Download or read book Flower Swallow written by Alana Terry and published by Alana Terry. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silver Medal, Illumination Book Awards Bronze Medal, Moonbeam Awards "I never woulda guessed a bowl of crust noodles could cause so much trouble." ~ Woong, North Korea, age unknown. It all started with a curse. When Woong's hunger drives him to steal the fancy meal set out by his superstitious mother, he invokes a shaman's wrath. Soon afterward, a flood ravages his home, ripping him from his parents and hurtling him into street life during the catastrophic North Korean famine of the 1990s. Traveling from place to place in order to survive, Woong meets a grandmother whose faith in the Dear Leader enables her to wait patiently for the arrival of food aid, an uncle whose plot to take over a grain silo could land the whole family in prison camp, and a mysterious character who may or may not have an angelic blessing. Woong's journey is arduous, spanning several winters where cold and sickness are perils as deadly as starvation. Still, he holds on to hope of one day reversing the shaman's curse and forging a new life of freedom and belonging. Hailed as Alana's most masterful novel to date, Flower Swallow is a touching story appropriate for most ages. Readers of suspense, young adult, and historical fiction will find Woong's story inspiring and uplifting. It has been described as a "Korean Oliver Twist" and compared to "Life is Beautiful" because of its gentle handling of a very heavy topic. The Whispers of Refuge series is a collection of suspense novels that tell the stories of contemporary North Koreans. These books can be read in any order.
Download or read book Flower Swallows Sing A North Korean Memoir in Verse written by Imu Baek and published by Hollym International Corporation. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems from a North Korean defector While Western media usually focuses its attention on the enigmatic dictator of North Korea, Flower Swallows Sing is a North Korean memoir in verse that focuses on the humanity and agency of the North Korean people. This collection of poems by Imu Baek is a powerful portrayal of everyday life for the citizens trying to endure North Korea's oppressive regime. How do they survive starvation, homelessness and imprisonment? How do they escape and live in exile in another country? While much of the literature translated from North Korea emanates from the elite class, this work offers a unique insight into the collective suffering of North Korea's poorest and most vulnerable populations. Parents and grandparents sacrifice themselves so the children can eat. Children wander the streets as orphans. Writing pseudonymously as a defector living in exile, Baek's voice has emerged on the world stage as a reverberating condemnation of the violence inflicted upon North Korea's most defenseless population. This translation is an effort to make Baek's story available to English readers and hopefully, in doing so, continues her project of denouncing the violence of fascism in all of its forms.
Download or read book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat written by Lucille Colandro and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spooky twist on the wildly popular "There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly" is perfect for fun Halloween reading!What won't this old lady swallow? This time around, a bat, an owl, a cat, a ghost, a goblin, some bones, and a wizard are all on the menu! This Halloween-themed twist on the classic "little old lady" books will delight and entertain all brave readers who dare to read it!
Download or read book Journal of the College of Agriculture Imperial University of Tokyo written by Tōkyō Daigaku. Nōgakubu and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of the College of Agriculture written by Tōkyō Daigaku. Kōgakubu and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Song and the Swallow written by Matthew Anghelos March and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our need for meaning and substance is ubiquitous in the human condition, but how do we reliably find meaning? How are we susceptible to doing it the wrong way? What does this look like, what is produced, and why we should avoid it? Using archetypal themes found in Greek mythology, readers are challenged to contemplate how Medusa’s role as the devouring mother is relevant today. Whether in relationships between parent and child, significant others, or even government and citizens, how we care and fail to care authentically shapes our world. Thought-provoking and probing, this book encourages readers to examine, challenge, and reroute in the pursuit of “authentic love.”
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Download or read book Australian Bird Names written by Ian Fraser and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the many-and-varied common names and full scientific name, with derivation, translation and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are included, as well as relevant aspects of biology, conservation and history. Original descriptions, translated by the authors, have been sourced for many species. As well as being a book about names, this is a book about the history of the ever-developing understanding of birds, about the people who contributed to this understanding and, most of all, about the birds themselves. This second edition has been revised to follow current taxonomy and understanding of the relationships between families, genera and species. It contains new taxa, updated text and new vagrants and will be interesting reading for anyone with a love of birds, words or the history of Australian biology and bird-watching.
Download or read book A Chinese and English dictionary written by William Lobscheid and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stories and Story telling written by Angela M. Keyes and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended for the use of teachers and trainee teachers to guide them in the choosing and telling of stories for young children. The author has put together a collection of 75 stories that are proven to appeal to children for teachers to use as material for their classes.
Download or read book On the Popular Names of British Plants written by Richard Chandler Alexander Prior and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book On the Popular Names of British Plants Being an Explanation of the Origin and Meaning of the Names of Our Indigenous and Most Commonly Cultivated Species written by Prior and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flowers written by . and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully produced book of wild flowers, packed with essential,clearly explained information . The handbook you've always needed.CALLENDER GUIDES