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House of Leaves

Author : Mark Z. Danielewski
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780375420528

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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Pdf

“A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children. Now this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and second and third appendices. The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.

The Book of Leaves

Author : Allen J. Coombes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226176864

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The Book of Leaves by Allen J. Coombes Pdf

Of all our childhood memories, few are quite as thrilling, or as tactile, as those of climbing trees. Scampering up the rough trunk, spying on the world from the cool green shelter of the canopy, lying on a limb and looking up through the leaves at the summer sun almost made it seem as if we were made for trees, and trees for us.Even in adulthood, trees retain their power, from the refreshing way their waves of green break the monotony of a cityscape to the way their autumn transformations take our breath away. In this lavishly illustrated volume, the trees that have enriched our lives finally get their full due, through a focus on the humble leaves that serve, in a sense, as their public face. The Book of Leaves offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most impressive and beautiful leaves from around the world. Each leaf is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the range, distribution, abundance, and habitat of the tree on which it’s found. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each tree and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Henry’s Maple, for instance, found in China and named for an Irish doctor who collected leaves there, bears little initial resemblance to the statuesque maples of North America, from its diminutive stature to its unusual trifoliolate leaves. Or the Mediterranean Olive, which has been known to live for more than 1,500 years and whose short, narrow leaves only fall after two or three years, pushed out in stages by the emergence of younger leaves. From the familiar friends of our backyards to the giants of deep woods, The Book of Leaves brings the forest to life—and to our living rooms—as never before.

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781101218297

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss Pdf

We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it is mishandled. From the invention of the question mark in the time of Charlemagne to George Orwell shunning the semicolon, this lively history makes a powerful case for the preservation of a system of printing conventions that is much too subtle to be mucked about with.

Leaves

Author : David Ezra Stein
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399254970

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Leaves by David Ezra Stein Pdf

This simple, charming story of a young bear's first autumn is perfectly suited to board book format. Bear is surprised when the leaves start falling off the trees, but when he tries to reattach them, it doesn't work. Eventually, he gets sleepy, and burrows into the fallen leaves for a long nap. When he wakes up, it's spring-and there are suddenly brand-new leaves all around, seeming to welcome him. With its childlike main character and graceful illustrations, Leaves is a great way to teach the youngest children about the changing seasons.

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

Author : Julia Rawlinson
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781913634315

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Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson Pdf

As the autumn season sets in, Fletcher is very worried his beautiful tree has begun to loose all of its leaves. Whatever Fletcher attempts to do to save them, it's simply no use. When the final leaf falls, Fletcher feels hopeless... until he returns the next day to a glorious sight. A tender, uplifting tale about acceptance and hope for the future.'Captivating' Publishers Weekly'Preschoolers will love being in on the joke, even as they marvel at the bright petals that herald the astonishing beauty of spring' ALA Booklist

Drawing Trees and Leaves

Author : Julia Kuo,Michael Wojtech
Publisher : Curious Artist
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781631592607

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Drawing Trees and Leaves by Julia Kuo,Michael Wojtech Pdf

Drawing Trees and Leaves merges information, inspiration and instruction to guide readers to develop their drawing skills and powers of observation.

Fall Leaves

Author : Loretta Holland
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780544106642

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Fall Leaves by Loretta Holland Pdf

"Wordplay with homonyms puts autumn on display and captures the art and science of season change"--

My Leaf Book

Author : Monica Wellington
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399185915

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My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington Pdf

The brilliant colors of fall foliage take center stage in this picture book perfect for fans of the classic Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. With her trademark bold, graphic style Monica Wellington has created a picture book about autumn, trees, and leaves. When the seasons change, a young girl visits the arboretum to collect fallen leaves and make a book with them. Brilliant illustrations show each variety of tree the girl encounters, from the common oak to the lesser known gingko. Spreads silhouetting leaves up-close help young children learn to identify them. Like the girl in the book, young readers will be eager to make their very own leaf books.

The Affairs of Others

Author : Amy Grace Loyd
Publisher : Picador
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250041302

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The Affairs of Others by Amy Grace Loyd Pdf

A MESMERIZING DEBUT NOVEL ABOUT A YOUNG WOMAN, HAUNTED BY LOSS, WHO REDISCOVERS PASSION AND POSSIBILITY WHEN SHE'S DRAWN INTO THE TANGLED LIVES OF HER NEIGHBORS Five years after her young husband's death, Celia Cassill has moved from one Brooklyn neighborhood to another, but she has not moved on. The owner of a small apartment building, she has chosen her tenants for their ability to respect one another's privacy. Celia believes in boundaries, solitude, that she has a right to her ghosts. She is determined to live a life at a remove from the chaos and competition of modern life. Everything changes with the arrival of a new tenant, Hope, a dazzling woman of a certain age on the run from her husband's recent betrayal. When Hope begins a torrid and noisy affair, and another tenant mysteriously disappears, the carefully constructed walls of Celia's world are tested and the sanctity of her building is shattered—through violence and sex, in turns tender and dark. Ultimately, Celia and her tenants are forced to abandon their separate spaces for a far more intimate one, leading to a surprising conclusion and the promise of genuine joy. Amy Grace Loyd investigates interior spaces of the body and the New York warrens in which her characters live, offering a startling emotional honesty about the traffic between men and women. The Affairs of Others is a story about the irrepressibility of life and desire, no matter the sorrows or obstacles.

Leaves

Author : Grace Hansen
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680802498

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Leaves by Grace Hansen Pdf

A complicated topic is made easier with this title introducing leaves and explaining their anatomy and how they make food for plants. Labeled diagrams and photographs and a glossary will make learning the important jobs of leaves even simpler!

I See Leaves

Author : Tim Mayerling
Publisher : Outdoor Explorer
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1620319411

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I See Leaves by Tim Mayerling Pdf

"Captivating photographs and easy-to-read text introduce the earliest readers to some familiar leaf shapes. Includes tools for teachers, table of contents, words to know, and index."--

Leaves

Author : Janet Lawler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Autumn
ISBN : OCLC:1285711502

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Leaves by Janet Lawler Pdf

Leaves rustle, critters scurry, and mushrooms pop up from the forest floor in this lyrical, three-dimensional look at an autumn woodland.

Leaves! Leaves! Leaves!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Two Lions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0761453792

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Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Anonim Pdf

During the four seasons of the year Buddy Bear and his mother go "leaf walking" and discover a lot of interesting things about leaves.

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf

Author : Lois Ehlert
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0152661972

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Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert Pdf

Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative and rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees. "Children will beg to share this book over and over."--American Bookseller

Fresh Banana Leaves

Author : Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D.
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781623176051

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Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D. Pdf

An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors. Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse. And while holistic land, water, and forest management practices born from millennia of Indigenous knowledge systems have much to teach all of us, Indigenous science has long been ignored, otherized, or perceived as "soft"--the product of a systematic, centuries-long campaign of racism, colonialism, extractive capitalism, and delegitimization. Here, Jessica Hernandez--Maya Ch'orti' and Zapotec environmental scientist and founder of environmental agency Piña Soul--introduces and contextualizes Indigenous environmental knowledge and proposes a vision of land stewardship that heals rather than displaces, that generates rather than destroys. She breaks down the failures of western-defined conservatism and shares alternatives, citing the restoration work of urban Indigenous people in Seattle; her family's fight against ecoterrorism in Latin America; and holistic land management approaches of Indigenous groups across the continent. Through case studies, historical overviews, and stories that center the voices and lived experiences of Indigenous Latin American women and land protectors, Hernandez makes the case that if we're to recover the health of our planet--for everyone--we need to stop the eco-colonialism ravaging Indigenous lands and restore our relationship with Earth to one of harmony and respect.