship begins to blossom. A longer story than most picture books, Queen Munch and Queen Nibble is the perfect gift for new readers, and a journey into a captivating and fantastical world that will delight young readers over and over again.
Publisher: Two Hoots
ISBN: 9781509830916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bold, bouncy Queen Munch loves nothing more than eating delicious cakes and enormous breakfasts, whereas Queen Nibble is pale, quiet, and likes making necklaces out of raindrops. So when Queen Munch decides to invite Queen Nibble for a visit and win her friendship, the mission seems doomed to fail. But there is more to each Queen than meets the eye and soon a friendship begins to blossom. A longer story than most picture books, Queen Munch and Queen Nibble is the perfect gift for new readers, and a journey into a captivating and fantastical world that will delight young readers over and over again.
Baby Botanist
Author: Dr. Laura Gehl
Publisher: HarperFestival
ISBN: 9780062841322
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Publisher: HarperFestival
ISBN: 9780062841322
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description