Ra The Mighty The Crocodile Caper

Author : A. B. Greenfield
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780823448807

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Ra the Mighty: The Crocodile Caper by A. B. Greenfield Pdf

Ancient Egypt's laziest detective must save a missing boy in the latest entry in this Edgar-nominated mystery series about a pampered but lovable royal cat and his wise dung beetle sidekick. Ra the Mighty is Pharaoh's Cat, Lord of the Powerful Paw. He is NOT Ra the Royal Babysitter. How's a cat supposed to fit in all his snacks and naps when his charges keep getting into mischief? Ra's new job only gets harder on a voyage up the Nile, leading to a fearsome palace where crocodiles swarm the waters. Then Pharaoh's son disappears. Has he run away? Has he been eaten by crocodiles? Has he been kidnapped, or worse? Ra and his fellow Great Detectives, Khepri and Miu, set out to discover the truth, but the palace is home to many secrets. Can the Great Detectives unravel the mystery, find the missing boy--and make it out alive? More than 30 wacky illustrations with fun historical details bring this mystery to life, along with a glossary, pronunciation guide, and detailed author's note about ancient Egypt. Don't miss the companion novels: Edgar-nominated Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective, and Ra the Mighty: The Great Tomb Robbery, which was a Junior Library Guild selection.

Author : Amy Butler Greenfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781442457058

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Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield Pdf

Lucy’s Chantress magic will make her the most powerful—and most hunted—girl in England in this “richly and thoughtfully written” story (Publishers Weekly). “Sing, and the darkness will find you.” This warning has haunted Lucy ever since she was shipwrecked on a lonely island. Lucy’s guardian, Norrie, has lots of rules, but the most important is that Lucy must never sing. Not ever. But on All Hallows’ Eve, Lucy hears a tantalizing melody on the wind. She can’t help but sing along—and she is swept into darkness. When she awakes in England, Lucy hears powerful men discussing Chantresses—women who can sing magic into the world. They are hunting her, but she escapes and finds sanctuary with the Invisible College, an organization plotting to overthrow the nefarious Lord Protector. The only person powerful enough to bring about his downfall is a Chantress. And Lucy is the last one in England. Lucy struggles to master the song-spells and harness her power, but the Lord Protector is moving quickly. And her feelings for Nat, an Invisible College apprentice and scientist who deeply distrusts her magic, only add to her confusion… Time is running out, and the fate of England hangs in the balance in this entrancing novel that is atmospheric and lyrical, dangerous and romantic.

Author : Amy Butler Greenfield
Publisher : Random House
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781448111336

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A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield Pdf

A Perfect Red recounts the colourful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Soon Spain's cochineal monopoly was worth a fortune. Desperate to find their own sources of the elusive dye, the English, the French, the Dutch, and other Europeans tried to crack the enigma of cochineal. Did it come from a worm, a berry, a seed? Could it be stolen from Mexico and transplanted to their own colonies? Pirates, explorers, alchemists, scientists, and spies - all joined the chase for cochineal, a chase that lasted for more than three centuries. A Perfect Red tells their stories - true-life tales of mystery, empire, and adventure, in pursuit of the most desirable colour on earth.

Author : Jeannine Tang,Ann Butler,Lia Gangitano
Publisher : CCS Bard and Dancing Foxes Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 099863266X

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The Conditions of Being Art by Jeannine Tang,Ann Butler,Lia Gangitano Pdf

The Conditions of Being Art is the first book to examine the activities of groundbreaking contemporary art galleries Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co. (1983-2004), and the transnational milieu of artists, dealers and critics that surrounded them. Drawing on the archives of dealers Pat Hearn and Colin de Land--both, independently, legendary players on the New York art scene of the 1980s and '90s, and one of the great love stories of the art world--this publication illustrates their distinctive artistic practices, significant exhibitions and events, and daily business. Hearn and de Land championed art that challenged the business of running an art gallery; artists like Renée Green and Susan Hiller, Andrea Fraser and Cady Noland, who employed conceptualism and installation, social and institutional critique. Contributing to the history of exhibitions, institutions and curating, The Conditions of Being Art addresses a significant gap in this literature around experimental commercial spaces in recent art history. This publication is the first book-length critical account of the alternative commercial gallery practices of the 1990s, a moment and a scene that is extremely influential to many of today's art dealers, curators and artists. Hearn and de Land's gallery practices explored new experimental and ethical possibilities within the selling of art, testing the relationship of contemporary art to its markets. In this volume, full-color images, in-depth scholarly investigations and detailed gallery histories vibrantly document how Hearn and de Land tested new notions of what an art gallery could be.

Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Arabian Peninsula
ISBN : OXFORD:600024441

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The Gold-mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities by Sir Richard Francis Burton Pdf

Author : Senne, Bontle
Publisher : Cover2Cover Books
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781928346555

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Flame of Truth by Senne, Bontle Pdf

Only the Shadow Chasers, with their magical knives, can save the world from the evil that lives in the dreamworld. The powerful Oyo has a Shadow Chasers knife … and only the cleverest and bravest can withstand the Flame of Truth to win it back from her. With the guidance of Zulaika, a helpful ghost, Nom, Zithembe and Rosy travel through the unknown terrors of the dreamworld to find Oyo and regain the knife.

Author : Wyndham Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547116301

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The Wild Body. A Soldier of Humour and Other Stories by Wyndham Lewis Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Wild Body. A Soldier of Humour and Other Stories" by Wyndham Lewis. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Elena Penskaya,Joachim Küpper
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110622034

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Theater as Metaphor by Elena Penskaya,Joachim Küpper Pdf

The papers of the present volume investigate the potential of the metaphor of life as theater for literary, philosophical, juridical and epistemological discourses from the Middle Ages through modernity, and focusing on traditions as manifold as French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian and Latin-American.

Author : A. B. Greenfield
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780823443925

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Ra the Mighty: The Great Tomb Robbery by A. B. Greenfield Pdf

A smug royal cat turned detective and his dung beetle sidekick are on the case when a precious tomb gets ransacked in the Valley of the Kings. Ra the Mighty adores his duties as Pharaoh's cat: naps by the pool and plenty of snacks. Being lazy is so much fun. But when a royal tomb gets robbed, Ra and his hardworking friend Khepri must team up to restore justice. The clues point to a young boy whom Ra admires. Will the Great Detective play favorites, or will he uncover the truth? Mystery awaits! More than thirty wacky illustrations with fun historical details bring these oddball characters to life, along with a glossary, pronunciation guide, and detailed author's note about ancient Egypt. Fans of Bad Kitty will love Ra's witty voice and arrogant antics. Don't miss Ra's other adventures, including Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective and Ra the Mighty: The Crocodile Caper A Junior Library Guild Selection!

Author : Bert Whyte
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781926836089

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Champagne and Meatballs by Bert Whyte Pdf

Active for over 40 years with the Communist Party of Canada, Bert Whyte was a journalist, an underground party organizer and soldier during World War II, and a press correspondent in Beijing and Moscow. But any notion of him as a Communist Party hack would be mistaken. Whyte never let leftist ideology get in the way of a great yarn. In Champagne and Meatballs--a memoir written not long before his death in Moscow in 1984--we meet a cigar-smoking rogue who was at least as happy at a pool hall as at a political meeting. His stories of bumming across Canada in the 1930s, of combat and comaraderie at the front lines in World War II, and of surviving as a dissident in troubled times make for compelling reading. The manuscript of Champagne and Meatballs was brought to light and edited by historian Larry Hannant, who has written a fascinating and thought-provoking introduction to the text. Brash, irreverent, informative, and entertaining, Whyte's tale is history and biography accompanied by a wink of his eye--the left one, of course.

Author : Gerald Massey
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781616405571

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The Natural Genesis (Two Volumes in One) by Gerald Massey Pdf

Egyptologist Gerald Massey challenged readers in A Book of the Beginnings to consider the argument that Egypt was the birthplace of civilization and that the widespread monotheistic vision of man and the metaphysical was, in fact, based on ancient Egyptian mythos. In The Natural Genesis, presented here in an omnibus edition, Massey delivers a sequel, delving deeper into his compelling polemic. In Volume I, he offers a more intellectual, fine-tuned analysis of the development of society out of Egypt. From the simplest signs (numbers, the cross) to the grandest archetypes (darkness, the mother figure), Massey carefully and confidently lays the cultural and psychosocial bricks of evolutionism. Volume II provides detailed discourse on the Egyptian origin of the delicate components of the monotheistic creed. With his agile prose, Massey leads an adventurous examination of the epistemology of astronomy, time, and Christology-and what it all means for human culture. British author GERALD MASSEY (1828-1907) published works of poetry, spiritualism, Shakespearean criticism, and theology, but his best known works are in the realm of Egyptology, including The Book of the Beginnings, The Natural Genesis, and Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World.

Author : Matthew Sernett,Dave Noonan,Ari Marmell,Robert J. Schwalb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Dungeons and Dragons (Game)
ISBN : 0786939095

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Tome of Magic by Matthew Sernett,Dave Noonan,Ari Marmell,Robert J. Schwalb Pdf

This volume introduces three new magic subsystems for the D&D game. They introduce new base classes and spellcasting mechanics, and include new feats, prestige classes, magic items, and spells.

Author : Rudyard Kipling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Animals
ISBN : UOM:39015015357935

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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Pdf

Author : Hiob Ludolf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1684
Category : History
ISBN : OSU:32435017829573

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A New History of Ethiopia by Hiob Ludolf Pdf

Author : Julie Gassman
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781479521579

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You Get What You Get by Julie Gassman Pdf

Melvin learns how to deal with disappointment.