Download or read book Paco s Story written by Larry Heinemann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-05-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paco Sullivan is the only man in Alpha Company to survive a cataclysmic Viet Cong attack on Fire Base Harriette in Vietnam. Everyone else is annihilated. When a medic finally rescues Paco almost two days later, he is waiting to die, flies and maggots covering his burnt, shattered body. He winds up back in the US with his legs full of pins, daily rations of Librium and Valium, and no sense of what to do next. One evening, on the tail of a rainstorm, he limps off the bus and into the small town of Boone, determined to find a real job and a real bed–but no matter how hard he works, nothing muffles the anguish in his mind and body. Brilliantly and vividly written, Paco’s Story–winner of a National Book Award–plunges you into the violence and casual cruelty of the Vietnam War, and the ghostly aftermath that often dealt the harshest blows.
Download or read book A Paintbrush for Paco written by Tracey Kyle and published by little bee books. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet a little boy named Paco who loves to draw but can't seem to concentrate during school in this picture book that's sprinkled with Spanish words! Paco gazed out at the late-morning sun. He wondered why recess had not yet begun. He wanted to go to el campo and play, and act like a matador shouting "¡Olé!" Paco loves daydreaming and drawing, but he struggles to concentrate during class. When his profesor takes him to the art room, Paco is amazed by the colorful paints: pink, rosado; purple, morado; fiery orange, anaranjado; and more! Could art be just what Paco needs? Complete with an author's note and glossary of Spanish words, this story is a great introduction to Spanish with a strong message about the power of art!
Download or read book Earth Tales written by T K Wallace and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within his second collection of writings, vivid storyteller T K Wallace shares a fascinating glimpse into his imagination and life experiences as he cleverly intertwines fiction with reality in a variety of settings. Wallace’s latest volume begins with a tale about Scoty, a task oriented hitchhiker on his way to San Francisco. But when he arrives, he gets more than he bargained for as the city shows its multicolored under side. Next, Wallace leads us on a journey sharing insight into aliens and the lives of characters facing a variety of escapades while experiencing beach time on Coney Island. Then a quick journey down south for the pilot episode of ‘Crocker’s’. Next, a trip to New York City during the holidays to sell Christmas Trees.Then, a trip back in time for a taste of teenage pyromania. And finally then to Savannah during the early seventies as a head shop attempts to survive before its time. Five more stories are included. Free Lance Writer is a writer’s daydream of selling directly to the general public. Fred the Cop is the story of maturity and psilocybin. I Was in a Coma Once covers a personal struggle between life and death. A Baseball Story is about an autographed ball with a history. And, Just an Idea explores one possibility of saving a New York City landmark, the Apollo Theater. Earth Tales is a collection of entertaining writings that help lead others through times and places that prove that a life well lived is a life full of adventure.
Download or read book Paco and the Giant Chile Plant written by Keith Polette and published by Raven Tree Press,Csi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the classic "Jack and the Beanstalk", the desert Southwest is an unexpected setting for this retelling. Filled with prickly pears and such, our story moves from the sandy desert into a cloudy domain where anything is possible. The book is also available in Spanish only and bilingual formats.
Download or read book Tales about animals written by Peter Parley (pseud.) and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Los Cuentos Del Doc The Doc s Tales written by Dr. Noé Cárdenas Rojo and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Doc's Tales", you will find ten interesting stories that, with a little help from your imagination, will make you live incredible adventures in different parts of the world: from mountains, oceans, caves, forests, cities, small towns, even the characters' homes. You will fight dragons, know Indian tribes in the old west, live the thrill of contact with beings from other planets, the mystery of magic, the great pirate battles and their quest for the lost treasure, foolproof friendship and you will see the first human beings trying to survive among the huge mammoths. Besides having fun reading, you will learn some advice that you are sure to find useful for the rest of your life and you will practice reading a second language in a simple and fun way, comparing those words you don't know with the story in your own language to better understand their meaning. Well then: jump in! A whole new world of adventures await to be discovered in these pages.
Download or read book The New Order of War written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from heralding a time of unprecedented peace, the end of “actually existing communism” served to usher in new conflicts, new wars and new reasons for war. That much goes without saying. What is controversial, however, is how we might understand and respond to these new wars. This book offers a new approach. Its distinctive and multidisciplinary range of perspectives, offering quite different views, is based on the conviction that if we are to begin to get to grips with this central feature of our 21st Century lives, we have to go beyond an unhelpful moralism on the one hand and a defeatist appeal to “human nature” on the other.
Download or read book Tales about Animals Tenth Edition Greatly Enlarged Etc written by Samuel Griswold Goodrich and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales about Animals written by Peter Parley (pseud. [i.e. Samuel Griswold Goodrich.]) and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales from a Spanish Village written by Richard A. Barrett and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-05 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Tales from a Spanish Village are accounts of some remarkable personalities and certain incidents that occurred in a small Spanish village in 1967-68. Richard Barrett was working in the community as a cultural anthropologist, gathering materials for a doctoral dissertation. This is the story of his adjustment to the community, of the generous people he met there, and some of the surprising events that took place. It was the period of the Franco dictatorship, of donkeys, mules and peasant carts in the countryside – an era that has now been entirely swept away. Reflecting on the experience he writes, "It was wonderful and the more distant I get from it, the more remarkable it now seems."
Download or read book A Boy Named Paco written by Ernesto Patiño and published by Naylor Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Paco's uncontrollable urge to do the thing he enjoys most--playing the bull in mock bullfights--has unexpected results.
Download or read book Cultural Journeys written by Pamela S. Gates and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As multicultural education is becoming integral to the core curriculum, teachers often implement this aspect into their courses through literature. However, standards and criteria to teach and promote active discussion about this literature are sparse. Cultural Journeys introduces pre-service and experienced teachers to the use of literature to promote active discussions that lead students to think about racial diversity. More than just an annotated list of books for children, Pamela S. Gates and Dianne L. Hall Mark provide systematic guidelines that teachers can use throughout their careers to evaluate multicultural literature for students in grades K-8. At the same time, the text leads the reader to a deeper understanding of how to use multicultural literature throughout the entire curriculum and not just during specially designated months or time periods. With the example unit plans and extensive annotated bibliography, this book is a valuable resource that pre-service teachers will utilize when they begin teaching and in-service teachers will reference repeatedly during their planning periods.
Download or read book Tales about Animals written by Samuel Griswold Goodrich and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vietnam War Stories written by Tobey C. Herzog and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dealing with ten key narratives, including novels and personal accounts, Herzog locates them in the tradition of war literature as well as recent cinema, and charts the transformations of the American nation in its experience of modern war.
Download or read book The Improbable Rise of Paco Jones written by Dominic Carrillo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hero is Paco Jones, a biracial Mexican kid with few friends. He's recently transferred from his old junior high to a private school, and because he's the poor new kid, he soon finds himself the least popular. He's jeered at during lunch, called Paco Taco, and ridiculed for being different. So what hope is there for him when he falls for Naomi Fox, a popular girl already involved with a popular guy? Through dumb luck and a few clever moves, Paco soon finds himself on center stage amidst a twisted middle school mess.
Download or read book Tales of Sasha 4 Princess Lessons written by Alexa Pearl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In book four in the Tales of Sasha series, Sasha has to pass the Princess Test. . . . But is she princess material? Sasha has just discovered that she is a princess of the flying horses! But before she can attend to any princess duties, she has to pass a Princess Test. In order to pass, she'll have to learn how to act regal, and she'll have to learn all about the history of the flying horses. But Sasha struggles with these things, and she isn't sure what to do. Will she find a way to pass the Princess Test?
Download or read book Inspiring Animal Tales written by Roxanne Willems Snopek and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dogs, horses and other animals have long shown courage, trust and loyalty to the people in their lives, but they also inspire selfless love in return. This touching collection of true stories shows how people and animals come together to overcome life's challenges and find hope for the future. National Service Dogs give autistic children the gift of love and security, and dedicated animal lovers devote their lives to rescuing and healing abused or abandoned big cats, donkeys and parrots. The relationships portrayed in these stories are truly heartwarming.
