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The Aurora County All-Stars
Twelve-year-old House Jackson--star pitcher and team captain of the Aurora County All-Stars--has been sidelined for a whole sorry year with a broken elbow. He's finally ready to play, but wouldn't you know that the team's only game of the year has been scheduled for the exact same time as the town's... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Each Little Bird That Sings
Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort kno... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Revolution (Sixties Trilogy #2)
*A 2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST*<P><P> It's 1964, and Sunny's town is being invaded. Or at least that's what the adults of Greenwood, Mississippi, are saying. All Sunny knows is that people from up north are coming to help people register to vote. They're calling it Freedom Summer.<P> ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Love, Ruby Lavender
Ruby Lavender used to have a good life. She and her grandmother, Miss Eula, were inseparable--they even drove the getaway car together for chickens rescued from the slaughterhouse! But this summer, Miss Eula will be in Hawaii, and Ruby's sure it'll be a lonely, empty, horrible season without her. Wh... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
One Wide Sky
In this warm-spirited story, a perfect day of backyard adventures for three lively boys and two mischievous squirrels unfolds, and then gently comes to an end. As moonlight fills the sky, it's time for a soothing lullaby. Critically acclaimed author Deborah Wiles and talented illustrator Tim Bower... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Night Walk to the Sea: A Story About Rachel Carson, Earth's Protector
This luminous picture book by an award-winning author and acclaimed illustrator is the perfect tool to discuss the importance of the natural world with young children, as well as introduce them to environmental activist Rachel Carson."I'm not afraid!" shouts Roger when he hears thunder outside...but... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Anthem (The Sixties Trilogy #3)
From two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles, the remarkable story of two cousins who must take a road trip across America in 1969 in order to let a teen know he's been drafted to fight in Vietnam. Full of photos, music, and figures of the time, this is the masterful story of what it's ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
A Long Line of Cakes
Emma Lane Cake has five brothers, four dogs, and a family that can't stay put. The Cake family travels from place to place, setting up bakeries in communities that need them. Then, just when Emma feels settled in with new friends... they move again.Now the Cakes have come to Aurora County, and Emma ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy #1)
The story of a formative year in 12-year-old Franny Chapman's life, and the life of a nation facing the threat of nuclear war.Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy #2)
*A 2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST*It's 1964, and Sunny's town is being invaded. Or at least that's what the adults of Greenwood, Mississippi, are saying. All Sunny knows is that people from up north are coming to help people register to vote. They're calling it Freedom Summer.Meanwhile, Sunny c... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Kent State
May 4, 1970.Kent State University.As protestors roil the campus, National Guardsmen are called in. In the chaos of what happens next, shots are fired and four students are killed. To this day, there is still argument of what happened and why.Told in multiple voices from a number of vantage points --... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Bobby: A Story Of Robert F. Kennedy
From two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles comes a compelling biography of Robert Kennedy.Americans claimed Robert Kennedy as one of their own. They called him Bobby.Lyrical and evocative text by Deborah Wiles (Countdown, Revolution, Anthem, and Kent State) brings the story of Robert F... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Countdown (Sixties Trilogy #1)
Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, eve... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Status in World Politics
Rising powers such as Brazil, China, India, Russia, and Turkey are increasingly claiming heightened profiles in international politics. Although differing in other respects, rising states have a strong desire for recognition and respect. This pioneering volume on status features contributions that... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Origins of Containment: A Psychological Explanation
The description for this book, Origins of Containment: A Psychological Explanation, will be forthcoming.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1985 -
Freedom Summer
Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. But there's one important way they're different: Joe is white and John Henry is black and in the South in 1964, that means John Henry isn't allowed to do everything his be... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
Quest for Status: Chinese and Russian Foreign Policy
A look at how the desire to improve international status affects Russia's and China's foreign policies Deborah Welch Larson and Alexei Shevchenko argue that the desire for world status plays a key role in shaping the foreign policies of China and Russia. Applying social identity theory—the idea th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
The Ethology of Domestic Animals: An Introductory Text
by John Bradshaw • Georgia Mason • Daniel Weary • Joy Mench • Linda Keeling • Marek Spinka • Professor Michael Mendl • Hanno Würbel • Deborah Wells • Anna Valros • Susan Held • Hanne Løvlie • Susanne Waiblinger • Professor Daniel Mills • Cassandra Tucker • Cathy Dwyer • Anne-Lene HovlandCompletely updated, revised and redesigned in colour throughout, this classic bestselling text continues to provide a concise introduction to the important fundamentals of animal behaviour from genetics, physiology, motivation, learning and cognition, through to social and reproductive behaviour, ab... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Olfaction in Animal Behaviour and Welfare
by Birte Nielsen • Luisa Amo • Raimund Apfelbach • J. Elizabeth Bolhuis • Vincent Bombail • Roisin Campbell-Palmer • Caroline Clouard • Laurent Dormont • Markus Fendt • Peter Hepper • Tadeusz Jezierski • Olivia Le Moëne • Frédéric Levy • Nicolas Meunier • Raymond Nowak • Marije Oostindjer • Olivier Rampin • Frank Rosell • Roland Salesse • Burton Slotnick • Deborah Wells • Tristram D. WyattEvidence-based, yet entirely practical, this important new text builds upon the basics of neuroscience to describe the links between olfaction and animal behaviour, and the effects of odours in animal welfare. Animals use smells in a multitude of ways: to orientate themselves, to create social bon... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Come preparare le autentiche ricette inglesi - L'intera collana in 10 volumi
Descrizione del libro: La serie completa in 10 volumi della collana Autentiche Ricette Inglesi rappresenta un grosso risparmio rispetto all'acquisto dei singoli volumi. INOLTRE otterrete il bonus extra che non è disponibile in nessun altro volume - la ricetta del Chutney di pomodori verdi di mia ... More
Language: ITACopyright: 2016