Download or read book A Storytelling of Ravens written by Kyle Lukoff and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A charming tribute to the quirkiness of collective nouns … puns and wordplay abound.” — Foreword, starred review A sloth of bears, a smack of jellyfish, a nuisance of cats — these are some of the surprising and idiosyncratic names we have for groups of animals. Inspired by the evocative possibilities of collective nouns, also called “terms of venery,” author Kyle Lukoff and illustrator Natalie Nelson have created a picture book full of clever wordplay and delightful illustrations. Each spread features a nugget of a story using a particular term, which is accompanied by a collage illustration that serves as the visual punch line. But where did these unusual names come from? Many of them can be traced back to a book on hunting, hawking and heraldry, printed in 1486 — the Book of St. Albans, which has been reproduced many times since. A Storytelling of Ravens provides a unique opportunity to explore and rejoice in the oddities of the English language. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
Download or read book A Storytelling of Ravens written by R. H. Dixon and published by Corvus Corone Press. This book was released on with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOUR PEOPLE. THREE SECRETS. ONE CABIN. NO WAY OUT British actress Callie Crossley is kidnapped and dumped outside a cabin at the edge of Whispering Woods. All she has is a scrawled message: DEAD TO ME; and two unexpected housemates: a former sitcom star (who looks like hell) and a girl in a wheelchair (who is full of hell). When film producer Torbin Thurston, a man Callie knows personally, turns up at the cabin, Callie has no idea who she can trust anymore. She seems to be the only one who can hear strange whispering and it’s not long till she realises that there’s something dangerous lurking outside in the woods. But are the rumours about Whispering Woods true? Do the trees really talk? And, for those listening, does what they say lead to blood-lust and madness? One way or another, Callie must find a way out before she is consumed by the darkness of Whispering Woods.
Download or read book The Raven Tower written by Ann Leckie and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. "Absolutely wonderful. . .utterly brilliant." -- The New York Times Book Review For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained by the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the Raven's tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has been waiting to reveal itself. . .and to set in motion a chain of events that could destroy Iraden forever. "It's a delight to read something so different, so wonderful and strange." -- Patrick Rothfuss For more Ann Leckie, check out:Ancillary JusticeAncillary SwordAncillary Mercy Provenance
Download or read book Ravensong written by Catherine Feher-Elston and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-01-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birds of mystery, intelligence, and curiosity, ravens and crows have fascinated humans for untold centuries. In this first in a series of beautifully illustrated books that celebrate the power and beauty of the animal kingdom, Catherine Feher-Elston considers the raven in the contexts of mythology, folklore, history, and science. From the raven's role as trickster in Native American religion to his ability to captivate ornithologists and biologists with his intriguing behaviors, Ravensong pays tribute to the elegance and grandeur of two of America's most ubiquitous avian species.
Download or read book A Storytelling of Ravens written by Martyn Russell Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Raven written by Gerald McDermott and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered? His dream seems impossible, but if anyone can find a way to bring light to the world, wise and clever Raven can!
Download or read book Raven and the Storyteller written by Chris Kientz and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This story tells us about the importance of storytelling. Storytelling is an important part of First Nations cultures. Stories are told to entertain and to teach."--Page 24.
Download or read book The Ravens written by Kass Morgan and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loner Vivi Deveraux is thrilled to join Westerly College's Kappas, who are secretly witches, until she meets perfect, polished Scarlett Winter, who will stop at nothing to be the sorority's next president.
Download or read book A Conjuring of Ravens written by Azalea Ellis and published by Seladore Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where magic is a science, Siobhan is a genius. But even geniuses need schooling. Siobhan has just been banned from the country's only magical university. As the unwitting accomplice to the theft of a priceless magical artifact, she has suddenly become a wanted criminal. There are fates worse than death, and if caught, she will face them. Unwilling to give up on her dream of becoming the world's most powerful sorcerer, she resolves to do whatever it takes to change her fate. Even if it means magically disguising herself as a man and indebting herself to a gang of criminals to pay for University tuition. With the coppers after her, the pressure of trying to keep her spot in the devilishly competitive magic classes, and the gang calling in favors to repay her debts, Siobhan will need every drop of magic she can channel. Search terms: magepunk, progression fantasy, hard fantasy, unique magic system, realistic magic system, magic university, academy fantasy, magic lessons, gender bender, gender switch, gaslamp, spellcasting, sorcerers, witches, scp, alternate universe fantasy, alternate world fantasy, historical fantasy, magical creatures
Download or read book A Storytelling of Ravens written by R. H. Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four people. Three secrets. One cabin. No way out. Actress Callie Crossley is kidnapped and dumped at a cabin in the woods. There she has three housemates, yet she is the only one who can hear strange whispering. Are the rumours about Whispering Woods true? Do the trees really talk? And does what they say lead to blood-lust and madness?
Download or read book A Storytelling of Ravens written by Jan Hamer and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Norse mythology, two ravens, Huginn (Thought) and Muninn (Memory), were Odin's most trusted companions. Every evening, they perched on Odin's shoulders to bring him news-and tell him stories. In 1969, the world was unspooling against the backdrop of Vietnam war protests, the first moon landing, Woodstock, the Manson murders, Kennedy family scandals, and changing race relations all over America. It's during this time that Jan Hamer began her travels as a Midwestern college student majoring in "demonstrations." From Kansas City to the mountains of Utah, from the tumultuous late-60s to 2020, Jan Hamer's personal essays and poems reflect a life, not just well-observed, but lived and captured. At the heart of this collection, tied together with intimacy and humor, is a story of family and one woman's expedition through the turmoil of mid-century America echoing with personal triumphs and tragedies. So it must be said that the most remarkable stories are told by ravens-and if you're fortunate enough to find A Storytelling of Ravens perched on your shoulders, know they will not leave you unchanged.
Download or read book Odin s Child written by Siri Pettersen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic fantasy trilogy from Norway about thousand-year-old secrets, forbidden romance, and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil comes at last to the United States! "Blood magic, blackmail, and battle rock a rich world of fading magic to its core in this internationally bestselling Norwegian epic fantasy." - Publishers Weekly reviews Odin's Child I loved (Odin's Child) deeply from the first to the last word, and was instantly and thoroughly immersed. -- Laini Taylor, bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone. ...The story examines and upends everything its characters believe in, including their world, their history, their faith, and themselves, while intertwining elements of politics and Norse mythology with a side of forbidden romance. Kirkus Reviews The intrigue, scope, and depth of His Dark Materials, set in an immersive Nordic world as fierce and unforgettable as its characters. Rosaria Munda, author Fireborne/Flamefall - Aurelian Cycle The world building is stupendous. MidWest Book Review Imagine lacking something that everyone else has. Something that proves you belong to this world. Something so vital, that without it, you are nothing. A plague. A myth. A human.” Fifteen winters old, Hirka learns that she is an Odin's child – a tailless rot from another world. Despised. Dreaded. And hunted. She no longer knows who she is, and someone wants to kill her to keep it a secret. But there are worse things than humans, and Hirka is not the only creature to have broken through the gates… Odin’s Child is unique fantasy with Norse roots. An epic clash of xenophobia, blind faith and the right or will to lead. The first in a trilogy, Odin's Child is a thrilling modern fantasy epic.
Download or read book Raven Quest written by Sharon Stewart and published by Carolrhoda Books. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tok, the most nimble-winged of the young ravens, is banished for a crime he did not commit, and the only way he can restore his honor and his father's name is to perform a brave and daring deed to benefit all ravenkind.
Download or read book A Storytelling of Ravens written by Van Roberts and published by Little Raven Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Storytelling of Ravens: The Best of Little Raven Publishing 2011 - 2014 is our first print publication. This omnibus is a sleek, sexy, in-your-hot-little-hand book that combines work from Little Raven One, Little Raven Two, The Brunswick Street Strip and exclusive bonus material. This collection is nothing if not eclectic, swinging from the macabre - zombies, werewolves, spiders! - to the frivolous. There's revenge-baking, sex with a tram (you read that right) and a naughty game of Choose your own Erotica. A Storytelling of Ravens features erotic stories and poems by Polly Anima, Mae Archer, John Bartlett, Sebie Brooks, Thomas Caldwell, Sara Dalle, Róisín Dearg, Deborah Derenkowsky, Koraly Dimitriadis, Joe Dolce, Joy Donnell, Adrea Kore, Marina Kris, Andrew LaPlace, Brigitte Lewis, Dosh Luckwell, Stu Lynch, J.McLaren, Ana Malcolm, Megan, T.J.Minogue, Andy Murdoch, Aimee Nichols, Kathryn O'Halloran, Jock Read-Hill, Van Roberts, Lilliana Rose, Steve Smart, Randall Stephens, Jack Voltaire, Ankur van der Woude and Les Zigomanis.
Download or read book The Tao of Raven written by Ernestine Hayes and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her first book, Blonde Indian, Ernestine Hayes powerfully recounted the story of returning to Juneau and to her Tlingit home after many years of wandering. The Tao of Raven takes up the next and, in some ways, less explored question: once the exile returns, then what? Using the story of Raven and the Box of Daylight (and relating it to Sun Tzu’s equally timeless Art of War) to deepen her narration and reflection, Hayes expresses an ongoing frustration and anger at the obstacles and prejudices still facing Alaska Natives in their own land, but also recounts her own story of attending and completing college in her fifties and becoming a professor and a writer. Hayes lyrically weaves together strands of memoir, contemplation, and fiction to articulate an Indigenous worldview in which all things are connected, in which intergenerational trauma creates many hardships but transformation is still possible. Now a grandmother and thinking very much of the generations who will come after her, Hayes speaks for herself but also has powerful things to say about the resilience and complications of her Native community.
Download or read book Raven s Feast written by Kung Jaadee and published by Medicine Wheel Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book author Kung Jaadee shares with us that we have each received a special gift from Raven. That gift is our special talent or passion to share with the world.
Download or read book A Story of Ravens written by R. Forrest Dillon and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
