Download or read book Dancing with Dragonflies written by Jack Gorfien and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dancing with Dragonflies is a fable written for children and adults of all ages. It may be read out loud in less than 20 minutes, making it a good length for a bedtime story. The tale is about a princess and a knight named Lirona and Zohar. They meet while on separate journeys and continue on different paths in search of treasure. With the help of a little magic supplied by a mysterious old woman called Adamina, they find themselves where they first met, and continue their journey together to discover something more valuable than any precious gem. Among other things, the book encourages the ability to see opportunity, and the courage to act upon it. It also advocates work, balance, cooperation, perseverance and self-determination. The words and whimsical illustrations work together to form a contemporary trip into the past and the future. Visit the author's website at www.dancingwithdragonflies.com "This little book shows dance as a common ground where two people from very different worlds can come together. On the dance floor, they're able to take down the defensive walls they've built and not only find each other but also find their inner strength to trust and love again. Some may find this a fairy tale. Others a life lesson." Karen Pfrommer, Co-owner and dance instructor Let's Dance in Rhythm Branford, CT About the author: Jack Francis Gorfien is a writer and licensed acupuncturist practicing in Madison, Connecticut. His inspiration for this story grew in part from having studied the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He found that the concept of balancing the opposing forces known as Yin and Yang to relieve pain and create a state of good health, apply to all areas of life. Inspiration for this story also grew out of his experiences with ballroom dancing. He discovered that ballroom dancing is an excellent metaphor for all types of relationships, and the benefits available to partners who are willing to strive for balance and help each other excel. The author's desire is to encourage people to look within themselves and others to focus on their qualities, and choose to cultivate those qualities to their most positive potential. In today's chaotic and sometimes frightening world, we will all be well served by nourishing what is best in others and ourselves whenever possible. About the illustrator: Grace Turman has a mother, a father, a brother, two sisters and a handsome prince who keep her life just as exciting as it should be. She needs water (preferably sparkling), shelter, and at least three different colored ink pens to survive. Grace also helped illustrate The Thimble Island Story Book, a collection of salty sea stories by Captain Bob Milne.

Download or read book Dancing Dragonfly Quilts written by Sue Beevers and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daring, Dramatic, Dazzling-Dragonfly Quilts! Make 12 stunning contemporary quilts from the traditional Dragonfly block. Expand the design possibilities with 6 variations on the basic block. Learn how to create dramatically different looks by playing with your fabric's colors, textures, and values. Assemble your Dragonflies with traditional piecing, templates, paper piecing, or modified paper piecing. Everything you need to create dazzling new quilts from the traditional Dragonfly block is here in this comprehensive workbook. Try any of the 12 complete quilt projects, or use Sue's design techniques to make your own original Dragonfly designs.

Download or read book Dancing Dragons written by Nancy Loewen and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of dragonflies. Includes anatomy diagram and activity.

Download or read book Dazzling Dragonflies written by Linda Glaser and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dragonfly lays her clutch of eggs and the life cycle of dragonflies has begun. Watch as the little nymphs change over time into beautiful adults who can move through the air like an acrobat.

Download or read book Fancy Flight written by Karen Davies and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-08-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fancy Flight is a collection of poems written by Karen A. Davies, for you, in hopes that you may find that special place where your heart remembers its name. Pixus the Pegasus will guide you through your flight to the shores of lovenock island to the mountains of darkwind cave. Sit back, enjoy your "flight of fancy" and let Pixus astound your senses and entertain your imagination! To begin your flight, Pixus whinnies these words to you, "My name is Pixus and I welcome all, the young, the old, the short, the tall. I'm so glad you could stop by. Come dream with me and dry your eye." My master worked real hard, you see on lots and lots of poetry. So glide with me through day or night. I'll guide you on your "fancy flight!"

Download or read book All Things Dance Like Dragonflies written by C. Joybell C. and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transmundane poetry designed for every ordinary day! Introducing a whole new style of C. JoyBell C. poetics and the very first book illustrated by the Author herself, All Things Dance Like Dragonflies will pull the realm from beyond, into the realm that you exist in! Remember the last time you caught a dragonfly? It was a magical world you could take part of, you could capture the thing from a different dimension and put it in your own jar for safe keeping! Styled to make the unordinary things more tangible and attainable for ordinary, daily treasure-hunts, the words within this book will settle upon you sublimely, like readily dancing dragonflies! Brought to you by a treasure-hunter, dragonfly-finder (and catcher), explorer of all things worth exploring, who wrote some books and said some things.

Download or read book Watching for Dragonflies written by Suzanne Marriott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2023 Living Now Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner for Mature Living/Caregiving “I found it unique and inspiring that the couple worked hard to keep their love alive and their sex life active while facing serious health challenges. . . . What a highly inspiring and impactful book!” —Readers’ Favorite, 5-star review “Spirituality is a central theme throughout the memoir. . . . A moving story of love, loss, illness, and the beauty that persists.” —Kirkus Reviews Suzanne’s story begins with a phone call from her husband, Michael, telling her he has collapsed on the job. They soon learn he has multiple sclerosis. Despite the negative patterns threatening their marriage, she is determined to handle the caregiving tasks suddenly thrust upon her. Through love, psychological insights, and spiritual inquiry, she cultivates her abilities—and gains the courage to confront a medical system that often saves her husband but at other times threatens his life. As time progresses, Michael undergoes many hospitalizations; he also makes miraculous recoveries that allow adventure back into their lives, including a numinous experience with dragonflies. When Suzanne faces her own medical crisis, their world is shaken once again—but throughout it all, love is their bond, one even death cannot sever. In Watching for Dragonflies, Suzanne reaches out to other caregivers and anyone who has experienced a life-changing crisis, inviting them to explore the many avenues of growth and transformation that uninvited change can bring. Often poignant, at times funny, and always riveting, Watching for Dragonflies will bring comfort—and inspiration—to readers as they navigate their own transformative journey.

Download or read book Dancing Dragonflies written by Andrews McMeel Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting 4 new journals in an eye-catching and timely variety of styles, colors and themes -- all designed to stand out in quality and display.A journal with a bit of nature's whimsy to brighten the day! Delightfully fanciful dragonflies flutter and float across bright, cheery patterns. Opens to lined white pages.

Download or read book Dragonfly Dance written by Denise K. Lajimodiere and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2010-12-10 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragonfly Dance is a collection of poems remarkable for their candor and sense of catharsis. Writing from the vantage point of an American Indian women, Denise Lajimodiere opens a door into the lives of Native girls and women. Her poems often reflect the deep tensions between Native culture and white culture. Reflected in Lajimodiere's poems, life is sometimes beautiful but rarely easy. "The Necklace," the narrator details how her mother repaired a favorite beaded necklace, "her arthritic fingers patiently / threading beads / on the long thin needle, weaving / night after night." When the necklace is finally repaired, she wears it to school where At recess a White boy ran by, yanked it off my neck and threw it. I watched as it ascended high above the blacktop, the beads glittered, scattering their light, a rainbow against gray skies. Unadorned, direct, and often raw, these riveting poems sear their way into our imaginations, inviting us into a world we might never have known. We are richer for the knowledge.

Download or read book Dancing Dragonflies and Damselflies written by Dan Tallman and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revision of the author’s book, “Two Years Among the Odonates.” This book adds over a dozen species and accounts. All photographs have been newly edited or replaced with new ones. A fascinating introduction to dragonflies and damselflies.

Download or read book Moon Dreams written by Karen Davies Moonchild and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-06-25 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magical wonderland of thoughts and dreams unwind in this adventure of verse and rhyme. Journey through the eyes and heart of a child to the moon and stars and beyond to where dreams and wishes come true for child and adult alike.

Download or read book Dragonflies and Damselfies written by Dennis Paulson and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings these insects to life. As well as providing a broad introduction to their natural history, it features profiles of sixty of the most interesting and beautiful species from around the world.

Download or read book Tonbo Dragonfly written by K. R. Couey and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in modern day Japan and during Obon-the most supernatural of Japanese holidays, a time when the dead return for a short visit-Tonbo is a story of English conversation teacher, Jezzy Dubois from Louisiana, U.S.A., who has grown weary of her job but loves living in Japan and doesn't want to leave it. She visits a local shrine to seek the advice of the nature gods, and in the days that follow a series of unexplainable events occur and culminate in a suspenseful encounter that has Jezzy calling on deepest instincts to find her way out as unseen forces provide guidance and support.

Download or read book WG Dragonflies written by Cynthia Berger and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2004-03-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • First title in Stackpole Books' new Wild Guide series • A complete, expert introduction to the world of dragonflies and also covers damselflies • Detailed color drawings of different species and behaviors Dazzling in appearance, idiosyncratic in behavior, dragonflies and damselflies have long captured the imaginations of nature lovers. In this illustrated natural history guide, Cynthia Berger takes the reader on a whirlwind trip through the lives of these intriguing insects, from their birth underwater (where they actually spend most of their lives as ferocious nymphs) to their miraculous transformation into free-flying adults. Features a field guide to the most common North American species--including life-size silhouettes for easy identification--as well as tips for observing dragonflies in the wild and attracting them to your backyard.

Download or read book Diana the Diaphanous Dancing Dragonfly written by Janice McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very colorful -- rhyming, teaching, little storybook to encourage children to want to learn.It has a companion coloring/activity book that is sold separately.Even before the dinosaurs walked the Earth, dragonflies took to the air.Dragonfly's wings are transparent. Light reflecting off of the crystal colors of the wings causes the illusion of the mirage of standing still.They can also move each of their four wings independently. In addition to flapping each wing up and down, they can rotate their wings forward and back. That means, Dragonflies can move straight up or down, fly backwards, stop and hover, and make hairpin turns, at full speed or in slow motion. The flight of the dragonfly is so special that it has inspired engineers who dream of making robots/drones that fly like dragonflies.

Download or read book Dragonfly Dance written by Rebecca Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through engaging images and a witty story, this DRAGONFLY DANCE story book teaches children about the needs and environments of the dragonfly. The Steve Parish kids storybook series includes: A glossary of technical or tricky words. Factual information about the native bee. A fact-file of the native bee's lifecycle. Two free downloadable worksheets. Australian Science Curriculum links. Stunning Australian photography.

Download or read book Songs of Gaia written by Julie Tara and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our world today, there is a yearning to connect to beauty; a rising tide of sensitivity and awareness of the immense difficulties we are facing; a need to find a sense of redemption. Poetry offers this. It opens the window to paradox, giving voice to both the souls grief and its longing for the ecstatic. Julie Taras poetry falls in the tradition of the mystical poets who, through the magic of words, open the eyeand the soulto the awareness of the infinite; of timelessness; of presence. To enter into Songs of Gaia is to enter into a world where the desert wind becomes a wild womans breath; where the rivers youve drunk deeply from become the blood of the Mothers veins, and where the sound of your beating heart becomes the rhythm of the very universe in which you live.