Author: Laura Fernandez
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : North Winds Press
ISBN: 9780439987257
Category : Kites
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
One day each spring a boy launches his fighting kite into the air. He has worked on it all year, perfecting every detail to make his kite the very best -- the one that can capture all the others. Not even the huge kite of the boy next door can match his ... for on this special day, he is king of the skies!
King of the Skies
Author: Laura Fernandez
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : North Winds Press
ISBN: 9780439987257
Category : Kites
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
One day each spring a boy launches his fighting kite into the air. He has worked on it all year, perfecting every detail to make his kite the very best -- the one that can capture all the others. Not even the huge kite of the boy next door can match his ... for on this special day, he is king of the skies!
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : North Winds Press
ISBN: 9780439987257
Category : Kites
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
One day each spring a boy launches his fighting kite into the air. He has worked on it all year, perfecting every detail to make his kite the very best -- the one that can capture all the others. Not even the huge kite of the boy next door can match his ... for on this special day, he is king of the skies!
The Life of the Skies
Author: Jonathan Rosen
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429956038
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Aerial delights: A history of America as seen through the eyes of a bird-watcher John James Audubon arrived in America in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson was president, and lived long enough to see his friend Samuel Morse send a telegraphic message from his house in New York City in the 1840s. As a boy, Teddy Roosevelt learned taxidermy from a man who had sailed up the Missouri River with Audubon, and yet as president presided over America's entry into the twentieth century, in which our ability to destroy ourselves and the natural world was no longer metaphorical. Roosevelt, an avid birder, was born a hunter and died a conservationist. Today, forty-six million Americans are bird-watchers. The Life of the Skies is a genre-bending journey into the meaning of a pursuit born out of the tangled history of industrialization and nature longing. Jonathan Rosen set out on a quest not merely to see birds but to fathom their centrality—historical and literary, spiritual and scientific—to a culture torn between the desire both to conquer and to conserve. Rosen argues that bird-watching is nothing less than the real national pastime—indeed it is more than that, because the field of play is the earth itself. We are the players and the spectators, and the outcome—since bird and watcher are intimately connected—is literally a matter of life and death.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429956038
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Aerial delights: A history of America as seen through the eyes of a bird-watcher John James Audubon arrived in America in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson was president, and lived long enough to see his friend Samuel Morse send a telegraphic message from his house in New York City in the 1840s. As a boy, Teddy Roosevelt learned taxidermy from a man who had sailed up the Missouri River with Audubon, and yet as president presided over America's entry into the twentieth century, in which our ability to destroy ourselves and the natural world was no longer metaphorical. Roosevelt, an avid birder, was born a hunter and died a conservationist. Today, forty-six million Americans are bird-watchers. The Life of the Skies is a genre-bending journey into the meaning of a pursuit born out of the tangled history of industrialization and nature longing. Jonathan Rosen set out on a quest not merely to see birds but to fathom their centrality—historical and literary, spiritual and scientific—to a culture torn between the desire both to conquer and to conserve. Rosen argues that bird-watching is nothing less than the real national pastime—indeed it is more than that, because the field of play is the earth itself. We are the players and the spectators, and the outcome—since bird and watcher are intimately connected—is literally a matter of life and death.
Unto the Skies
Author: K. A. Lalani
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911320333
Category : Air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"This is an extensive, fully-researched biography of Amy Johnson, Britain's most famous aviatrix. Unto the Skies takes readers from the early days of her childhood and adolescence in Hull, through to her estrangement from her family in London, to the point where her love of flying led to the fame she later, albeit reluctantly, gained after her epic 1930 Australia flight. The story of Amy's death is still surrounded by mystery, after she crashed into the Thames estuary and was drowned; her body was never recovered. Her story still serves as an inspiration to many, being Britain's first qualified woman ground engineer - despite being told she would never be a flier - and completing her world-famous solo flight at the age of 26, before other setting other records. The story of her life will be widely enjoyed."--Publisher description.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911320333
Category : Air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"This is an extensive, fully-researched biography of Amy Johnson, Britain's most famous aviatrix. Unto the Skies takes readers from the early days of her childhood and adolescence in Hull, through to her estrangement from her family in London, to the point where her love of flying led to the fame she later, albeit reluctantly, gained after her epic 1930 Australia flight. The story of Amy's death is still surrounded by mystery, after she crashed into the Thames estuary and was drowned; her body was never recovered. Her story still serves as an inspiration to many, being Britain's first qualified woman ground engineer - despite being told she would never be a flier - and completing her world-famous solo flight at the age of 26, before other setting other records. The story of her life will be widely enjoyed."--Publisher description.
Jump into the Sky
Author: Shelley Pearsall
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375895485
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Levi Battle's been left behind all his life. His mother could sing like a bird and she flew away like one, too. His father left him with his grandmother so he could work as a traveling salesman—until Levi's grandmother left this world entirely. Now Levi's staying with his Aunt Odella while his father is serving in the U.S. Army. But it's 1945, and the war is nearly over, and Aunt Odella decides it's time for Levi to do some leaving of his own. Before he can blink, Levi finds himself on a train from Chicago to Fayettville, North Carolina, where his father is currently stationed—last they knew. So begins an eye-opening, life-changing journey for Levi. First lesson: there are different rules for African Americans in the South than there are in Chicago. And breaking them can have serious consequences. But with the help of some kind strangers, and despite the hindrances of some unkind ones, Levi makes his way across the United States—searching for his father and finding out about himself, his country, and what it truly means to belong. Shelley Pearsall has created an unforgettable character in Levi and gives readers a remarkable tour of 1945 America through his eyes. Jump into the Sky is a tour de force of historical fiction from a writer at the very top of her game.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375895485
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Levi Battle's been left behind all his life. His mother could sing like a bird and she flew away like one, too. His father left him with his grandmother so he could work as a traveling salesman—until Levi's grandmother left this world entirely. Now Levi's staying with his Aunt Odella while his father is serving in the U.S. Army. But it's 1945, and the war is nearly over, and Aunt Odella decides it's time for Levi to do some leaving of his own. Before he can blink, Levi finds himself on a train from Chicago to Fayettville, North Carolina, where his father is currently stationed—last they knew. So begins an eye-opening, life-changing journey for Levi. First lesson: there are different rules for African Americans in the South than there are in Chicago. And breaking them can have serious consequences. But with the help of some kind strangers, and despite the hindrances of some unkind ones, Levi makes his way across the United States—searching for his father and finding out about himself, his country, and what it truly means to belong. Shelley Pearsall has created an unforgettable character in Levi and gives readers a remarkable tour of 1945 America through his eyes. Jump into the Sky is a tour de force of historical fiction from a writer at the very top of her game.
A Dictionary of Hymnology, Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations ...
Author: John Julian
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
Book Description
A Dictionary of Hymnology, Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations. Ed
Author: John Julian
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns
Languages : en
Pages : 1796
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns
Languages : en
Pages : 1796
Book Description
The Psalter and Scripture Selections for Responsive Reading
Author: Herbert Barclay Turner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Responses (Liturgy)
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Responses (Liturgy)
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Holy Bible
Author: Nelson Bibles
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
ISBN: 9781400320974
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A translation of the Holy Scriptures, prepared specifically for children. Includes maps, a dictionary, articles and helps. --
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
ISBN: 9781400320974
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A translation of the Holy Scriptures, prepared specifically for children. Includes maps, a dictionary, articles and helps. --
The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1166
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1166
Book Description
Hymns of the Kingdom of God
Author: Henry Sloane Coffin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description