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Book In Every Tiny Grain of Sand

Download or read book In Every Tiny Grain of Sand written by Reeve Lindbergh and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of inspirational poems, prayers, and other writings grouped, "For the day, For the home, For the earth, and For the night."

Book In Every Tiny Grain of Sand

Download or read book In Every Tiny Grain of Sand written by Steck-Vaughn and published by . This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book On Morning Wings

Download or read book On Morning Wings written by Reeve Lindbergh and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retells, in simple words, a psalm of God's knowledge of and love for each of us.

Book The World in a Grain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vince Beiser
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2019-08-06
  • ISBN : 0399576444
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book The World in a Grain written by Vince Beiser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us, empowers us, engages us, and inspires us. It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives--and our future. And, incredibly, we're running out of it. The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural resource that grows more essential every day, and of the people who mine it, sell it, build with it--and sometimes, even kill for it. It's also a provocative examination of the serious human and environmental costs incurred by our dependence on sand, which has received little public attention. Not all sand is created equal: Some of the easiest sand to get to is the least useful. Award-winning journalist Vince Beiser delves deep into this world, taking readers on a journey across the globe, from the United States to remote corners of India, China, and Dubai to explain why sand is so crucial to modern life. Along the way, readers encounter world-changing innovators, island-building entrepreneurs, desert fighters, and murderous sand pirates. The result is an entertaining and eye-opening work, one that is both unexpected and involving, rippling with fascinating detail and filled with surprising characters.

Book My Hippie Grandmother

Download or read book My Hippie Grandmother written by Reeve Lindbergh and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl describes all the things she likes about her grandmother, including growing vegetables, picketing City Hall, and playing the banjo.

Book Sand and Foam

Download or read book Sand and Foam written by Kahlil Gibran and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of aphorisms, poems, and parables by the author of "The Prophet" - a philosopher at his window commenting on the scene passing below.

Book The Secrets of Sand

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gary Greenberg
  • Publisher : Voyageur Press
  • Release : 2015-09-21
  • ISBN : 9780760349441
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Secrets of Sand written by Gary Greenberg and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beach to the moon--explore the incredible hidden world of sand, seen through a microscope. To the naked eye, the tiny particles that make up sand are less than inspiring. Under the microscope, however, it's a completely different story. Looking at sand under extreme magnification, we quickly find ourselves immersed in a new world of brilliant colors, organic shapes, and the stunning patterns of nature. Every grain of sand is a snapshot in time: Each grain originated somewhere and is headed somewhere else. Biogenic sands often contain fragments of the hard tissues from marine organisms such as shells, corals, sponges, sea urchins, forams, and bryozoans. When these organisms die, the hard tissues that are left behind erode into some of the most spectacular grains of sand imaginable. In this book, deep-focus microscope photography, x-ray images, and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy reveal their secrets. The Secrets of Sand is a virtual tour of sands from across North America. It shows their origins, the environmental forces that have acted upon them, and their journey from bedrock or invertebrate shell to the fine particles that, in countless billions, form our familiar beaches and dunes. It then moves on to an exploration of lunar sand, which has been formed under such alien conditions that it has no terrestrial counterpart. The Secrets of Sand is an amazing voyage of discovery in the ancient past--and the dynamic present--of the earth and our nearest neighbor.

Book Welcome Home  Mouse

Download or read book Welcome Home Mouse written by Elisa Kleven and published by Tricycle Press. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley loves to help, but sometimes he gets so excited he makes mistakes. While running errands for his mom—CRASH—Stanley bounces his ball right on top of Mouse’s house, smashing it to smithereens. Stanley wants to make up for what he’s done, but how? In Elisa Kleven’s expressive, detailed pictures, Stanley finds his inspiration all around him, from here and there, and this and that. Soon he is ready to surprise his friend with a new house, and what a wonderful place it is!

Book Jesus  His Story in Stone

Download or read book Jesus His Story in Stone written by Mike Mason and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus: His Story in Stone is a reflection on still-existing stone objects that Jesus would have known, seen, or even touched. Each of the seventy short chapters is accompanied by a photograph taken on location in Israel. Arranged chronologically, the one-page meditations compose a portrait of Christ as seen through the significant stones in His life, from the cave where He was born to the rock of Calvary. While packed with historical and archaeological detail, the book’s main thrust is devotional, leading the reader both spiritually and physically closer to Jesus.

Book The Book of Sand

Download or read book The Book of Sand written by Jorge Luis Borges and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the stories The Congress, Undr, The Mirror and the Mask, August 25, 1983, Blue Tigers, The Rose of Paracelsus and Shakespeare's Memory.

Book Ernst

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elisa Kleven
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9781582460536
  • Pages : 32 pages

Download or read book Ernst written by Elisa Kleven and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young crocodile with a vivid imagination celebrates a birthday.

Book The Rings of Saturn

    Book Details:
  • Author : W. G. Sebald
  • Publisher : New Directions Publishing
  • Release : 2016-11-08
  • ISBN : 081122130X
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book The Rings of Saturn written by W. G. Sebald and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is like a dream you want to last forever" (Roberta Silman, The New York Times Book Review), now with a gorgeous new cover by the famed designer Peter Mendelsund A masterwork of W. G. Sebald, now with a gorgeous new cover by the famed designer Peter Mendelsund The Rings of Saturn—with its curious archive of photographs—records a walking tour of the eastern coast of England. A few of the things which cross the path and mind of its narrator (who both is and is not Sebald) are lonely eccentrics, Sir Thomas Browne’s skull, a matchstick model of the Temple of Jerusalem, recession-hit seaside towns, wooded hills, Joseph Conrad, Rembrandt’s "Anatomy Lesson," the natural history of the herring, the massive bombings of WWII, the dowager Empress Tzu Hsi, and the silk industry in Norwich. W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants (New Directions, 1996) was hailed by Susan Sontag as an "astonishing masterpiece perfect while being unlike any book one has ever read." It was "one of the great books of the last few years," noted Michael Ondaatje, who now acclaims The Rings of Saturn "an even more inventive work than its predecessor, The Emigrants."

Book In Story land

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elizabeth Harrison
  • Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
  • Release : 2023-07-15
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 85 pages

Download or read book In Story land written by Elizabeth Harrison and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " "In Story Land" by Elizabeth Harrison invites readers into a captivating realm of imagination, enchantment, and the power of storytelling. This delightful book takes readers on a whimsical journey through various stories, where magical characters, moral lessons, and imaginative settings come to life. Within the pages of "In Story Land," Elizabeth Harrison weaves together an array of tales that spark the imagination and ignite a love for storytelling. From fairy tales to fables, each story carries its own charm and teaches valuable lessons about kindness, bravery, and the beauty of the human spirit. Elizabeth Harrison's storytelling captivates readers of all ages, drawing them into a world where anything is possible. Through her words, readers will find themselves immersed in fantastical landscapes, encountering memorable characters, and embracing the timeless magic of storytelling. Join the adventure into "In Story Land," where imagination knows no bounds, and tales unfold with wonder, inspiration, and the power to ignite the imagination."

Book Life in the Universe  5th Edition

Download or read book Life in the Universe 5th Edition written by Jeffrey Bennett and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world’s leading textbook on astrobiology—ideal for an introductory one-semester course and now fully revised and updated Are we alone in the cosmos? How are scientists seeking signs of life beyond our home planet? Could we colonize other planets, moons, or even other star systems? This introductory textbook, written by a team of four renowned science communicators, educators, and researchers, tells the amazing story of how modern science is seeking the answers to these and other fascinating questions. They are the questions that are at the heart of the highly interdisciplinary field of astrobiology, the study of life in the universe. Written in an accessible, conversational style for anyone intrigued by the possibilities of life in the solar system and beyond, Life in the Universe is an ideal place to start learning about the latest discoveries and unsolved mysteries in the field. From the most recent missions to Saturn’s moons and our neighboring planet Mars to revolutionary discoveries of thousands of exoplanets, from the puzzle of life’s beginning on Earth to the latest efforts in the search for intelligent life elsewhere, this book captures the imagination and enriches the reader’s understanding of how astronomers, planetary scientists, biologists, and other scientists make progress at the cutting edge of this dynamic field. Enriched with a wealth of engaging features, this textbook brings any citizen of the cosmos up to speed with the scientific quest to discover whether we are alone or part of a universe full of life. An acclaimed text designed to inspire students of all backgrounds to explore foundational questions about life in the cosmos Completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field, including recent exploratory space missions to Mars, frontier exoplanet science, research on the origin of life on Earth, and more Enriched with helpful learning aids, including in-chapter Think about It questions, optional Do the Math and Special Topic boxes, Movie Madness boxes, end-of-chapter exercises and problems, quick quizzes, and much more Supported by instructor’s resources, including an illustration package and test bank, available upon request

Book To Act Justly

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anne E. Neuberger
  • Publisher : Twenty-Third Publications
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9781585952229
  • Pages : 104 pages

Download or read book To Act Justly written by Anne E. Neuberger and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps youngsters think, feel, and act with justice--using a format that is informative and engaging, Creative activities help them apply what they've learned in enjoyable, concrete ways. The author offers a wealth of resources for more material and activities.

Book Under the Chinaberry Tree

Download or read book Under the Chinaberry Tree written by Ann Ruethling and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating Chinaberry's twentieth anniversary, the women behind America's beloved children's book catalog share their wisdom about the joys of children's literature and parenting. The Chinaberry catalog was created when Ann Ruethling became troubled by the violence in many old-fashioned nursery stories and the poor grammar or mediocre plots in newer children's books. Handpicking a hundred high-quality titles a year, she has become an indispensable friend to thousands of parents, and Chinaberry has become a gold standard for its industry. Under the Chinaberry Tree celebrates the world of children's books. In warm "one-mother-to-another" prose, Ruethling and her business partner, Patti Pitcher, reflect on the family-first concepts that resonate so strongly with Chinaberry fans and all parents. Exploring the books that have made a difference in their children's lives, the tender experience of reading with children and the moments that make parenting a unique journey, this guide is sure to enrich every family's bookshelf.

Book The Poet and the Professor  Poems for Building Reading Skills  Level 4

Download or read book The Poet and the Professor Poems for Building Reading Skills Level 4 written by Timothy Rasinski and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2010-02-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make poetry fun for 4th grade readers with poems presented in a whole new light! Coauthored by well-known fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski, this incredible book for Grade 4 encourages students to read and perform playful, original content written in student voices that will engage both reluctant and skilled readers. The easy-to-use, standards-based lessons and purposeful activity pages help readers build fluency, comprehension, and poetry skills. Includes a ZIP file containing audio that can be used to support fluency and comprehension, as well as interactive whiteboard-compatible resources that can be used to support literacy skills. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards and is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. 144pp.