Things Seen From Above

Author : Shelley Pearsall
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524717421

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Things Seen from Above by Shelley Pearsall Pdf

A shift in perspective can change everything. This brilliant novel from the author of The Seventh Most Important Thing celebrates kids who see the world a little differently. April is looking for an escape from the sixth-grade lunch hour, which has become a social-scene nightmare, so she signs up to be a "buddy bench monitor" for the fourth graders' recess. Joey Byrd is a boy on the fringes, who wanders the playground alone, dragging his foot through the dirt. But over time, April realizes that Joey isn't just making random circles. When you look at his designs from above, a story emerges... Joey's "bird's eye" drawings reveal what he observes and thinks about every day. Told in alternating viewpoints--April's in text and Joey's mostly in art--the story gives the "whole picture" of what happens as these two outsiders find their rightful places.

Author : Shelley Pearsall
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780553497311

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The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall Pdf

This “luminescent” (Kirkus Reviews) story of anger and art, loss and redemption will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff’s Lost in the Sun and Vince Vawter’s Paperboy. NOMINATED FOR 16 STATE AWARDS! AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK AN ILA TEACHERS CHOICE A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge—he is ready to send Arthur to juvie forever. Amazingly, it’s the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative: 120 hours of community service . . . working for him. Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can’t believe it—is he really supposed to rummage through people’s trash? But it isn’t long before Arthur realizes there’s more to the Junk Man than meets the eye, and the “trash” he’s collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine. . . . Inspired by the work of folk artist James Hampton, Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness. “A moving exploration of how there is often so much more than meets the eye.” —Booklist, starred review “There are so many things to love about this book. Remarkable.” —The Christian Science Monitor

Author : Shelley Pearsall
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780440421405

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Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall Pdf

It's May 5, 1945. Carrying nothing but a suitcase and a bag of his aunt's good fried chicken, 13-year-old Levi Battle heads south to a U.S. Army post in search of his father—a lieutenant in an elite unit of all black paratroopers. The fact that his father doesn't even know he's coming turns out to be the least of his problems. As Levi makes his way across the United States, he learns hard lessons about the way a black boy is treated in the Jim Crow South. And when he arrives at his destination, his struggles are far from over. The war may be ending, but his father's secret mission is just beginning—and it's more dangerous than anybody imagined. . . . Shelley Pearsall has created an unforgettable character in Levi and gives readers a remarkable tour of 1945 America through his eyes. Jump into the Sky is a tour de force of historical fiction from a writer at the very top of her game.

Author : Shelley Pearsall
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307548306

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Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall Pdf

Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler’s slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he’s ever known—until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel’s not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past—and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new life—and a poignant reunion— in Canada. In a heartbreaking and hopeful first novel, Shelley Pearsall tells a suspenseful, emotionally charged story of freedom and family. Trouble Don't Last includes an historical note and map.

Author : Shelley Pearsall
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316055901

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All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall Pdf

Based on a true story, All of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four inner city students and their quest to build the world's largest tetrahedron. Weaving together the different personal stories of the kids, their teacher, and the community that surrounds them, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has written a vividly engaging story about the math, life and good-tasting barbecue. Filled with unexpected humor, poignant characters and quiet brilliance, All of the Above is a surprising gem.

Author : Shelley Pearsall
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307518309

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Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall Pdf

The year is 1812. A white trapper is murdered. And a young Chippewa Indian stands accused. Captured and shackled in leg irons and chains, Indian John awaits his trial in a settler’s loft. In a world of crude frontier justice where evidence is often overlooked in favor of vengeance, he struggles to make sense of the white man’s court. His young lawyer faces the wrath of a settlement hungry to see the Indian hang. And 13-year-old Rebecca Carver, terrified by the captive Indian right in her home, must decide for herself what—and who—is right. At stake is a life. Inspired by a true story, Crooked River takes a probing look at prejudice and early American justice.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501157868

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Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous Pdf

Hurt people hurt people. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He’s blinded by love. She by ambition. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.

Author : Shelley Pearsall
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780440421399

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All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall Pdf

The King of Rock ’n’ Roll lives! And he’s Josh’s dad. When 13-year-old Josh finds out that he has to stay with his dad in Chicago for a few months, he’s not too thrilled. But when he arrives at the airport, he’s simply devastated. His father—who used to be a scatterbrained but pretty normal shoe salesman—has become . . . Elvis. Well, a sideburnwearing, hip-twisting, utterly-embarrassing Elvis impersonator. Josh is determined to keep his dad’s identity a secret, but on his very first day at his new school, a note appears on his locker. It’s signed Elvisly Yours, and instead of a name, a sneering purple smiley face. The secret is out, and when his dad is invited to perform at a special 50s concert at his school, Josh is forced to take drastic action. From award-winning author Shelley Pearsall comes a hilarious novel about discovering the important (and sometimes painful) difference between who you want to be—and who you really are. “Alternately wry, silly, thoughtful and laugh-out-loud funny.”—BookPage

Author : Siyakha Mguni
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781868147779

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Termites of the Gods by Siyakha Mguni Pdf

In Termites of the Gods, Siyakha Mguni narrates his personal journey, over many years, to discover the significance of a hitherto enigmatic theme in San rock paintings known as ?formlings?. Formlings are a painting category found across the southern African region, including South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, with its densest concentration in the Matopo Hills, Zimbabwe. Generations of archaeologists and anthropologists have wrestled with the meaning of this painting theme in San cosmology without reaching consensus or a plausible explanation. Drawing on San ethnography published over the past 150 years, Mguni argues that formlings are, in fact, representations of flying termites and their underground nests, and are associated with botantical subjects and a range of larger animals considered by the San to have great power and spiritual significance. This book fills a gap in rock art studies around the interpretation and meaning of formlings. It offers an innovative methodological approach for understanding subject matter in San rock art that is not easily recognisable, and will be an invaluable reference book to students and scholars in rock art studies and archaeology.

Author : Helen D. Hume,Marilyn Palmer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119600084

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The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools by Helen D. Hume,Marilyn Palmer Pdf

The perennial bestseller—now in a new edition Authoritative and practical, this comprehensive guide offers everything a teacher needs to know for conducting an effective art instruction and appreciation program. The Third Edition of The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools includes a complete update on public-relations guidelines, and reference material examples. The revised edition also features many new projects, an update on current projects and includes an explanation of the hot topic amongst art educators, Teaching Artistic Behavior (TAB/choice). Choice-based art education is reflected in the authors’ discussion of teaching in mixed-media, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and art history. More than 100 creative art projects, from drawing to digital media Offers teaching tools, tips, and multicultural curriculum resources Includes new material on logical ways to encourage individual and personal solutions to a problem Gives teachers more latitude as to how individuality is suggested in a lesson This is an invaluable compendium for art educators and classroom teachers alike.

Author : Joseph D'Amelio
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486317304

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Perspective Drawing Handbook by Joseph D'Amelio Pdf

DIVConcisely written text accompanied by more than 150 simply drawn illustrations together demonstrate vanishing points and eye level and explain such concepts as appearance versus reality and perspective distortion. /div

Author : Wilt Chamberlain
Publisher : Signet Book
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Basketball players
ISBN : UOM:39015052467324

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A View from Above by Wilt Chamberlain Pdf

Wilt Chamberlain--a man who was as uncompromising on the basketball court as he was in his life. Here, in his own words, are the outspoken opinions that made Wilt Chamberlain one of the most controversial sports icons in the world, such as his admission to bedding 20,000 women while supporting monogamy in marriage...why blacks dominate pro basketball...his initial doubts about Magic Johnson and how they were overcome...and why he made his #1 enemy on the court his #1 pick on his all-time all-star team. He was a legend in his own lifetime, a subject of controversy both on and off the court, and will go down in history as one of the greatest ever to play the game of basketball. This is his story. Book jacket.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Asia
ISBN : PSU:000067501991

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Journal of the American Asiatic Association by Anonim Pdf

Author : Photographers' Gallery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Aerial photography
ISBN : PSU:000010708347

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The View from Above by Photographers' Gallery Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Humanities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010676174

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Hermathena by Anonim Pdf