Hear The Wind Blow

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-05-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547533568

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Hear the Wind Blow by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

On a cold, snowy night, Haswell Magruder makes a decision that will have a profound effect on his own life as well as the lives of all those he loves. A wounded Confederate soldier appears at the family’s Virginia farm, and Haswell convinces his mother and sister to take the man in, despite the certain repercussions if the enemy Yankees were to catch them in such a “traitorous” act. Unfortunately, this is precisely what happens, setting off a horrific chain of events that leaves Haswell’s mother dead and the farmhouse burned to the ground. After leading his younger sister to safety with relatives, Haswell sets out on his journey in search of his older brother, a Confederate soldier. His quest is also a passage into manhood, as he experiences the last bloody days of the Civil War. Skillful storytelling, well-developed characters, and a fast-paced plot distinguish this compelling family story by an award-winning author.

Author : Doe Boyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0807545619

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Hear the Wind Blow by Doe Boyle Pdf

You can almost feel the wind in this explanation of the Beaufort scale, with science and rhythmic verse.

Author : Patricia Pendergraft
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0590422731

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Hear the Wind Blow by Patricia Pendergraft Pdf

This story of small-town life centers on 12-year-old Isadora Clay, and on Haskell Moore, the meanest boy in school.

Author : Rainbow Rowell
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250254344

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Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell's epic fantasy, the Simon Snow trilogy, concludes with Any Way the Wind Blows. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. Now, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha must decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means choosing whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages — and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough. Any Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet. This book is a finale. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest. The Simon Snow Trilogy was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories; Any Way the Wind Blows is an ending about endings—about catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.

Author : Kim Jungman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Artists' books
ISBN : 1590055004

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Can You Hear the Wind Blow by Kim Jungman Pdf

This gorgeous series of large format photographs illustrates the sound of wind, made visible by the subtlest movements of tree branches, leaves, and a seemingly endless number of birds in flight and at rest. Comprising 62 photographs, Can You Hear the Wind Blow beckons the viewer into what appears to be a wide-open forest of single trees, each with enough space to move freely in the wind. The trees are portrayed as stoic individuals, at once deeply rooted and flexible, planted at an unknown time in an unknown paradise. In actual fact, all of the photographs in the book were made between 2008 and 2017, and simply depict a row of neglected street trees in an alley between the artist’s studio and home in Seoul. One of his country’s most important contemporary artists, Kim Jungman was born in Cheolwon, South Korea in 1954. He moved as a teenager to Burkina Faso, Africa and then to Europe, studying painting École Nationale Supérieure d’Art at Villa Arson in Nice, France. It was there that he discovered his passion for photography. He moved back to Seoul and soon gained fame for his edgy, often controversial work as the country’s premier commercial and fashion photographer. In 2006, Jungman Kim left his flourishing career as a commercial photographer to pursue his personal work, photographing the countryside of his native country. Can You Hear the Wind Blow was published to accompany a major exhibition of the work at The Hanmi Museum of Photography, Seoul and Three Shadows Gallery in Beijing.

Author : James W. Bastien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Children's songs
ISBN : 0849793440

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Nursery Songs at the Piano by James W. Bastien Pdf

Author : Pat Hutchins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442454026

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The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins Pdf

A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind. The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White’s umbrella, Priscilla’s balloon, the twins’ scarves, even the wig on the judge’s head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything out to sea, it changed its mind! With rhyming verse and colorful illustrations, Pat Hutchins takes us on a merry chase that is well worth the effort.

Author : John Saul
Publisher : Dell
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307768278

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When the Wind Blows by John Saul Pdf

The terrifying bestseller from the author of House of Reckoning The children were waiting. Waiting for centuries. Waiting for someone to hear their cries. Now nine-year-old Christine Lyons has come to live in the house on the hill—the house where no children have lived for fifty years. Now little Christie will sleep in the old-fashioned nursery on the third floor. Now Christie's terror will begin. A sound was coming to her. Her mind began to drift . . . Usually it came to her at night, when the wind was blowing. But today it was bright and clear; the wind was still. And yet the sound was there. A baby, crying out for its mother. Instinctively Diana knelt next to Christie and took the child in her arms. “It's all right,” she whispered. “Everything's going to be all right.” Perplexed, Christie looked into Diana's eyes. “I am all right, Aunt Diana. Really, I am,” Christie insisted. “But you were crying. I heard you. Good girls never cry. Only bad children cry. They cry. And cry. And then they must be punished. . . .”

Author : Caroline Fyffe
Publisher : Montlake Romance
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1612187129

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Where the Wind Blows by Caroline Fyffe Pdf

Cowboy Chase Logan has been in plenty of touchy situations, but pretending to be the husband of a recent widow and father to her adopted children is the most difficult job he's had yet. Original.

Author : James Patterson
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759527799

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When the Wind Blows by James Patterson Pdf

While grieving her husband's murder, a young Colorado veterinarian meets a troubled FBI agent and begins to uncover the world's most sinister secrets in this thriller from James Patterson. Frannie O'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Plagued by the mysterious murder of her husband, Frannie throws herself into her work, but it is not long before another bizarre murder occurs and Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on her doorstep. Late one night, near the woods of her animal hospital, Frannie stumbles upon a strange, astonishing phenomenon that will change the course of her life forever: an eleven-year-old girl named Max. With breathtaking energy, Max leads Frannie and Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical and inhuman plots of modern science. Bold and compelling, When the Wind Blows is a story of suspense and passion as only James Patterson could tell it.

Author : Ruth Park
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Australian fiction
ISBN : 0207167613

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When the Wind Changed by Ruth Park Pdf

Josh is a little boy who likes to make faces. He practises his scary faces every day. If only Josh had listened when his father told him what would happen when the wind changed Ages 4+

Author : Thomas Hegbrook,Sasha Quinton
Publisher : Caterpillar Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838914684

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The Wind May Blow by Thomas Hegbrook,Sasha Quinton Pdf

Life doesn't always go smoothly. Sometimes, the wind may blow, but remember: you can do hard things. This gorgeous picture book puts into words every parent's wish for their child as they face life's challenges. With peek-through pages and a gentle, lyrical text, this is a book to share and treasure.

Author : V.C. Andrews
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451636956

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Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews Pdf

On the heels of the successful Lifetime TV version of Flowers in the Attic comes the TV movie tie-in edition of Petals On the Wind, the second book in the captivating Dollanganger saga. Forbidden love comes into full bloom. For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall, their existence all but denied by a mother who schemed to inherit a fortune. For three years their fate was in the hands of their righteous, merciless grandmother. They had to stay strong...but in their hopeless world, Cathy and her brother Christopher discovered blossoming desires that tumbled into a powerful obsession. Now, with their frail sister Carrie, they have broken free and scraped enough together for three bus tickets and a chance at a new life. The horrors of the attic are behind them...but they will carry its legacy of dark secrets forever.

Author : Charles M. Blow
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780544228047

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Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Charles M. Blow Pdf

A respected journalist describes the abuse he suffered at the hands of a close family relative, the effect this had on his formative years and how he overcame the anger and self-doubt it left behind.

Author : Scott Russell Sanders
Publisher : Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Folk songs
ISBN : 0027781402

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Hear the Wind Blow by Scott Russell Sanders Pdf

Twenty tales taken from folksongs reflecting American history, e.g. "Yankee Doodle," "John Henry," "The Blue-Tail Fly," and "Frankie and Johnnie." Includes the original folk song lyrics.