Download or read book Snakes and the Boy Who Was Afraid of Them written by Barry Louis Polisar and published by Rainbow Morning Music Alternatives. This book was released on 1988 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Lenny is terribly afraid of snakes, his teacher forces him to visit the snake house at the zoo with the rest of the class, and five less wary classmates mysteriously disappear.
Download or read book Snakes and the Boy who was Afraid of Them written by Barry Louis Polisar and published by Rainbow Morning Music Alternatives. This book was released on 1994-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afraid of snakes, Lenny has to endure a field trip to the zoo's snake house. He encounters taunts from his bullying classmates and little sympathy from his teacher and guidance counselor, who are pictured increasingly snake-like and menacing until the wickedly funny surprise ending. It's a book about fears that says there's nothing wrong with having them. A new edition with full-page, color illustrations in this companion book to The Snake Who Was Afraid of People.
Download or read book Little Boy and Mr Scary Snake written by D. A-Gravill and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Boy and Mr Scary Snake is the story of a child who has to do the right thing in order to face his fears. Little Boy, the protagonist, ends up doing the bravest thing he has ever had to do. Faced with adversity of every kind, he manages to extricate himself from his unfortunate predicament. It is the story of a child’s rite of passage. During the course of the story, Little Boy must endure fear, ridicule, and the disbelief of well-meaning adults in his life. These kindly and well-intentioned grown-ups are easily identifi ed by their evocative names. Throughout the story – from the moment he recognizes the difference between right and wrong in Mr Scary Snake’s behaviour, to his disbelief when faced with the reality of the self-absorbed world of the adults who fail to understand his fears – Little Boy goes through momentous thinking processes. When his cries about Mr Scary Snake fall on deaf ears, Little Boy becomes afraid of not being believed. His frustration almost overshadows his palpable fear of Mr Scary Snake. It is Little Boy’s determination, internal values, morality, courage, resilience, sense of justice, and fi nally trust, which helps him to overcome and conquer his fears.
Download or read book The Snake Who Was Afraid of People written by Barry Louis Polisar and published by . This book was released on 1994-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the deep-rooted feelings of a snake who is afraid of people. His fears prove well-founded when he is captured by a school-aged child and held captive in a jar with little air. The snake manages to escape and goes into hiding, aided by a group of beret-wearing reptiles who are really operating underground.
Download or read book I m Not Afraid of Snakes written by Gin Ferrara and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-11-29 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenny grows up in a place filled with stories, some scary, some sad, and some beautiful. Overcoming her fear of snakes, and learning some things are not as scary as they seem, gives her courage and appreciation for her life. This full-color, fully illustrated book is written for young folks, but maybe best appreciated by older ones.
Download or read book The Snake Who Was Afraid of People written by Barry Louis Polisar and published by Rainbow Morning Music Alternatives. This book was released on 1988 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo the snake's fear of humans proves well-founded when a boy takes him for his science project.
Download or read book In Me written by Esox Black and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-04-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tasmania, the crew of Animal Planet's new hit show, Danger Zone, is celebrating a discovery that will go into the history books forever...but not in the way they had all hoped. In Colorado, bodies are turning up at an alarming rate. And, in each case, man's best friend has acquired a taste for human flesh...Are the animals to blame for these deaths, or were the people merely a tasty after-thought? Everywhere, the reports of shocking sex crimes and other violent crime are on the rise, but even the attackers couldn't tell you why they were driven to do it. They only know that they are sick and can feel something awful creeping just beneath their flesh. All of these things are symptoms of a bigger problem. One that will get under your skin...
Download or read book Snakes and Ladders written by Mary-anne Scott and published by Scholastic New Zealand. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finn’s druggie Dad is on trial for manslaughter, and so Finn is sent away to an exclusive boarding school to remove him from the small-town gossip machine. At first he feels a bit like a fish out of water, but soon makes some good friends, and even scores with the much-lusted-after Mia, who plays in the symphonic band with him. However there is someone who knows Finn’s secret … Blackmail and lies … will Finn ever face the truth? It’s not until disaster befalls one of his friends at an illicit after-ball party that Finn learns what is most important in life.
Download or read book Why we fear written by Henri Hyppönen and published by Tammi. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why We Fear uncovers the mechanisms of fear and the huge role this often misunderstood emotion plays in our daily lives. At the same time, it dismantles fear into understandable and actionable parts. When fear is divided into its constituent parts, the hidden workings of fear and fear based habits become visible. In this way, the book charts a road-map for how to deal with this often destructive emotion, and the heavy cost of fear in life and in business.
Download or read book Wallace s Farm and Dairy written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Science Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1916-12 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
Download or read book Not Afraid of Dogs written by Susanna Pitzer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-05-16 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Daniel must confront his fear of dogs when his mom dog sits his aunt's pet.
Download or read book Liaozhai Strange Tales from a Chinese Lonely Studio Complete Translation written by Pu Songlin and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liaozhai Zhiyi (Liaozhai; Chinese: 聊齋, or 聊齋誌異), called in English Strange Tales from a Chinese Lonely Studio is a collection of Classical Chinese stories by Pu Songling comprising close to five hundred "marvel tales" in the zhiguai and chuanqi styles which serve to implicitly criticise societal issues then. Dating back to the Qing dynasty, its earliest publication date is given as 1740. Since then, many of the critically lauded stories have been adapted for other media such as film and television. The main characters of this book apparently are ghosts, foxes, immortals and demons, but the author focused on the everyday life of commoners. He used the supernatural and the unexplainable to illustrate his ideas of society and government. He criticized the corruption and injustice in society and sympathized with the poor. The book is complete translation of all volumes (Vol. 1 to 12) of Liaozhai.
Download or read book Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians written by Robert Harry Lowie and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1907, the anthropologist Robert H. Lowie visited the Crow Indians at their reservation in Montana. He listened to tales that for many generations had been told around campfires in winter. Vivid tales of Old-Man-Coyote in his various guises; heroic accounts of Lodge-Boy and the Thunderbirds; supernatural stories about Raven-Face and the Spurned Lover; and other tales involving the Bear-Woman, the Offended Turtle, the Skeptical Husband--all these were recorded by Lowie.
Download or read book Our Boys and Girls written by Oliver Optic and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transplanted to Red Clay written by Janice Cole Hopkins and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is God’s greatest gift, and sometimes what you’re looking for has been yours all along. When her Aunt Ivy invites Rachel Moretz to come to the family’s Stanly County farm, she jumps at the chance. Though Rachel loves her parents’ mountain farm, she feels isolated there. There are no other teenagers at home, and at sixteen she’d like to finally have some friends her age. She barely remembers her half-cousin, Patrick, though he seems to have intriguing memories of her. He soon becomes Rachel’s best friend, helping her navigate many uncertainties while introducing her to Stanly County society. The trip down the mountain will bring unexpected friendships, suitors, and dangers. Rachel will have to rely on family for support as she faces unexpected trials and prejudices. Through her circumstances, Rachel must come to realize that the best plan for her life is God’s plan, and that forgiveness comes in many forms. In Transplanted to Red Clay, the final book in the Appalachian Roots series, the Moretz family’s story comes full circle in love.
