Author: Adam L. Penenberg
Publisher: Wayzgoose Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
During the Golden Age of Aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, two great pilots stood above the rest: one-eyed Oklahoma farm boy Wiley Post, shy and awkward on the ground but a daredevil in the sky; and Jimmie Mattern, a handsome, charismatic Hollywood stunt pilot from Texas. The whole world followed their exploits through screaming newspaper headlines as they flew in planes made of little more than wood, canvas, and bailing wire, competing to be the first solo flier to circumnavigate the earth. Only one would succeed, though the other would become more famous than he could have ever imagined. And both would change the face of aviation forever.
Sky Rivals
Author: Adam L. Penenberg
Publisher: Wayzgoose Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
During the Golden Age of Aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, two great pilots stood above the rest: one-eyed Oklahoma farm boy Wiley Post, shy and awkward on the ground but a daredevil in the sky; and Jimmie Mattern, a handsome, charismatic Hollywood stunt pilot from Texas. The whole world followed their exploits through screaming newspaper headlines as they flew in planes made of little more than wood, canvas, and bailing wire, competing to be the first solo flier to circumnavigate the earth. Only one would succeed, though the other would become more famous than he could have ever imagined. And both would change the face of aviation forever.
Publisher: Wayzgoose Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
During the Golden Age of Aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, two great pilots stood above the rest: one-eyed Oklahoma farm boy Wiley Post, shy and awkward on the ground but a daredevil in the sky; and Jimmie Mattern, a handsome, charismatic Hollywood stunt pilot from Texas. The whole world followed their exploits through screaming newspaper headlines as they flew in planes made of little more than wood, canvas, and bailing wire, competing to be the first solo flier to circumnavigate the earth. Only one would succeed, though the other would become more famous than he could have ever imagined. And both would change the face of aviation forever.
Under the Broken Sky
Author: Mariko Nagai
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250159229
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
"Necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a breathtaking work of literature."—Booklist, starred review A beautifully told middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War II. Twelve-year-old Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life they’ve known begins to unravel when her father is recruited to the Japanese army, and Natsu and her little sister, Cricket, are left orphaned and destitute. In a desperate move to keep her sister alive, Natsu sells Cricket to a Russian family following the 1945 Soviet occupation. The journey to redemption for Natsu's broken family is rife with struggles, but Natsu is tenacious and will stop at nothing to get her little sister back. Literary and historically insightful, this is one of the great untold stories of WWII. Much like the Newbery Honor book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky is powerful, poignant, and ultimately hopeful. Christy Ottaviano Books
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250159229
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
"Necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a breathtaking work of literature."—Booklist, starred review A beautifully told middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War II. Twelve-year-old Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life they’ve known begins to unravel when her father is recruited to the Japanese army, and Natsu and her little sister, Cricket, are left orphaned and destitute. In a desperate move to keep her sister alive, Natsu sells Cricket to a Russian family following the 1945 Soviet occupation. The journey to redemption for Natsu's broken family is rife with struggles, but Natsu is tenacious and will stop at nothing to get her little sister back. Literary and historically insightful, this is one of the great untold stories of WWII. Much like the Newbery Honor book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky is powerful, poignant, and ultimately hopeful. Christy Ottaviano Books
Free for All?
Author: Barry Cox
Publisher: Demos
ISBN: 1841801208
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Publisher: Demos
ISBN: 1841801208
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
The International Studio
Author:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Renaissance Rivals
Author: Rona Goffen
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300105896
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
For sixteenth-century Italian masters, the creation of art was a contest. They knew each other's work and patrons, were collegues and rivals. Survey of this artistic rivalry, the emotional and professional circumstances of their creations.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300105896
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
For sixteenth-century Italian masters, the creation of art was a contest. They knew each other's work and patrons, were collegues and rivals. Survey of this artistic rivalry, the emotional and professional circumstances of their creations.
The Prize (Pony Club Rivals, Book 4)
Author: Stacy Gregg
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007445644
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Saddle up for the fourth exciting Pony Club Rivals adventure! Will Georgie fulfil her riding dreams at the ‘All-stars’ Academy?
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007445644
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Saddle up for the fourth exciting Pony Club Rivals adventure! Will Georgie fulfil her riding dreams at the ‘All-stars’ Academy?
The Studio
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Selections from the Writings of Lord Macaulay
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Lord Macaulay's Essays, and Lays of Ancient Rome
Author: Macaulay
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Critical & Historical Essays
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description