The One Tree

Author : Stephen R. Donaldson
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307819215

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One Tree by Stephen R. Donaldson Pdf

“The hottest fantasy writer since J.R.R. Tolkien!”—The Washington Post Thomas Covenant, accompanied by Linden Avery, begins his search for the One Tree aboard the giantship Starfare's Gem. Armed with the knowledge given to him in Andelain by his trusted friend, the Forestal Hile Troy, Covenant was determined to succeed. He was the last hope for the salvation of the Land. Only he had the power to forge a new Staff of Law and return to the Land to stop the encroaching desecration of the Sunbane and the bloody sacrificial rites of the Clave. But fate decreed that the journey was to be long, arduous, and fraught with danger as Covenant and his companions are assailed by powerful forces whose sole purpose is to ensure the failure of their quest.

Author : IKids
Publisher : Innovative Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1584768118

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Green Start: One Tree by IKids Pdf

This earth-friendly series is made from 98% post consumer recycled materials and printed with eco friendly inks. Each hardcover book's simple,nonfiction content inspires children to love and respect the natural world and the parent spread at the back of each book shows how easy it is to practice (and teach!) earth-friendly habits right at home. From the insects that nibble on its leaves to the tiny creatures that call its branches home, one tree is the center for a whole world of life.

Author : Stephen R. Donaldson
Publisher : Voyager
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 0006163831

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The One Tree by Stephen R. Donaldson Pdf

Volume Two of Stephen Donaldson's acclaimed second trilogy featuing the compelling anti-hero Thomas Covenant.

Author : Christopher Cheng
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143786733

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One Tree by Christopher Cheng Pdf

One tall tree on the mountain once marked Grandfather's farm. Now there is a busy city and Grandfather lives with us in our apartment. Once he told stories but now he stays silent. Until one day, in the city market, I find something precious . . . something that brings Grandfather's memories alive again.

Author : Ray Kerkhove,Frank Uhr
Publisher : Boolarong Press
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781925877304

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The Battle of One Tree Hill by Ray Kerkhove,Frank Uhr Pdf

In 1840, Brisbane was the furthest outpost of settled Australia. On all sides, it was embedded in a richly Indigenous world. Over the next few years, mostly from across New South Wales northern plains, a large push of pastoralists poured into the Darling Downs, Lockyer and much of southern Queensland, establishing huge sheep stations. The violence that erupted welded many of the tribal groups into an alliance that, by 1842, was working to halt the advance. The Battle of One Tree Hill tells the story of one of the most audacious stands against this migration. It concerns actions engineered by a father and son, Moppy and Multuggerah. In 1843, this culminated in an ingenious ambush and one of the first solid defeats of white settlement in Queensland. The battle at Mount Table Top, 128 kilometres west of Brisbane, astounded many at the time. The response was most likely the largest action of the frontier wars: the assembly of some 100 or more officers, soldiers, police and armed settlers – much of the region’s white settlement – drawn from hundreds of square kilometres. This force sought to drive out the warriors, but despite their best efforts, resistance not only persisted, but managed a few more victories. A fort had to be established to protect travellers, and brutal skirmishes, massacres, raids and robberies trickled on for decades. The Battle of One Tree Hill introduces us to many of the flamboyant characters, curious reversals of fortune and neglected incidents that together helped establish early Queensland. This narrative work combines decades of archival research, analysis, reconstruction and interviews conducted by historians Ray Kerkhove and Frank Uhr.

Author : H. Joseph Hopkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781442487277

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The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins Pdf

Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens. Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she’d live in a place without trees. After all, Kate grew up among the towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. But after becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego. Where there were almost no trees. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else. So this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Now, more than 100 years after Kate first arrived in San Diego, her gorgeous gardens and parks can be found all over the city. Part fascinating biography, part inspirational story, this moving picture book about following your dreams, using your talents, and staying strong in the face of adversity is sure to resonate with readers young and old.

Author : Ruth Rendell
Publisher : Random House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409067955

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An Unkindness Of Ravens by Ruth Rendell Pdf

The thirteenth book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. The raven: not a particularly predatory bird, but far from soft and submissive, adopted as the symbol of a militant feminist group... Detective Chief Inspector Wexford thought he was merely doing a neighbourly good deed when he agreed to talk to Joy Williams about her missing husband. He certainly didn't expect to be investigating a most unusual homicide. Rodney Williams was neither handsome nor wealthy – but he had an unerring eye for a pretty girl and when he disappeared and two other men were later attacked by a young woman, Wexford couldn't help wondering if there was a connection. If there wasn't, where was Rodney Williams and why had he vanished? He had committed no crime – apart from telling his wife the occasional lie...

Author : Kevin Davies
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781426986093

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One Tree Hill by Kevin Davies Pdf

Author : Garry Olson,Peter Toaig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015062570745

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Onetree by Garry Olson,Peter Toaig Pdf

Documents a project in which all parts of an ailing 170-year-old tree felled in the National Trust's Tatton Estate in Cheshire were distributed to over 70 designers, artists and makers in Great Britain to be turned into artistic products.

Author : Barbara Reid
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781443107617

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Picture a Tree by Barbara Reid Pdf

Picture a tree -- what do YOU see? Picture a tree, from every season, and from every angle. These wondrous beings give shade and shelter. They protect, and bring beauty to, any landscape. Now look again. Look closer. A tree's colours both soothe and excite. Its shape can ignite the imagination and conjure a pirate ship, a bear cave, a clubhouse, a friend; an ocean, a tunnel, and a home sweet home. Its majestic presence evokes family, growth, changes, endings and new beginnings. Picture a tree -- what do you see? The possibilities are endless. In this gorgeous new picture book, Barbara Reid brings her vision, her craft, and her signature Plasticine artwork to the subject of trees. Each page is a celebration, and you will never look at trees in quite the same way again.

Author : Sebastian Barry
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735223127

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A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry Pdf

“A brave and moving novel [that] has a tender empathy with the natural world.” —Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author of Days Without End comes a dazzling companion novel about memory and identity, set in Tennessee in the aftermath of the Civil War Winona Cole, an orphaned child of the Lakota Indians, finds herself growing up in an unconventional household on a farm in west Tennessee. Raised by her adoptive parents John Cole and Thomas McNulty, whose story Barry told in his acclaimed previous novel Days Without End, she forges a life for herself beyond the violence and dispossession of her past. Tennessee is a state still riven by the bitter legacy of the Civil War, and the fragile harmony of her family is soon threatened by a further traumatic event, one which Winona struggles to confront, let alone understand. Exquisitely written, A Thousand Moons is a stirring, poignant story of love and redemption, of one woman's journey and her determination to write her own future.

Author : Shel Silverstein
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061965104

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The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Pdf

As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. "Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. And don't miss the other Shel Silverstein ebooks, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic!

Author : Ed Machado
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0964265206

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One Tree Island by Ed Machado Pdf

Author : Katie Peterson
Publisher : New Issues Poetry and Prose
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015064748927

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This One Tree by Katie Peterson Pdf

Poetry. THIS ONE TREE is the winner of the 2005 New Issues Poetry Prize, judged by William Olsen. "No one is going to not-know what these poems intend, what they state, and why they exist. They have the rigor of Oppen and a serious eye-level attention to pieces and parts of the chosen subject that give them an analogical edge over pure description. They bring heart and soul back to the poet writing them."--Fanny Howe "In THIS ONE TREE, I find what might very well be the salvation of our distracted, disbanded American soul: an imperative, unempirical Gaze. Peterson commends and then commands Vision in her every word, beginning with her first ones--'Be on the lookout.' And what I find most wonderful of all is that, here, Vision goes forward to atonement and a new name in 'sweet alyssum' for us all."--Donald Revell

Author : Anna Lotto
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 043971561X

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One Tree Hill by Anna Lotto Pdf

Brooke Davis is a popular teenage girl who has everything she wants, except Lucas Scott, a boy she dated briefly and who now has all the girls in school after him, including Brooke's best friend, Peyton.