Download or read book What the Jaguar Told Her written by Alexandra V. Méndez and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city—Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. But Jade does like walking to her new school on the trail that winds through the woods behind her house, where lush flowers bloom and soft leaves rustle beneath her feet. In the forest, Jade feels protected. Sometimes, it's as if it's listening to her. There, Jade meets Itztli, an elderly storyteller who exists between dreams and reality. In the golden afternoons when Itztli appears, he steps out of the forest as a lithe, agile jaguar. But when he speaks to Jade, he is a wise old man who makes intricate works of art and tells her ancestral stories of Mexico. At first, Itztli's stories feel far removed from Jade's life. But as her Abuela suddenly falls ill, two towers come crashing down in New York City, and Jade becomes someone or something she doesn't yet understand, Itztli's stories take on new meaning. Jade must learn to have patience and strength to become who she was always meant to be, as the stirrings of an ancient power awaken within her. What the Jaguar Told Her is a lyrical debut about growing up in the midst of change, and a magical cultural homecoming.

Download or read book Under the Jaguar Sun written by Italo Calvino and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1988 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Italy's greatest and most popular writers offers three witty, fantastical stories, each dominated by one of three senses--taste, hearing, or smell.

Download or read book Lo que cont el jaguar written by Alexandra V. Méndez and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jade está a punto de comenzar el octavo grado en una nueva ciudad––Atlanta. Ella solo quiere regresar a Chicago, donde están sus amigos y donde vive su abuela. Pero Jade disfruta caminar a su nueva escuela por el camino en el bosque detrás de su casa, donde las flores florecen y las hojas se mueven debajo de sus pies. En el bosque, Jade se siente segura, como si el bosque la estuviera escuchando. Es ahí donde Jade conoce a Itztli, un cuentacuentos que existe entre los sueños y la realidad. Durante el atardecer, Itztli aparece transformado en un jaguar. Pero cuando habla con Jade, es un anciano sabio que hace intrincadas obras de arte y le cuenta las historias ancestrales de México. Al principio, las historias de Itztli se sienten muy alejadas de la vida de Jade. Pero cuando su abuela se enferma repentinamente, dos torres se derrumban en la ciudad de Nueva York, y Jade se convierte en alguien o algo que aún no logra comprender, las historias de Itztli toman un nuevo significado. Jade debe aprender a tener la paciencia y la fuerza para convertirse en quien siempre estaba destinada a ser, cuando un antiguo poder empieza a despertar dentro de ella.

Download or read book The Jaguar s Story written by Kosa Ely and published by . This book was released on 1918-04-21 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the Amazon, two cubs are born to a loving mama jaguar. As the curious and precocious cubs grow, they are introduced to their forest home and those with whom they share it. Before long their happy days are interrupted by men and machines, and the young family goes in search of a new home. Now everywhere they travel, surprises await them. Join them to discover the wonders and dangers of today's Amazon rainforest through the eyes of a jaguar. Kosa Ely's contemporary tale, along with Radhe Gendron's vivid and captivating art, make this the ideal picture book to inspire readers, young and old, to protect the magnificent jaguar from extinction. Eight pages of fun facts about jaguars and Amazonian fauna and flora follow the story, and a seek-and-find game children will enjoy.

Download or read book Tempting the Jaguar written by Katie Reus and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wolf shifter and jaguar share a forbidden connection — now he must protect her from enemy vampires Jaguar shifter Estrella Rios is packless, and she likes it that way. No one is going to tell her what to do, least of all the sexy but arrogant wolf shifter who intends to claim her as his mate… Rainer wants to know what a lone cat is doing in his pack’s territory without permission—but mostly he just wants her. From the moment he meets Estrella, their attraction is scorching and undeniable. But enemy vampires have set their sights on Estrella, too, and keeping her safe proves difficult, especially when it’s clear there’s more to Estrella’s heritage than either of them could imagine. Now they must discover the truth before it becomes too late for Rainer to ever claim her heart… But enemy vampires have set their sights on Estrella, too, and keeping her safe proves difficult…and keeping his hands off her is impossible.

Download or read book The Racing Heart of Fear written by B.A. Chepaitis and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. They’ve been a great team, but now, Alex has left the Planetoid and Jaguar, grief stricken over the death of his son. Jaguar, left on her own, goes off to the home planet with her friend Rachel to watch some Formula One racing in Montreal. There, a lost dog leads her to some of the fastest women on the planet, and when one of them is killed, she’s stuck with the dog and the case. In short order she realizes that the man responsible for the death is the same one who made Alex leave, and he won’t rest until both she and Alex are dead.

Download or read book Jaguar Hunt written by Terry Spear and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 3 in the Heart of the Jaguar Series Two deadly predators...One hot mission As a feline Enforcer, Tammy Anderson has one objective: locate the missing jaguar and return it to the States. She doesn't have time for distractions, and she definitely doesn't have time for sexy shifters with more muscles than sense. Everyone and their brother has warned JAG agent David Patterson that Tammy is Ms. Hands-Off...which only makes him more determined to get very hands-on. But things heat up in the steamy jungles of Belize and their simple mission gets a whole lot more complicated. Now it's going to take everything David's got to protect the gorgeous she-cat who somehow managed to claw her way past his defenses...and into his heart. Heart of the Jaguar Series: Savage Hunger (Book 1) Jaguar Fever (Book 2) Jaguar Hunt (Book 3) Jaguar Pride (Book 4) Praise for A Seal Wolf Christmas: "A pulse-pounding ride." —Publishers Weekly "Thrilling...edge-of-your-seat action." —RT Book Reviews Praise for Jaguar Fever: "A fantastic shifter romance. I loved reading this amazing book." —Imagine a World "Readers will enjoy this thrilling tale as love and danger collide." —Midwest Book Review

Download or read book Jaguar Pride written by Terry Spear and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 4 in the Heart of the Jaguar Series An impossible mission...A lifetime of possibilities JAG Special Forces agents Huntley Anderson and Melissa Overton are hot on the trail of poachers when they're suddenly saddled with two jaguar shifter cubs. They have to locate the parents, pronto—but who's going to babysit in the meantime? Huntley is a rough, tough jaguar shifter and an all-business agent, but he's not going to let two abandoned youngsters come to any harm on his watch. Seeing her super-manly partner try to get the playful cubs under control stirs up some unexpected desires in Melissa, and she begins to feel like Huntley's not the only one who's in over his head. Heart of the Jaguar Series: Savage Hunger (Book 1) Jaguar Fever (Book 2) Jaguar Hunt (Book 3) Jaguar Pride (Book 4) Praise for Jaguar Fever: "Exciting, funny and sexy. Jaguar Fever has a multilayered, sizzling plot that will have readers unable to put it down." —Fresh Fiction "Jaguar Fever lures a reader in with humor, snares their attention with drama, captures their imagination with exotic locations and satisfies the romance reader with sexy seduction, culminating in an explosive, action-packed climax. This author delivers the goods every time. A reader can't go wrong with stories by Terry Spear." —Long and Short Reviews

Download or read book Stop What You re Doing and Read To Your Son Just So Stories Moonfleet written by John Meade Falkner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To mark the publication of Stop What You're Doing and Read This!, a collection of essays celebrating reading, Vintage Classics are releasing 12 limited edition themed ebook 'bundles', to tempt readers to discover and rediscover great books. JUST SO STORIES INTRODUCED BY PHILIP PULLMAN Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling's witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characters as the Elephant's Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself and the Butterfly that Stamped. MOONFLEET Orphaned John Trenchard grows up in the village of Moonfleet with his aunt, entranced by the local legend of the ghostly Blackbeard, who rises each winter night to search for his lost diamond. While conducting his own hunt for the treasure, John is trapped in the church crypt and discovers the true secret of the village: smuggling. Taken under the wing of the gruff innkeeper and chief smuggler, Elzevir Block, John begins a dangerous adventure which will see him in a hair-raising chase along a precarious cliff path and deciphering a hidden code in an ancient castle. Moonfleet is thrilling story of revenge and betrayal, of loyalty and great sacrifice, but it is above all a story about friendship..

Download or read book The Jaguar s Secret Baby written by Bianca D'Arc and published by Hawk Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s a jaguar. She’s a wolf. Can they make a go of it, or will they fight like cats and dogs? Hank has never forgotten the wild woman with whom he spent one memorable night. He's dreamed of her for years, but has never been back to the small airport in Texas owned and run by her werewolf Pack. Tracy was left with a delicious memory of her night in Hank’s arms, and a beautiful baby girl who is the light of her life. She chose not to tell Hank about his daughter, but when he finally returns and he discovers the daughter he’s never known, he’ll do all he can to set things right. Tracy wants to be wanted for herself and won’t settle for less. Hank realizes he’s been a stupid fool and the woman he’s never been able to forget is actually his mate. He’s just been too stubborn to admit it. He will need to prove his devotion before his werewolf mate will relent and give in to the attraction that has never faded. He just needs to find the right words and actions to make her understand and win her heart all over again.

Download or read book Wide Awake Pleasure Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 12-13 include the separately paged supplement: Warlock o'Glenwarlock... By George Macdonald.

Download or read book The Complete Children s Short Stories written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2005 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the boy foundling adopted by a family of wolves, Shere Khan the tiger, Bagheera the black panther and Baloo the sleepy brown bear. How did the Leopard get his spots? How did the Elephant get his trunk? In Just So Stories Kipling wittily supplies the answers to these and other questions. Puck of Pook's Hill relates how Dan and Una's magical meeting with Puck, the last of the People of the Hills, leads to their adventures with Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings... And later, in Rewards and Fairies, the three meet an array of characters ranging from Iron Age warriors to 'Good Queen Bess' and Sir Francis Drake. In Kipling's rattling school yarn Stalky & Co, Stalky, M'Turk and the Beetle are a trio of scallywags with a keen desire to break the rules, their unruly activities give the stories an enduring appeal to all children - especially those who have ever wilted beneath the stern glance of a peevish schoolmaster. Kipling's wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek style will delight and entertain young readers while adults throughout the world will remember his stories with affection.

Download or read book The Jungle Book Just So Stories written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jungle Book, one of the most famous children’s books today, buoyed by multiple Disney film adaptations, is now available in an unabridged paperback edition including Rudyard Kipling’s fantastical short story collection Just So Stories. This Children’s Signature Classics edition will include both The Jungle Book and Just So Stories, a that whimsically explores animals’ origins, like how the zebra got its stripes. The Jungle Book’s story of survival, belonging, and growing up is perfect for young readers’ libraries.

Download or read book Just So Stories written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just So Stories' is a collection of stories for little children by British author Rudyard Kipling. He began working on the book by telling the first three chapters as bedtime stories to his daughter Josephine. The stories describe how one animal or another acquired its most distinctive features, such as how the Leopard got his spots.

Download or read book The Time of the Hero written by Mario Vargas Llosa and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The action of The Time of the Hero, Nobel Prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa's first novel, takes place at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, Peru. There, four angry cadets who have formed an inner circle in an attempt to ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy set off a chain of events that starts with a theft and leads to murder and suicide. The Time of the Hero presents, with great accuracy and power, the cadets' nightmare life: brutal initiation rights, poker in the latrines, drinking contests; and, above all else, the strange military code which, whether broken or followed, can only destroy. When The Time of the Hero was first published in Peru in 1962, it was considered so scandalous that a thousand copies were burned in an official ceremony at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy. That same year, the book received the Biblioteca Breve Prize, an award given to the best work of fiction in the Spanish language. "...[A]s with other fine writers, Vargas functions on more than a single level of meaning." - The New York Times

Download or read book The Fear Principle written by B.A. Chepaitis and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Jaguar Addams knows about fear. On a satellite prison called Planetoid Three, she establishes a telepathic link to her subjects. She confronts their demons. And makes them her own . . . They were known as the Killing Times, when serial murder reached epidemic proportions. Victims of hard-edged crime demanded hard-wired punishment, and the new prisons were born. Now one determined woman, a survivor of that dark age, tries to rehabilitate killers by tapping into the source of their obsessions: their worst fears. Her name is Jaguar Addams, and she is about to face the most challenging subject of her career. The ultimate assassin. A dangerously disturbed woman who will teach Jaguar the true meaning of fear.

Download or read book Kipling Rudyard The Complete Novels and Stories Book Center The Greatest Writers of All Time written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Oregan Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 5412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here you will find the complete novels and stories of Rudyard Kipling in the chronological order of their original publication. - Plain Tales from the Hills (a collection of 40 short stories) - Soldiers Three (a collection of 9 short stories) - The Story of the Gadsbys (a collection of 8 short stories) - In Black and White (a collection of 8 short stories) - Under the Deodars (a collection of 8 short stories) - The Phantom Rickshaw and other Tales (a collection of 4 short stories) - Wee Willie Winkie and Other Child Stories (a collection of 4 short stories) - Life's Handicap (a collection of 27 short stories) - The Light That Failed (a novel) - The Naulahka: A Story of West and East (a novel) - Many Inventions (a collection of 14 short stories) - The Jungle Book (a collection of 7 short stories) - The Second Jungle Book (a collection of 8 short stories) - Captains Courageous (a novel) - The Day's Work (a collection of 13 short stories) - Stalky & Co. (a collection of 9 short stories) - Kim (a novel) - Just So Stories for Little Children (a collection of 13 short stories) - Traffics and Discoveries (a collection of 11 short stories) - Puck of Pook's Hill (a collection of 10 short stories) - Actions and Reactions (a collection of 8 short stories) - Rewards and Fairies (a collection of 11 short stories) - A Diversity of Creatures (a collection of 14 short stories) - The Eyes of Asia (a collection of 4 short stories)