The Tarantula in My Purse

The Tarantula in My Purse PDF Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780777781
Category : Naturalists
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Acclaimed author-illustrator Jean Craighead George shares her true adventures living with a variety of wild animals--including a mischievous crow, a duck with an arrest record, and a Houdini-like boa constrictor.

The Tarantula in My Purse

The Tarantula in My Purse PDF Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780777781
Category : Naturalists
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Acclaimed author-illustrator Jean Craighead George shares her true adventures living with a variety of wild animals--including a mischievous crow, a duck with an arrest record, and a Houdini-like boa constrictor.

The Tarantula in My Purse

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060236274
Category : Naturalists
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.

The Tarantula in My Purse

The Tarantula in My Purse PDF Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060236267
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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1 Screech Owl 6 Ducklings 1 Weasel 1 Toad 3 Crows 1 Raccoon 3 Salamanders 1 Goose 7 Sunfish 1 Skunk 1 Tarantula And that's just the beginning of the list'Jean Craighead George has counted at least 173 wild pets that became part of the family as she raised her three children. As the Georges cared for this wildly varied assortment of animals, their stories made their ways into the books that Jean was writing, many of which have become children's classics. Humorous, heart-warming, and just plain entertaining, these stories by Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George recall what life was like as she raised three children and 173 wild pets. On any given day there might be a bat in the refrigerator, an owl in the shower, or a crow at the kitchen table. Jean Craighead George’s respect for nature and its many creatures is evident in all of her writing. Here, she offers a personal, firsthand account of the many animals that made their way into her life and her books. 1996 ‘Pick of the Lists’ (ABA) 1996 Children’s Books (NY Public Library)

The Tarantula Scientist

The Tarantula Scientist PDF Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547530056
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83

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A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year: A “fascinating” photo-filled book on these amazing arachnids! (Booklist) Yellow blood? Skeletons on the outside? These attributes don’t belong to comic book characters or alien life forms, but to Earth’s biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas. In this book you are invited to follow Sam Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (he’s never been bitten), as he explores the dense rain forest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows, trying to get a closer look at these incredible creatures. You’ll also visit the largest comparative spider laboratory in America—where close to five hundred live tarantulas sit in towers of stacked shoeboxes and plastic containers, waiting for their turn to dazzle and astound the scientists who study them. “Superb color photos abound in this spectacular series addition…This is a vivid look at an enthusiastic scientist energetically and happily at work…A treat, even for arachnophobes.”—School Library Journal (starred review) A Sibert Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A John Burroughs Nature Book for Young Readers A Kirkus Reviews Editors Choice

Ice Whale

Ice Whale PDF Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110161269X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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From the most celebrated children’s nature writer of our time comes a posthumous new novel in the tradition of her Newbery award-winning Julie of the Wolves In 1848, a young boy witnesses a rare sight—the birth of a bowhead, or ice whale, he calls Siku. Years later, he unwittingly brings about the death of an entire pod of whales, and only Siku survives. For this act, the boy receives a curse of banishment. Through the generations, this curse is handed down: Siku returns year after year, in reality and dreams, to haunt the boy’s descendants. Told in alternating voices, both human and whale, Jean Craighead George’s last novel shows the interconnectedness of humankind and the animals they depend on. “It’s a bold, wistful, and heartfelt coda to a distinguished career.”—School Library Journal

The Tarantula in My Purse

The Tarantula in My Purse PDF Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Harcourt School Publishers
ISBN: 9780153143915
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Book Description
A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.

Rats Saw God

Rats Saw God PDF Author: Rob Thomas
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439115362
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Steve details his descent from bright star to burnout in this newly repackaged edition of the definitive, highly acclaimed novel from the creator of Veronica Mars and Party Down. Houston, sophomore year: Steve is on top of the world. He and his friends are the talk of the school. He’s in love with a terrific girl. He can even deal with “the astronaut”—a world-famous hero who happens to be his father. San Diego, senior year: Steve is bummed out, drugged out, flunking out. A no-nonsense counselor says he can graduate if he writes a 100-page paper. So Steve starts writing, and as the paper becomes more and more personal, he reveals how a National Merit Scholar has become an under-achieving stoner. And in telling how he got to where he is, Steve discovers how to get to where he wants to be.

Paper Ghosts

Paper Ghosts PDF Author: Julia Heaberlin
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0804178046
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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A Texas map marked with three red dots like drops of blood. A serial killer who claims to have dementia. A mysterious young woman who wants answers. What could go wrong? FINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD • “Fast and furious . . . You’ll never see what’s coming.”—The Washington Post Years ago, her sister Rachel vanished. Now she is almost certain the man who took Rachel sits in the passenger seat beside her. He claims to have dementia and no memory of murdering girls across Texas in a string of places where he shot eerie pictures. To find the truth, she proposes a dangerous idea: a ten-day road trip with a possible serial killer to examine cold cases linked to his haunting photographs. Is he a liar or a broken old man? Is he a pathological con artist—or is she? You won’t see the final, terrifying twist spinning your way until the very last mile. Praise for Paper Ghosts “Paper Ghosts is a riveting summer read that shows Texas in a powerfully intimate light.” —The Austin Chronicle “[An] artful and elegiac psychological thriller . . . riveting.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Paper Ghosts] elevates the often tawdry genre of the serial killer novel to a work of art.”—Sunday Express (UK) “Texas has yet again bred a major American noir writer.”—D Magazine “[Heaberlin has] developed a distinctive literary voice, one that is on full display in Paper Ghosts.”—Houston Chronicle “Entertainingly unnerving.”—The Dallas Morning News “Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place, and some dark comedy make this travelogue-cum-psychological thriller well worth the read.”—The Guardian

The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo

The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo PDF Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006440434X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Vanished? Liza Poole lives with her mother in one of the last balanced ecosystems in North America -- the Gumbo Limbo Hammock deep within the lush kingdom of the Florida Everglades. Some may think it strange to live outdoors, but Liza feels lucky to live it strange to live outdoors, but Liza feels lucky to live in her small yellow tent amidst tropical birds and exotic plants. And at the center of this natural paradise lies Dajun, the majestic alligator who protects Gumbo Limbo's environment. Then, one day, a state official arrives with frightening orders. Dajun is scaring people nearby -- he must be killed! Liza takes action to save the invaluable 'gator, but suddenly, he is nowhere to be found. Now, she must find Dajun before it's too late, and her search will lead her into the heart of an exciting eco mystery!

My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain PDF Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593115007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213

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"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book