Author: Amy Gordon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439643122
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
While spending the summer before seventh grade with his aunt, Willy Wilson finds his first friends ever in the colorful characters who all love the neighborhood park owned by an eccentric old man.
The Gorillas of Gill Park
Author: Amy Gordon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439643122
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
While spending the summer before seventh grade with his aunt, Willy Wilson finds his first friends ever in the colorful characters who all love the neighborhood park owned by an eccentric old man.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439643122
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
While spending the summer before seventh grade with his aunt, Willy Wilson finds his first friends ever in the colorful characters who all love the neighborhood park owned by an eccentric old man.
Gorilla Dawn
Author: Gill Lewis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481486578
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
-Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by Oxford University Press.---Verso.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481486578
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
-Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by Oxford University Press.---Verso.
Twenty Gold Falcons
Author: Amy Gordon
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 9780823426560
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this adventure-filled, middle-grade mystery, eleven-year-old Aiden and her friends aren't the only ones hot on the trail of gold stashed in the mysterious Ingle Building.
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 9780823426560
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this adventure-filled, middle-grade mystery, eleven-year-old Aiden and her friends aren't the only ones hot on the trail of gold stashed in the mysterious Ingle Building.
The Shadow Collector's Apprentice
Author: Amy Gordon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823423590
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the summer of 1963, after his father has inexplicably disappeared, leaving Cully with his three eccentric aunts on their barely profitable apple farm, Cully goes to work for a mysterious antiques dealer who has the strange hobby of collecting shadows.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823423590
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the summer of 1963, after his father has inexplicably disappeared, leaving Cully with his three eccentric aunts on their barely profitable apple farm, Cully goes to work for a mysterious antiques dealer who has the strange hobby of collecting shadows.
Core Collection for Children and Young Adults
Author: Rachel E. Schwedt
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810866498
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
With thousands of new volumes lining the shelves of bookstores, abundant advertisements, and innumerable online reviews, it is becoming increasingly difficulty for the concerned adult to recommend literature that is of quality, yet speaks to young audiences. Core Collection for Children and Young Adults presents the best in contemporary and classic literature for children and young adults. Every book listed in this reference has a concisely worded annotation, which is followed by headings designating awards the book has won, related subjects, and character themes. With more than 350 titles reviewed, this resource will prove invaluable for teachers, librarians, parents, collectors of children's books, and college students with an interest in juvenile literature, education, or child growth and development.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810866498
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
With thousands of new volumes lining the shelves of bookstores, abundant advertisements, and innumerable online reviews, it is becoming increasingly difficulty for the concerned adult to recommend literature that is of quality, yet speaks to young audiences. Core Collection for Children and Young Adults presents the best in contemporary and classic literature for children and young adults. Every book listed in this reference has a concisely worded annotation, which is followed by headings designating awards the book has won, related subjects, and character themes. With more than 350 titles reviewed, this resource will prove invaluable for teachers, librarians, parents, collectors of children's books, and college students with an interest in juvenile literature, education, or child growth and development.
Towards a sustainable, participatory and inclusive wild meat sector
Author: Coad, L.
Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 602387083X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The meat of wild species, referred to in this report as ‘wild meat’, is an essential source of protein and a generator of income for millions of forest-living communities in tropical and subtropical regions. However, unsustainable harvest rates currently
Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 602387083X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The meat of wild species, referred to in this report as ‘wild meat’, is an essential source of protein and a generator of income for millions of forest-living communities in tropical and subtropical regions. However, unsustainable harvest rates currently
The Rising Sea
Author: Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597266434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a football field disappears every day. For these communities, sea level rise isn’t a distant, abstract fear: it’s happening now and it’s threatening their way of life. In The Rising Sea, Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young warn that many other coastal areas may be close behind. Prominent scientists predict that the oceans may rise by as much as seven feet in the next hundred years. That means coastal cities will be forced to construct dikes and seawalls or to move buildings, roads, pipelines, and railroads to avert inundation and destruction. The question is no longer whether climate change is causing the oceans to swell, but by how much and how quickly. Pilkey and Young deftly guide readers through the science, explaining the facts and debunking the claims of industry-sponsored “skeptics.” They also explore the consequences for fish, wildlife—and people. While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices—including uprooting citizens, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated national response—we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, The Rising Sea is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597266434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a football field disappears every day. For these communities, sea level rise isn’t a distant, abstract fear: it’s happening now and it’s threatening their way of life. In The Rising Sea, Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young warn that many other coastal areas may be close behind. Prominent scientists predict that the oceans may rise by as much as seven feet in the next hundred years. That means coastal cities will be forced to construct dikes and seawalls or to move buildings, roads, pipelines, and railroads to avert inundation and destruction. The question is no longer whether climate change is causing the oceans to swell, but by how much and how quickly. Pilkey and Young deftly guide readers through the science, explaining the facts and debunking the claims of industry-sponsored “skeptics.” They also explore the consequences for fish, wildlife—and people. While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices—including uprooting citizens, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated national response—we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, The Rising Sea is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water.
Lincoln Gordon
Author: Bruce L.R. Smith
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813161207
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
After World War II, American statesman and scholar Lincoln Gordon emerged as one of the key players in the reconstruction of Europe. In this biography, Bruce L.R. Smith examines Gordon's substantial contributions to US mobilization during the Second World War, Europe's postwar economic recovery, the security framework for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and US policy in Latin America.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813161207
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
After World War II, American statesman and scholar Lincoln Gordon emerged as one of the key players in the reconstruction of Europe. In this biography, Bruce L.R. Smith examines Gordon's substantial contributions to US mobilization during the Second World War, Europe's postwar economic recovery, the security framework for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and US policy in Latin America.
Monkey See
Author: Walt Maguire
Publisher: ENC Press
ISBN: 0975254073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
When asthma research accidentally leads to creation of talking animals, Man must finally confront the question avoided for centuries: How will this affect dinner parties? Ed the Talking Monkey is stuck between two worlds, with only one good pair of pants, living in a world he never made. Who isn¿t?
Publisher: ENC Press
ISBN: 0975254073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
When asthma research accidentally leads to creation of talking animals, Man must finally confront the question avoided for centuries: How will this affect dinner parties? Ed the Talking Monkey is stuck between two worlds, with only one good pair of pants, living in a world he never made. Who isn¿t?
Moon Bear
Author: Gill Lewis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481400967
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Both torn from their homes in Laos, a boy and a moon bear cub form a deep bond in this “moving and memorable” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) tale of impossible odds and resilient hope, based on true and tragic conditions in Eastern Asia. Twelve-year-old Tam, on a dare, ventures into a moon bear den in the mountains of Northern Laos. His goal is to steal the cub and sell it, making a fortune for his family. But the mother bear’s unexpected return upends Tam’s plan, and he barely escapes with his life. Then his life implodes anyway: his entire mountain village is forced to relocate to make room for a new highway. Lured by the promise of electricity, running water, and a television, Tam’s people move to an overcrowded village, where Tam’s father is killed by a stray landmine. Now the family breadwinner, Tam is forced to work hundreds of miles away in the city of Laos, at a moon bear farm where bile from bear gall bladders is used for medicine. It is a cruel, miserable place, and when a familiar face—the very cub he’d seen in the den in Vietnam—is sold to the bear farm, Tam knows he must save this moon bear, no matter what it takes. Deeply and powerfully moving, Moon Bear is an unforgettable story of compassion, hope, and bravery against overwhelming odds, and brings to light the real-life, heartwrenching plight of Asia’s endangered moon bears.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481400967
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Both torn from their homes in Laos, a boy and a moon bear cub form a deep bond in this “moving and memorable” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) tale of impossible odds and resilient hope, based on true and tragic conditions in Eastern Asia. Twelve-year-old Tam, on a dare, ventures into a moon bear den in the mountains of Northern Laos. His goal is to steal the cub and sell it, making a fortune for his family. But the mother bear’s unexpected return upends Tam’s plan, and he barely escapes with his life. Then his life implodes anyway: his entire mountain village is forced to relocate to make room for a new highway. Lured by the promise of electricity, running water, and a television, Tam’s people move to an overcrowded village, where Tam’s father is killed by a stray landmine. Now the family breadwinner, Tam is forced to work hundreds of miles away in the city of Laos, at a moon bear farm where bile from bear gall bladders is used for medicine. It is a cruel, miserable place, and when a familiar face—the very cub he’d seen in the den in Vietnam—is sold to the bear farm, Tam knows he must save this moon bear, no matter what it takes. Deeply and powerfully moving, Moon Bear is an unforgettable story of compassion, hope, and bravery against overwhelming odds, and brings to light the real-life, heartwrenching plight of Asia’s endangered moon bears.