7/8/2023 0 Comments Author of the martian new book![]() ![]() ![]() Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
0 Comments
7/8/2023 0 Comments Moo! by David LaRochelle![]() Teddy’s Favorite Toy by Christian Trimmer While sometimes silly, this book delivers on the funnies for all readers. ![]() She’s just not allowed!Ī kite flies into a tree and what ensues is an epic adventure of getting unstuck. The protagonist makes a list of things she’s not allowed to do any longer…from using glue to reading fortunes. Thelma the horse has dreams! She wants to be a unicorn and by a happy surprise, she becomes one!Ī cow goes on a joy ride…this book and illustrations will delight the reader as they go on an adventure with an ambitious cow.ġ7 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill What happens when a six-year-old thinks he’s falling apart? You get a funny journey of a child discovering the different parts of himself that will have you laughing out loud. ![]() Doesn’t it feel like the kids always pick the longest book ever? Why not make storytime fun for you as well by reading the following books together? ![]() When bedtime rolls around it can feel like a never-ending process…baths, teeth to be brushed, pajamas, and then storytime. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Obscured text on front cover, front & back flap. the Royal Wizard of Norland, she is ecstatic to get away from her parents, but finds that his house is much more than it seems Notes. Publication date 2008 Topics Housesitting - Fiction, Magic - Fiction, Wizards - Fiction. OL14992013W Page_number_confidence 71.93 Pages 426 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.11 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210414145234 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 501 Scandate 20210406071314 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780061477959 Tts_version 4. House of many ways by Jones, Diana Wynne. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:00:36 Boxid IA40088512 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Elevation novella![]() This short book is perfect for less confident readers. Stephen King steps away from his usual horror writing for this uplifting story about overcoming prejudices. What we think of this book & ideas for gifting Includes illustrations © Mark Edward Geyer. Soon, they forge a friendship which may just help him through his mysterious affliction… Scott is not happy that their dogs keep fouling on his lawn.īut as the town prepares for its annual Thanksgiving 12K run, Scott starts to understand the prejudices his neighbours face. Meanwhile a new couple, Deirdre and Missy, owners of a ‘fine dining experience’ in town, have moved in next door. Every day he’s losing weight – but without looking any different. ![]() That’s why Scott Carey only confides in his friend Doctor Bob Ellis about his strange condition. In the small town of Castle Rock word gets around quickly. ![]() Buy this book from or .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Masks and proof of vaccination are required. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Humanities Festival This is a ticketed in-person event. Lessons from the Edge follows the arc of her career as she develops into the person we came to know during the impeachment proceedings. Marie Yovanovitch will discuss 'Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir.' She will be joined in conversation by Ivo H. ![]() She has reclaimed her own narrative, first with her lauded congressional testimony, and now with this memoir.Ī child of parents who survived Soviet and Nazi terror, Yovanovitch’s life and work have taught her the preciousness of democracy as well as the dangers of corruption. But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump’s personal attorney and his associates-men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain. Her courageous participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry earned Yovanovitch the nation’s respect, and her dignified response to the president’s attacks won our hearts. An inspiring and urgent memoir by the ambassador who electrified the nation by speaking truth to powerīy the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Swamplandia author![]() ![]() Against a backdrop of hauntingly fecund plant life animated by ancient lizards and lawless hungers, the author has written a novel about a family's struggle to stay afloat in a world that is inexorably sinking. This novel takes us to the swamps of the Florida Everglades, and introduces us to Ava Bigtree, an unforgettable young heroine. Ava's father, affectionately known as Chief Bigtree, is AWOL and that leaves Ava, a resourceful but terrified thirteen, to manage ninety eight gators as well as her own grief. Twelve year old Ava must travel into the Underworld part of the swamp in order to save her familys dynasty of Bigtree alligator wrestling. ![]() Ava's mother, the park's indomitable headliner, has just died her sister, Ossie, has fallen in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, who may or may not be an actual ghost and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, who dreams of becoming a scholar, has just defected to the World of Darkness in a last ditch effort to keep their family business from going under. 1 in the region, is swiftly being encroached upon by a fearsome and sophisticated competitor called the World of Darkness. The Bigtree alligator wrestling dynasty is in decline, and Swamplandia!, their island home and gator wrestling theme park, formerly no. Underworld part of the smamp in order to save her family's dynasty of Bigtree alligator wresting. Twelve year old Ava must travel into the. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Wakenhyrst by michelle paver![]() ![]() But once I came across Wolf Brother, I didn’t feel alone, I felt as though Torak, Wolf, Renn and the others were my friends! Every time I read the book it was like I was in the book experiencing what they were, feeling what they felt, and it helped me open up, how to express how I felt and helped me to empathise with others, among other things. I have Autism, and a few other diagnoses, and I felt like an alien most of the time, I didn’t fit in, I wasn’t interested in what other kids my age were interested in, and I become very withdrawn. ![]() I’d read it, finish it, and then start again. And once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down! And basically never did. I first came across the first book in the series Wolf Brother when I was in primary school year 5 I was 10 years old. Hey! My name is Max, and The Chronicles Of Ancient Darkness became my saviour. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thankfully all seven of these families do not show up in each chapter (which are divided pretty much according to a major event in each historical period ) so you will only have to keep up with around three to four of the families per time period. ![]() The novel is about several families that live in London - the Duckets and Doggets (branches of the same family), the Bulls, the Silversleeves (who seem to come across as the "villains" throughout the different generations), the Barnikels (descended from Vikings), the Carpenters, the Flemings, the Merediths (who originally came to England with the first Tudor king), and the Pennys. Of course there is going to be the usual embellishment that you're going to find in any fictional novel but it is mixed so well with history that nothing is going to see really out of place (or time). He also includes, thankfully, a very helpful family tree which really comes in handy when you're trying to keep up with all the families and their entertwining story lines throughout the novel. ![]() He includes several different maps at the beginning which show London in different periods in its history and I found it fascinating to see how the city changed and expanded throughout the years. Starting at the banks of the Thames with the druids right before the Roman conquest of England and stopping on the banks of the Thames in 1997, Rutherfurd paints an absolutely amazing picture of London. After reading Rutherford's novel about Sarum (Salisbury) I couldn't wait to see what he did with the families in London. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Weber safehold![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am finishing up my edit on the manuscript this weekend (hopefully), but it's not scheduled yet. (4) FOOLS IN PERIL (with Jane Lindskold) - the next Stephanie Harrington novel. The next in the Victor and Anton thread (with Damien Harahap now added to the mix) in the Honorverse - is currently scheduled for October 2021, I believe. (3) STILL UNTITLED (with Eric Flint) - we have a working title, but neither of us thrilled with it. It will follow the creation of the Terran Empire and the creation of the Cadre. (2) GOVERNOR (with Richard Fox) - the first in a prequel series set in the FURY universe, but three or four centuries earlier. (1) INTO THE LIGHT (with Chris Kennedy) - the sequel to OUT OF THE DARK - is coming out in January 2021. Since people have been asking, here's what's going on production wise. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments The marrow thieves goodreads![]() Though today’s book recommendation post takes place during Native-American Heritage Month, our hope is that you will read these books, not just in November, but also every other year of the month as well and engage with Indigenous literature all year long.Īlthough today’s book recommendations post commemorates Native-American Heritage Month and thus contains books by Native-American authors, I wanted to take the opportunity to recommend books by indigenous authors living outside of the United States – specifically, in Canada and closer to home in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Australia. November is Native-American Heritage Month, and we wanted to share the joy of indigenous books with you all! Heritage Months are a call to reflect on and thoughtfully engage with colonial histories and realities, but they can also be an opportunity for us to uplift and celebrate achievements of Indigenous people. ![]() In case you’re new to the Pond’s book recommendation posts, the recommendation posts are brought to you by Varian, the Pond’s very own Toadshifter who is knowledgeable in all kinds of magic! One of Varian’s ambitions is to get better at sewing, hence why whenever Varian has come up with their latest costume, they will always recommend a few books that inspired them! ![]() |