Download or read book Adventurous Abbey and the Amazing Hot Air Balloon written by Jessica West and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abbey and her family have recently moved from the Midwest to the bustling "big city" at the start of summer. Abbey loves adventures and sets out with her mother to explore the city life. During their day, she encounters new friends and stumbles upon an airlifting experience she will never forget!
Download or read book The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg Scholastic Gold written by Rodman Philbrick and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Honor Book, this warm, funny, & heart-wrenching Civil War novel introduces readers to the Battle of Gettysburg & "Little Round Top," one of the most famous feats of bravery in U.S. history! In this emotive, Newbery Honor-winning page-turner, 12 year-old orphan Homer runs away from Pine Swamp, Maine, to find his older brother, Harold, who has been sold into the Union Army. With laugh-aloud humor, Homer outwits and outruns a colorful assortment of Civil War-era thieves, scallywags, and spies as he makes his way south, following clues that finally lead him to the Battle of Gettysburg and the dramatic story of the 20th Maine at Little Round Top. Even through a hail of gunfire, Homer never loses heart--but will he find his brother? Or will it be too late?With engaging wit and comical repartee reminiscent of Mark Twain, master storyteller Rodman Philbrick introduces us to the unforgettable character of Homer in this groundbreaking historical novel.The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!
Download or read book Isabella and Trent s Hot Air Balloon Adventure written by Jeri Jones and published by Year of the Book Press. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Isabella wins first place in a 4-H science fair for her display on local rocks, she wins a multiple-day, once-in-a-lifetime hot air balloon ride across her home state of Pennsylvania. The best news is that she can bring a friend. But neither Isabella nor Trent could have known what adventures await!
Download or read book Love Abbey written by Abbey Almelien Banh and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abbey Almelien Banh lived her life in the service of others, especially the smallest. A pediatric nurse, she lived her life inspired by the words of Fernado Sabino: In the end, it will be okay. If its not okay, its not yet the end. In the prime of her life, she received news that she had heard others receive countless times. On the day she learned that she had cancer, her life understandably changed. Most people would agree that being diagnosed with cancer is unlucky. Being diagnosed with two is tragic. Three cancers is catastrophic and would leave most people utterly speechless. But Abbey was never one to be silenced. This collection of blogs is one womans intimate journey to continue living life no matter the challenges that lay before her. Reading Love, Abbey will allow you to follow this undying spirit as she redefined the label of cancer patient to a person living life to the fullest with cancer. Her resilience proved cancer could not win in changing the person shed become. So, this wasnt exactly my plan, but I suppose having cancer and going through treatment isnt anyones plan. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to sarcoma cancer research at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics.
Download or read book A One of a Kind Hot Air Balloon Adventure written by Melanie Michael and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -We moved over the harbor and out to sea, all of us screaming and squealing and barking and honking and screeching.- What happens when Uncle Ezra leaves his niece and nephew in charge of his one-of-a-kind hot air balloon while he's on bathroom break? Find out in this zany balloon ride adventure. Young readers will be delighted with A One-of-a-Kind Hot Air Balloon Adventure. It will be a favorite for years to come. MELANIE MICHAEL is a member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators). She has three previously published books, NERFNERD (Headline Kids, 2011), LOST IN LA LA LAND (Uncle Dave's Books, 2015) and BILLY BEAKHORN AND THE BOOGER MAN (Uncle Dave's Books, 2016). She lives with her family, three poodles and one teenage daughter, in Cumberland, MD.
Download or read book Tourism and Leisure Behaviour in an Ageing World written by Ian Patterson and published by CABI. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism and Leisure Behaviour in an Ageing World, based on Ian Patterson's previously published Growing Older, provides an overview of the latest research concerning tourist behaviour and leisure needs of baby boomers, seniors, and older adults. With an increasingly ageing population, industry interest has intensified and there has been a corresponding explosion in related research activity.
Download or read book Ballooning Adventures written by Glen Bledsoe and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the different types of balloons, the history and dangers of ballooning, and some aeronauts' adventures.
Download or read book Adventure Guide Germany written by Henk Bekker and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bavaria, the Mosel Valley, the Rhine region, the Black Forest, Dresden, Berlin, Hamburg - this highly detailed guide covers every part of the country in depth. The author, a German native and resident, shows you how to experience the best, through town walks, drives in the countryside and immersing yourself in the entertainment, the sights, the history and culture. Hundreds of hotel and restaurant reviews. Comprehensive background information - history, culture, geography and climate - gives you a solid knowledge of each destination and its people. Regional chapters take you on an introductory tour, with stops at museums, historic sites and local attractions. Places to stay and eat; transportation to, from and around your destination; practical concerns; tourism contacts - it's all here! Detailed regional and town maps feature walking and driving tours.
Download or read book Jackson and the Hot Air Balloon written by Faith ?Mimi? Schwenker and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few things as thrilling as looking down on the world from the basket of a hot-air balloon. Jackson, a four-year-old boy, doesn't mind waking up at five o'clock in the morning to go with his family on a hot-air balloon adventure. But Jackson soon learns that there's much more to piloting a hot-air balloon than just getting off the ground. Author Faith Schwenker and her husband, Rudy, flew in many exciting places in their hot-air balloon, Friendship, from 1973 to 1998. In that time, Faith heard many questions about her craft. How do you inflate a hot-air balloon? How do you steer? How do you land? Where do you land? Keeping children in mind, Faith answers these question and many more in her new book, Jackson and the Hot-Air Balloon. Seeking to give everyone the opportunity to experience the joy and exhilaration of a hot-air balloon ride, Schwenker shares her experiences piloting balloons through the eyes of a child, four-year-old Jackson. Jackson's adventure comes alive through original pictures, humor, and Jackson's excitement.
Download or read book The Great Hot Air Balloon Adventure written by MR Stephen D Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Tom & Jessica as they float away on a magical hot air balloon adventure across the moonlit night sky, as they help friends Owl and Rabbit in this charming story. As featured on the BBC, national press and reviewed personally by Richard Branson who can't wait for the next adventure already!
Download or read book Adventure Guide to Vermont written by Elizabeth L. Dugger and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 1999 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capture the spirit of adventure with Hunter's top-selling series, the Adventure Guides. With over 45 titles, this unique series offers the perfect mix of conventional travel book and guide for today's active traveler. And, whether "adventure" means an adrenalin-pumping hang-gliding or parasailing trip or a relaxing afternoon of beachcombing and hiking, the Adventure Guides are sure to meet your needs.
Download or read book Snow Wreath written by Judith Ann Fenner and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snow Wreath is a delightful book written for young and old to help you journey deeper into Almighty God's kingdom of love. Snow Wreath is the tallest mountain in the Northern Hemisphere on earth. Its summit looks like a wreath hand carved by Almighty God. It sparkles like a golden jewel, which leaves you breathless. Hop on board with Beldon the cloud and travel with him into a faraway, mountainous terrain called Snow Wreath. Brrr, it's cold where we are going, so make sure you are dressed warmly for the journey. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, Zoomer the shooting star will help warm you as we go deeper into the cold, harsh terrain where we will visit a community of settlers who discovered it by accident and founded the village of Quickleberry generations ago. It is a delightful village made up of many families who walk together in peace, love, harmony, and obedience to Jesus Christ. Every day, they are enamored with Snow Wreath and gaze at its incredible beauty. Its elevation towers majestically high above their village, and it snows year-round. No one can climb it, and it is dangerous! So hop on board and enjoy the adventure of Snow Wreath.
Download or read book Adventure Tourism written by David Huddart and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of adventure tourism and how these can be best managed. This volume follows on from the authors previous textbook – ‘Outdoor Recreation: Environmental Impacts and Management’ and continues the aim of developing a deeper understanding of how tourist numbers impact the environment and to provide practical solutions to these problems. Combining their own first-hand experience and research with extensive literature review the authors' present several popular adventure tourism destinations from across the globe, including the Arctic, the Himalayas, Africa, Australia and Scotland as case studies. Chapters cover the particular challenges faced by each region: including impacts on animals and birds; the spread of invasive plant species and diseases; trail impacts on vegetation; impacts on geological, historical and archaeological sites and pollution and waste issues. A discussion and evaluation of the possible management actions for minimising these impacts and how outdoor recreation tourists can be regulated concludes each chapter. This practical and engaging textbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of adventure tourism and outdoor recreation as well as practitioners and managers working in the field.
Download or read book Day Trips from the Twin Cities written by Lisa Meyers McClintick and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from the Twin Cities. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. With full trip-planning information, Day Trips from the Twin Cities helps make the most of a brief getaway.
Download or read book Eumundi and Friends Hot Air Ballooning written by Stuart Anner and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Eumundi, who is no ordinary mouse. She is an adventurer! In today's adventure, Eumundi is excited to fly in the sky in a hot air balloon. But where did the balloon pilot go? Join her in this exciting adventure as she meets new friends and together they take the ride of their lives. Discover how the friends meet, who is flying the balloon, what adventures the new friends get up to on their journey and how this exciting ride ends for Eumundi and her new friends.
Download or read book Where s the Runway and Other Flying Stories written by Herb Tabak and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1970's and 1980's were the boom days of general aviation when learning to fly was easy, cheap and somewhat free from stifling government regulation. Availability of the GI Bill and low fuel prices enabled many, including the author, to learn to fly and add ratings while enjoying the nostalgia provided by the use of the few remaining barnstorming era airfields and training from former World War II pilots.This book memorializes many logbook entries of the author and includes some of the adventures he shared with his friends, family and others while flying small planes and hot air balloons.
Download or read book Adventure Holidays 1996 written by Peterson's Guides and published by Arco. This book was released on 1996-02 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide lists adventure holidays with over 550 organizations in 100 countries around the world, including hang-gliding, sailing, canoeing and climbing. The book covers opportunities for people of any age, with or without experience. It includes information on accommodation, prices and equipment.
