Download or read book Thousand Pieces of Gold written by Ruthanne Lum McCunn and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American West—“an important contribution to the history of pioneer women” (Ms. Magazine) Lalu Nathoy’s father called his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his “thousand pieces of gold”—yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871, he is forced to sell her. Polly, as Lalu is later called, is sold to a brothel, sold again to a slave merchant bound for America, auctioned to a saloonkeeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game. With over a quarter of a million copies sold, Thousand Pieces of Gold is a classic of biographical historical fiction that stars an unforgettable Chinese-American heroine whose struggles put a human face on the anti-immigration policies of the past and present.
Download or read book Three Gold Pieces written by Aliki and published by Harperfestival. This book was released on 1994 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years of faithful service to a rich man earns Yannis only three pieces of gold which he immediatley gives back to the rich man in return for advice that proves to be of greater value.
Download or read book Pieces of Gold written by Nancy Young Mosny and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, yet heartbreaking, but rich in the idiosyncrasies of belonging to an immigrant family, this is a poignant novel about the patchwork of growing old and growing up as a Chinese-American woman.
Download or read book Thirty Pieces of Gold written by Heidi Smith and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar notice a new star in the west, they begin to research all the texts housed in the palace library. What they discover are ancient Hebrew texts predicting a natal star of a new king. Determined to pay homage to the new king, the wise men select gifts and set out on a long journey to Jerusalem. But when they arrive in Jerusalem, the wise men learn that the new king hasn't been born to King Herod; in fact, King Herod seeks to kill the baby boy. Knowing they must do what they can, the wise men bestow valuable gifts on the baby, named Jesus, and his parents and slip away from Israel without notifying the king of the baby's whereabouts. This infuriates King Herod and sets into motion a strategic genocide of all baby boys. Thankfully due to Thirty Pieces of Gold from the wise men, Jesus' parents have the means to escape to Egypt, but will the money be enough to get them all the way there? Will they be able to outrun the Roman guards? Find out in Heidi Smith's debut novel, Thirty Pieces of Gold, a historical account of what might have occurred during Jesus, Mary, and Joseph's escape to Egypt.
Download or read book A Touch of Gold written by Joyce and Jim Lavene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before he became curator of the Duck Historical Museum, Max Caudle discovered its greatest treasure-a wooden chest full of gold. But a thief with his eye on the gold fires a cannonball into the museum, destroying the building-and killing Max. Injured in the explosion, Dae finds her abilities have been amplified, overwhelming her with intense visions every time she touches an object. Now if ex-FBI agent-and burgeoning beau-Kevin Brickman can help Dae decipher her visions, she just might be able to stop the modern-day buccaneer from killing again.
Download or read book Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold written by Peg Helminski and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a hiding place behind the courtyard moon gate, eleven-year-old Zhong Mei Lin hears her father defend her as "a daughter of a thousand pieces of gold" to corrupt village leader, Liu Long Tang. This expression, highest praise for a Chinese daughter, means she is a valuable as a son. Little do any of them realize that she will soon prove this worth not only to her parents and Liu Long Tang, but to provincial government authorities and to a whole new world she hasn't even dreamed of yet! Set against the rapidly changing social landscape brought on by the economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping and China's one-child family planning policy, Mei Lin's journey is one the reader will not soon forget. Rich in details of Chinese culture and tradition, this is a story about standing up for oneself, and about holding on to the good in the past while also making room for the future. Written for a young teen audience, the book is also enjoying growing adult interest --especially among China adoptive parents, family members and friends as well as with others interested in learning more about China in an entertaining format.
Download or read book Two Pieces of Cloth written by Joe Gold and published by Page Two Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Pieces of Cloth tells remarkable true story of David Goldberg's life, and bears witness to the horrors of the Holocaust, while serving as a testament to the power and resilience of the human spirit.
Download or read book Art Clay Silver Gold written by Inc. Art Clay World Usa and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2003-11-25 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its introduction to the arts and crafts world a few years ago, precious metal clay (PMC) has become one of the most popular and intriguing materials to work with. This popularity has evolved because crafters are able to shape PMC into beautiful jewelry without using a torch. Now, artists, crafters, and jewelers have an all-in-one resource for working with this popular medium. Readers will learn everything they need to know about working with PMC, including drying, firing, glazing, and more. Author Jackie Truty shares new tips and techniques that will ensure success. Color photos and step-by-step illustrations guide students of all skill levels to complete the ten-featured projects. ? All-in-one resource for precious metal clay ? Nearly 200 color photos ? Features ten projects for rings, pendants, and more
Download or read book Buy Gold and Silver Safely written by Doug Eberhardt and published by Buy Gold and Silver Safely. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Americans are never taught anything about gold and silver through our education system. That's why many gold dealers are able to easily rip off unsuspecting buyers of gold and silver.Financial advisors and journalists aren't giving you the truth either, as to how gold and silver fit into a properly diversified portfolio. So naturally, people are looking for answers."Buy Gold and Silver Safely" provides those answers by explaining why gold and silver need to be a part of everyone's portfolio, and helping people learn about buying or selling gold and silver... the safe way.
Download or read book Straw Into Gold written by Gary D. Schmidt and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As they are pursued by greedy villains, two boys on a quest to save innocent lives meet the banished queen whose son was stolen by Rumpelstiltskin eleven years earlier, and she provides much more than the answer they seek.
Download or read book How Much of These Hills is Gold written by C Pam Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and glimpses of a different kind of future.
Download or read book Metallic Seed Bead Splendor written by Nancy Zellers and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will learn to create various types of seed bead jewelry to imitate the look of rich metals. Metallic Seed Bead Splendor includes over 25 projects covering a range of styles from elegant to casual, all stitched with gorgeous gold, bronze, silver, and pewter seed beads. Illustrations accompany each project, as well as a thorough Basics section covering many different stitches including peyote, right-angle weave, St. Petersburg chain, square stitch, herringbone, and ladder stitch.
Download or read book Caravans of Gold Fragments in Time written by Kathleen Bickford Berzock and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issued in conjunction with the exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, held January 26, 2019-July 21, 2019, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
Download or read book Piano Adventures Primer Level Gold Star Performance written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). An exciting collection for the elementary pianist that offers performance pieces "with a challenge." As the title "Gold Star" suggests, these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. The long awaited addition to the Piano Adventures series contains songs and pieces like: Pterodactyls, Really Neat * Cartoon Stories * Squinchy-Pinchy Shoes * Roller Skate Ride * and more. Includes online access to Gold Star Performance audio for both listening and play-along.
Download or read book Golden Kingdoms written by Joanne Pillsbury and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume accompanies a major international loan exhibition featuring more than three hundred works of art, many rarely or never before seen in the United States. It traces the development of gold working and other luxury arts in the Americas from antiquity until the arrival of Europeans in the early sixteenth century. Presenting spectacular works from recent excavations in Peru, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico, this exhibition focuses on specific places and times—crucibles of innovation—where artistic exchange, rivalry, and creativity led to the production of some of the greatest works of art known from the ancient Americas. The book and exhibition explore not only artistic practices but also the historical, cultural, social, and political conditions in which luxury arts were produced and circulated, alongside their religious meanings and ritual functions. Golden Kingdoms creates new understandings of ancient American art through a thematic exploration of indigenous ideas of value and luxury. Central to the book is the idea of the exchange of materials and ideas across regions and across time: works of great value would often be transported over long distances, or passed down over generations, in both cases attracting new audiences and inspiring new artists. The idea of exchange is at the intellectual heart of this volume, researched and written by twenty scholars based in the United States and Latin America.
Download or read book Gold Pieces written by Gary S. Gill and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2003-10-21 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold Pieces is a novel of short stories set against the background of Missouri communities like Harrisonville, Sedalia, Rocheport and Clinton. Like central character Ben Cooper/John Paden, a veteran of the Civil War, his descendants return from their wars searching to re-start their lives but never the same. Gold Pieces examines the impact of war within the confines of a particular family.
Download or read book Sixty Gold Pieces written by Various Contributors and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
