Download or read book Ruby s Story written by Ron Osborne and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drama / Characters: 3m, 6f June 1944. In England, Allied troops are massing for an invasion. On a small farm in Appalachia, a different kind of war is about to rage. Here, Walter and Grace share a home with four daughters: Rose, who struggles to understand why Stan - an immigrant coal miner and the love of her life - abruptly left to join the Polish Free Forces; Helga, who fears for her husband who's in the Army and - like Stan - assigned to a combat unit in England; Frieda, the family's advent
Download or read book Shin chi s Canoe written by Nicola Campbell and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and finalist for the Governor General's Award: Children's Illustration This moving sequel to the award-winning Shi-shi-etko tells the story of two children's experience at residential school. Shi-shi-etko is about to return for her second year, but this time her six-year-old brother, Shin-chi, is going, too. As they begin their journey in the back of a cattle truck, Shi-shi-etko tells her brother all the things he must remember: the trees, the mountains, the rivers and the salmon. Shin-chi knows he won't see his family again until the sockeye salmon return in the summertime. When they arrive at school, Shi-shi-etko gives him a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from their father. The children's time is filled with going to mass, school for half the day, and work the other half. The girls cook, clean and sew, while the boys work in the fields, in the woodshop and at the forge. Shin-chi is forever hungry and lonely, but, finally, the salmon swim up the river and the children return home for a joyful family reunion.
Download or read book Ruby s New Home written by Tony Dungy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When mom and dad bring home a new puppy, everyone is so excited! All the kids love Ruby. But who gets to walk Ruby? Who gets to play with Ruby? Who gets to brush Ruby? In this sweet story, the Dungy children learn to stop saying, “Ruby is my dog,” and say instead, “Ruby is our dog!” A charming book which teaches the importance of sharing in a sweet and humorous way.
Download or read book Ruby s Tale written by Patrick Bettendorf and published by Tasora Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Found like unwanted trash in an abandoned house, Ruby grew up to achieve the impossible! Join her on a wonderful odyssey that has been her life . . . a real doggie epic! A veteran of stage plays, Ruby has worked at a radio station as a co-host and has appeared in newspapers around the world. Meet the fascinating people, celebrities, and dogs Ruby has worked with, lived with, and helped along the way. Wait with Ruby and her family in the blistering South Dakota sun when the motor home breaks down, only to wish they hadn't been rescued. Ruby has traveled to Hollywood to appear on a national television show. . . . not bad for a little dog nobody wanted. But Ruby found that all that glitters was not always gold and then, cancer came a calling. But she rallied her indomitable spirit to survive. Ruby's story has it all: fun, gritty drama, high emotion, excitement, anger, laughter and betrayal. It is a living, breathing story that will leave dog lovers cheering.
Download or read book Ruby s School Walk written by Kathryn Ivy White and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruby's imagination turns everyday objects, like a house for sale and a tabby cat, into frightening surprises on her walk to school with her Mum.
Download or read book Ruby s Sword written by Jacqueline Veissid and published by Chronicle Books LLC. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruby is always racing after her big brothers. But no matter how hard she tries, she can never catch up. Then one day, she discovers some sticks in the grass. Not just any sticks—swords! And suddenly the world is her kingdom. Readers will cheer on Ruby's perseverance and creativity as they delight in the antics of the adorable animals that join her along the way. Anyone who has ever imagined themselves the star of their own swashbuckling adventure will find this sweet book irresistible.
Download or read book Soul Sacrifice written by Ruby S. Garnett and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shockingly true account of a woman living part of her teenage years and young adulthood as a Muslim wife and eventually became part of a 'Harem' inside of one of the most influential underground cults in the United States. Assuming the pen name of Ruby Garnett at the request of her family, the author recounts the circumstances that led her to eventually be enticed by the religious extremist dogma of one of the most charismatic, influential underground cult leaders Black America has seen since since the likes of Father Divine... Garnett has a candidly-intimate conversation with the reader about her state of mind from beginning to end. She wrote "Soul Sacrifice" for the children that came forward to let someone know about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Nuwabian cult leader Malachi York. Despite the threats, harrassment and lack of support (from some of their own brainwashed parents), these brave survivors of abuse are the reason this story needs to be heard...
Download or read book Ruby s Birds written by Mya Thompson and published by Cornell Lab Publishing Group. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sometimes, an ordinary walk can become something ... magical! Tag along with Ruby as she discovers that even big cities have a wild side"--Page 4 of cover
Download or read book The Story of Ruby Bridges written by Robert Coles and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2004 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.
Download or read book Max and Ruby s Bedtime Book written by Rosemary Wells and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At bedtime, Grandma tells Max and Ruby three favorite stories about themselves.
Download or read book Ruby on the Outside written by Nora Raleigh Baskin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes has a real best friend for the first time ever, but agonizes over whether or not to tell her a secret she has never shared with anyone--that her mother has been in prison since Ruby was five--and over whether to express her anger to her mother.
Download or read book Ruby s Hope written by Monica Kulling and published by Page Street Kids. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dorothea Lange’s Depression-era “Migrant Mother” photograph is an icon of American history. Behind this renowned portrait is the story of a family struggling against all odds to survive. Dust storms and dismal farming conditions force young Ruby’s family to leave their home in Oklahoma and travel to California to find work. As they move from camp to camp, Ruby sometimes finds it hard to hold on to hope. But on one fateful day, Dorothea Lange arrives with her camera and takes six photographs of the young family. When one of the photographs appears in the newspaper, it opens the country’s eyes to the reality of the migrant workers’ plight and inspires an outpouring of much needed support. Bleak yet beautiful illustrations depict this fictionalized story of a key piece of history, about hope in the face of hardship and the family that became a symbol of the Great Depression.
Download or read book Ruby s Chinese New Year written by Vickie Lee and published by Godwin Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Ruby travels to her grandmother's house to bring her a gift for Chinese New Year, she is joined by all of the animals of the zodiac. Includes the legend of the Chinese horoscope and instructions for crafts. Full color.
Download or read book Ravi s Roar written by Tom Percival and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the BookTrust StoryTime Prize 2020 Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within ... Being a tiger is great fun at first – tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won't share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends. A clever and engaging book about temper tantrums, dealing with emotions and learning to express and understand your feelings. From Tom Percival's bestselling Big Bright Feelings series, this is the perfect book for helping with bad days and noisy outbursts. A special edition where the words and pictures take you on a journey far beyond the page. This audio-enabled eBook comes with a gorgeous reading by Sam Newton, along with music and sound effects.
Download or read book Ruby s Sleepover written by Kathryn Ivy White and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruby and her friend Mai are camping out in Mai's garden where giants, dragons, and pirates head toward their tent, but fortunately Ruby has some magical objects to keep the girls safe.
Download or read book Ruby s Rainy Day written by Rosemary Wells and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This larger - sized board book follows the trying time of dressing Max before heading out in the rain. Once that ordeal is over, see what happens when they step outside!
Download or read book Ruby s Dream The Story of a Boy s Life written by Ronan Matthew and published by ISS Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruby's Dream tells the story of a Caribbean boy's life as he struggles to reconcile the untimely death of his mother and the abandonment by his alcoholic father. Yearning to change his life, he realizes that an education is the single most important factor that could bring this to fruition. After moving to New York, he navigates the life of a young immigrant seeking employment in order to pursue his goals. He reconnects with friends from his village in the Caribbean who are living in New York illegally. While working in the garment district and at AT&T, he manages to save enough money to pay for the first semester of university, with the belief that once he starts, he would find a way to complete his studies. He graduates with a degree in English and Teacher Training and sees it as an achievement to negate the circumstances of his difficult childhood.
