Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 039924302X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Patricia Polacco's most poignant Christmas tale! The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his trip to Lansing. He promised to bring back the oranges for the mantelpiece. Every year there are nine of them nestled among the evergreens, one for each of the children. But this year, heavy snows might mean no oranges . . . and, worse, no Pa! This is a holiday story close to Patricia Polacco's heart. Frankie was her grandmother's youngest brother, and every year she and her family remember this tale of a little boy who learned--and taught--an important lesson about giving, one Christmas long ago
An Orange for Frankie
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 039924302X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Patricia Polacco's most poignant Christmas tale! The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his trip to Lansing. He promised to bring back the oranges for the mantelpiece. Every year there are nine of them nestled among the evergreens, one for each of the children. But this year, heavy snows might mean no oranges . . . and, worse, no Pa! This is a holiday story close to Patricia Polacco's heart. Frankie was her grandmother's youngest brother, and every year she and her family remember this tale of a little boy who learned--and taught--an important lesson about giving, one Christmas long ago
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 039924302X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Patricia Polacco's most poignant Christmas tale! The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his trip to Lansing. He promised to bring back the oranges for the mantelpiece. Every year there are nine of them nestled among the evergreens, one for each of the children. But this year, heavy snows might mean no oranges . . . and, worse, no Pa! This is a holiday story close to Patricia Polacco's heart. Frankie was her grandmother's youngest brother, and every year she and her family remember this tale of a little boy who learned--and taught--an important lesson about giving, one Christmas long ago
The World's Work
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Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Languages : en
Pages : 614
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The Promise of the New South
Author: Edward L. Ayers
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195326881
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A new history of the American South during Reconstruction shows how a complex blending of new ideas and old hatreds developed in the region following the Civil War. By the author of Vengeance and Justice.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195326881
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A new history of the American South during Reconstruction shows how a complex blending of new ideas and old hatreds developed in the region following the Civil War. By the author of Vengeance and Justice.
Christmas, A Very Peculiar History
Author: Fiona Macdonald
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 190875902X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Just when you thought it was safe to take a sneak peek into your stocking, it's 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History'. Taking an unbiased view of the myth and mystery surrounding the origins of the yuletide season, this book introduces mindbending facts about the holiday season and shatters the myths surrounding some of Christmas' most treasured and well-known facets: When exactly was Jesus born? Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a snowglobe made of? What's Boxing Day all about? 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' takes a sideways look at bizarre yuletide customs and stories from around the world, such as Santa's evil sidekick, the terrifying Krampus, and the Scandinavian celebration of Saint Lucy. So leave the mince pies on the mantlepiece if you've been good and block up your chimneys if you've been bad, because 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' is here.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 190875902X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Just when you thought it was safe to take a sneak peek into your stocking, it's 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History'. Taking an unbiased view of the myth and mystery surrounding the origins of the yuletide season, this book introduces mindbending facts about the holiday season and shatters the myths surrounding some of Christmas' most treasured and well-known facets: When exactly was Jesus born? Why is Santa's outfit red and white? Where do we get Christmas trees from? What's the snow in a snowglobe made of? What's Boxing Day all about? 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' takes a sideways look at bizarre yuletide customs and stories from around the world, such as Santa's evil sidekick, the terrifying Krampus, and the Scandinavian celebration of Saint Lucy. So leave the mince pies on the mantlepiece if you've been good and block up your chimneys if you've been bad, because 'Christmas: A Very Peculiar History' is here.
Ebony Jr.
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Created by the publishers of EBONY. During its years of publishing it was the largest ever children-focused publication for African Americans.
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Created by the publishers of EBONY. During its years of publishing it was the largest ever children-focused publication for African Americans.
Western Fruit Jobber
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Category : Produce trade
Languages : en
Pages : 972
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Category : Produce trade
Languages : en
Pages : 972
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World's Work
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Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Official Report
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Category : California Fruit Growers' Convention
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Category : California Fruit Growers' Convention
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Our Little Old Lady
Author: Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
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Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Gifts from the Heart
Author: Virginia Brucker
Publisher: Insomniac Press
ISBN: 1897178301
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Simple ways to make your family's Christmas more meaningful.
Publisher: Insomniac Press
ISBN: 1897178301
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Simple ways to make your family's Christmas more meaningful.