Download or read book While Shepherds Washed Their Flocks written by Liz Higgs and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 1998-10-06 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While Shepherds Washed Their Flocks" is a delightful collection of kid-size quotable quotes gathered from parents, grandparents, teachers, and neighbors around the country. Like all children, the ones quoted here are honest (sometimes painfully so), verbally courageous (or is that outrageous), wildly imaginative, and very funny indeed. Humorist Liz Curtis Higgs, author of ten books of humor and encouragement for both adults and children, includes stories form her own heart (and funny bone), colorfully illustrated with the whimsical artistry of Dennis Hill. Together they offer a fresh look at the world through the eyes of a child.

Download or read book The Tangerine Cat written by Susan Jephcott and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a series of stories based on the childhood of an artist and her present-day life in a small town. Her pets play a large role in the stories as they come to life with their thoughts and words and interact with the townfolk. These stories have a fairy-tale quality to them and are appropriate for adults or for adults to read to children."--

Download or read book The Millionaire s Christmas Wish written by Lucy Gordon and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wearing a Santa suit can change one man's perspective--and his love life.

Download or read book Theodora s Wedding written by Penny Culliford and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More of the hilarious, sparkling and endearing diaries of a thirty-something Christian, Theodora Llewellyn.

Download or read book Tuppence To Spend written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid wartime saga of colour and authenticity capturing both the harshness and the warmth of life during the dark days of the Second World War. Dan Hodges is devastated when his wife Nora dies during the early days of the war. Working long hours in a Portsmouth shipyard, how is he to look after his two sons, Gordon and Sammy? Then Gordon, something of a tearaway, is sent to an approved school, which leaves young Sammy alone in the house until neighbours in April Grove intervene and Sammy is evacuated to Bridge End, a village near Southampton. Ruth Purslow, a young childless widow, takes him in, her compassion aroused by his plight. Slowly, as they grow closer, Ruth begins to dread the time when Sammy must return to Portsmouth...

Download or read book Secret of the Dragon s Breath written by Derek Hart and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret of the Dragon's Breath continues the adventures of Gavin Kane, Emily Scott, and Bunty Digby, thirteen-year-olds who continue to struggle with their daily lives, during the spring of 1941. While relatively safe on the north Cornish coast, the teens are well aware that England is under constant threat, as the Germans continue to bomb London and the surrounding industrial cities. While these friends have learned to cope with air raid sirens and strict rationing, they're soon faced with another sinister attempt to bring Britain to her knees. Yet with the addition of several new characters, the teenagers discover the true meaning of friendship from these unusual allies. Secret of the Dragon's Breath also marks the return of that high-spirited dragon, Sir Thaddeus Osbert, who not only breathes fire, but also craves sugar. Faced with danger and intrigue, the teens call upon their dragon friend to help them battle the Nazis, who are determined to win the war, no matter what the cost. With a terrible new force threatening their beloved England, it's up to Gavin, Bunty, and Emily to seek out a magical solution. When their favorite dragon unleashes yet another secret power, you can be assured the outcome will not only be exciting, but full of long-lasting implications as well.

Download or read book A Lesson in Love written by Gervase Phinn and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh Love is in the air in the little village of Barton-in-the-Dale. Anyone can see that Ashley Underwood and Emmet O'Malley are made for each other. They've just got to admit it to themselves . . . But as the saying goes, the course of true love never did run smooth. While romance blossoms on one side of the village, an angry young boy struggles to believe in love. But when tragedy strikes, he learns that comfort and care can come from the most unexpected of places. Meanwhile, head teacher Elisabeth Stirling faces a new challenge for the start of the school year. An eccentric teacher joins the staff, and there's also a worrying case of potential negligence to answer. In the village too, a puritanical new vicar stirs up trouble. But as always, mixed in with the drama there's plenty of gossip, laughter, friendship - and love - in Barton-in-the-Dale. Readers are loving A LESSON IN LOVE! 'When you pick up one of his books you don't want to put it down.' - 5 STARS 'A beautiful book.' - 5 STARS 'The best book ever.' - 5 STARS 'A charming, lovely book' - 5 STARS 'A great, colourful, packed-with-character read.' - 5 STARS

Download or read book Christmas at Thrush Green written by Miss Read and published by Orion. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand new Miss Read novel, set in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green at Christmas. The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang up their stockings, families go to church together and everyone enjoys the treats of the festive season. And when it snows as the carol singers make their way round the cottages on the green, it looks as if Christmas will be perfect this year. But not everything is as peaceful as it seems. Phyllida and Frank have their work cut out for them when they agree to take on the Nativity play - made all the more difficult by an outbreak of chicken pox. The indomitable Ella has lived in Thrush Green for as long as anyone can remember, but lately she has been behaving strangely. Then there are the dreadful Burwells, newcomers to Thrush Green, who cause something of a stir with their 'home improvements'. For Nelly, owner of The Fuchsia Bush tea shop, Christmas is an especially busy time, with people dropping in for much-needed refreshment, weary from all their Christmas shopping. But then she receives an unexpected letter.

Download or read book Believe Me written by Eddie Izzard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Izzard is one of the funniest people alive, a talented actor, a sharp cross-dresser, an experienced marathon runner, and a great writer. You will have to read this if only to find out what a jazz chicken is.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer With his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.

Download or read book Learning Language Through Literature written by /Peter Falvey and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This useful sourcebook contains 12 chapters written by experienced classroom practitioners in Hong Kong. One theme appears constantly in these chapters: that in the English language classroom, whether at primary, secondary, or tertiary levels, high interest and positive motivation occur through active learning when literary texts, literary techniques and literariness are featured. In this book, full coverage is given to the use of poetry, prose and drama in language learning and teaching at all three levels of the education system. The tasks and activities described here have been shown to work with all bands of students. This book is ideally suited both for practising teachers and participants in teacher education programmes in Hong Kong and the rest of S.E. Asia. It will be particularly useful for primary and secondary teachers of English wishing to incorporate appropriate and relevant teaching activities so as to meet the goals of the new Target Oriented English Language Curriculum.

Download or read book Amid the Dancing Shadows written by Ruth Mason and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional account of a rural childhood in South Oxfordshire, set in the period 1939 to 1947. The war years. The challenges of rural life, social customs and curiosities create a rich background as Maggie grows up. She discovers how to adapt to strict codes of behaviour set by adults at home and at the Iron Room, the meetinghouse of a group of non-conformist Christians.

Download or read book The Book of Shakespearian Useless Information written by Bruce Montague and published by Metro Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book commemorates the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death on 23 April 1616. Four centuries later, sales of his works are second only to the Bible. Yet, in common with the authors of the Holy Book, little is known about the poet and playwright, and the few facts that have emerged over the course of several hundred years are largely speculative – when they aren't complete b*llocks. An entry from the diary written by the Revd John Ward, vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon from 1662 to 1681, is instructive, for he recorded tales passed on to him by people who had known Shakespeare. In one, he mentions that 'the Bard' held his fifty-second birthday party at New Place in Stratford and that 'Shakespeare, [the poet Michael] Drayton and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting, and it seems, drank too hard, for Shakespeare died of a feavour there contracted.' But if the date of his death is known, the actual day of his birth remains conjecture. As does so much else . . . This amusing but instructive book assembles many of the legends, the lies, the imputations, and a host of uncommon facts from the late Tudor and early Jacobean period, loosely arranged in chronological order to establish William Shakespeare in his literary and historical setting. In doing so, it shows us the man and his time, thereby illuminating the greatest playwright who ever lived.

Download or read book The Blood Oak written by Jared Brown and published by Myriobiblion. This book was released on 2024-11-11 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You know what you were saying before about supernatural forces where you don’t actually see anything, but rather just get a sense of something strange…” “Yes…” “Well, over the years people visiting this spot have often had just such a feeling.” “Like they were being watched?” “Yes. And sometimes people claim to have seen, just for an instant mind you, as they felt that feeling, and as they looked at the tree, they thought…” “Yes..?” “They thought…” “Yes!?” “They thought that they saw a pale green eye staring at them accusingly from that hole.” It's a few days before Christmas. Stella and her grandmother, Adeline, are on a ramble in Ladywalk Woods. Stella asks about a legendary tree they have discussed in class -The Blood Oak - which supposedly grows somewhere nearby. Adeline agrees to tell her the tale, but first asks her grand-daughter if she is brave enough to hear the whole Christmassy, murdery, ghostly story - it is, after all, a little bit scary. Cosy scary, but still a little scary nonetheless. Stella doesn't hesitate for an instant. She wants the whole story - and none of that soppy, non-scary ending business either. What follows takes her on a journey back 125 years. A cruel heiress. The vanished daughter of a seamstress. Five unsolved murders. Four participants at a séance. Three clues. Two pieces of jewellery. One haunted piano. No partridge in a pear tree, but instead, a watery green eye staring from a dark knot-hole in a lightning-hollowed oak tree. The Blood Oak is a novella, to be read to children at bedtime or indeed, any other time. It takes about one and a half to two hours to read. Each chapter heading has a ‘scare level’ indicator and a read time for that chapter. It’s a bit scary here and there for very young children, but nothing too frightening.

Download or read book An Irish Country Christmas written by Patrick Taylor and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming tale of yuletide merriment by the New York Times bestselling author of An Irish Country Doctor

Download or read book Splashes of Joy in the Cesspools of Life written by Barbara Johnson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1992-02-07 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Johnson's approach to life is positive, uplifting, theraputic, and fun. But Barbara is far from being a cockeyed optimist, blind to life's grief and disappointment. In fact, her entire ministry of joy and encouragement began in the "slimy cesspool" of her own pain. And that's why her laughter is so infectious and her wisdom rings so true in this joy-giving book, which offers giggles and guidance to help you: shore up sinking self-esteem reach the other side of your grief weather your stress and get rid of your guilt restore the joys of motherhood sustain an effective prayer life make peace with aging and go for healthy maturity "Almost everyone needs a splash of joy to get through the mess, to get cleaned off and get sweetened up, refreshed and ready to go again," Barbara Johnson says. With short chapters intended to be read in one sitting-plus a collection of quips and quotes at the close of each chapter-Splashes of Joy offers invigorating encouragment and a gentle reminder to spread joy into the lives of others as well. Splashes of Joy in the Cesspools of Life is now available in value-priced paperback as part of the "Nelson Values" program -- a one-time-only, one-order-only bargain price ($7.97) on some of our best-selling and most exciting titles!

Download or read book Rise and Shine written by Liz Curtis Higgs and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2002-04-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liz Curtis Higgs will use any means at her disposal to cheer the downhearted and encourage women by reminding them of their worth in God's eyes. In Rise and Shine, Liz offers reminders of God's grace, and the joy of waking up to His mercies every morning. Bite-size readings compiled from many of her best-selling works including One Size Fits All, Only Angels Can Wing It, Mirror,Mirror on the Wall and others provide the reader with moments of encouragement to start the day off with a smile and a fresh perspective on life in God's love. Contains previously published material.

Download or read book The Wild written by Esther Freud and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel about the wonder and difficulties of childhood, families and growing up by the author of Hideous Kinky and Love Falls 'A beautiful book, savage and tender by turns ... attending to Esther Freud's still, truthful voice becomes not only a pleasure but a necessity' Jonathan Coe 'Wonderful ... Freud has a precious and remarkable gift for creating fictional children. She is infinitely patient with the subtle differences between the worlds of children and adults, and her descriptions of the collisions between them are hauntingly beautiful' The Times Nine-year-old Tess has never seen anything like The Wild. An old bakery, converted into a home, it has a fireplace big enough to sit in, a garden with a badminton net and another one for vegetables. And then there's William, its owner. Single father of three, he cooks homemade ravioli, cuts trees down with a chainsaw and plays the guitar. When her mother, Francine, rents two rooms from him, Tess can hardly believe her luck. Her brother Jake, however, proves harder to convince. As the two grown-ups begin to fall for each other, Tess struggles to please the adults as well as win Jake round. But she finds that good intentions don't always bring happiness and that adults are disturbingly capable of making mistakes...