Download or read book Billy s Booger written by William Joyce and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A love of drawing and an understanding librarian help a struggling student find his voice in this quirky and creative ode to artistic expression, featuring a book within a book, from the brilliant minds that brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and The Numberlys. Billy loves to draw. He draws on books and on his homework and even on his math tests—he might not get the answer right, but doesn’t it look swell sitting in a boat at sea? His teacher doesn’t think so, and neither does the principal. But the librarian has an idea to help Billy apply his illustrations to his learning: a book-making contest! So Billy gets to work, reading everything he can about meteors, mythology, space travel, and…mucus? Yep, Billy’s book is about the world’s smartest booger, who stays tucked away until right when he’s needed—say, to solve multiplication problems, or answer questions from the President. Billy’s sure his story is a winner. But being a winner doesn’t mean you always win. Full of nostalgic references to a time when TV was black-and-white and Sunday newspapers had things called the funnies, this wildly fun story-within-a-story is based loosely on the childhood of children’s book legend William Joyce, and includes a sewn-in mini-book that tells the tale of the world’s smartest booger.

Download or read book Billy s Booger written by William Joyce and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy's wild imagination gets him into trouble at school, but a creative writing contest could be the perfect opportunity for him to shine.

Download or read book Freaky Florida written by Mark Muncy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the weird sites and peculiar stories that lurk in the shadows of the Sunshine State in this guide for fans of all things freaky. Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path. In Freaky Florida, Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends—and the hidden history behind them. In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Discover these and other stranger-than-fiction tales in Freaky Florida.

Download or read book WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES written by ALBERTA L. MASON and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 23-year old Ramara McDougal awakens in the middle of the night to see her former fiancé standing in the darkness at the foot of her bed, she is shocked and confused -- he had been killed in Viet Nam nearly a year ago. Now Ramara is forced to redefine her beliefs about life. Suddenly, she is propelled onto a long, unnerving journey from the supernatural world of spirit medium Mae Gray Wolf, to the underworld of Tony Avellino, the man she is truly destined to love. But when Tony goes missing in San Francisco, Ramara's attempts to find him endanger both of their lives, as she soon finds herself up against a rogue undercover cop, who plots to eliminate Tony, and the vicious Avellino Crime family, who make plans to eliminate her.

Download or read book A to Zoo written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 3583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Download or read book No Really My Name Is Brother Billy Bob Bohannon written by Bill W. King and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever have those tough days that you would like to forget, or even a good day that could be made better? Would a good laugh help? Meet Bro. Billy Bob 'The Baptist' Bohannon: preacher, songwriter, poet. No Really My Name Is Brother Billy Bob Bohannon is Billy Bob's comical collection of tales about his colorful family, friends, and church families. You'll love his lighter-side stories like 'Uncle Buddy Lee Lightfoot and Cre-amation.' You'll snicker at his unusual Bible knowledge through stories such as 'The Story of Lot and Lottie' and 'Noah, Termites, Methuselah, and Joan of Ark.' Bro. Billy Bob is sure to enrich your life with his infectious blend of scripture, spirituality, and silliness.

Download or read book Booger Fairy written by Hells Lefse and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Christmas a time to warm the hearts and souls of young and old and good and bad. Wait a minute did we say "bad"? Sven, Lena and Ole are off for a much needed vacation to the country no one wants. Situated between Canada and the United States lies the tiny nation called Snot Islands. The United States "does not" want them and Canada "does not" want them. The islands got their name from a clerical error. Someone a long time ago was told to record the name of this little nation. They heard the word "does not" and because it was said quickly and no one bothered to say "what did you say? " "Does not" was misunderstood to become "snot" and that is how the Snot Islands came to exist. As fate would have it our little island nation was destined to become a major player in this new technically advanced world of Christmas. A handful of strange and eccentric residents and a nation obsessed with booger's is about to start a brand new Christmas tradition. For the old at heart and the young of mind grab the family and curl up in front of the fireplace. Serve hot chocolate and eggnog to everyone. If you're Scandinavian and even if you are not a good helping of Lefse is always a great yuletide treat. Now pick up this book and start a new family tradition as old as the word itself. Read out loud to your family and loved ones of the world's greatest new Christmas icon "The Booger Fairy.""

Download or read book The 240 Million Professor written by Richard T. Cheng and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-07-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true story of this man full of adventures and unusual encounters that are highly interesting to read.

Download or read book A Professor and Ceo True Story written by Richard T. Cheng and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-08-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true story of this man full of adventures and unusual encounters that are highly interesting to read.

Download or read book A Boy from China written by Richard T. Cheng and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-03-13 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No About the Book information available at this time.

Download or read book Getting Acquainted written by John Gordon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There comes a time in each mans life when he will stand before another, and give an accounting. It is a moment of inventory, reconciliation and reflection, an opportunity to acknowledge, and perhaps a time to ask for forgiveness. That time has come for Monroe. His hard life stares back at him in an unflinching mirror of pain, despair, success, failure, and fl ashes of unbridled joy. He confesses with candid detail a journey of confusion, fear, and unanticipated courage. from the counter-culture commune of California to the war-torn peril and horror of third world conflict, Monroe strives to recall the passages of a lost soul, a warrior, a lover, a devoted father, and a loyal friend. He is a young man frightened by love, and challenged with heartbreak and loneliness on his cross-country quest to discover himself. He is a grown man torn by the moral dilemmas presented between impulse and action, between fierceness and gentle peace. He is the intuitive combatant struggling to balance patriotism and duty, arrogance and humility. Overwhelmed with a sense of liberation, he presents himself to the deity he thinks he knows, to receive the judgment he fears to accept.

Download or read book Secret Jacksonville A Guide to the Weird Wonderful and Obscure written by Bill Delaney and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You could call Jacksonville the secret city of Florida because even many natives have a tough time pinning down its defining features and best spots. But for anyone willing to dig beneath the surface, there’s no shortage of incredible sights, hidden histories and unusual relics just waiting to be discovered. Want to see the world’s largest Native American woodcarving, chart the roots of Southern rock, or eat curly fries at the barbecue joint that claims to have invented them? Secret Jacksonville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure is dedicated to telling the stories behind forgotten, mysterious and just plain interesting spots across Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Fernandina Beach, and the surrounding communities. Here you’ll find out where you can see a long forgotten Florida waterfall with connections to Jacksonville’s founder, and learn why there’s a tombstone in the middle of a neighborhood sidewalk. You’ll hear the stories behind local delicacies like Jacksonville-style garlic crabs, datil peppers, Mayport shrimp, and camel rider sandwiches. And of course, you’ll learn what exactly is up with that orange roadside dinosaur everyone’s always talking about. Jacksonville writer Bill Delaney has a deep passion for his hometown and a keen interest in underrepresented stories. From folklore to history and everything in between, join him to explore a side of the Bold City you can only find by leaving the welltrodden path.

Download or read book Guardian Angel written by William F. Sine and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fabulous read, filled with heroism, history, and hi-jinks, as author William F. Sine recounts his life as an Air Force Pararescue Jumper” (Readers’ Favorite). US Air Force Pararescue is the most skillful and capable rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. PJs (short for para-jumpers), are members of an elite unit whose commando skills are so wide-reaching they often seem like something out of science fiction. They routinely tackle perilous operations that are beyond the capabilities of other rescue organizations, and sometimes dare the seemingly impossible. Since their inception in 1947, PJs have saved more than thirty thousand lives. They can pluck near-frozen climbers off jagged mountaintops and recover shot-down jet pilots stranded deep in hostile territory. In the dead of night, the PJs parachute into ominous, black, twenty-foot-tall waves to save distressed seamen, and they brave the cruelest and most desolate deserts to recover victims. US Air Force pararescuemen have played a prominent role in every armed conflict since the Korean War, rescuing thousands of soldiers from behind enemy lines. Guardian Angel provides a rare glimpse at a PJ’s mind-blowing adventures. You follow Sgt. Sine’s trek across exotic lands and share his encounters with mysterious cultures. Learn what it takes to lower from a helicopter onto the slippery decks of storm-tossed ships to rescue dying sailors. Feel what it’s like to be caught in the middle of a bomb blast so powerful that it tears high-rise buildings in half, and flattens armored vehicles hundreds of yards away. Soar high above towering jungle trees and experience the danger of swinging on a slim cable below a helicopter, while performing a mid-air rescue of a pilot, dangling from his chute a hundred feet above a mountain slope. Go to war in Afghanistan and parachute onto a nocturnal battlefield, surrounded by land mines, to help a mortally wounded soldier. This is a deadly serious business: When things go wrong, they can go terribly wrong. Aircraft crash into mountainsides, killing all onboard, while some PJs live through horrendous helicopter crashes only to struggle with freezing temperatures, snapped limbs and torn flesh in a desperate fight for survival. This book presents true stories of uncommon courage told from the perspective of the actual men in the arena. PJs belong to an exclusive brotherhood and forge unbreakable bonds of loyalty, commitment, and sacrifice. They do these things for their country, to protect their brothers in arms, and to honor their motto: “That Others May Live.”

Download or read book The Adventures of Superior Cossack Jones and Other Stories written by Frank Tousley and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long Short Stories and Short Short Stories, are short stories the author has been writing since the '70's. Not steady, however as ideas and time hit the author he wrote them down.

Download or read book Children s Books and Their Creators written by Anita Silvey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1995 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.

Download or read book Strange Flesh written by Michael Olson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harvard drop-out and computer hacker James Pryce is hired by his ex-girlfriend, Blythe, to find her brother Billy, a billionaire multimedia artist. To find him, James must enter the alternative reality game created by Billy.

Download or read book Collectables written by Ron Harrysson Sunhauke and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his collection of short tales, poet and storyteller Ron Harrysson Sunhauke (Schaefer) provides a glimpse into a bizarre, humorous, and sometimes frightening world of fantasy as he leads a diverse group of characters on a madcap ride from hometowns to outer space; from youth to old age; and from fascinating possibilities to the wildly impossible. Marvin is a geek who one day discovers a humiliating protuberance on his face. As the pimple grows to an enormous size, Marvin continues to suffer at the expense of his classmates. But one day, Marvin will prove to everyone that looks are not everything. Young Purvis Peevis is rather egregious when it comes to mischief, but his curiosity gets the best of him when he steals a tiny bell from his neighbor that proves to have more power than he ever could have imagined. Middle-aged Bill usually spends his weekends mowing his lawn, but when he shows up at a Bliss Academy seminar, he is told he will soon meet a friendly neighborhood space alien. Collectables creates forty whimsical journeys that blend the qualities of outer worldly planets and small-town America, forming tales where reality and imagination mingle and generate unforgettable fantasy adventures.