The Way Of The Hummingbird

Author : Natalie Lloyd
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-08-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338654594

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Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd Pdf

A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book From the bestselling author of A Snicker of Magic comes a heartfelt story about a girl who -- armed with her trusty, snazzy wheelchair -- refuses to let her brittle bone disease stand in the way of adventure. Twelve-year-old homeschooled Olive is tired of being seen as "fragile" just because she has osteogenesis imperfecta (otherwise known as brittle bone disease) so she's thrilled when she finally convinces her parents to let her attend Macklemore Elementary. Olive can't wait to go to a traditional school and make the friends she's always longed for, until a disastrous first day dashes her hopes of ever fitting in. Then Olive hears whispers about a magical, wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives near Macklemore. It'll be the solution to all her problems! If she can find the bird and prove herself worthy, the creature will make her most desperate, secret wish come true. When it becomes clear that she can't solve the mystery on her own, Olive teams up with some unlikely allies who help her learn the truth about the bird. And on the way, she just might learn that our fragile places lead us to the most wonderful magic of all...

Author : Michelle Kadarusman
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781772780277

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The Theory of Hummingbirds by Michelle Kadarusman Pdf

"Hummingbirds and angels don’t need two good feet. They have wings." That's what Alba's mother always says. Of course, Alba doesn't have wings or two good feet: she has Cleo. Cleo is the name Alba has given to her left foot, which was born twisted in the wrong direction. When she points this out, though, her mother just smiles like the world has some surprise in store Alba doesn't know about yet. Well, Alba has her own surprise planned. After one final surgery and one final cast, Cleo is almost ready to meet the world straight on--just in time to run in the sixth grade cross-country race. Unfortunately, Alba's best friend Levi thinks there's no way she can pull it off. And she thinks there's no way he's right about the school librarian hiding a wormhole in her office. Tempers flare. Sharp words fly faster than hummingbirds. And soon it looks like both friends will be stuck proving their theories on their own.

Author : Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher : MCD
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374719029

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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer Pdf

Named one of NPR's Best Books of 2021 From the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all things. Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control. Soon, Jane and her family are in danger, with few allies to help her make sense of the true scope of the peril. Is the only way to safety to follow in Silvina’s footsteps? Is it too late to stop? As she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, time is running out—for her and possibly for the world. Hummingbird Salamander is Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world we live in into a tightly plotted thriller full of unexpected twists and elaborate conspiracy.

Author : Virginia C. Holmgren
Publisher : Borgo Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Hummingbirds.
ISBN : 0809540266

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The Way of the Hummingbird by Virginia C. Holmgren Pdf

Author : Virginia C. Holmgren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:49015001440545

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The Way of the Hummingbird by Virginia C. Holmgren Pdf

Author : Mindy Steele
Publisher : Vinspire Publishing, LLC
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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To Catch a Hummingbird by Mindy Steele Pdf

Since her father’s death, twenty-three-year-old Lydia Miller stays busy, trying to keep the family farm afloat. It leaves little time to think and to regret what she did. Her mother runs the local bakery and unexpectedly sells their home without Lydia’s thoughts on the matter. Worse, they now must live with the local widower, and Lydia is expected to care for his children. Nothing in life has prepared her for the resistance she will face or the quick attachments she makes. Widower Silas Graber fell right into the Bishop’s plan. He did need help, but he thought he was getting Hazel Miller not her daughter with a chip on her shoulder. Her ways are nothing like his late wife’s, and it’s clear she knows nothing about raising children. However, he can’t help but notice how she quickly breathes life back into his world. And his children notice it, too. Before long, she has become a part of their lives, and she starts learning to leave the past behind her. And falls in love. But she’s not so certain Silas is ready to give his heart away again. Neither is he.

Author : Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2025-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1771642084

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The Little Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Pdf

The hummingbird parable, with origins in the Quechuan people of South America, has become a talisman for environmentalists and activists who are committed to making meaningful change in the world. In this simple yet powerful story, the determined hummingbird does everything she can to put out a raging fire that threatens her forest home. The hummingbird--symbol of wisdom and courage--demonstrates that doing something is better than doing nothing at all. In this revised edition of the best-selling book, the parable is supplemented by an informative fact page about hummingbirds and evocative artwork by internationally renowned artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. Yahgulanaas's distinct and lively Haida Manga style complements the optimistic tale that encourages everyone to take responsibility for the planet.

Author : Luis Alberto Urrea
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759567511

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The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea Pdf

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The House of Broken Angels and Good Night, Irene, discover the epic historical novel following the journey of a young saint fighting for her survival. This historical novel is based on Urrea's real great-aunt Teresita, who had healing powers and was acclaimed as a saint. Urrea has researched historical accounts and family records for years to get an accurate story.

Author : Henry Miller
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811203220

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Stand Still Like the Hummingbird by Henry Miller Pdf

One of Henry Miller's most luminous statements of his personal philosophy of life, Stand Still Like the Hummingbird, provides a symbolic title for this collection of stories and essays. Many of them have appeared only in foreign magazines while others were printed in small limited editions which have gone out of print. Miller's genius for comedy is at its best in "Money and How It Gets That Way"--a tongue-in-cheek parody of "economics" provoked by a postcard from Ezra Pound which asked if he "ever thought about money." His deep concern for the role of the artist in society appears in "An Open Letter to All and Sundry," and in "The Angel is My Watermark" he writes of his own passionate love affair with painting. "The Immorality of Morality" is an eloquent discussion of censorship. Some of the stories, such as "First Love," are autobiographical, and there are portraits of friends, such as "Patchen: Man of Anger and Light," and essays on other writers such as Walt Whitman, Thoreau, Sherwood Anderson and Ionesco. Taken together, these highly readable pieces reflect the incredible vitality and variety of interests of the writer who extended the frontiers of modern literature with Tropic of Cancer and other great books.

Author : Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781926812397

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Flight of the Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Pdf

Hummingbirds have long been a symbol of wisdom and courage. In this charming story, a hummingbird makes a valiant effort to put out a raging fire that threatens her forest home — trip after trip, her beak is filled each time with just a drop of water. Her efforts show her woodland companions that doing something — anything — is better than doing nothing at all. The hummingbird parable, which originates with the Quechuan people of South America, has become a talisman for environmentalists and activists worldwide committed to making meaningful change. This retelling, enlivened by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’ fabulous Haida-manga illustrations, is suitable for all ages of would-be activists. Although environmental responsibility often seems like an overwhelming task, The Flight of the Hummingbird shows how easy it is to start and how great the effect could be if everyone just did what they could.

Author : Michael Fogden,Marianne Taylor
Publisher : Ivy Press
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782401742

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Hummingbirds by Michael Fogden,Marianne Taylor Pdf

Hummingbirds have always held popular appeal, with their visual brilliance, extraordinary flight dexterity and jewel-like size and colour. Only recently has their serious scientific study started to gain the attention it demands. With the increasing interest in biodiversity, they are a subject growing in significance with every new species discovery made. Hummingbirds presents every species, with over 300 birds shown in dazzling, life-size, cut-out photography.

Author : Natalie Lloyd
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338118506

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Over the Moon (Scholastic Gold) by Natalie Lloyd Pdf

The highly anticipated new novel from Natalie Lloyd, the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of A Snicker of Magic! Twelve-year-old Mallie knows better than to dream. In Coal Top, you live the story you're given: boys toil in the mines and girls work as servants. Mallie can't bear the idea of that kind of life, but her family is counting on her wages to survive.It wasn't always this way. Before the Dust came, the people of Coal Top could weave starlight into cloth. They'd wear these dreaming clothes to sleep and wake up with the courage to seek adventure . . . or the peace to heal a broken heart. But now nothing can penetrate Coal Top's blanket of sorrow.So when Mallie is chosen for a dangerous competition in which daring (and ideally, orphaned) children train flying horses, she jumps at the chance. Maybe she'll change her story. Maybe she'll even find the magic she needs to dream again.But the situation proves even more dangerous when Mallie uncovers a sinister mystery at the heart of Coal Top's struggles -- a mystery some powerful people will do anything to protect.

Author : Tristan Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0995994609

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Hummingbird by Tristan Hughes Pdf

Beside a lake in the northern Ontario wilderness, 15-year-old Zachary Taylor lives a lonely life with his father, his only nieghbors a leech trapper, an eccentric millionaire, and an expert in snow. Summer and his life change with the arrival of the mysterious Eva Spiller, who is determined to find the spot where her parents disappeared in a floatplane after flying off from the lake.

Author : Graciela LimÑn
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1611922925

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Song of the Hummingbird by Graciela LimÑn Pdf

An Aztec princess describes the Spanish conquest of Mexico. She is Huitzitzlin, 82, of the court of Montezuma and she tells her tale to a priest so history will know who the Aztecs really were. By the author of The Memories of Ana Calderon.

Author : Natalie Lloyd
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062428233

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The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd Pdf

With a dash of Lemony Snicket, a dollop of the Addams Family, and a hearty dose of adventure, New York Times bestselling author Natalie Lloyd introduces a new series about seven strange and adventurous siblings who tackle problems together—even when their new neighbors try to tear them apart. Filled with mystery, humor, and adventure, the first book in this new trilogy is an unforgettable tale of adventure, family, and finding the courage to face any problem heart-first. When the Problim children’s ramshackle bungalow in the Swampy Woods goes kaboom, the seven siblings—each born on a different day of the week—have to move into their grandpa’s bizarre old mansion in Lost Cove. No problem! For the Problim children, every problem is a gift! But rumors about their family run rampant in the small town: tales of a bitter feud, a hidden treasure, and a certain kind of magic lingering in the halls of #7 Main Street. Their neighbors, the O’Pinions, will do anything to find the secrets lurking inside the Problim household—including sending the seven children to seven different houses on seven different continents!