Download or read book Growing Up Humming written by Mike Spinak and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing Up Humming is a fact-filled, true story photo book of a mother Anna's hummingbird and her two chicks as the chicks grow, mature and leave the nest. What happens when a mother hummingbird wants her chick to leave the nest, but the chick isn't ready? This book shows the answers in a heartwarming tale filled with unique, intimate photos, and deep insights about their biology and behavior.Growing Up Humming is a children's book the entire family will enjoy.

Download or read book The Humming of Numbers written by Joni Sensel and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aidan is poised to take his monastic vows—until a girl enters the abbey, one who hums of the number eleven. Aidan has the ability to hear the humming of numbers, a buzzing energy given off by living things. He is captivated and tormented by the mysterious girl, Lana, who has some unusual abilities of her own. How can he become a monk when his mind is filled with impure thoughts? Before he can begin to sort his feelings out, the Vikings raid. Only Aidan and Lana can save the village from certain, violent death—and only if they learn to trust in their mysterious talents. Joni Sensel's richly imagined new novel is a compelling blend of fantasy and adventure. The Humming of Numbers is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Download or read book The Secret Hum of a Daisy written by Tracy Holczer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Grace and her mother have always been their own family, traveling from place to place like gypsies. But Grace wants to finally have a home all their own. Just when she thinks she's found it her mother says it's time to move again. Grace summons the courage to tell her mother how she really feels and will always regret that her last words to her were angry ones. After her mother's sudden death, Grace is forced to live with a grandmother she's never met. She can't imagine her mother would want her to stay with this stranger. Then Grace finds clues in a mysterious treasure hunt, just like the ones her mother used to send her on. Maybe it is her mother, showing her the way to her true home. Lyrical, poignant and fresh, The Secret Hum of a Daisy is a beautifully told middle grade tale with a great deal of heart.

Download or read book The Hummingbird s Daughter written by Luis Alberto Urrea and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The House of Broken Angels and Good Night, Irene, discover the epic historical novel following the journey of a young saint fighting for her survival. This historical novel is based on Urrea's real great-aunt Teresita, who had healing powers and was acclaimed as a saint. Urrea has researched historical accounts and family records for years to get an accurate story.

Download or read book The Humming Effect written by Jonathan Goldman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible guide to the practice of conscious humming • Details conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, including online access to examples of these practices • Examines the latest studies on sound, revealing how humming helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure, increases lymphatic circulation, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and boosts blood platelet production • Explores the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions • Includes access to online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create Humming is one of the simplest and yet most profound sounds we can make. If you have a voice and can speak, you can hum. Research has shown humming to be much more than a self-soothing sound: it affects us on a physical level, reducing stress, inducing calmness, and enhancing sleep as well as lowering heart rate and blood pressure and producing powerful neurochemicals such as oxytocin, the “love” hormone. In this guide to conscious humming, Jonathan and Andi Goldman show that you do not need to be a musician or singer to benefit from sound healing practices—all you need to do is hum. They provide conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, complete with online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create and harness its healing benefits for body, mind, and spirit. They explore the science behind sound healing, revealing how self-created sounds can literally rearrange molecular structure and how humming not only helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure but also increases lymphatic circulation and melatonin production, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and releases nitric oxide, a neurotransmitter fundamental to health and well-being. The authors show how sound can act as a triggering mechanism for the manifestation of your conscious intentions. They also examine the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions, such as the Om, Aum, or Hum of Hindu and Tibetan traditions. Providing a self-healing method accessible to all, the authors reveal that, even if you have no musical ability, we are all sound healers.

Download or read book Growing Up X written by Ilyasah Shabazz and published by One World. This book was released on 2003-01-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ilyasah Shabazz has written a compelling and lyrical coming-of-age story as well as a candid and heart-warming tribute to her parents. Growing Up X is destined to become a classic.” –SPIKE LEE February 21, 1965: Malcolm X is assassinated in Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom. June 23, 1997: After surviving for a remarkable twenty-two days, his widow, Betty Shabazz, dies of burns suffered in a fire. In the years between, their six daughters reach adulthood, forged by the memory of their parents’ love, the meaning of their cause, and the power of their faith. Now, at long last, one of them has recorded that tumultuous journey in an unforgettable memoir: Growing Up X. Born in 1962, Ilyasah was the middle child, a rambunctious livewire who fought for–and won–attention in an all-female household. She carried on the legacy of a renowned father and indomitable mother while navigating childhood and, along the way, learning to do the hustle. She was a different color from other kids at camp and yet, years later as a young woman, was not radical enough for her college classmates. Her story is, sbove all else, a tribute to a mother of almost unimaginable forbearance, a woman who, “from that day at the Audubon when she heard the shots and threw her body on [ours, never] stopped shielding her children.”

Download or read book A Hummingbird in My House written by Arnette Heidcamp and published by Crown. This book was released on 1990 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Squeak, a young ruby-throated hummingbird, chronicles the bird's rescue, its daily activities and behavior, its growth to maturity in the author's indoor garden, and its eventual release back into the wild.

Download or read book Agapanthus Hum and the Eyeglasses written by Joy Cowley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agapanthus Hum is a whirlwind. She hums, she cartwheels, and she is always running around. Now that Agapanthus has eyeglasses, her parents want her to be careful. Agapanthus tries to slow down; she even wears a bag on her head so her glasses won't get lost, but more often then not, her glasses go flying. What do grown-up acrobats do with their eyeglasses? Agapanthus's parents bring her to a performance so that she can find out.

Download or read book Baby Hummer Grows Up Book 2 of 2 Tales from Gramma s Garden written by Nina Ashton and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of a hummingbird's chickhood and his mother's love. With a comfortable balance of humor and suspense, Brother describes the challenges and dangers he faced during his development from egg to adult. The story begins with Mama building her nest with a "donation" from a garden friend. As the story unfolds, Brother shows us how vulnerable the babies are to threats from predators, the weather, and even well-meaning humans. Sometimes these threats are thwarted by Mama's clever nest design. Sometimes Mama herself must intervene. Under Mama's watchful eye and fierce protectiveness, Brother and Sister learn the skills needed to survive on their own. With persistence and practice, Brother becomes an accomplished flyer, demonstrating the unique flight abilities of hummingbirds. Coloring, picture words activity, rhyme, and fun facts pages are included at the end of the book.

Download or read book LISA written by Ellen James and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SISTERS A sister can be a woman's closest friend A golden wedding usually means a family celebration. But the Hardaway sisters drifted apart years ago. And each has her own reason for wanting no part of a family reunion. As plans for the party proceed, tensions mount, until it even begins to look as if their parents' marriage might fall apart before the big event. Can the daughters put aside old hurts and betrayals…for the sake of the family? Lisa Hardaway—youngest of the sisters—has come home under protest. Her new life, far away from Hurricane Beach and her family, had allowed her to put her past—and her secret—behind her. But now everything's out of control. Her parents are threatening to divorce, her ex-husband is marrying her sister and worst of all, she keeps running into Matt Connell, the man of her nightmares…and of her dreams.

Download or read book Lives Across Time Growing Up written by Henry H. Massie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow seventy-six children from birth to thirty to learn about their various developmental life paths and their influences. Children traverse continuous or discontinuous courses. This book describes their life stories, which may transform and enrich the reader's life. In working with these people, the authors heard something basic: stories people tell about themselves. While a life may fall into a group - share characteristics with others - the individual's story remains compelling: to group people is to some degree against psychoanalysis, a humanizing discipline. The authors allow the subjects to speak at length in their own voices, to bring themselves alive for the reader. It is the authors hope that they have been able to convey their awe about watching the inner worlds of children and that these stories may evolve in readers minds and hearts and thus be remembered.

Download or read book The House on Hummingbird Island written by Sam Angus and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We're going to a fine place,' Idie told Homer to console him, 'with gullies and monkeys and hummingbirds.' Idie Grace is twelve when she inherits a grand old house on a Caribbean island, and is sent away from grey old England to a place where hummingbirds hover and monkeys clamber from tree to tree. As a lady of property Idie can do as she pleases, so she fills the house with exotic animals, keeps her beloved horse in the hallway, and carries a grumpy, talking cockatoo called Homer on her shoulder. But the island house holds as many secrets as it does animals, and the truth behind Idie's inheritance is the biggest secret of all . . . Perfect for fans of Eva Ibbotson and Katherine Rundell

Download or read book Growing up a Werewolf written by Fred E. Waldrop and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At thirteen, Jonah wished he was like all the other kids, worrying about pimples or spilt milk on his shirt during lunch. But he had a much worse problem . . . God, I hate this, he would mumble to himself, looking up at the ceiling. I know this is just whining, but come on, why me? What is the purpose of me being this? If there were more like me, I could understand, but just me? Why, God, why does it have to hurt so much? Why every time? Maybe just once, just once, God, maybe I could black out or something, please? I could understand if something good came out of this, but come on. This just bites. And then, he did the one thing he dreaded more than anything else in his lifehe became a monster, a werewolf . . .

Download or read book Growing Up Social written by Gary Chapman and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has Technology Taken Over Your Home? In this digital age, children spend more time interacting with screens and less time playing outside, reading a book, or interacting with family. Though technology has its benefits, it also has its harms. In Screen Kids Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane will empower you with the tools you need to make positive changes. Through stories, science, and wisdom, you’ll discover how to take back your home from an overdependence on screens. Plus, you’ll learn to teach the five A+ skills that every child needs to master: affection, appreciation, anger management, apology, and attention. Learn how to: Protect and nurture your child’s growing brain Establish simple boundaries that make a huge difference Recognize the warning signs of gaming too much Raise a child who won’t gauge success through social media Teach your child to be safe online This newly revised edition features the latest research and interactive assessments, so you can best confront the issues technology create in your home. Now is the time to equip your child with a healthy relationship with screens and an even healthier relationship with others.

Download or read book The Secret written by Mechelle Bark and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-16 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret By: Mechelle Bark A Native American named Nashota goes back to save her mother and sisters from her stepfather. In danger by the man who was supposed to love and protect them, Nashota lives a horrible, abusive life for eleven years. She and her family finally escape, after some help from friends. She soon realizes the tribe of the Aquene Tribe is the safest and happiest she and her family have been in a long time. They make loyal and trustworthy friends and can trust the tribe with a secret not many people know—a powerful, dangerous secret.

Download or read book Outlook written by Alfred Emanuel Smith and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Knowing Birds Through Stories written by Floyd Burton Bralliar and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories for childen intended to help them identify popular birds of America.