When Butterflies Die

Author : Eric Yarborough
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595245383

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When Butterflies Die by Eric Yarborough Pdf

Colonel Kir Jerdev, a member of Russia's Elite Special Forces, has been sent with a small task force to recover twelve biological weapons from a secret laboratory hidden in the Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains. Colonel Jerdev betrays his country and his honor when he makes a deal with the Russian Mafia to sell the weapons to an Islamic terrorist group. The Russian’s only option is to transport the weapons across the Balkins to the Adriatic Sea and a waiting boat. Blocked by a raging battle between Serbian and Muslim forces, Colonel Jerdev is forced to hide the weapons in a limestone cave deep in Serbia's Dinaric Alps before he is captured by the Serbs. Serbian General Alexis Zogovic is about to realize his dream of wealth, power and revenge against the Americans who destroyed his beloved Serbia. All that stands in the general's way is a young CIA officer on her first assignment. For the hardened veteran of Serbia's bloody "ethnic cleansing," one young female CIA agent should not pose a problem.

Author : Pasha Parvaneh Hashemi
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781491726327

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Who Knows Where Butterflies Die by Pasha Parvaneh Hashemi Pdf

Who Knows Where Butterflies Die is a timeless story of the human spirit's desire for freedom "We're made to believe that learning the alphabet or chemistry and mathematics and this and that is more important than learning how to act like humans. Yet, believe it or not, it's humanity that would save the world. Humanity is what prevents revolution and war. Humanity is what prevents tyranny, famine, mass killing, and torturing one another. It's sad to know that external forces are leading people to lose the respect and understanding they used to have towards each other. "With the never-ending invention of newer technologies, I feel that the world has fallen into a race to turn people to robots. Everyone seems to be in a competition to show off the latest gadgets in their hands, but they hide the quality of their hearts in their chests. With all the new developments that are pushing us into a deeper isolation, I don't know where we're headed. I just know that that's what's leading us to a gradual, global self-destruction in many ways." -Excerpt from Who Knows Where Butterflies Die Praise for Who Knows Where Butterflies Die "An important and powerful story that brings awareness to the pain and devastation innocent families experience when mired in a homeland full of oppression, war, and revolution." -Brock Tully, inspirational speaker and author of 9 books, including The Great Gift "Who Knows Where Butterflies Die ... It's a must read. It inspires us to take responsibility for the world we are creating by our action and inaction." -Ted Kuntz, educational speaker and author of 4 books, including Peace Begins with Me

Author : Marilyn Maple
Publisher : Parenting Press, Inc.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0943990688

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On the Wings of a Butterfly by Marilyn Maple Pdf

This is the gentle, honest story of Lisa, a child dying of cancer, who finds comfort and support in her friendship with a caterpillar preparing for transformation into a monarch butterfly.

Author : Pasha Parvaneh Hashemi
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781491726341

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Who Knows Where Butterflies Die by Pasha Parvaneh Hashemi Pdf

Who Knows Where Butterflies Die is a timeless story of the human spirit's desire for freedom “We’re made to believe that learning the alphabet or chemistry and mathematics and this and that is more important than learning how to act like humans. Yet, believe it or not, it’s humanity that would save the world. Humanity is what prevents revolution and war. Humanity is what prevents tyranny, famine, mass killing, and torturing one another. It’s sad to know that external forces are leading people to lose the respect and understanding they used to have towards each other. “With the never-ending invention of newer technologies, I feel that the world has fallen into a race to turn people to robots. Everyone seems to be in a competition to show off the latest gadgets in their hands, but they hide the quality of their hearts in their chests. With all the new developments that are pushing us into a deeper isolation, I don’t know where we’re headed. I just know that that’s what’s leading us to a gradual, global self-destruction in many ways.” –Excerpt from Who Knows Where Butterflies Die Praise for Who Knows Where Butterflies Die “An important and powerful story that brings awareness to the pain and devastation innocent families experience when mired in a homeland full of oppression, war, and revolution.” —Brock Tully, inspirational speaker and author of 9 books, including The Great Gift “Who Knows Where Butterflies Die ... It’s a must read. It inspires us to take responsibility for the world we are creating by our action and inaction.” —Ted Kuntz, educational speaker and author of 4 books, including Peace Begins with Me

Author : Pimm van Hest
Publisher : Clavis
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1605375055

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Maybe Dying Is Like Becoming a Butterfly by Pimm van Hest Pdf

An important picture book that gives children free rein to express their questions, fears, thoughts, and ideas about death.

Author : Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Publisher : Barrytown Limited
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1886449252

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The Cocoon & the Butterfly by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Pdf

Drawing on the thousand of accounts of "near death experiences" that she has accumulated over the years from persons of all ages and circumstances, Dr. Ross develops the image of the butterfly's emergence from a cocoom as a symbol for the new beginning that such experiences portend for us when we die.

Author : Gavin Van Horn,Dave Aftandilian
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226192895

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City Creatures by Gavin Van Horn,Dave Aftandilian Pdf

"Published in collaboration with The Center for Humans and Nature"--Title page verso.

Author : Aldara Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1736800574

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Butterflies That Never Die by Aldara Thomas Pdf

In Leirianor, a land of shapeshifters, the Great Ladies of Death and Night once fought to the end for the throne. For thousands of years people have venerated them like goddesses, knowing that one day their Heirs would arrive to finish what they started. In present times, seventeen-year-old Hannah Khoren uses her newfound powers to open a portal into Leirianor. Her plan is simple: find her missing best friend and return to her ordinary human life on Earth. But when Queen Arabella, assailed by fanatical rebels, discovers Hannah's identity, she marks her as a threat that must be eliminated to protect her life... and her throne. Hannah will have to untangle the web of intrigues woven around her and make allies out of enemies if she doesn't want to end up dead. All while trying to control a blooming power that threatens to turn her into a monster. But if she wants to survive, she might have to turn into a monster anyways.

Author : Gail D. Villanueva
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338310528

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My Fate According to the Butterfly by Gail D. Villanueva Pdf

* "Villanueva's debut is a beautiful #ownvoices middle-grade novel. Tough topics are addressed, but warmth and humor... bring lightness to Sab's story. This immersive novel bursts with life." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review When superstitious Sab sees a giant black butterfly, an omen of death, she knows that she's doomed! According to legend, she has one week before her fate catches up with her -- on her 11th birthday. With her time running out, all she wants is to celebrate her birthday with her entire family. But her sister, Ate Nadine, stopped speaking to their father one year ago, and Sab doesn't even know why.If Sab's going to get Ate Nadine and their father to reconcile, she'll have to overcome her fears -- of her sister's anger, of leaving the bubble of her sheltered community, of her upcoming doom -- and figure out the cause of their rift.So Sab and her best friend Pepper start spying on Nadine and digging into their family's past to determine why, exactly, Nadine won't speak to their father. But Sab's adventures across Manila reveal truths about her family more difficult -- and dangerous -- than she ever anticipated.Was the Butterfly right? Perhaps Sab is doomed after all!

Author : Anurag Agrawal
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400884766

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Monarchs and Milkweed by Anurag Agrawal Pdf

The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed—a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged—and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species. The monarch life cycle begins each spring when it deposits eggs on milkweed leaves. But this dependency of monarchs on milkweeds as food is not reciprocated, and milkweeds do all they can to poison or thwart the young monarchs. Agrawal delves into major scientific discoveries, including his own pioneering research, and traces how plant poisons have not only shaped monarch-milkweed interactions but have also been culturally important for centuries. Agrawal presents current ideas regarding the recent decline in monarch populations, including habitat destruction, increased winter storms, and lack of milkweed—the last one a theory that the author rejects. He evaluates the current sustainability of monarchs and reveals a novel explanation for their plummeting numbers. Lavishly illustrated with more than eighty color photos and images, Monarchs and Milkweed takes readers on an unforgettable exploration of one of nature's most important and sophisticated evolutionary relationships.

Author : Maraleen Manos-Jones
Publisher : Abradale Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11
Category : Art
ISBN : IND:30000076281744

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Spirit of Butterflies by Maraleen Manos-Jones Pdf

A vividly illustrated celebration of butterflies that discusses their presence in art and culture throughout the ages and examines their symbolism and the related beliefs of a wide variety of peoples.

Author : Nancy Lawson
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781616896171

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The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson Pdf

In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.

Author : Julia Alvarez
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616200992

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In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Pdf

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, internationally bestselling author and literary icon Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies is "beautiful, heartbreaking and alive ... a lyrical work of historical fiction based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, revolutionary heroes who had opposed and fought against Trujillo." (Concepción de León, New York Times) Alvarez’s new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, is coming April 2, 2024. Pre-order now! It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas—the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. "Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas."—Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review "This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent." —Popsugar.com "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." —People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." —Los Angeles Times "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” —St. Petersburg Times "Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed."—Cosmopolitan.com

Author : Debbie Mills-Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0473325322

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The Birth of a Butterfly by Debbie Mills-Henry Pdf

Author : Albert Orr,Roger Kitching
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781742691480

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The Butterflies of Australia by Albert Orr,Roger Kitching Pdf

A complete guide to Australian butterflies, with hundreds of beautiful illustrations in typical habitats.