[PDF] The Merit Birds eBook

Author : Kelley Powell
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 2015-05-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1459729323

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Cam Scott resents his mother for uprooting him from his home in Ottawa and relocating to Vientiane, Laos, and is determined to never let her forget it. Over time he adjusts to the land and culture, but just as he has found friendship and love, tragedy strikes and he is at the mercy of a stranger to clear his name for a crime he didn't commit.

Author : Thomas Maltman
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Dakota Indians
ISBN : 1569474621

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After the Mankato Massacre of 1862, the Dakota Indians were banished from Minnesota. 14 years later, young Asa's life is changed by two visitors, each bearing secrets from the past which can no longer be buried. Maltman brings back to life a nearly forgotten episode in the history of the settlement in the American Midwest, which has been overshadowed by the Civil War.

Author : Michael Garland
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0823437957

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An illustrated introduction to where birds make their homes, all across the globe. Birds make many kinds of nests in many kinds of places, to keep their eggs safe and to raise their chicks. In this colorful picture book, acclaimed artist Michael Garland introduces more than twenty species of birds and the intriguing homes they make, from puffins' burrows to orioles' hanging nests. With simple text, accessible for new readers, this is a perfect introduction to the many ways animals make their homes. The vibrant artwork, created with traditional woodcuts and digital coloring techniques, is labeled with the English common names of each bird shown. A 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year (Outstanding Merit)

Author : William H. Turcotte
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 47,8 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781578061105

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The first book on the diversity, distribution, conservation, and history of birds in the Magnolia State

Author : Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 28,3 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1596439483

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Describes about the early years of Henri Matisse, who grew up in a cold, gray city in northern France and was warmed by the colors of the paints, fabrics, and birds that surrounded him.

Author : Jamie Langston Turner
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 23,52 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441261249

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Plain and dutiful, Sophia Hess has lived most of her life without ever knowing genuine love. Her professor husband had married her for the convenience of having a typist for his scholarly papers. The discovery of a dark secret opens her eyes to the truth about her marriage and her husband. Eventually nephew Patrick and his wife, Rachel, take Sophia into their home, and she observes from a careful distance their earnest faith and the simple gifts of kindness they generously bestow upon her and others-this in spite of an unthinkable tragedy they've suffered. Dare she unlock the door behind which she stalwartly conceals her broken heart? An insightful and moving portrayal of the transforming power of love

Author : James McBride
Publisher : Riverhead Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1594486344

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Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, the region a battlefield between anti and pro slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an arguement between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town with Brown, who believes Henry is a girl. Over the next months, Henry conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. He finds himeself with Brown at the historic raid on Harper's Ferry, one of the catalysts for the civil war.

Author : Julie Fogliano
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,66 MB
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1596436247

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Caldecott-winning artist of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, Erin Stead, dazzles once again in this ode to the first stirrings of spring.