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Book Boats for Papa

Download or read book Boats for Papa written by Jessixa Bagley and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buckley and his mother cope with the loss of their father/husband by sending small wooden boats, built by Buckley, off into the ocean.

Book Before I Leave

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jessixa Bagley
  • Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
  • Release : 2016-02-16
  • ISBN : 1626727015
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book Before I Leave written by Jessixa Bagley and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you say goodbye to your best friend? When a little hedgehog's family tells her they're moving far away, she and her anteater best friend decide to play one last time, like nothing is changing. And though it's hard, they discover that while some things have to change, the most important things find a way of working out.

Book Hemingway s Boat

Download or read book Hemingway s Boat written by Paul Hendrickson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a National Book Critics Circle Award winner, a brilliantly conceived and illuminating reconsideration of a key period in the life of Ernest Hemingway that will forever change the way he is perceived and understood. Focusing on the years 1934 to 1961—from Hemingway’s pinnacle as the reigning monarch of American letters until his suicide—Paul Hendrickson traces the writer’s exultations and despair around the one constant in his life during this time: his beloved boat, Pilar. We follow him from Key West to Paris, to New York, Africa, Cuba, and finally Idaho, as he wrestles with his best angels and worst demons. Whenever he could, he returned to his beloved fishing cruiser, to exult in the sea, to fight the biggest fish he could find, to drink, to entertain celebrities and friends and seduce women, to be with his children. But as he began to succumb to the diseases of fame, we see that Pilar was also where he cursed his critics, saw marriages and friendships dissolve, and tried, in vain, to escape his increasingly diminished capacities. Generally thought of as a great writer and an unappealing human being, Hemingway emerges here in a far more benevolent light. Drawing on previously unpublished material, including interviews with Hemingway’s sons, Hendrickson shows that for all the writer’s boorishness, depression, and alcoholism, and despite his choleric anger, he was capable of remarkable generosity—to struggling writers, to lost souls, to the dying son of a friend. We see most poignantly his relationship with his youngest son, Gigi, a doctor who lived his adult life mostly as a cross-dresser, and died squalidly and alone in a Miami women’s jail. He was the son Hemingway forsook the least, yet the one who disappointed him the most, as Gigi acted out for nearly his whole life so many of the tortured, ambiguous tensions his father felt. Hendrickson’s bold and beautiful book strikingly makes the case that both men were braver than we know, struggling all their lives against the complicated, powerful emotions swirling around them. As Hendrickson writes, “Amid so much ruin, still the beauty.” Hemingway’s Boat is both stunningly original and deeply gripping, an invaluable contribution to our understanding of this great American writer, published fifty years after his death.

Book Fast Light Boats

    Book Details:
  • Author : Grahame Anderson
  • Publisher : Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780909010676
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Fast Light Boats written by Grahame Anderson and published by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This book was released on 1999 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of home-grown kiwi innovation and thinking that has been the force behind our highly successful boat design industry. Written on several different levels to cater for enthusiasts and 'non-sailors', key technical concepts are explained in boxes for readers unfamiliar with basic terms.

Book Papa Jeff s Two Boats

Download or read book Papa Jeff s Two Boats written by Mary "GiGi" Goris and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papa Jeff’s Two Boats is about a young boy and his adventures on his grandfather’s two boats. Calvin is the young boy’s name, and he is three years old. He calls his grandfather Papa. Calvin loves coming to the lake and spending time on the boats with Papa, his cousins Tristan and Isaac, and Papa’s dog, Mia. Calvin is very descriptive and vocal for such a young boy about the boats and what adventures he has on them. One boat is big and white, and the other is small and blue. Some of the different activities Calvin has on the boats is fishing, swimming, snacking, and feeding ducks. Calvin loves Mia even though she is an old and sometimes cranky dog. Mia wants to be with the kids, enjoying all the boat activities as well. The message in this story is joy—joy that is expressed from a young boy’s excitement with spending time on his Papa’s boats. This book will be enjoyed by young kids, kids who like boats, and those who spend time around lakes. All good things come to an end when the weekend is over, and Calvin leaves the lake to go back home. But he knows he will come back soon to have fun on Papa’s two boats.

Book Vincent Comes Home

Download or read book Vincent Comes Home written by Jessixa Bagley and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vincent lives on a cargo ship. His paws have never touched land. He spends his days chasing seagulls and eating fresh fish, and at night he stares at the stars that chart his ship’s course. The cargo ship makes stops all over the world but it never stops at “home.” What is “home?” Vincent wonders. As the ship makes one final stop, Vincent takes his first steps on land and follows a crew member to his home. Alone for the first time, Vincent wanders the city until he discovers the most important thing: Home is where the people you love are.

Book Laundry Day

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jessixa Bagley
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2017-02-07
  • ISBN : 1626723176
  • Pages : 37 pages

Download or read book Laundry Day written by Jessixa Bagley and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Two bored badgers have run out of things to do until their mom suggests they help with the laundry"--

Book Henry and Bea

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jessixa Bagley
  • Publisher : Holiday House
  • Release : 2019-10-29
  • ISBN : 0823442845
  • Pages : 34 pages

Download or read book Henry and Bea written by Jessixa Bagley and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry and Bea are inseparable, but one day Henry suddenly stops talking to his best friend. Bea knows there's something Henry's not telling her, but what could it be? Henry and Bea have always been inseparable...until one day Henry suddenly stops talking to Bea. He won't chat with her in class, and he won't sit with her at lunch. Bea can tell something's going on, and she's determined to find out what it is. When their teacher announces that the class is taking a field trip to a farm, Bea hopes that this might be her chance to reconnect with Henry. When Henry finds an old cat collar at the farm and starts to cry, he finally reveals his secret to Bea: his cat Buddy died last week. And even though it's hard for them both, Bea knows that she'll be there for Henry, as his best friend, no matter what. From award-winning author/illustrator Jessixa Bagley comes a realistic and ultimately uplifting portrayal of the challenges of childhood friendship. A Junior Library Guild Selection

Book Farewell to Manzanar

Download or read book Farewell to Manzanar written by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War internment.

Book Migration by Boat

Download or read book Migration by Boat written by Lynda Mannik and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when thousands of refugees risk their lives undertaking perilous journeys by boat across the Mediterranean, this multidisciplinary volume could not be more pertinent. It offers various contemporary case studies of boat migrations undertaken by asylum seekers and refugees around the globe and shows that boats not only move people and cultural capital between places, but also fuel cultural fantasies, dreams of adventure and hope, along with fears of invasion and terrorism. The ambiguous nature of memories, media representations and popular culture productions are highlighted throughout in order to address negative stereotypes and conversely, humanize the individuals involved.

Book Ferry Boat

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Garland
  • Publisher : Holiday House
  • Release : 2021-01-05
  • ISBN : 0823447707
  • Pages : 33 pages

Download or read book Ferry Boat written by Michael Garland and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blow-by-blow account of one of the most famous ferry rides in the world, this Level F book is perfect for kindergarteners and first graders to read on their own. Breathtaking scenes illustrate and illuminate a text that is just right for new readers: We go on the ferry. Let's go to the window. We see a fort. We see a long, long bridge. Realistic digital etchings of the Manhattan skyline, the escalator to a gangplank, New York City crowds, and landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and more give new readers an experience that builds skills, boosts confidence, and shows how reading is fun! This book has been officially leveled by using the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient(TM) Leveling System. Level F books, for early first graders, feature longer, more varied sentences than Level E. Level F books encourage kids to decode new multi-syllable words in addition to recognizing sight words. Stories are more complex, and illustrations provide support and additional detail. When Level F is mastered, follow up with Level G. The award-winning I Like to Read series features guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas & Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high-quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!

Book House of the Red Fish

Download or read book House of the Red Fish written by Graham Salisbury and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1943, one year after the end of Under the Blood-Red Sun, Tomi’s Papa and Grandpa are still under arrest, and the paradise of Hawaii now lives in fear—waiting for another attack, while trying to recover from Pearl Harbor. As a Japanese American, Tomi and his family have new enemies everywhere, vigilantes who suspect all Japanese. Tomi finds hope in his goal of raising Papa’s fishing boat, sunk in the canal by the Army on the day of the attack. To Tomi, raising Papa’s boat is a sign of faith that Papa and Grandpa will return. It’s an impossible task, but Tomi is determined. For just as he now has new enemies, his struggle to raise the boat brings unexpected allies and friends.

Book Tear Soup

Download or read book Tear Soup written by Pat Schwiebert and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this modern-day fable, a woman who has suffered a terrible loss cooks up a special batch of "tear soup," blending the unique ingredients of her life into the grief process. Along the way she dispenses a recipe of sound advice for people who are in mourning.

Book Mama  Do You Love Me

Download or read book Mama Do You Love Me written by Barbara M. Joosse and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mama, do you love me? Yes I do Dear One. How much? In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent's love is unconditional and everlasting. The story is made all the more captivating by its unusual Arctic setting. The lyrical text introduces young readers to a distinctively different culture, while at the same time showing that the special love that exists between parent and child transcends all boundaries of time and place. The story is beautifully complemented by graphically stunning illustrations that are filled with such exciting animals as whales, wolves, puffins, and sled dogs, and a carefully researched glossary provides additional information on Arctic life. This tender and reassuring book is one that both parents and children will turn to again and again.

Book The ABCs of Trucks  Boats Planes  and Trains

Download or read book The ABCs of Trucks Boats Planes and Trains written by Ronnie Sellers and published by Sellers Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ABCs of things you drive, fly, ride, and float.

Book Boats Go

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steve Light
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books
  • Release : 2015-03-03
  • ISBN : 1452136815
  • Pages : 19 pages

Download or read book Boats Go written by Steve Light and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All aboard! Sail away with 8 noisy boats, as they toot, chug, clang, and splash their way across the water! The sturdy pages feature a fireboat, tugboat, cruise ship, paddleboat, speedboat, sailboat, submarine, and gondola, and encourage young readers to chime in with all the noises each makes—ssshhhh cling-clang FLAP FLAP FLAP goes the sailboat! Here's a joyful addition to this much-praised series.

Book Mama and Papa Have a Store

    Book Details:
  • Author : Amelia Lau Carling
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-10-15
  • ISBN : 9781484495988
  • Pages : 32 pages

Download or read book Mama and Papa Have a Store written by Amelia Lau Carling and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala.