Download or read book Optimistic Olly written by Aisha Smith and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a positive picture book to celebrate effort and progress? Meet Optimistic Olly. He took a Math test and was pretty disappointed with the result. Instead of giving up, he tries extra hard to study for the next test. With all of his effort, will he get the score he craves?This charming, rhyming picture book instills the themes of celebrating the effort and progress a child can make by trying their best and letting go of perfection. Complete with checks for understanding at the end of the book, "Optimistic Olly" will be a wonderful addition for a child's nightly read time or for a teacher's read-aloud library.
Download or read book Optimistic Olly Stomps Into PRE K written by Sharon Baskerville and published by Baski Wiggle Books. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olly is excited and optimistic about her first day in Pre-K. She can't wait to meet new friends, learn, and play. Once she enters the classroom, she is busy and causing chaos all over the place. She can't stop wiggling and stomping. The teacher tries to calm the situation and promote inclusion for all students. However, these global Pre-K children are not sure what to do. The teacher and the students help give Olly the tools she needs for success. Olly's presence in the classroom teaches the children acceptance, tolerance, and empathy. She is welcomed by all for the adorable, inquisitive ADHD elephant she is.
Download or read book Olly Murs The Biography written by Justin Lewis and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heopened for One Direction in North America, appeared on "The Tonight Show," recorded with Flo Rida the story of the heartthrob singer whose U.S. fan base continues to grow The cheekyguy with the tight trousers and the porkpie hat has sold out concert tours, released bestselling albums, and enjoyed a string of hits including "Please Don't Let Me Go" and "Heart Skips a Beat." Not content with his triumphs as a singer, he has also become a TV fixture. After becoming the cohost of the UK's "The Xtra Factor," he graduated to his own series, "Olly: Life on Murs." This biography follows his journey from suburbia to stardom and beyond. It explores how a seemingly ordinary and grounded Essex boy was determined to follow his dream and was strong and shrewd enough to survive the heady world of entertainment. Along the way, readers will learn how his promising first career as a semi-pro-footballer was halted, and discover how he deals with the pros and cons of a celebrity lifestyle."
Download or read book Memoirs of Indonesian Doctors written by Tjien Oei and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book depicting the lives of twenty Chinese Indonesian doctors who left Indonesia to immigrate to the USA and to start a new chapter of their lives. Many of the stories started after they graduated from the Medical School. Some of them were placed in remote villages outside Java. Many of those villages had not been served by Physicians before. Support from the Central Government was scare. At that time, the late President Sukarno declared that graduated from Medical schools had to serve the country for three years before they were allowed to specialize or pursue their future plans. These doctors must complete the ECFMG, English and health tests before they could be considered for accredited for internship/residency. After successfully doing their training, they now could apply for a position as a specialist in a hospital or a medical center. Many times they had to be under the supervision of a hospital Director of Education for a period of 2 years. In the meantime, they had to take their Specialty Boards exam to be qualifi ed. Many have successfully done their practice and some became well known in their fi elds. Their Children went to Colleges and Universities and have pursued careers in Medicine Law, Engineering and others.
Download or read book Cadabrah s Shadows written by Nathan Stevens and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story Cadabrah's Shadows is a first attempt at fiction. I got so caught up in the first attempt that I have finished two more sequels.
Download or read book A Meeting by the River written by Christopher Isherwood and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isherwood's final work of fiction—an epistolary novel that explores sexual identity and Eastern mysticism After a long separation, two English brothers meet in India. Oliver, the idealistic younger brother, prepares to take his final vows as a Hindu monk. Patrick, a successful publisher with a wife and children in London and a male lover in California, has publicly admired his brother's convictions while privately criticizing his choices. First published in 1967, A Meeting by the River delicately depicts the complexity of sibling relationships—the resentment and competitiveness as well as the love and respect. Ultimately, the brothers' exposure to each other's differences deepens their awareness of themselves. In A Meeting by the River, Christopher Isherwood dramatizes the conflict between sexuality and spirituality that inspired his late writings. “The best prose writer in English.” Gore Vidal
Download or read book Wild and Free written by Wendy Holden and published by Review. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild and Free by Sunday Times bestselling author Wendy Holden sees the author of Bad Heir Day and The Wives of Bath at the top of her game. Fun for fans of Jane Costello and Carole Matthews. 'Super-sharp ... This hugely entertaining novel is chick lit at its best!' Closer Wild & Free is the festival du jour. Everyone piles through its gates - and Cupid lies in wait to sprinkle a little midsummer madness on them all. Teacher Ginnie is desperate to forget her crush on headmaster Mark, and hopes glamping might do the trick. But Mark is also heading for Wild & Free to reform his college band ... desperate not to be seen by anyone he knows. Mark's bandmate James dreams of a festival blow-out with his son, Guy ... until his wife Victoria's ambition kills the dream. Now she and Guy are en route to Wild & Free instead but when Guy meets Shanna-Mae and falls for her earthy charms, Victoria is determined to snap Cupid's arrow. Will the magic of the festival send them wild? Or set them free to find peace and love?
Download or read book Executive Musical Chairs written by William R. Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Optimist written by Vincent Douglass and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond Innocence written by Jane Goodall and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of Goodall's autobiography in letters, this book covers her life after the publication of "In the Shadow of the Man, " the book that made her famous. photos.
Download or read book Edward Bond Bondian Drama and Young Audience written by Uğur Ada and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Edward Bond: Bondian Drama and Young Audience' focuses on one of the most influential playwrights of Britain, Edward Bond, and his plays for young audiences. The chapters examine the theatrical and pedagogical prospects of the plays on young people which have been mostly staged since 1990s, throughout the globe. The issues covered in this book involve interdisciplinary studies such as theatre, pedagogy, ethics, children, culture, politics, among others. These topics have crucial importance for the production of plays for young audiences. Apart from this, the book focuses on Bondian Drama and its relation with the dramatic child, involving most of his plays for young audiences. The authors in this volume examine theatrical and pedagogical backgrounds of the plays, discussing critical issues, by questioning the specialities of Bondian drama and present future implications of this for young audiences. This volume presents substantial and elaborate information on crucial issues, and enable detailed discussions from various perspectives on theatre.
Download or read book At Midnight written by Dahlia Adler and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling collection of original and retold fairy tales from fifteen acclaimed and bestselling YA writers Fairy tales have been spun for thousands of years and remain among our most treasured stories. Weaving fresh tales with unexpected reimaginings, At Midnight brings together a diverse group of celebrated YA writers to breathe new life into a storied tradition. You’ll discover . . . Dahlia Adler reimagining "Rumpelstiltskin," Tracy Deonn, “The Nightingale,” H. E. Edgmon, “Snow White,” Hafsah Faizal, “Little Red Riding Hood,” Stacey Lee, “The Little Matchstick Girl,” Roselle Lim, "Hansel and Gretel," Darcie Little Badger, "Puss in Boots," Malinda Lo, “Frau Trude,” Alex London, "Cinderella." Anna-Marie McLemore, “The Nutcracker," Rebecca Podos, “The Robber Bridegroom,” Rory Power, “Sleeping Beauty,” Meredith Russo, “The Little Mermaid,” Gita Trelease, “Fitcher’s Bird,” and an all-new fairy tale by Melissa Albert.
Download or read book Prophecy written by S.J. Faerlind and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world in trouble... A goddess determined to save it... An unlikely pair of souls suddenly find their lives inexplicably bound together. Seeking to escape their problems, they embark on an adventure that will remove the blindfolds isolation and ignorance have given them. Stripped of all illusions and forced to face the truth, they are challenged to accept a difficult task. Will they dare to fly on the winds of Destiny? Come take a journey from youthful innocence to adulthood, from ignorance to a sometimes-painful reality. Where do heroes come from? Find out, as you set your feet on the path of Prophecy!
Download or read book Gina s Therapy written by Silvia Sbaraini and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gina has enough to deal with for one week: a disapproving daughter, her ex-psychotherapist living next door and a hopeless ex-husband she’s still in love with. Without a diagnosis of cancer. Catapulted into the unknown territory of surgery, chemo and support groups, Gina faces her predicament with strength, wit and a faithful pair of elasticated-waist trousers. As treatment progresses, Gina finds herself asking surprising questions. Will she ever be able to concentrate on what her oncologist is saying, without being distracted by his enormous moustache? Should her best friend’s thirty-year love of David Essex prevent her advice from being taken seriously? And how will she explain her bald bonce to her seven-year-old granddaughter?
Download or read book Everything Everything written by Nicola Yoon and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Risk everything . . . for love with this #1 New York Times bestseller. What if you couldn’t touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face . . . or kiss the boy next door? In Everything, Everything, Maddy is a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world, and Olly is the boy who moves in next door . . . and becomes the greatest risk she’s ever taken. My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He's tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster. Everything, Everything will make you laugh, cry, and feel everything in between. It's an innovative, inspiring, and heartbreakingly romantic debut novel that unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, illustrations, and more. And don’t miss Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also A Star, the #1 New York Times bestseller in which two teens are brought together just when it seems like the universe is sending them in opposite directions.
Download or read book The Idea of You written by Robinne Lee and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now an original movie on Prime Video starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine! When Solène Marchand, the thirty-nine-year-old owner of a prestigious art gallery in Los Angeles, takes her daughter, Isabelle, to meet her favorite boy band, she does so reluctantly and at her ex-husband’s request. The last thing she expects is to make a connection with one of the members of the world-famous August Moon. But Hayes Campbell is clever, winning, confident, and posh, and the attraction is immediate. That he is all of twenty years old further complicates things. What begins as a series of clandestine trysts quickly evolves into a passionate relationship. It is a journey that spans continents as Solène and Hayes navigate each other’s disparate worlds: from stadium tours to international art fairs to secluded hideaways in Paris and Miami. And for Solène, it is as much a reclaiming of self, as it is a rediscovery of happiness and love. When their romance becomes a viral sensation, and both she and her daughter become the target of rabid fans and an insatiable media, Solène must face how her new status has impacted not only her life, but the lives of those closest to her.
Download or read book The Baby Blitz written by Lex Martin and published by Lex Martin. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sexy, enemies-to-lovers, brother’s best friend romance from USA Today bestselling author Lex Martin. Two pink lines won’t change the bad blood between us. I haven’t always hated my brother’s best friend, but Michael Oliver gets under my skin and brings out the worst in me. He knows how to push my buttons, and I relish pushing all of his. He betrayed my trust years ago, so I’ve made it my mission in life to aggravate him until he admits he was wrong. When his sister’s wedding brings us together, Michael suggests a truce for one night. If only he weren’t so handsome and smart, maybe I could resist the allure, but I’ve always been a little impulsive, and this man is my ultimate temptation. After years of pent-up frustration and unrequited lust, I finally let down my guard, and that’s all it takes for us to combust. But like all bad decisions, the morning after brings a reckoning, and I leave his hotel room swearing to never waste another moment of my time pining after him. Who needs that grumpy jerk warming her bed? Not me. I don’t let myself think about that steamy night together, or how it pained me to hear about his football injury, or how much I know he wants to get drafted so he can help his family. Because I’m cutting Michael out of my life for good. Only the two little pink lines mean I can’t forget him. Even if I desperately want to. * * * The Baby Blitz is a companion standalone to USA Today-bestselling author Lex Martin’s sensational college football romance novels, The Varsity Dad Dilemma and Tight Ends & Tiaras. Readers will love this sensual multicultural romance featuring a scorching-hot college football player and the feisty, but slightly nerdy girl next door—the one he swore he’d never make a move on. Will Michael make the right decision if he has to choose between Maggie or fulfilling his dream of playing professional football?
