Download or read book Saving Hanno written by Miriam Halahmy and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine-year-old Rudi and his beloved dog Hanno escape from Nazi Germany, but Rudi soon learns he'll have to protect Hanno from an entirely new threat in this thrilling reimagining of a little known World War II event. What if you had to leave your dog behind when you fled? Nine-year-old Rudi has a chance to leave the dangers of Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport to England. However, he cannot bring Hanno, his wonderful dachshund. Luckily, his family finds a way to smuggle Hanno to London. But with England on the brink of war, Hanno is still not safe. As a German invasion of England becomes imminent, many British people decide their pets will suffer as well as drain limited resources, and thousands of pets are euthanized. To save Hanno, Rudi joins a group of scrappy London children who hide their pets away in a vacant lot. Just as London's children are about to be evacuated to the countryside, the group finds a wealthy animal lover willing to care for the menagerie on her country estate. This fast-paced and accessible novel is full of courage and excitement. An author's note gives more information on the real-life events on which this story is based. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

Download or read book Saving Hanno written by Miriam Halahmy and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine-year-old Rudi and his beloved dog Hanno escape from Nazi Germany, but Rudi soon learns he'll have to protect Hanno from an entirely new threat in this thrilling reimagining of a little known World War II event. What if you had to leave your dog behind when you fled? Nine-year-old Rudi has a chance to leave the dangers of Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport to England. However, he cannot bring Hanno, his wonderful dachshund. Luckily, his family finds a way to smuggle Hanno to London. But with England on the brink of war, Hanno is still not safe. As a German invasion of England becomes imminent, many British people decide their pets will suffer as well as drain limited resources, and thousands of pets are euthanized. To save Hanno, Rudi joins a group of scrappy London children who hide their pets away in a vacant lot. Just as London's children are about to be evacuated to the countryside, the group finds a wealthy animal lover willing to care for the menagerie on her country estate. This fast-paced and accessible novel is full of courage and excitement. An author's note gives more information on the real-life events on which this story is based. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

Download or read book The Emergency Zoo written by Miriam Halahmy and published by Alma Books. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happened to the animals before and during the war is glossed over. This book fills perfectly a gap in children's war literature and it's a subtle fable about asylum seekers. It is late August 1939: Britain is on the brink of war, and preparations are under way to evacuate London's children to the countryside. When twelve-year-old Tilly and her best friend Rosy find out that they will not be able to take their beloved dog and cat with them – and that, even worse, their pets will, along with countless other animals, be taken to the vet to be put down – they decide to take action. The two girls come up with the idea of hiding them in a derelict hut in the woods and, when other children find out and start bringing their rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters, their secret den turns into an emergency zoo. Inspired by real events during the Second World War, Miriam Halahmy's novel is a touching tale of courage, resourcefulness and camaraderie in desperate times, as well as a stirring defence of animal welfare.

Download or read book Hidden written by Miriam Halahmy and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if someone's future was entirely in your hands? For fourteen-year-old Alix, life on Hayling Island off the coast of England seems insulated from problems such as war, terrorism and refugees. But then, one day at the beach, Alix and her friend Samir pull a drowning man out of the incoming tide. Mohammed, an illegal immigrant and student, has been tortured by rebels in Iraq for helping the allied forces and has spent all his money to escape. Desperate not to be deported, Mohammed's destiny now lies in Alix's hands, and she is faced with the biggest moral dilemma of her life. Should she notify the authorities or try to protect Mohammed? How can she keep him safe? Exciting and thought-provoking, this novel provides a compelling, personal look at a contemporary issue, inspired by true stories and informed by the author's work with refugees and asylum seekers. Nominated for the Carnegie Medal.

Download or read book Ill Gotten Gains written by Leo Katz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimately, Katz argues, the law, as well as our conscience, is surprisingly uninterested in final outcomes and astonishingly sensitive to how we get there, which is why sins of commission are so much more weighty than sins of omission.

Download or read book Enemy of Rome written by Ben Kane and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Rome rose to power in the 3rd century BCE there was only one real rival in the Mediterranean—Carthage. In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated and humiliated Carthage. Now Hannibal, a brilliant young Carthaginian general, is out for revenge. Caught up in the maelstrom are two young boys, Hanno, the son of a distinguished soldier and confidant of Hannibal, and Quintus, son of a Roman equestrian and landowner. A disastrous adventure will see Hanno sold into slavery and bought by Quintus's father. Although an unexpected friendship springs up between the two boys—and with Quintus's sister, Aurelia—the fortunes of the two warring empires will tear them apart. In Ben Ken's Hannibal: Enemy of Rome, they find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict and an alliance forged through slavery will be played out to its stunning conclusion in battle. "A master of his discipline rightly hailed as one of the best historical novelists writing today." --Daily Express

Download or read book History of Architectural Theory written by Hanno-Walter Kruft and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the first comprehensive encyclopedic survey of Western architectural theory from Vitruvius to the present, this book is an essential resource for architects, students, teachers, historians, and theorists. Using only original sources, Kruft has undertaken the monumental task of researching, organizing, and analyzing the significant statements put forth by architectural theorists over the last two thousand years. The result is a text that is authoritative and complete, easy to read without being reductive.

Download or read book The Cometeers written by Steven R. Southard and published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A huge comet speeds toward a devastating collision with the Earth, but no one will launch space shuttles filled with nuclear weapons. It’s 1897. Instead, they’ll fire projectiles from the Jules Verne cannon and try to deflect the comet with a gunpowder explosion. Commander Hanno Knighthead isn’t sure he can motivate his argumentative, multinational crew of geniuses to work together. It turns out one of them is a saboteur. Then things get worse. Only a truly extraordinary leader could get this group to cooperate, thwart the saboteur, and jury-rig a way to divert the comet. Lucky thing Hanno brought his chewing gum.

Download or read book Fields of Blood written by Ben Kane and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannibal's campaign to defeat Rome continues. Having brought his army safely over the Alps in winter, he now marches south to confront the enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno. Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely. Facing Hanno is his former friend, Quintus, whom Hanno met while in Roman captivity. A bitter quarrel with his father led Quintus to join the Roman infantry under an assumed name. Among his legionaries, he finds that his enemies are not just the Carthaginians, but men of his own side. A stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played, with Hannibal seeking to fight, and Rome's generals avoiding battle. But battle cannot be delayed for much longer. Eventually, the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun in August in the south of Italy. The place is Cannae-the fields of blood. The encounter will go down in history as one of the bloodiest battles ever fought, a battle in which Hanno and Quintus know they must fight as never before-just to stay alive.

Download or read book Behind Closed Doors written by Miriam Halahmy and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josie has a secret: her mother is a hoarder. Tasha has a secret, too: her mother’s new boyfriend keeps trying to sneak into her room and seduce her. The two 16-year-olds don’t get along at school, but one night Tasha bolts from her dangerous home and finds herself at Josie’s door. Josie’s mother is in jail for debt, and the girls are alone in the cramped, crowded, bursting home. Slowly, they begin to talk about the challenges they face, a process of sharing that lessens their shame, guilt and fear. With each other’s support, they may even find a way to save themselves from their parents’ demons. Behind Closed Doors is an unflinching examination of the stigmas surrounding mental illness, abuse and poverty, and an affirming portrayal of the power of female friendships and the power of honesty to heal.

Download or read book The Lazuli Stone written by Peter F Damsberg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arvad lives in a sheltered society. Anyone who leaves is considered an outcast. But people have escaped before and Arvad yearns to see the outside world and he carries with him his birthstone as did an absconder before him.

Download or read book Communicating the Environment to Save the Planet written by Maurizio Abbati and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, based on authoritative sources and reports, links environmental communication to different fields of competence: environment, sustainability, journalism, mass media, architecture, design, art, green and circular economy, public administration, big event management and legal language. The manual offers a new, scientifically based perspective, and adopts a theoretical-practical approach, providing readers with qualified best practices, case studies and 22 exclusive interviews with professionals. A fluent style of writing leads the readers through specific details, enriching their knowledge without being boring. As such it is an excellent preparatory and interdisciplinary academic tool intended for university students, scholars, professionals, and anyone who would like to know more on the matter.

Download or read book The Struggle for Life and the Modern Italian Novel 1859 1925 written by Andrea Sartori and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Darwinism in modern Italian literature. In the years between Italy’s unification (1861) and the rise of fascism, many writers gave voice to anxieties connected with the ideas of evolution and progress. This study shows how Italian authors borrowed and reworked a scientific vocabulary to write about the contradictions and the contrasting tensions of Italy’s cultural and political-economic modernization. It focuses, above all, on novels by Italo Svevo, Federico De Roberto and Luigi Pirandello. The analysis centers on such topics as the struggle against adverse social conditions in capitalistic society, the risk of failing to survive the struggle itself, the adaptive issues of individuals uprooted from their family and work environments, the concerns about the heredity of maladapted characters. Accordingly, the book also argues that the hybridization and variation of both narrative forms and collective mindsets describes the modernist awareness of the cultural complexity experienced in Italy and Europe at this time.

Download or read book Hanno s Doll written by Evelyn Piper and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A larger-than-life actor is caught in a web of murderous lies in this twisting thriller by a master of “realistic domestic terror” (The New York Times). Hanno Dietrich awakes in a hospital bed, certain the crisis has passed. His hulking body is as weak as a beached whale, but the greatest actor of his generation feels his strength returning. So why won’t they let him leave? A man comes to see him and, rather embarrassedly, tells the star that a body has been found in his bomb shelter—a young boy with a broken neck. Dietrich chuckles, good-natured as always, and begins to tell his story. The boy showed up at Dietrich’s house a few nights before, drunk and angry. He insulted the actor, disparaged his wife, and then lunged to attack him. Dietrich did what anyone else would do: He shoved the boy, who fell and broke his neck. As far as Dietrich’s concerned, it was self-defense—hardly worth discussing. But he will soon find the real story is just starting to unfold.

Download or read book Saving Hanno written by Miriam Halahmy and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Warlord written by Angus Donald and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain by Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, an Hachette UK Company"--T.p. verso.

Download or read book Complete Works of Silius Italicus Delphi Classics written by Silius Italicus and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-12-20 with total page 871 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic poem ‘Punica’, concerning Rome’s Second War with Carthage and the legendary conflict between the generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, is the longest surviving epic of Latin literature. A masterpiece of the Silver Age of Roman poetry, the ‘Punica’ fuses the significance of Livy’s history with the polished verse of Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the treasures of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin. This comprehensive eBook presents Silius’ complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Silius’ life and works * Features the complete ‘Punica’, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introduction to the epic poem * Includes J. D. Duff’s translation, previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library edition of Silius Italicus * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the books you want to read with individual contents tables * Features bonus biographical pieces, including Pliny and Martial’s writings on Silius – discover the poet’s ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translation PUNICA The Latin Text CONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT Biographical Pieces LETTER TO CANINIUS RUFUS by Pliny the Younger EPIGRAMS CONCERNING SILIUS ITALICUS by Martial INTRODUCTION TO SILIUS ITALICUS by J. D. Duff Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles