Download or read book Little Rat Rides written by Monika Bang-Campbell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Rat overcomes her fear and learns to ride a horse, just like her daddy did when he was young.
Download or read book Little Rat Rides written by Monika Bang-Campbell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Rat can't wait to ride a horse, just like her daddy did when he was young. But when it's time for her first lesson, she almost changes her mind. No one said her horse, Pee Wee, would be so . . . giant! But with a bit of encouragement from Daddy Rat--and lots of help from Pee Wee--her dream of becoming a fancy rider might just come true.
Download or read book Little Rat Makes Music written by Monika Bang-Campbell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third book of Little Rat’s celebrated tales of triumph, Little Rat wants to play the violin, but practicing is boring, and her violin squawks a lot. With encouragement from her teacher, Little Rat discovers that with a bit of pluck, patience, and practice, anything is possible.
Download or read book The Illustrated History of the Rat Rod written by Steve Thaemert, Jr. and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defined by author and Rat Rod Magazine editor Steve Thaemert, Jr. as the “blue-collar hot rod," a the term “rat rod" refers to a custom car built with creativity, ingenuity, and individuality. Less of a classic-car replica and more of an expression of the builder's personality, “rat rodding" encompasses not just the vehicles but also the scene and the lifestyle ignited by this automotive hobby that's catching on like wildfire. By the editor and senior writer of Rat Rod Magazine, the comprehensive publication for all things rat rod, The Illustrated History of Rat Rod takes you inside the culture to explore the beginnings, evolution, and rising popularity of the hobby.INSIDE THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF RAT ROD:•The beginnings of the rat-rod scene and early enthusiasts.•A look at the hot rods that spawned the rat-rod hobby and how the term “rat rod" was coined.•Rat Rod Magazine and its importance in defining and documenting the hobby as well as other media exposure that helped bring rat rodding into the public eye.•How rat rodding overcame opposition by detractors while gaining acceptance and supporters.•The annual Rat Rod Tour, including event results and anecdotes from attendees.•The clothes, attitudes, music, and styles that shape the rat rod culture.•A discussion of parts, building techniques, and safety practices typical of rat rodding.•A glossary of terminology unique to the rat rod hobby.
Download or read book My Subway Ride written by Paul DuBois Jacobs and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2004-08-18 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the sights and sounds of a subway ride through the boroughs of New York City.
Download or read book Rat Girl written by Kristin Hersh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the 25 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time” --Rolling Stone Magazine (#8) “Sensitive and emotionally raw… it’s also wildly funny”--The New York Times Book Review A powerfully original memoir of pregnancy and mental illness by the legendary founder of the seminal rock band Throwing Muses, 'a magnificently charged union of Sylvia Plath and Patti Smith' - The Guardian Kristin Hersh was a preternaturally bright teenager, starting college at fifteen and with her band, Throwing Muses, playing rock clubs she was too young to frequent. By the age of seventeen she was living in her car, unable to sleep for the torment of strange songs swimming around her head - the songs for which she is now known. But just as her band was taking off, Hersh was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Rat Girl chronicles the unraveling of a young woman's personality, culminating in a suicide attempt; and then her arduous yet inspiring recovery, her unplanned pregnancy at the age of 19, and the birth of her first son. Playful, vivid, and wonderfully warm, this is a visceral and brave memoir by a truly original performer, told in a truly original voice.
Download or read book Walter written by Barbara Wersba and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two lonely creatures find that companionship is closer than they thought in this charming tale of friendship This is the story of a writer and a reader. The writer is a person. The reader is a rat. They share an old house on Long Island, but have never met. How these two lonely creatures discover one another is the essence of this story.
Download or read book Your Friend the Rat written by Jim Capobianco and published by Golden/Disney. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a little rat named Remy tries to become a chef in a famous French restaurant, there's bound to be trouble. This full-color Read-Aloud Storybook retells all of the action of Disney / Pixar's latest animated feature film, Ratatouille!
Download or read book Catch That Rat written by Caryl Hart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I went out this morning, and what did I see? A white, whiskered rat, looking straight back at me! With scratchy pink claws and a pink pointy nose it was dressed in some raggedy baggy old clothes. Then suddenly, SQUEAK! It jumped over my toes! QUICK! CATCH THAT RAT! The chase to catch the cheeky little jumper-wearing rat who is the star of this story leads a little girl, her granny, the postman and some builders on a crazy race through the house, all over town, on a plane... ending up in space! It takes a bright red alien with twenty-six eyes to explain the best way to catch that rat...
Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Download or read book Unhooking the Moon written by Gregory Hughes and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize and a finalist for The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a starred review Kirkus Review praised Unhooking the Moon as a "rousing adventure on the not-so-mean streets, with heart aplenty." When an adventurous sister-and-brother duo become orphans, a funny and heartbreaking roadtrip to New York ensues, as the pair searches for their long-lost uncle. Meet the Rat: A dancing, soccer-loving, fearless ten-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Meet her older brother, Bob: Protector of the Rat, though more often than not her faithful follower, Bob is determined to build a new and better life for him and his sister in America. Of particular concern for him are his sister's mysterious fits, which keep getting more and more severe. On their adventures traveling alone from the flatlands of Winnipeg, southward across the border into America, Bob and the Rat make friends with a host of unlikely characters, including a hilarious con man and a famous rap star. As they struggle to survive in the big city, they realize that finding your uncle in New York is incredibly difficult if you have almost no information about him--even if he is rumored to be one of the city's biggest drug dealers.
Download or read book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed written by Mo Willems and published by Walker. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilbur, a naked mole rat who likes to wear clothes, is forced to go before the wise community elder, who surprises the other naked mole rats with his pronouncement.
Download or read book Get Up and Ride written by Jim Shea and published by Jim Shea. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 2010, brothers-in-law Marty and Jim embark on a cycling trip along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal, a 335-mile trek from their home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Jim's boyhood home in Washington, DC. Chance encounters with colorful local characters and other surprising escapades during five days on the trail make for nonstop laughs. As they travel through forests and along winding rivers, they experience the breathtaking scenery of western Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, exploring early American history while learning more about each other as well as themselves. This true story is for adventurers and cyclists as well as couch potatoes looking for a lighthearted take on friendship and some hilarious fun.
Download or read book Art of the Hot Rod written by Ken Gross and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deserving tribute to the American muscle of the hot rod, this edition is filled with eye popping photography, gatefolds, and four prints to hang.
Download or read book Rat Fair written by Leah Rose Kessler and published by Pow! Kids Books. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nearly-wordless picture book about a group of rats who mix up a sign for an Art Fair, and instead create a jolly Rat Fair. A compassionate young boy steps up to save them from the humans who would sweep their festivities away. When a group of industrious, fun-loving rats find letters fallen from an Art Fair sign, they put the sign back together—with one small adjustment—and get to work creating a spectacular RAT FAIR. Their fair is ruined when humans sweep away everything the rats have created. Undaunted, the rats switch gears and start working on their very own Rat Art Fair. As they are wrapping up their first day of the Rat Art Fair, a human child who has been following their progress from the sidelines catches them red handed, and the rats must decide if they can trust the child. A nearly wordless tale about how misunderstandings can lead to wonderful creativity.
Download or read book Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride written by Kate DiCamillo and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NEW YORK TIMES best-selling porcine wonder finds herself behind the wheel in this hilarious adventure now available as an e-book. (Ages 6 - 8) Features an audio read-along! Mr. and Mrs. Watson's porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing more than a ride in the car. It takes a fair amount of nudging and bribing and a "You are such a good sport, darling" to get the portly pig out of the driver's seat, but once the convertible is on the road, Mercy loves the feel of the wind tickling her ears and the sun on her snout. One day the Watsons' motoring ritual takes an unexpected turn, however, when their elderly neighbor Baby Lincoln pops up in the backseat in hopes of some "folly and adventure" – and in the chaos that ensues, an exuberant Mercy ends up behind the wheel! Soon there's a policeman on her tail, a struggle for the brake, and a blissfully airborne Mercy. Of course, it's nothing that an extra helping of buttered toast can't fix! Includes an audio read along!
Download or read book Curious George Rides a Bike Read aloud written by H. A. Rey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George helps a little boy with his paper route and gets into all sorts of trouble.
