Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877499517
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Dan tries to recapture Grandma's parrot after the bird escapes from his cage in a bid for freedom. Includes notes for teachers. Suggested level: junior.
Dan and the Parrot
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877499517
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Dan tries to recapture Grandma's parrot after the bird escapes from his cage in a bid for freedom. Includes notes for teachers. Suggested level: junior.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877499517
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Dan tries to recapture Grandma's parrot after the bird escapes from his cage in a bid for freedom. Includes notes for teachers. Suggested level: junior.
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Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Pages : 888
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Ask the Parrot
Author: Richard Stark
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648579X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The coldblooded criminal known as Parker tries, and fails, to stay under the radar in rural New England: “Nobody does the noir thriller better than Stark.” —San Diego Union-Tribune In Ask the Parrot, the followup to Nobody Runs Forever, ruthless thief Parker is back on the run, dodging dogs, cops, and even a helicopter. His escape brings him to rural Massachusetts, where he is forced to work with a small-town recluse nursing a grudge against the racetrack that fired him. Even in hiding, Parker manages to get up to no good. It’ll be a deadly day at the races . . . “Richard Stark’s Parker crime novels are the ultimate page-turners.” —Jonathan Ames, The Boston Globe “Parker is a blunt instrument of a human being.” —John Hodgman, Parade “Often funny, laced with Stark’s brutally morbid humor . . . fast-moving, tense scenes that drip with potential violence before, inevitably, exploding into actual violence.” —Christopher Bahn, AV Club
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648579X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The coldblooded criminal known as Parker tries, and fails, to stay under the radar in rural New England: “Nobody does the noir thriller better than Stark.” —San Diego Union-Tribune In Ask the Parrot, the followup to Nobody Runs Forever, ruthless thief Parker is back on the run, dodging dogs, cops, and even a helicopter. His escape brings him to rural Massachusetts, where he is forced to work with a small-town recluse nursing a grudge against the racetrack that fired him. Even in hiding, Parker manages to get up to no good. It’ll be a deadly day at the races . . . “Richard Stark’s Parker crime novels are the ultimate page-turners.” —Jonathan Ames, The Boston Globe “Parker is a blunt instrument of a human being.” —John Hodgman, Parade “Often funny, laced with Stark’s brutally morbid humor . . . fast-moving, tense scenes that drip with potential violence before, inevitably, exploding into actual violence.” —Christopher Bahn, AV Club
Dan's To-morrow
Author: William Heyliger
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Flaubert's Parrot
Author: Julian Barnes
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307797856
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • From the internationally bestselling author of The Sense of an Ending comes a literary detective story of a retired doctor obsessed with the 19th century French author Flaubert—and with tracking down the stuffed parrot that once inspired him. • “A high literary entertainment carried off with great brio.” —The New York Times Book Review Julian Barnes playfully combines a detective story with a character study of its detective, embedded in a brilliant riff on literary genius. A compelling weave of fiction and imaginatively ordered fact, Flaubert's Parrot is by turns moving and entertaining, witty and scholarly, and a tour de force of seductive originality.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307797856
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • From the internationally bestselling author of The Sense of an Ending comes a literary detective story of a retired doctor obsessed with the 19th century French author Flaubert—and with tracking down the stuffed parrot that once inspired him. • “A high literary entertainment carried off with great brio.” —The New York Times Book Review Julian Barnes playfully combines a detective story with a character study of its detective, embedded in a brilliant riff on literary genius. A compelling weave of fiction and imaginatively ordered fact, Flaubert's Parrot is by turns moving and entertaining, witty and scholarly, and a tour de force of seductive originality.
Dan and the Parrot
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781605592176
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
"Grandma Fay has lost her parrot. Can Dan, the flying man, get it back?"--p. [4] of cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781605592176
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
"Grandma Fay has lost her parrot. Can Dan, the flying man, get it back?"--p. [4] of cover.
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Author: Lorettus Sutton Metcalf
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Author: Dan Santat
Publisher:
ISBN: 1626726825
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
From the New York Times-bestselling creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend comes the inspiring epilogue to the beloved classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened after? Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's poignant tale follows Humpty Dumpty, an avid bird watcher whose favorite place to be is high up on the city wall--that is, until after his famous fall. Now terrified of heights, Humpty can longer do many of the things he loves most. Will he summon the courage to face his fear? After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) is a masterful picture book that will remind readers of all ages that Life begins when you get back up. 2018 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Winner A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2017 A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2017 A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Kids A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2017 An NPR Best Book of 2017
Publisher:
ISBN: 1626726825
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
From the New York Times-bestselling creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend comes the inspiring epilogue to the beloved classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened after? Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's poignant tale follows Humpty Dumpty, an avid bird watcher whose favorite place to be is high up on the city wall--that is, until after his famous fall. Now terrified of heights, Humpty can longer do many of the things he loves most. Will he summon the courage to face his fear? After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) is a masterful picture book that will remind readers of all ages that Life begins when you get back up. 2018 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Winner A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2017 A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2017 A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Kids A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2017 An NPR Best Book of 2017
A Parrot's Life for Me
Author: Arlen Cohn
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740777327
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Upon graduating from Pirate's Parrots Training School, a bird joins Pirate Tom's crew for adventure on the high seas, and makes a tasty discovery during their first battle.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740777327
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Upon graduating from Pirate's Parrots Training School, a bird joins Pirate Tom's crew for adventure on the high seas, and makes a tasty discovery during their first battle.
Dan, the Flying Man
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877454592
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Dan is flying everywhere! Who will catch him?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877454592
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Dan is flying everywhere! Who will catch him?