A House in the Sky (Jenkins Steve)(Paperback)

A House in the Sky (Jenkins Steve)(Paperback)

Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins shines as the author of this amusing and thorough introduction to animal homes. Turtles, birds, fish, beavers, and kangaroos are just like people--they need homes, and take up residence in unusual places. A simple main text introduces similarities between

A House in the Sky: And Other Uncommon Animal Homes (Jenkins Steve)(Pevná vazba)

Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins shines as the author of this amusing and thorough introduction to animal homes. Turtles, birds, fish, beavers, and kangaroos are just like people--they need homes, and take up residence in unusual places. A simple main text introduces similarities between

Actual Size (Jenkins Steve)(Paperback)

In this visually stunning picture book, Caldecott Medalist Steve Jenkins illustrates animals both large and small at actual size.How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world's largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that's bigger than your head?Sometimes

Earth: By the Numbers (Jenkins Steve)(Paperback)

Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins introduces By the Numbers infographic readers chock full of incredible infographs and stunning, full-color cut-paper illustrations. Earth will focus on the fascinating ins-and-outs of earth science. Through infographics, illustrations, facts, and figures,

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Jenkins Steve)(Paperback)

In this Caldecott honor picture book, Steven Jenkins and illustrator Robin Page explore the many amazing things animals can do with eyes, ears, mouth, noses, feet, and tails. Young readers will relish the mystery behind this interactive guessing book. A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that

Animal Dads (Jenkins Steve)(Paperback)

This whimsical and intriguing picture book explores the different roles of fatherhood in the animal kingdom. Readers will learn about various animal dads and their many different parenting skills: baby-sitting - an emperor penguin dad watches over the eggs for nine weeks while the mother searches

Wales: Churches, Houses, Castles (Jenkins Simon)(Paperback)

From the great citadels of Caernarvon, Harlech, Powis and Beaumaris in the north, to the Victorian glories of Cardiff in the south, St David's cathedral ('the loveliest church in Wales') in the west to the exquisite little hill church of Patrishow in the east, from Plas Newydd above the Menai

The Bone Houses (Lloyd-Jones Emily)(Paperback)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Sky in the Deep in this bewitching historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Holly Black and V.E. Schwab! Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ('Ryn') only cares about two things: her family and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death

The Houses - Temples of the Sky (Houlding D.)(Paperback)

Freaks of the Heartland (Niles Steve)(Paperback)

Trevor's monstrous little brother lives in the barn behind the house. The boy's only six years old, but he towers over his older brother, and possesses incredible strength. For years, Trevor has looked after his baby brother, keeping him from the light, but now that's all about to change. His

Just a Second (Jenkins Steve)(Paperback)

What happens in just a second? A bat makes 200 high-pitched calls. A hummingbird beats its wings 50 times. A woodpecker hammers a tree trunk with its beak 20 times. A human can blink 7 times. A vulture in fight flaps its wings once. This nonfiction picture book explores the concept of time as a

The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity (Jenkins Philip)(Paperback)

In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Drawing upon the extensive new scholarship that has appeared on this topic in recent years, he asks how the

A House in the Sky (Lindhout Amanda)(Paperback)

BREAKING NEWS: Amanda Lindhout's lead kidnapper, Ali Omar Ader, has been caught. Amanda Lindhout wrote about her fifteen month abduction in Somalia in A House in the Sky. It is the New York Times bestselling memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most remote places and then into

Sky Painted Gold (Wood Laura)(Paperback / softback)

Growing up in a sleepy Cornish village, Lou has always wondered about the grand Cardew house which has stood empty for years. And when the owners arrive for the summer, Lou is swept off her feet and into a world of moonlit cocktail parties and glamour beyond her wildest dreams. Will she find her

Cilla Lee-Jenkins: This Book Is a Classic (Tan Susan)(Paperback)

In the second middle-grade novel starring exuberant third grader Cilla Lee-Jenkins, the future bestselling author writes a Classic.'Anyone who spends time with Cilla Lee-Jenkins will look forward to reading her in the future.' --Booklist, starred review, on Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author

Safe Houses I Have Known (Healey Steve)(Paperback)

As a child during the height of the Cold War, Steve Healey learns that his father is a spy for the CIA. Beneath the banality of everyday life--the suburbs of Washington, DC; school and play; his parents' deteriorating marriage--assumed names, parallel lives, and myriad Cold War menaces linger

The Bone Houses (Lloyd-Jones Emily)(Pevná vazba)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Sky in the Deep in this bewitching historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Holly Black and V.E. Schwab! Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ('Ryn') only cares about two things: her family and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death

My Life in Houses (Forster Margaret)(Paperback / softback)

'I was born on 25th May, 1938, in the front bedroom of a house in Orton Road, a house on the outer edges of Raffles, a council estate. I was a lucky girl.' So begins Margaret Forster's journey through the houses she's lived in, from that sparkling new council house, to her beloved London home of

100 Animals (Lift-The-Flap Padded Board Book) (Jenkins Steve)(Board Books)

Little ones will love to learn their first animal words in this sturdy and padded lift-the-flap board book by Caldecott Honor-winning artist Steve Jenkins

This Is the House That Jack Built (Taback Simms)(Paperback)

What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built. And then came the rat that ate the cheese and the cat who killed the rat. Caldecott Medal winning author and illustrator Simms Taback brings his distinctive humor and creativity to the

Darkthrone's a Blaze in the Northern Sky (Hagen Ross)(Paperback)

Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) is a foundational keystone of the musical and aesthetic vision of the notorious Norwegian black metal scene and one of the most beloved albums of the genre. Its mysterious artwork and raw sound continue to captivate and inspire black metal fans and

A Kitchen in the Corner of the House (Ambai)(Paperback)

A Kitchen in the Corner of the House collects twenty-five gem-like stories on motherhood, sexuality, and the body from the innovative and perceptive Tamil writer Ambai. In A Kitchen in the Corner of the House, Ambai's narrators are daring and courageous, stretching and reinventing their homes,

House of Memories (Taylor Alice)(Paperback)

Set in rural Ireland in the early 1960s, a sequel to The Woman of the House and Across the River, House of Memories concludes the story of two neighbouring farms and their feuding families.Following his brutish father's death, young Danny Conway strives to rescue the family farm from ruin. When all

In the Sky (Earley Christina)(Paperback)

This book introduces early readers to things that go in the sky. Simple text, sight words, and vibrant images help engage children while they practice their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading