Download or read book Mary On Horseback written by Rosemary Wells and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-10-23 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians Mary Breckinridge, trained as a nurse during World War I, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Instead, she spent her life fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. More nurses on horseback joined Mary . . . and the Frontier Nursing Service was born. Mary’s story is amazing. And it is true. “Wells’s realistic yet poetic prose perfectly captures the dichotomy of the majestic beauty of Appalachia and the harsh realities of mountain life. . . . This one’s a gem.”—School Library Journal

Download or read book The Case of the Blue ribbon Horse written by I. K. Swobud and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1998 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary-Kate could be kicked out of the upcoming horse show if the Trenchcoat Twins do not find out who at the horseback riding school keeps putting Mary-Kate's horse in the wrong stall and feeding it the wrong food. Original.

Download or read book Wide Neighborhoods written by Mary Breckinridge and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiographie, in der Rechenschaft abgelegt wird über pflegerische Aktivitäten in Russland, Frankreich, Schweiz, England, Amerika und Kanada. U. a. ist das Buch die Beschreibung des Experiments, ein medizinisches und pflegerisches Fürsorgewesen in riesigen, strukturarmen Gegenden aufzubauen. Die Autorin ist Gründerin der "Frontier Nursing Service"--Organisation von 1925.

Download or read book The Magical Christmas Horse written by Mary Higgins Clark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnny’s wish had come true. His family would be visiting his grandparents for Christmas. His grandparents lived in an old house in New England where his father had been born. The family together, the smells of the cookies baking, the snowy Christmas tree farm with trees of so many shapes and sizes, and most of all the wooden horse he had told his brother Liam about would make this the best Christmas ever. In his grandparents’ attic Johnny finds many treasures, but the wooden horse he remembered so well is missing. How can Johnny make his brother’s Christmas wish come true? Beloved and internationally bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark’s loving story together with Wendell Minor’s captivating paintings make The Magical Christmas Horse a book that captures the true heart of Christmas and one that families will make part of their Christmas tradition year after year.

Download or read book Wide Neighborhoods written by Mary Breckinridge and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1981-12-31 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the autobiography of Mary Breckinridge, the woman who founded the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in the mountains of eastern Kentucky in 1925. Riding out on horseback, the FNS nurse-midwives proved that high mortality rates and malnutrition did not need to be the norm in rural areas. By their example and through their graduates, the FNS exacted a lasting influence on family health care throughout the world.

Download or read book Dark Horse written by Mary H. Herbert and published by TSR. This book was released on 1990 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her entire clan is destroyed by the sorceror Lord Medh, Gabria disguises herself as her twin brother Gabran, and, joined by the telepathic Hunnuli mare, Nara, seeks revenge

Download or read book The Mare written by Mary Gaitskill and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2015 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taken in by a near-alcoholic artist and a jaded academic, a young Dominican girl in Brooklyn's Fresh Air Fund program explores the contrasts between her inner-city life and her hosts' privileged world and finds her realities powerfully shaped by her relationship with a horse.

Download or read book Mornings on Horseback written by David McCullough and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Award–winning biography that tells the story of how young Teddy Roosevelt transformed himself from a sickly boy into the vigorous man who would become a war hero and ultimately president of the United States, told by master historian David McCullough. Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as “a masterpiece” (John A. Gable, Newsday), it is the winner of the Los Angeles Times 1981 Book Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Biography. Written by David McCullough, the author of Truman, this is the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and almost fatal asthma attacks, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household in which he was raised. The father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. The mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and a celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, TR’s first love. All are brought to life to make “a beautifully told story, filled with fresh detail” (The New York Times Book Review). A book to be read on many levels, it is at once an enthralling story, a brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about “blessed” mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.

Download or read book Blue Horses written by Mary Oliver and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life’s work, describing with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and impermanence. Whether considering a bird’s nest, the seeming patience of oak trees, or the artworks of Franz Marc, Oliver reminds us of the transformative power of attention and how much can be contained within the smallest moments. At its heart, Blue Horses asks what it means to truly belong to this world, to live in it attuned to all its changes. Humorous, gentle, and always honest, Oliver is a visionary of the natural world.

Download or read book Rocking Horse Christmas written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy gets a rocking horse for Christmas that takes him to faraway places.

Download or read book Perfect Practice written by Mary S. Corning and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life can be exceptionally gratifying when we realize that our thoughts create interactions and our interactions create relationships. To truly relate is what living is all about. This resource for life is meant as a seed offering inspiration for living an authentic and transparent life. It unites what is seen as separate and heals what is wounded.

Download or read book Horse Heroes written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #49:Stallion at Starlight, they had lots of questions. Why did people tame horses? What jobs do horses have today? Why was Alexander the Great's horse so famous? What are some other famous horses in history? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.

Download or read book The Year the Horses Came written by Mary Mackey and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Europe in 4372 B.C., this is the story of the clash between bands of marauding nomads and the peaceful culture already in place.

Download or read book Horse written by Mary Gordon-Watson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated guide gives horse owners a thorough understanding of the nature and needs of horses, and supplies all the necessary information to help build the perfect relationship between you and your horse.

Download or read book The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek written by Kim Michele Richardson and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RECOMMENDED BY DOLLY PARTON IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE! A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER The bestselling historical fiction novel from Kim Michele Richardson, this is a novel following Cussy Mary, a packhorse librarian and her quest to bring books to the Appalachian community she loves, perfect for readers of William Kent Kreuger and Lisa Wingate. The perfect addition to your next book club! The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything—everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter. Cussy's not only a book woman, however, she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she's going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler. Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere—even back home. Look for The Book Woman's Daughter, the new novel from Kim Michele Richardson, out now! Other Bestselling Historical Fiction from Sourcebooks Landmark: The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris

Download or read book Horse Dreams written by Mary Vivian Johnson and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Why do you have to nag so much?"" Dad yelled across the living room at Mom. ""You know the divorce is final, and this is the last time we will do anything together as a family, so just let it alone "" My heart squeezed as the power of Dad's words rang out clear through the walls and thrust daggers at my chest. Feeling dizzy, I grabbed for the bedpost and quickly surveyed my best friends' eyes all wide with surprise, as they heard, just like me, this shocking news for the very first time. I wanted to run and scurry into the nearest hole. But before going down, I took a long deliberate breath and struggled to display my last ounce of courage. Having just shared her dreams and plans with friends, of racing her horse Medallion up the bluebonnet covered hills near her beloved home, Becky's birthday celebration comes to an abrupt halt. Triggered by the announcement of her parents' divorce, her peaceful life begins to collapse one step at a time like a shaky row of dominos all lined up and destined to fall. Becky must then find the courage to reach beyond herself for the help both she and her palomino will need to survive.

Download or read book Ludo and the Star Horse written by Mary Stewart and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ludo, a Bavarian peasant boy and his horse, Renti, find themselves in the fantastic and dangerous star country of the houses of the zodiac.