Download or read book Whirligig written by Paul Fleischman and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop inadvertently causes the death of a young woman, he is sent on an unusual journey of repentance, building wind toys across the land. In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and describes the many lives set into new motion by the ingenious creations Brent leaves behind. Paul Fleischman is the master of multivoiced books for younger readers. In Whirligig he has created a novel about hidden connections that is itself a wonder of spinning hearts and grand surprises.

Download or read book The Whirligig Maker s Book written by Jack Wiley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WHIRLIGIG MAKER'S BOOK covers everything you need to know to get started in the craft and hobby of making animated whirligigs. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed and full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions and illustrations are given for making fifteen unique animated whirligigs: Dove; Folk Rooster; Flying Unicorn; Girl Gymnast; Penguins on Teeter-Totter; Dancing Man; Unicycling Roadrunner; Carousel; Kids on Teeter-Totter; Trampoline; Ferris Wheel; Unicyclist; Flying Duck; Acrobats; and Clown. The projects were selected to introduce you to whirligig making and then take you on to an advanced skill level. The Author Jack Wiley earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1968, did exercise physiology teaching and research, and has written fifty published books. Dr. Wiley first became interested in making whirligigs in the late 1980s, and has designed and built hundreds of them since then. THE WHIRLIGIG MAKER'S BOOK is the result of this interest and experience.

Download or read book Whirligig written by Magnus Macintyre and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claypole is not ‘a large man’. He is a fat man. A fat man with thin limbs, like an egg with tentacles. And life is not going well. He’s alone, idle, and on the brink of a medical crisis when a childhood acquaintance makes him an offer he can’t understand, can’t talk about, but ultimately can’t refuse. A week later, he finds himself in the wilds of Scotland, plunged into an eccentric community at war over a wind farm. And he’s supposed to be a backer, but he has no idea what side he’s on, even though it may bag him a lot of money. All he wants is to look like a hero in front of the woman with the bright blue eyes who brought him here. To do so he must run the gauntlet of a family with many dark secrets, some dangerous hippies and their hallucinogenic potions, and the wilderness itself with all its threats and dangers. Whirligig is a raucous, joyous, often poignant comedy about the redemptive power of the countryside. Written with peerless wit, it’s a timely fable that takes its place within the tradition of the Great English Comic Novel. It’s The Wicker Man as told by P.G. Wodehouse.

Download or read book The Whirligig written by Hamish Linklater and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just south of Williamstown, if you take a left at the Red Lion Inn, there’s an off-season part of Berkshire County where no one locks their doors, just in case someone comes home who’s forgotten their key. In this quiet corner of Western Massachusetts, a motley cast of strangers from a dying young woman’s past find one another on a night when they need each other most. THE WHIRLIGIG is a sparkle-dark, rollicking, rural romance about Death, Time, Mistaken Identity, Chance, Sex, Chancy Sex, and mostly, mostly Love.

Download or read book Whirligig House written by Anna Maria Rose B 1890 Wright and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Old Man written by Jean Carver and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post WW I, set in the coal mining fields of West Virginia, this is the story of a family living in a coal camp. Adam, a hermit living alone, is shunned by his neighbors and befriended by a five year old child. Children begin to disappear, little girls under the age of ten years old. Adam is blamed for the predations and people are feeling frustrated and angry with law enforcement.

Download or read book Scripting Computer Supported Collaborative Learning written by Frank Fischer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-08 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theoretically, the term "script" appears to be rather ill-defined. This book clarifies the use of the term "script" in education. It approaches the term from at least three perspectives: cognitive psychology perspective, computer science perspective, and an educational perspective. The book provides learners with scripts that support them both in communication/coordination and in higher-order learning.

Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-03-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Download or read book The Canon written by Natalie Angier and published by HMH. This book was released on 2008-04-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller that makes scientific subjects both understandable and fun: “Every sentence sparkles with wit and charm.” —Richard Dawkins From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times science journalist and bestselling author of Woman, this is a playful, passionate guide to the science all around us (and inside us)—from physics to chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, and more. Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world’s top scientists, Natalie Angier creates a thoroughly entertaining guide to scientific literacy. For those who want a fuller understanding of some of the great issues of our time, The Canon offers insights on stem cells, bird flu, evolution, and global warming. For students—or parents whose kids ask a lot of questions about how the world works—it brings to life such topics as how the earth was formed, or what electricity is. Also included are clear, fascinating explanations of how to think scientifically and grasp the tricky subject of probability. The Canon is a joyride through the major scientific disciplines that reignites our childhood delight and sense of wonder—and along the way, tells us what is actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, why the horse is an example of evolution at work, and how we’re all really made of stardust.

Download or read book The Wondrous Whirligig written by Andrew Glass and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a model helicopter and encouraged by their parents and sister, young Orville and Wilbur Wright attempt to build a life-size helicopter from scrap.

Download or read book Workshop Mastery with Jimmy DiResta written by Jimmy DiResta and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimmy DiResta has made a name for himself with his inventiveness and workshop skills, creating dozens of projects for YouTube videos and television shows such as Hammered and Against the Grain on the DIY network. In Make: Workshop Mastery With Jimmy DiResta, Jimmy and co-author John Baichtal teach readers essential workshop skills with over a dozen projects that explore everything from mold-making to CNC routing on to metalsmithing.Projects in this book include: Tool-drawer cabinet A chess set One-sheet metal stool A machete Crowbar-hammer mashup An electric guitar with a carved body Your own sign A leather backpack

Download or read book The Drill Press written by David J. Gingery and published by David J. Gingery Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drill Press is also known as book 5 from the best selling 7 book series, 'Build Your Own Metal Working Shop From Scrap'. If you have done the projects progressively as the author did you will have done all your drilling with an electric hand drill up to this point. That’s tough and tedious work to say the least and you will really appreciate a drill press. In fact it would not make much sense to proceed to the deluxe accessories without one. You could buy one of course, But anyone could do that.... It drills to the center of a 12" circle with a quill travel of 2 1/2". Two stage speed reduction gives a low speed of 260 rpm for serious large hole drilling. Ball bearings in spindle driven pulley and idler make it smooth and quiet running. Quill feed is by cable or chain drive so there is no rack and pinion to cut.

Download or read book The Art and Craft of Whirligig Construction written by Gabriel R. Zuckerman and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2006 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 50 color photos, 80 patterns and mechanical drawings, and step-by-step instructions to create twelve original whirligig projects made from wood and/or metal, including imaginative, original designs that all will enjoy. Each project was designed, built, and tested by the author to ensure success.

Download or read book Second Chance written by Robert Scripps and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it like to spend your final years in a place with all of the amenities of a fine resort, yet with no family and few if any friends?

Download or read book Whirligigs Weathervanes written by David Schoonmaker and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1991 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patterns and instructions for making over twenty wooden wind gadgets including whirligigs and weathervanes.

Download or read book Goldfish written by Anna Marie Roos and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living work of art, consumer commodity, scientific hero, and environmental menace: the humble goldfish is the ultimate human cultural artifact. A creature of supposedly little memory and a short lifespan, it has held universal appeal as a reservoir for human ideas and ideals. In ancient China, goldfish were saved from predators in acts of religious reverence and selectively bred for their glittering grace. In the East, they became the subject of exquisite art, regarded as living flowers that moved, while in the West, they became ubiquitous residents of the Victorian parlor. Cheap and eminently available, today they are bred by the millions for the growing domestic pet market, while also proving to be important to laboratory studies of perception, vision, and intelligence. In this illuminating homage to the goldfish, Anna Marie Roos blends art and science to trace the surprising and intriguing history of this much-loved animal, challenging our cultural preconceptions of a creature often thought to be common and disposable.

Download or read book The Last Reunion written by E. Daniel Nusbaum and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last Reunion is an intense drama of good vs evil, of lethal conflict between spirit-empowered Jim Hoeven and his immortal adversary. An unusual use of scripture frames this political and spiritual intrigue. Jim is found on the steps of an Indiana orphanage during a December blizzard. His life leads him from the cornfields and forests of the American heartland into the halls of Congress and the international arena. Blessed with rare powers, he struggles to fulfill his mission against overwhelming odds. Among the cast of characters: Sarah Rainey, bossy orphanage cook; Ann Feeney, Jim's beloved Irish nanny; Russ Walker, Indiana governor and senator; Sapphira Duviere, the evil house-lady; beautiful Carolyn Kelley; surgeons Weber and Little; wise Pastor Alfred Dunlop; and satanic Wendell Anderson. Romance, danger, escalating suspense, fears, sorrows, joys, and a surprise ending comprise this story. Humanity's destiny hangs on the outcome; and maybe, just maybe, it isn't fiction. What readers are saying: "Fantastic! So well written. A modern-day fable."-Laurie McKray, Real Estate agent, Salt Lake City, Utah "An excellent read. Could hardly put it down, even to eat."-Bob and Ann Wood, retired sailors, Savu Savu, Fiji "Awesome, you guys. The hospital scenes were radical."-Dannette Mainville, pre-med student and mother, Kokomo, Indiana "One of the most intriguing and insightful books I've read in a long time."-Scott Torrey, automobile salesman, Logansport, Indiana