Download or read book The Sky So Heavy written by Claire Zorn and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This haunting dystopian novel thrillingly and realistically looks at a nuclear winter from an Australian perspective.For Fin it's just like any other day—racing for the school bus, bluffing his way through class, and trying to remain cool in front of the most sophisticated girl in his universe. Only it's not like any other day because, on the other side of the world, nuclear missiles are being detonated. When Fin wakes up the next morning, it's dark, bitterly cold, and snow is falling. There's no internet, no phone, no TV, no power, and no parents. Nothing Fin's learned in school could have prepared him for this. With his parents missing and dwindling food and water supplies, Fin and his younger brother Max must find a way to survive all on their own. When things are at their most desperate, where can you go for help?

Download or read book Take Back the Skies written by Lucy Saxon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desperate to escape an arranged marriage and the life her high-ranking government official father planned for her, Cat Hunter does the unthinkable. She runs away from her homeland Tellus, disguises herself as a boy, and stows away on an air ship. She's ready for life in a new land where the general population isn't poverty stricken and at the mercy of the cruel officials. What she isn't quite ready for is meeting Fox, a crew member aboard the Stormdancer-which turns out to be a smugglers' ship. So begins an epic adventure that spans both land and sea. This explosive debut starts a unique six-book series. Each novel will be set in a different land within the Tellus world, with repeating characters and related, nonlinear storylines that combine to create a one-of-a-kind, addictive reading experience.

Download or read book Taking Flight written by Adam Hancher and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pioneering Wright brothers dared to dream of being the first men in the world to fly... but would they ever see their dreams take flight? The golden age of aviation is brought vividly to life in this story of determination, ingenuity and courage from Adam Hancher.

Download or read book When the Sky Falls written by Phil Earle and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy and a gorilla create an unbelievable bond in this powerful WWII tale for young readers, for fans of Alan Gratz and Michael Morpugo. “A wonderful story of hurt, kindness, and what it means to be human in an inhumane world.” -The Times of London, Children's Book of the Year In 1940, with his father off to war, Joseph is sent on a train out of his British town into the care of Mrs. F., a gruff woman with no great fondness for children. But he soon discovers her softer side when she takes him to the rundown city zoo and he learns she is the only one who ever checks in on it. Many of the animals have escaped, been released, or have sadly starved . . . but not Adonis, a huge silverback gorilla. Adonis is strong and ferocious-and a danger to the whole city if a bomb should fall and damage the fence that keeps him in. But as Joseph struggles in his new school and starts to spend more time at the zoo, he finds, unexpectedly, Adonis becoming a loyal new friend. From acclaimed author Phil Earle comes a touching historical fiction story of how a boy and a gorilla find redemption in each other amid the toughest of circumstances.

Download or read book Between Two Skies written by Joanne O'Sullivan and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane Katrina sets a teenage girl adrift. But a new life — and the promise of love — emerges in this rich, highly readable debut. Bayou Perdu, a tiny fishing town way, way down in Louisiana, is home to sixteen-year-old Evangeline Riley. She has her best friends, Kendra and Danielle; her wise, beloved Mamere; and back-to-back titles in the under-sixteen fishing rodeo. But, dearest to her heart, she has the peace that only comes when she takes her skiff out to where there is nothing but sky and air and water and wings. It’s a small life, but it is Evangeline’s. And then the storm comes, and everything changes. Amid the chaos and pain and destruction comes Tru — a fellow refugee, a budding bluesman, a balm for Evangeline’s aching heart. Told in a strong, steady voice, with a keen sense of place and a vivid cast of characters, here is a novel that asks compelling questions about class and politics, exile and belonging, and the pain of being cast out of your home. But above all, this remarkable debut tells a gently woven love story, difficult to put down, impossible to forget.

Download or read book I Am Just Me written by Sky Burke and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-of-a-kind true story of a little girl with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, who is striving to overcome her learning disabilities by self-advocating for herself and gains permission by the school to use an iPad to help her learn. This is a true story written by a special child, Sky Burke, age 12, with a co-author, and illustrator Penny Weber for children and adults. This book includes beautiful and creative illustrations. Plus a letter to families and a page with self-advocacy tips. All children can relate to this story of overcoming differences in school. The book will inspire students to be active participants in their own education. This book has the ability to make a huge impact on education for all students who are different and may have the power to influence schools to use modern technological advances to help students with disabilities meet their full potential. The possibilities are limitless. Please visit theskyislimitless.org. 10% of all proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated back to the community to support advocacy.

Download or read book Changing Sky written by TR FISCHER and published by TR Fischer. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pillar to the Sky written by William R. Forstchen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston's Blasphemy and Michael Crichton's Prey... Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos. Gary Morgan--a brilliant, renegade scientist is pilloried by the scientific community for his belief in a space elevator: a pillar to the sky, which he believes will make space flight fast, simple and affordable. Eva Morgan--a brilliant and beautiful scientist of Ukrainian descent, she has had a lifelong obsession to build a pillar to the sky, a vertiginous tower which would mine the power of the sun and supply humanity with cheap, limitless energy forever. Gunther Rothenberg--the ancient but revered rocket-scientist who labored at Peenemunda with von Braun to create the first rockets and continued on to build those of today. A legend, he has mentored Gary and Natalia for two decades, nurturing and encouraging their transcendent vision. Franklin Smith--the eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire who will champion their cause, wage war with Congress and government bureaucracy and most important, finance their herculean undertaking. This journey to the stars will not be easy--a tumultuous struggle filled with violence and heroism, love and death, spellbinding beauty and heartbreaking betrayal. The stakes could not be higher. Humanity's salvation will hang in the balance"--

Download or read book The Sky Is for Everyone written by Virginia Trimble and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly describe how, before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have a father, brother, or husband to provide entry, and how the considerable intellectual skills of women astronomers were still not enough to enable them to pry open doors of opportunity for much of the twentieth century. After decades of difficult struggles, women are closer to equality in astronomy than ever before. Trimble and Weintraub bring together the stories of the tough and determined women who flung the doors wide open. Taking readers from 1960 to today, this triumphant anthology serves as an inspiration to current and future generations of women scientists while giving voice to the history of a transformative era in astronomy. With contributions by Neta A. Bahcall, Beatriz Barbuy, Ann Merchant Boesgaard, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Catherine Cesarsky, Poonam Chandra, Xuefei Chen, Cathie Clarke, Judith Gamora Cohen, France Anne Córdova, Anne Pyne Cowley, Bożena Czerny, Wendy L. Freedman, Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew, Gabriela González, Saeko S. Hayashi, Martha P. Haynes, Roberta M. Humphreys, Vicky Kalogera, Gillian Knapp, Shazrene S. Mohamed, Carole Mundell, Priyamvada Natarajan, Dara J. Norman, Hiranya Peiris, Judith Lynn Pipher, Dina Prialnik, Anneila I. Sargent, Sara Seager, Gražina Tautvaišienė, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Virginia Trimble, Meg Urry, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Patricia Ann Whitelock, Sidney Wolff, and Rosemary F. G. Wyse.

Download or read book Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia written by Kathleen Kelly and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-03-26 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Edition of this bestselling book provides a structured multi-sensory programme for teaching literacy to children and young people from 5-18 with dyslexia and other specific literacy difficulties. Supported by a wealth of resources available online and updated throughout, the new edition now includes a brand new section on Implementing the Accelerated Programme for learners who have already acquired some literacy skills. This includes: A placement test to indicate whether the programme is appropriate A diagnostic assessment procedure to determine where the learner should begin on the Accelerated Programme Examples of lesson plans, reading cards and spelling cards to help teachers prepare resources for their students With tried and tested strategies and activities this book continues to provide everything you need to help improve and develop the literacy skills of learners in your setting including; the rationale for a structured multi-sensory approach the development of phonological, reading, writing and spelling skills working with learners who have English as an Additional Language (EAL) lesson structure and lesson-planning alphabet and dictionary skills memory work and study skills teaching the programme to groups ideas for working with young children.

Download or read book Bones Would Rain from the Sky written by Suzanne Clothier and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Akin to Monty Roberts's The Man Who Listens to Horses and going light-years beyond The Hidden Life of Dogs, this extraordinary book takes a radical new direction in understanding our life with canines and offers us astonishing new lessons about our pets. From changing the misbehaviors and habits that upset us, to seeing the world from their unique and natural perspective, to finding a deep connection with another being, Bones Would Rain from the Sky will help you receive an incomparable gift: a profound, lifelong relationship with the dog you love.

Download or read book The Sky s the Limit written by Victoria Honeybourne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This significant new resource is designed to support young people with special education needs (SEN) to understand what is meant by mental wellbeing and to help them to learn skills and strategies which will support them in maintaining their mental health. The resource is designed to be a clear, accessible and easy-to-use resource that can easily be used by professionals (teachers, teaching assistants, pastoral staff, and social workers) and parents with no prior experience of teaching mental wellbeing. Victoria Honeybourne, Specialist Teacher in a Secondary School Language Unit.

Download or read book Discovery at Paradise Island OpenDyslexic Font version written by Sharon Boyce and published by Discovering DisAbility. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah thinks because Alexander's mum is in a wheelchair their holiday will be boring - how wrong is she!

Download or read book Dyslexia Tools Workbook for Teens written by Jenn Clark and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boost confidence and reading skills with dyslexia tools for teens Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for students to practice, especially students with dyslexia. The Dyslexia Workbook for Teens provides practice and encouragement for kids ages 12 to 16, with 125 activities that focus on learning big words, prefixes and suffixes, word recognition, language fluency, and more. The dyslexia tools in this book support teens as they: Learn independently—Teens can comfortably practice whenever and however they prefer with this collection of dyslexia tools they can work on by themselves. Explore a range of exercises—Keep students interested with word charts, puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, and other fun activities. Build self-assurance—As teens get better and faster at these exercises, they'll see for themselves how much they're capable of and feel more confident in their reading and language skills. Help middle and high school students in overcoming dyslexia with this book of skill-boosting activities.

Download or read book School Success for Kids With Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties written by Walter Dunson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School Success for Kids With Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties provides parents and teachers with goals that will meet the needs of students who are struggling with reading, leading them to work through their difficulties and enjoy reading. It includes information, assessments, and techniques that parents, teachers, and school administrators can use immediately to foster reading success. Through an understanding of how English words are constructed, how the brain processes language, and the differences that exist between learning styles, parents and teachers will gain keen insight into the processes of reading, reading acquisition, and reading instruction. The book also covers topics such as how language skills can affect reading difficulties and how technology can be used to help students, and it provides a structured approach for parents to implement at home to help their struggling students find success.

Download or read book The Sky s the Limit written by Dr. Kenalea Johnson, COMS and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written to provide support to parents who have children with disabilities. Oftentimes, the parent seems to be overwhelmed with terminology and regulations that professionals throw at them. This book will be a toolbox of information that will support the parents in taking the reins of their child’s life. Parents are, however, the main shareholders in the child, and this book will help parents to use the time at home to prepare the students for the years as adults. Beginning with first steps as outlined in this book will make family life better as well as interactions with medical and educational professionals.

Download or read book Make the Sky Blue written by Virginia Mason and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early ’70s, husbands had jobs outside the home and wives had jobs at home. Sally and Ken Lansing and their baby Tiger live in a rural area, and Beth and Laurence Wellcroft in a wealthy subdivision with Beth’s mother and her black caregiver, Verna. Adultery by Ken and an unplanned pregnancy upend Sally’s life. Beth’s miscarriages and inability to conceive and her mother’s deteriorating health challenge Beth. A Thanksgiving surprise for Verna with son Jeff propels the two women to take a trip to the Sierra to visit Sally’s friends. Laurence, meanwhile, travels to China on business and has an adventure. Living during the rural to suburban transition and the beginning of feminism bring Sally and Beth closer together. Sally phones Beth about Tiger and about her husband, Ken, having an affair. Beth phones Sally over infertility and her mother’s Alzheimer’s. These two women, different in age and background, forge a friendship of mutual solace. Their friendship shows how women’s friendships are necessarily life-changing and life-affirming.