Download or read book Stars Above Us written by Geoffrey Norman and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little girl and her soldier father find a way to be close even when he's away at war Amanda is scared of the dark. But her dad can fix that. He shows Amanda all the wonderful things that live in the dark, like fireflies, crickets, and stars. And when her father has to go away, he even puts glowing paper stars on Amanda's bedroom ceiling, so she can look at their special star while he's away and know he's on the other side of the world looking at it too, and thinking of her. Stars Above Us is an affecting, beautifully illustrated narrative tailor-made for children who've ever lived without a parent.
Download or read book Black Stars Above written by Lonnie Nadler and published by Vault Comics. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep cosmic terror waits in the center of a dream-like winter. It is 1887. Eulalie Dubois is offered a small fortune to deliver a package through the wilderness to a nameless town. Lost in a relentless winter storm, Eulalie soon finds something sinister lurks in the forest, seeking what she carries. LET THE BLACK STARS GUIDE YOUR WAY. The year is 1887 and a storm brews. Eulalie Dubois has spent her entire life tending to her family’s trapline, isolated from the world. A chance at freedom comes in the form of a parcel that needs delivering to a nameless town north of the wilderness. Little does Eulalie know, something sinister hides in those woods and it yearns for what she carries. A chilling historical cosmic horror tale of survival from the deranged minds of Lonnie Nadler (The Dregs, Marvelous X-Men) and debut artist Jenna Cha. Collects the complete five issue series. Perfect for fans of Something is Killing the Children, Harrow County, Alan Moore's Providence, and fans of horror.
Download or read book Stars Above Earth Below written by Carnegie Museum of Natural History and published by Niwot, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart Publishers for Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This book was released on 1998 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays that discuss how the stories, songs, myths, and hunting methods of the Native Americans help express their beliefs about the natural world.
Download or read book The Indifferent Stars Above written by Daniel James Brown and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier “An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” – Mary Roach, New York Times Book Review In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors. In this gripping narrative, New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah’s journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.
Download or read book The Sky Above Us Sunrise at Normandy Book 2 written by Sarah Sundin and published by Revell. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numbed by grief and harboring shameful secrets, Lt. Adler Paxton ships to England with the US 357th Fighter Group in 1943. Determined to become an ace pilot, Adler battles the German Luftwaffe in treacherous dogfights in the skies over France as the Allies struggle for control of the air before the D-day invasion. Violet Lindstrom wanted to be a missionary, but for now she serves in the American Red Cross, where she arranges entertainment for the men of the 357th in the Aeroclub on base and sets up programs for local children. Drawn to the mysterious Adler, she enlists his help with her work and urges him to reconnect with his family after a long estrangement. Despite himself, Adler finds his defenses crumbling when it comes to Violet. But D-day draws near. And secrets can't stay buried forever. Bestselling author Sarah Sundin returns readers to the shores of Normandy, this time in the air, as the second Paxton brother prepares to face the past--and the most fearsome battle of his life.
Download or read book Stars Over Hawaii written by Edwin Horace Bryan and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stars in the night sky over the HawaiianIslands overwhelm us with feelings ofwonder and amazement. They evoke imagesof Hawai'i's first people, sailing from farawaylands, finding their way by use of thestars in the heavens. Their knowledge of theskies, from Höküpa'a (North Star) toHänaiakamalama (Southern Cross) helpedthem navigate the vast Pacific in voyagingcanoes and discover new homes. Today, astronomershave explored the heavens withthe use of advanced telescopes, satellites andspace vehicles traveling to our sun, moon,planets and beyond. Two voyages of discovery separated by centuries, haveboth found a home in Hawai'i.Stars Over Hawaiçi presents an introduction to the study of Astronomyand an overview of current knowledge about the night sky above us andthe vast universe beyond. Descriptions of the constellations and some ofthe stories behind the Greek and Roman mythology that is associated withtheir names is included. Twelve monthly star charts, plus two that labelstar names in Hawaiian, will help guide you through the year in your ownexplorations of Hawai'i's brilliant starlit sky. Readers can learn about"Lahaina Noon," when the sun casts no shadow, a phenomenon exclusiveto latitudes near the equator. Hawaiian Astronomy is explored throughlegend, surviving oral history, and the ongoing observation of the skiesand our planet. The Hawaiian Moon Calendar is discussed and the Nightsof the Moon are depicted and labeled in Hawaiian and other Pacific languages.Polynesian voyaging and wayfinding is celebrated with the inclusionof the Polynesian Voyaging Society's Star Compasses.Man's knowledge of our solar system and the universe has increaseddramatically in the 60 years since Stars Over Hawai'i was first published.This latest edition builds upon a solid foundation to bring star gazers upto date with current statistics and theories about our universe.Stars Over Hawai'i marries the knowledge of the masterful navigatorsand astronomers of ancient Hawai'i with today's astronomy experts to bringyou an integrated view of Hawai'i's skies, past and present.
Download or read book The Queen s Army written by Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is time. The boy must leave his family to serve in the Queen’s army. To be chosen is an honor. To decline is impossible. The boy is modified. He is trained for several years, and learns to fight to the death. He proves to the Queen -- and to himself -- that he is capable of evil. He is just the kind of soldier the Queen wants: the alpha of his pack. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Stars Above Earth Below written by Tyler Nordgren and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stars Above, Earth Below uses photographs and sky charts to form a connection between what is seen on the ground and in the sky, and looks at the deeper scientific meaning behind these sights. Nordgren describes other objects in the Solar System with features similar to those on Earth and links the geological features seen in the national parks to the very latest NASA spacecraft discoveries on other planets and their moons. Additionally, historical context is discussed to show why we humans (who have lived in and around our national parts for tens of thousands of years) have always been astronomers. The first book to make direct connections between astronomy and the landscapes, processes and cultures one experiences in the US National Parks Each chapter ties a specific astronomical phenomenon to a particular National Park or type of park and concludes with a “See for yourself” section that shows you how to see the planets, stars, nebulae, moons, etc. that are described within that chapter A personal guide showing the reader the astronomical phenomena that you can see for yourself when visiting the U.S. National Parks
Download or read book The Natural Navigator written by Tristan Gooley and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret World of Weather and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, learn to tap into nature and notice the hidden clues all around you Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.
Download or read book All The Stars Above Us written by Jyerrmou and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stacey Roger is a 20-year-old girl from California. Just a simple and normal girl who wants to enjoy her teenager life. When you have a brain tumor, can you still enjoy life even if you know that you are about to die in a few weeks? Stacey never thought that someone could bring back the happiness in her life. And the one who brought that back was someone who she didn’t expect. William Macneil. A guy who has the same condition as Stacey but has the opposite outlook to his condition. Stacey thinks that her tumor is a burden in her life while William believes that it is a sign for him to enjoy his life. Is love at a complicated time possible? Is it okay to love someone who you know you would leave soon or might leave you soon?
Download or read book How the Stars Fell Into the Sky written by Jerrie Oughton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky.
Download or read book The Emigrant s Guide to Oregon and California written by Lansford Warren Hastings and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1845, this guidebook for pioneers is a reproduction of one of the most collectible books about California and the Western movement. It was the guidebook used by the Donner Party on their fateful journey. In addition, because Hastings' shortcut route through the Rockies produced such tragedy, the War Department commissioned The Prairie Traveler.
Download or read book The Gospel in the Stars written by Joseph Augustus Seiss and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bastien piano for adults written by Jane Smisor Bastien and published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stars Stars Stars written by and published by The Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bunny rabbits learn about the stars they see each night
Download or read book Night Sky with Exit Wounds written by Ocean Vuong and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2016 Whiting Award One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2016" One of Lit Hub's "10 must-read poetry collections for April" “Reading Vuong is like watching a fish move: he manages the varied currents of English with muscled intuition. His poems are by turns graceful and wonderstruck. His lines are both long and short, his pose narrative and lyric, his diction formal and insouciant. From the outside, Vuong has fashioned a poetry of inclusion.”—The New Yorker "Night Sky with Exit Wounds establishes Vuong as a fierce new talent to be reckoned with...This book is a masterpiece that captures, with elegance, the raw sorrows and joys of human existence."—Buzzfeed's "Most Exciting New Books of 2016" "This original, sprightly wordsmith of tumbling pulsing phrases pushes poetry to a new level...A stunning introduction to a young poet who writes with both assurance and vulnerability. Visceral, tender and lyrical, fleet and agile, these poems unflinchingly face the legacies of violence and cultural displacement but they also assume a position of wonder before the world.”—2016 Whiting Award citation "Night Sky with Exit Wounds is the kind of book that soon becomes worn with love. You will want to crease every page to come back to it, to underline every other line because each word resonates with power."—LitHub "Vuong’s powerful voice explores passion, violence, history, identity—all with a tremendous humanity."—Slate “In his impressive debut collection, Vuong, a 2014 Ruth Lilly fellow, writes beauty into—and culls from—individual, familial, and historical traumas. Vuong exists as both observer and observed throughout the book as he explores deeply personal themes such as poverty, depression, queer sexuality, domestic abuse, and the various forms of violence inflicted on his family during the Vietnam War. Poems float and strike in equal measure as the poet strives to transform pain into clarity. Managing this balance becomes the crux of the collection, as when he writes, ‘Your father is only your father/ until one of you forgets. Like how the spine/ won’t remember its wings/ no matter how many times our knees/ kiss the pavement.’”—Publishers Weekly "What a treasure [Ocean Vuong] is to us. What a perfume he's crushed and rendered of his heart and soul. What a gift this book is."—Li-Young Lee Torso of Air Suppose you do change your life. & the body is more than a portion of night—sealed with bruises. Suppose you woke & found your shadow replaced by a black wolf. The boy, beautiful & gone. So you take the knife to the wall instead. You carve & carve until a coin of light appears & you get to look in, at last, on happiness. The eye staring back from the other side— waiting. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Ocean Vuong attended Brooklyn College. He is the author of two chapbooks as well as a full-length collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds. A 2014 Ruth Lilly Fellow and winner of the 2016 Whiting Award, Ocean Vuong lives in New York City, New York.
Download or read book Cities from the Sky written by Thomas J. Campanella and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairchild to document nearly every corner of the United States, the Fairchild photographers produced maplike shots taken from high altitude along with low-angle, raking views that depict landmark buildings and news events in stunning detail."--BOOK JACKET.
