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Author
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"These tales were penned by one Thomas Lanier Williams of Missouri before he became a successful playwright, and yet his voice is unmistakable. The reliable idiosyncrasies and quiet dignity of Williams's eccentrics are already present in his characters. Consider the diminutive octogenarian of "The Caterpillar Dogs," who may have just met her match in a pair of laughing Pekinese that refuse to obey; the retired, small-town evangelist in "Every Friday...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ecologist Eric Lee-Mäder and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex ecosystem that is supported by the remarkable milkweed plant"--
Follow a year in the life of milkweed, and discover the remarkable role this often-overlooked plant plays in sustaining the meadow ecosystem. The text by Lee-Mäder celebrates the resilience and significance of this native North American plant and the many...
26) Summer crafts
Author
Series
Publisher
Hungry Tomato Ltd
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Summer is a sensational time to get creative! Let's make...a brilliant bug hotel; a funky fish mobile; cool catch-and-splash water bombs and much more! This book will encourage you to get outdoors, gather awesome nature finds, and be inspired to create some amazing crafts to celebrate the season!"--Page 4 of cover.
27) Easy breezy!
Author
Publisher
Aurora Elephant Music
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
High energy super fun danceable happy story songs for the whole family.
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From winter's dormant woodlands and barren beaches, to the whales and waterbirds of high summer, this book explores Cape Cod's animals and plants through a year of dormancy, rebirth, and migration. In more than 150 photographs with captions, field biologist Peter Trull describes the cape's intricate ecosystems and reveals how the seasons come together. In spring he observes spotted salamanders mating after the March full moon, and in summer he watches...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in Wonderland. Wonderland is no ordinary place and the characters that populate it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met. "Through the Looking-Glass" continues her bizarre adventures, and she meets more outlandish creations including the Red and the White Queens, Humpty Dumpty and the White Knight.
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than universal psychological archetypes or myths. It explains and illustrates the literary symbols that we all frequently encounter, and gives hundreds of cross-references and quotations. The dictionary concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, taking in American and European literatures.
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Guided by the seasons, award-winning chef Matt Wilkinson has always designed his recipes with vegetables as the foundation of the plate. In his latest cookbook, Matt takes this a step further by showing us how versatile salads can be in both form and flavor. With the garden's yield as his inspiration, he pairs produce with grains, beans, cheeses, fish, and meat to create enticing, adaptable dishes. You'll find a recipe to match each season's bounty,...
36) More rootabagas
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
A selection of Sandburg's fanciful, humorous short stories peopled with such characters as the Potato Face Blind Man, Susan Slackentwist, and Dippy the Wisp.
37) I saw a beautiful woodpecker: summer 1939 : the diary of a young boy at the outbreak World War II
Author
Publisher
Prestel Verlag
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"It is the summer of 1939 in Warsaw, Poland and Michal is an eight- year-old boy just finishing his school year. In order to improve his handwriting, Michal's teacher gives him a simple assignment: keep a journal, writing one sentence a day. Eighty years later, Michal's diary has been gorgeously illustrated with beautifully atmospheric paintings. Eloquent in its simplicity, the journal is a remarkable artifact that captures the innocence of childhood...
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"There are 20,000 species of butterflies in the world, but only several dozen are found on tundra of the North American Arctic. Many Arctic animals have warm, woolly coats, downy feathers, or thick layers of blubber, and Arctic butterflies appear fragile with their fluttering, delicate wings. Yet the hardy butterflies that live at the top of the world have many clever ways to keep themselves warm in cool summers and endure icy cold winters. In A Children's...
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Israel's 2009 invasion of Gaza was an act of aggression that killed over a thousand Palestinians and devastated the infrastructure of an already impoverished enclave. The Punishment of Gaza shows how the ground was prepared for the assault and documents its continuing effects. From 2005 -- the year of Gaza's 'liberation' -- through to 2009, Levy tracks the development of Israel policy, which has abandoned the pretense of diplomacy in favor of raw...
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