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Chasing Orion

Author : Kathryn Lasky
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763659981

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When a beautiful teen with polio enters their lives, a girl and her older brother find themselves drawn into a web of lies in this compelling novel by a best-selling author. (Age 10 and up) Eleven-year-old Georgie loves science-fiction movies, but she won’t be going to the theater anytime soon. It’s a hot Indiana summer in 1952, and public places from pools to camps are closing to slow the spread of polio. Despite all the headlines, Georgie never thought she’d come as close to the fearful disease as she does when she spies a silver glint in her neighbor’s yard. There she discovers a monstrous, hissing machine, and inside is Phyllis, a girl encased in an iron lung. "I have eighty-seven cubic centimeters of air, but you have the world," Phyllis tells her. Phyllis’s ability to breathe may be limited, but her strength to manipulate is boundless. As Georgie struggles to comprehend this once-gorgeous teenager’s life in a "coffin with legs," Phyllis slowly weaves a web of lies that snare all those around her, including Georgie’s quickly smitten brother. Can Georgie untangle the truth before Phyllis’s deception achieves its inevitable end?

Chasing Orion

Author : Richard Barron
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1413720412

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After witnessing an unidentified object slam into the Moon near Genesis, the pre-cursor to a lunar colony, heralded amateur astronomer Daniel Kilbourne joins a US Special Operations unit's moon mission as an embedded journalist., accompanying the ill-equipped humans when they infiltrate the marooned alien spacecraft.

The Golden Orion

Author : Abhay Sarkaria
Publisher : Evincepub Publishing
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789390442904

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The Golden Orion by Abhay Sarkaria Pdf

An adventure filled with magic, black demons and evil spirits. Throughout his adventure, he meets magical moonlight sprites and mages. He explored places where flowers sing and trees dance, where moonlight and stars laugh, where shadows talk. Not only demons and spells, there are Witches, Kikoros, Gizans and Evlers.

Gemini Falls

Author : Sean Wilson
Publisher : Affirm Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922848932

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Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson Pdf

Melbourne, 1930, as the Great Depression is taking hold: Thirteen-year-old Morris Turner, a little anxious by nature, feels more at home gazing at the stars than spending time with his detached father Jude, a detective, and older sister, Lottie. When a young woman is murdered in Jude's home town of Gemini, he is assigned to solve the case. With fear and polio rising in the city, Jude reluctantly takes Morris and Lottie to the small town he left long ago. At the family farm in Gemini, Morris meets relations who are strangers - an aunt, an uncle, and a cousin obsessed with detective novels - and is drawn into a community reeling from a murder and a financial crash. Without a clear suspect for the killing, suspicions have turned to the downtrodden, huddled in camps outside the town. But Morris is sure there is more to this case. With the help of new friends, he turns his attention instead to the people around him, confronting his fears and searching for a killer in a town full of mysteries - a search that will bring secrets old and new to the surface, and leave someone else fighting for their life.

Chasing the Sun

Author : Linda Geddes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781643132860

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Our biology is set up to work in partnership with the sun. Little wonder then that humans have long worshipped and revered our nearest star: life itself arose on earth because its relationship with the sun was a special one, and that relationship still affects us well into the era of electric lighting, indoor workdays, and vitamin D supplements. What we are losing when we sever this ancient biological tie to the sun by spending more and more time inside during the day and surrounded by screens at night? Informed by cutting-edge scientific research and sparkling with memorable characters — from the modern druids who worship at Stonehenge each solstice to the Amish farmers who may have the right idea about healthy sleep patterns — Linda Geddes’s Chasing the Sun analyzes all aspects of our relationship to the sun, which continues to shape our bodies and minds in the twenty-first century. The fascinating stories, innovative science, and unique perspectives in this book make it clear that the ancients were right to put the sun at the center of our world, and it is crucial that we remember this bond as we shape our lives today.

Gateway to Reading

Author : Nancy J. Polette
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610694247

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Get young readers hooked on some of the best titles in juvenile literature, ranging from humor to mystery to fantasy, with unusual and effective methods like games. Getting students to want to read is one of the greatest challenges facing middle school teachers and librarians. Determining which are the "right books" that can spark a child's mental awakening is also difficult. This book from prolific author Nancy Polette furnishes interesting and fun games to pique students' interest in junior novels that are worth reading—carefully selected titles that will contribute to their educational and emotional growth. Gateway to Reading: 250+ Author Games and Booktalks to Motivate Middle Readers is a powerful tool for luring middle-school students away from the distractions of 21st-century media and introducing them to junior or 'tween novels that they won't be able to put down. By presenting children with a challenge to engage their minds—racing to decode book titles, or using their creativity to come up with titles of their own, for example—students are naturally drawn towards reading these books from well-known children's authors.

The Elementary School Grammar Toolkit

Author : Sean Ruday
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000041279

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Teaching grammar can be overwhelming and is often an overlooked part of effective instruction. The Elementary School Grammar Toolkit to the rescue! Now in its second edition, this comprehensive guide makes grammar instruction fun and meaningful. You will learn how to... • Teach grammar in a practical way to help students grow as readers and writers by presenting each grammar rule as a useful writing tool. • Use mentor texts—excerpts from great literature—to help students understand grammar in action. • Promote metacognition along the way so that students become responsible for their own learning. • Implement innovative instructional strategies and tools aligned with Common Core and other state standards. Throughout the book, you'll find step-by-step recommendations for teaching each of the grammar tools to help students meet the Common Core State Standards and other state language standards for grades three to five, plus classroom snapshots that show you the tools in action, handy templates that you can use in the classroom, and new tips for extra support at the end of every chapter. New! The second edition features revised classroom snapshots and exemplars to showcase successful practices, new visuals, more free charts and activities, and new "Bonus Tips for Support" in each chapter, with extra practices and strategies to use with students who need extra support. The expanded, free annotated bibliography is updated to include contemporary, high-quality children’s and young adult literature and gives examples of key grammatical concepts found in each work. These resources are available as supplemental downloads on our website.

Phaenomena

Author : Aratus
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781421400259

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After the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Phaenomena was the most widely read poem in the ancient world. Its fame was immediate. It was translated into Latin by Ovid and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul in the New Testament, and it was one of the few Greek poems translated into Arabic. Aratus’ Phaenomena is a didactic poem—a practical manual in verse that teaches the reader to identify constellations and predict weather. The poem also explains the relationship between celestial phenomena and such human affairs as agriculture and navigation. Despite the historical and pedagogical importance of the poem, no English edition suitable for students and general readers has been available for decades. Aaron Poochigian’s lively translation makes accessible one of the most influential poets of antiquity. Poochigian's interpretation of the Phaenomena reestablishes the ancient link between poetry and science and demonstrates that verse is an effective medium for instruction. Featuring references to Classical mythology and science, star charts of the northern and southern skies, extensive notes, and an introduction to the work’s stylistic features and literary reception, this dynamic work will appeal to students of Ancient Greece who want to deepen their understanding of the Classical world.

Cosmic

Author : Doe Renée
Publisher : Meral Doe Renée Sarper
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9798585959202

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What would it take to ...Openly connect with Cosmic Family? Disclose zero-point energy?End the concept of suicide on Earth? Seven Spiritual Sisters, invoking the power of the Pleiadian People and other Star People, will answer these questions in this conscious novella. Jade Kelly Amare, who leads from her heart chakra, will come together with other girls and women from all over the Earth. Each of them live near a special energy center of Mother Earth and each embody different chakra and color of the rainbow. Each of them hold their own part of the solution to create a more beautiful humanity and Earth. Aided by Star People and Spirit Guides, they remember their true spiritual purpose and overcome inner struggles, like suicidal depression, and external obstacles, like ancient control forces. The Sisters explore Quantum Spirituality, parallel lives, radical self-acceptance and what it truly means to own their soul missions. The 7 Spiritual Sisters of Cosmic: Violeta Aurelia - Crown Chakra (Violet/White)Sierra Indigo - Pineal Gland/Third Eye Chakra (Indigo/Purple)Azul Deniz - Throat Chakra (Blue)Jade Kelly Amare - Heart Chakra (Green and Pink)Xanthe Grace - Solar Plexus Chakra (Yellow)Henna Otan - Sacral Chakra (Orange)Andromeda Garnet Rose - Root Chakra (Red)

Greetings from Cutler County

Author : Travis Mulhauser
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780472021659

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Greetings from Cutler County is both a nonstop ride of tragic hilarity, and a piercing look at the complexities of youth. In one northern Michigan community the lives of desperate small-town dreamers are examined through an ensemble cast as earnest as they are outrageous, and as compelling as they are heartbreaking. The lovers, crooks, failures, and survivors of Cutler County are so flawed and genuine you can't help rooting for them-no matter how foolish or hopeless their pursuits may seem. The stories take place in Cutler County, Michigan. Most of the characters are young men who think of themselves as losers and outsiders. Short on cash, popularity, and the ambition needed for success, they nevertheless are able to examine their failings with the self-knowing humor and resignation of the perpetually thwarted ne'er-do-well. The stories are inseparable from the stark shoreline of their Lake Michigan settings-the cavernous woods and vast inland lakes that shape life in northern Michigan-and create a landscape as rugged and dramatic as youth itself. Greetings from Cutler County explores the common triumphs and tragedies of coming of age, while providing a rationale and humor that is uniquely and unforgettably its own.

A Field Guide to the Heavens

Author : Frank Gaspar
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0299165248

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Explaining the potential dangers facing our world, this series offers positive suggestions for securing our future. The books demystify terms such as global warming, acid rain and ozone layer and discuss how real the dangers are, what is being done today and what can be done in the future. The titles should provide a useful resource for students studying areas of the curriculum involving science, technology, geography and environmental studies. This title examines the area of future power.

The Last Druid Standing

Author : Dr. Larry S. Mellen
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644628935

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The Last Druid Standing by Dr. Larry S. Mellen Pdf

Six thousand years ago, in the time before the first megaliths and stone circles, Druids appeared in small numbers throughout Europe. They began an inexplicable migration toward the Western Isles of Scotland. Among these was a Druid prophet, Lazwin. Lazwin predicted the coming of the Beltane child. The child would reunite the rune casters, gather the Druid faithful, and set in motion a series of events that would alter the history of Druid healing magic. Sadly, Lazwin's prophecies were lost to time. In 1820 a Druid child named Finn was playing near the Fary Pools on Skye. He found a small opening behind a waterfall. Stored within this hollow were the perfectly preserved scrolls containing the prophecies of the elder Lazwin. This is the story of his prophesied Beltane child and his effect on Scottish culture. The pages describe the Beltane child's quest to many of Scotland's sacred sites and his travels around the world, meeting shamans and healers. They share his journey along the eightfold path and his understanding of herbal medicines and essential oils. You will learn of the child's discoveries on a bus trip from Kathmandu to London. In these pages, Dr. Mellen helps you realize there should be some reason for the things that have gone into making you you. If you have ever wondered, "Why am I here?" "Where am I going?" and "How am I going to get there?" Dr. Mellen provides you with a fresh perspective and some rather surprising answers.

Murder, She Meowed

Author : Rita Mae Brown
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553898651

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Murder, She Meowed by Rita Mae Brown Pdf

“As feline collaborators go, you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown, the canny tiger cat. . . . Solid storytelling.”—The New York Times Book Review The annual steeplechase races are the high point in the social calendar of the horse-mad Virginians of cozy Crozet. But when one of the jockeys is found murdered in the main barn, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen finds herself in a desperate race of her own—to trap the killer. Luckily for her, she has an experienced ally: her sage tiger cat, Mrs. Murphy. Utilizing her feline genius to plumb the depths of human depravity, Mrs. Murphy finds herself on a trail that leads to the shocking truth behind the murder. But will her human companion catch on in time to beat the killer to the gruesome finish line? “The browns [Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie] once again blend plot, character, and atmosphere with plenty of wit and charm to create a delightful entertainment.”—Publishers Weekly

Song of Creation

Author : P. Thompson Greg P. Thompson,Greg P. Thompson
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781426918421

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"Dear Friend, All creation and all of life, every aspect of it, sings a song. Some songs are glad, some sad. All invite us to meet the Singer! May you find Him in these pages." Song of Creation is a book of poetry that is accessible to the average reader, perhaps even to one who does not normally read poetry. The subjects of the poems are varied, including the revelation of God in nature and relationships, life observations, tributes to good people who have passed, and a little humor. There is a chapter devoted to the poetry of the author's mother, who is also a published poet. Poetic reflections from the author's mission travels to Eastern Europe are included. Many different poetic forms are evident, including some free verse and the simple Japanese art form, haiku. Though the book gives an intimate, transparent glimpse into the author's personal and family life, there is much that perhaps mirrors your own experience.

No Earthly Pole

Author : E. C. Coleman
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781398102125

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The recent discovery and filming of Frankin's HMS 'Terror' has brought the tragic story of the expedition into the international spotlight. The only man who knows the true narrative is Ernest Coleman.