The Tigers In The Tower

Author : Julia Golding
Publisher : Lion Fiction
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781782643180

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The Tigers in the Tower by Julia Golding Pdf

'A Little Princess – with tigers! O rphan and outcast Sahira Clive is a brave and plucky heroine with a brightly burning heart. I was rooting for her all the way to the end of this thrilling – and thought-provoking – adventure.' Ally Sherrick, award-winning author of Black Powder Sahira’s family are travelling to England to deliver two majestic Indian tigers to the menagerie in the tower of London. But tragedy strikes and sickness steals Sahira’s parents from her on the journey. Left alone in London, Sarhira finds herself confined to a miserable and dangerous orphanage. Despite her heartache and the threats she faces, Sahira is determined to carry out her father’s last request – to protect God’s beautiful creatures: her tigers. To do so, Sahira must set out on an adventure and use all her powers of persuasion to engage the help of some new friends along the way. Can the quest to find her tigers a safe home, lead Sahira to find her own place of hope and belonging in this strange and foreign land?

Author : Téa Obreht
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780679604365

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The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht Pdf

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Spectacular . . . [Téa Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.”—Entertainment Weekly Look for Téa Obreht’s second novel, Inland, now available. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times • Entertainment Weekly • The Christian Science Monitor • The Kansas City Star • Library Journal Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, the youngest of The New Yorker’s twenty best American fiction writers under forty, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of her generation. In a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather’s recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Book and the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with “the deathless man.” But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her—the legend of the tiger’s wife. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Economist • Vogue • Slate • Chicago Tribune • The Seattle Times • Dayton Daily News • Publishers Weekly • Alan Cheuse, NPR’s All Things Considered “Stunning . . . a richly textured and searing novel.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “[Obreht] has a talent for subtle plotting that eludes most writers twice her age, and her descriptive powers suggest a kind of channeled genius. . . . No novel [this year] has been more satisfying.”—The Wall Street Journal “Filled with astonishing immediacy and presence, fleshed out with detail that seems firsthand, The Tiger’s Wife is all the more remarkable for being the product not of observation but of imagination.”—The New York Times Book Review “That The Tiger’s Wife never slips entirely into magical realism is part of its magic. . . . Its graceful commingling of contemporary realism and village legend seems even more absorbing.”—The Washington Post

Author : Sheyuan Yeo
Publisher : Experiences & Experiments Books Pte Ltd
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789814320702

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The Adventures of Shu Parl the Duck and Wu Wu the Tiger by Sheyuan Yeo Pdf

Aliens from Neptune and Venus attack Tigerland. Shu Parl, Stu Parl, Gu Parl, the Piyos and the Special Tigers try to stop them. Will they succeed in defending Tigerland, or will they fail?

Author : Betsy R. Rosenthal
Publisher : Millbrook Press TM
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728466538

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An Ambush of Tigers by Betsy R. Rosenthal Pdf

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Have you ever heard of a prickle of porcupines? Or a tower of giraffes? What about a parcel of penguins? This fun-filled romp through the animal kingdom introduces collective nouns for animals through wordplay. Clever rhymes and humorous illustrations bring these collective nouns to life in funny ways, making it easy to remember which terms and animals go together. A glossary in the back matter offers further explanation of words used as collective nouns, such as sleuth meaning "detective." "This crash course in juxtaposition and imagination should be celebrated with a peal of bells. An inspiring addition to any poetry collection."—starred, School Library Journal "Cleverness abounds in Rosenthal's latest. . . .The tongue-in-cheek text never falters in its rhythm and rhyme. . . .The illustrations are a perfect match for the text's wit. . . .Collective nouns have never been this much fun."—starred, Kirkus Reviews

Author : Daniel Hahn
Publisher : Tarcher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Menageries
ISBN : 1585423351

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The Tower Menagerie by Daniel Hahn Pdf

A young poet and artist by the name of William Blake traveled to the Tower from his Lambeth home to paint and rhapsodize about a Tower tiger and its "fearful symmetry"; a lion named Crowly received frequent visits from an enamored Samuel Pepys; and one visitor seen dropping in on the creatures of the Menagerie in 1389 was the man in charge of Tower upkeep during the reign of King Richard II, Geoffrey Chaucer." "Daniel Hahn's history of the Royal Menagerie in the Tower of London tells the story of the many exotic creatures who found a home in one of the world's most forbidding and infamous fortresses, and explores the way in which the concept of animal captivity for the purposes of entertainment, enlightenment, and science evolved over hundreds of years." "The Tower Menagerie provides survey of our changing attitudes toward animals, and a hugely entertaining journey through six centuries of British history."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Karen LaMantia
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-08
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781450098113

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Different Minds by Karen LaMantia Pdf

"Union is not the biggest planet in the galaxy and is pretty much empty before the arrival of Project Noah on the Arc. What’s a planet to do, with all the new species vying for time and space? Find out what’s up on the new world as: War between microorganisms and humans seems eminent until the real origin of our species is revealed. Problems we face require the input of the different minds of many species to find live-giving solutions. People recall how to play the Game of Life to populate the new planet. Humans learn from their dolphin cousins and consult the planetary bio-computer for information and advice. The Four Directions pay a visit to give guidance to all. The new world order is Have Fun and Be Kind!

Author : Claudia Cragg
Publisher : Claudia Cragg
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0893842044

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Hunting with the Tigers by Claudia Cragg Pdf

In the 1990s, the volume of trade in and across the Pacific Ocean has surpassed that of the Atlantic. In fiscal terms, it amounts to a three-trillion-a-year market growing at the rate of three billion a week. Cragg explores the reasons for, and the results of, this phenomenon.

Author : Charles Augustus Goodrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Domestic animals
ISBN : HARVARD:HN222U

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A New Family Encyclopedia, Or, Compendium of Universal Knowledge by Charles Augustus Goodrich Pdf

Author : Charles Augustus Goodrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UOM:39015031666913

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A New Family Encyclopedia by Charles Augustus Goodrich Pdf

Author : A. S. Byatt
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307819581

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Babel Tower by A. S. Byatt Pdf

The Booker Prize-winning author of Possession presents an extraordinary story set against the backdrop of the 1960s—a turbulent decade of clashing politics, passionate ideals, and shifting sexual roles. At the heart of Babel Tower are two law cases, twin strands of the Establishment's web, that shape the story: a painful divorce and custody suit and the prosecution of an "obscene" book. Frederica, the independent young heroine, is involved in both. She startled her intellectual circle of friends by marrying a young country squire, whose violent streak has now been turned against her. Fleeing to London with their young son, she gets a teaching job in an art school, where she is thrown into the thick of the new decade. Poets and painters are denying the value of the past, fostering dreams of rebellion, which focus around a strange, charismatic figure—the near-naked, unkempt and smelly Jude Mason, with his flowing gray hair, a hippie before his time. We feel the growing unease, the undertones of sex and cruelty. The tension erupts over his novel Babbletower, set in a past revolutionary era, where a band of people retire to a castle to found an ideal community. In this book, as in the courtrooms, as in the art school's haphazard classes and on the committee set up to study "the teaching of language," people function increasingly in groups. Many are obsessed with protecting the young, but the fashionable notion of children as innocent and free slowly comes to seem wishful, and perilous. In Byatt's vision, the presiding genius of the day seems to be a blend of the Marquis de Sade and The Hobbit. Peopled with weird and colorful characters, charted with brilliant, imaginative sympathy, Babel Tower is as comic as it is threatening and bizarre.

Author : Michael Goldschmidt
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781598665

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Marching with the Tigers by Michael Goldschmidt Pdf

As the definitive final volume of the history of The Royal Leicestershire Regiment Marching with The Tigers covers events in that Regiment and its successor, the 4th Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, over the years 1955-75. During this period the Battalions undertook overseas and operational tours in Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Borneo, Aden, Malta and Libya, Bahrain and Northern Ireland. Supported by seventeen maps and many black and white photographs, its lively text describes the Regular battalions activities up to the disbandment of Tiger Company in 1975, the Territorial Army battalions up to the disbandment of The Royal Leicestershire Regiment (Territorial) in 1971, the early years of the Leicestershire Companies in the 5th and 7th (Volunteer) Battalions The Royal Anglian Regiment, the Depot, the Museum, the Regimental Chapel in the Cathedral and Affiliations. The final chapter brings The Tigers History right up to the present day including Royal Tigers Wood and the dedication of the various national memorials commemorating the Regiment.Its numerous appendices contain a wealth of information such as lists of Honors and Gallantry Awards (including Long Service and Efficiency Decorations and Medals), Colonels and Commanding Officers and of those who commanded other units and formations, Late Entry Commissions and National Service Officers. Marching with The Tigers is not only comprehensive but lavish as well with the four Cuneo paintings, the cap badges and the Colors all displayed in color.

Author : Michael Allaby
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780816061013

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Animals by Michael Allaby Pdf

Presents a history of the scientific understanding of animals, discussing such topics as classification, animal behavior, menageries and zoos, genetics, and mythology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : MSU:31293011953845

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The MAC Flyer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Larry Partridge
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786450619

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Flying Tigers Over Cambodia by Larry Partridge Pdf

At the end of World War II, a number of former American military pilots formed the “Flying Tiger Line,” which soon became the world’s leading airfreight company. Its motto of “Anything, anytime, anywhere” was especially applicable in its humanitarian projects. In 1975, the Flying Tigers took part in relief efforts for Cambodians surrounded by Khmer Rouge forces. The “Ricelift” exposed the Tiger pilots to enormous risk. Though they were technically “noncombatants,” all this really meant was that they couldn’t shoot back. This is the memoir of Larry Partridge who, in his plane, nicknamed “Nancy” after his wife, flew 52 missions into Phnom Penh, delivering rice and other supplies in hostile conditions. After the collapse of Saigon and the victory of the Khmer Rouge, the ricelifts ceased. This account, from a Tiger’s-eye view, includes both history and human drama in a remarkable but completely true story.

Author : Carter Wheelock
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780292727168

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The Mythmaker by Carter Wheelock Pdf

Readers who are intrigued, though often mystified, by the intellectual fantasies of Jorge Luis Borges will find this book a revelation, a skeleton key to one of the most fundamental and baffling aspects of Borges’s fictions: the pattern of symbolism with an inner meaning. Carter Wheelock’s study reduces a number of literary and intellectual abstractions to concrete terms, enabling the reader to understand Borges’s fantasies in ways that show them to be not so fantastic after all. Indeed, they are amazingly consistent and minutely accurate in their symbolic depiction of the magic universe of the mind. Wheelock also discusses the affinity between Borges’s philosophical idealism and his “esthetic of the intelligence,” the relationship between these and the esthetic ideas of French Symbolism, and the influence on his fictions of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Why is it that this “writer’s writer” from the Argentine—erudite, allusive, elusive—has attracted such international attention? In Wheelock’s opinion, it is because he has symbolized in his short stories the fundamental form of the human consciousness, the functioning of the imaginative (world-creating) mechanism, and the eternal battle between form and chaos. The Mythmaker is concerned with elucidating the particulars of Borges’s fictional works, but even as it does so it also reveals their universality.