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Publisher :Red Empress Publishing Release Date :2020-09-23 ISBN : Pages :174 pages Rating :4./5 ( users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review A Girl and Her Panda by Zoey Gong:
Download or read book A Girl and Her Panda written by Zoey Gong and published by Red Empress Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Lihua never could have imagined that the birth of a little brother would end the life she knew. Raised in a poor country village, Lihua prayed her parents would have a son to bring peace and balance to the family. But she did not foresee how living in such poverty would force her parents to face a terrible choice they once made that would now cost Lihua everything. Suddenly told to leave her home, Lihua begins a treacherous journey alone. After being attacked on the road the first day, an unlikely hero comes to her aid: a panda she decides to call Panpan. Bound together for love and survival, Lihua and Panpan travel together through the mountains and forest of western China as Lihua struggles to find her new place in the world. A Girl and her Panda is part the Animal Companion series, but each book is a stand-alone novel with new characters and adventures.
Publisher :Xlibris Corporation Release Date :2016-11-10 ISBN :1524552828 Pages :226 pages Rating :4.5/5 (245 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Wilderness Woman by Jo Lawyer:
Download or read book Wilderness Woman written by Jo Lawyer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Wilderness Woman When Alberta Starr found herself in trouble, she ended up asking her Internet friends to help. They came and succeeded. While there, the gals saw similarities in their lives and many other things. What they are you will find out by reading Wildness Woman.
Publisher :Random House Release Date :2009-03-25 ISBN :0307535878 Pages :400 pages Rating :4.3/5 (75 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review The Lady and the Panda by Vicki Croke:
Download or read book The Lady and the Panda written by Vicki Croke and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In The Lady and the Panda, Vicki Constantine Croke gives us the remarkable account of Ruth Harkness and her extraordinary journey, and restores Harkness to her rightful place along with Sacajawea, Nellie Bly, and Amelia Earhart as one of the great woman adventurers of all time. Ruth was the toast of 1930s New York, a dress designer newly married to a wealthy adventurer, Bill Harkness. Just weeks after their wedding, however, Bill decamped for China in hopes of becoming the first Westerner to capture a giant panda–an expedition on which many had embarked and failed miserably. Bill was also to fail in his quest, dying horribly alone in China and leaving his widow heartbroken and adrift. And so Ruth made the fateful decision to adopt her husband’s dream as her own and set off on the adventure of a lifetime. It was not easy. Indeed, everything was against Ruth Harkness. In decadent Shanghai, the exclusive fraternity of white male explorers patronized her, scorned her, and joked about her softness, her lack of experience and money. But Ruth ignored them, organizing, outfitting, and leading a bare-bones campaign into the majestic but treacherous hinterlands where China borders Tibet. As her partner she chose Quentin Young, a twenty-two-year-old Chinese explorer as unconventional as she was, who would join her in a romance as torrid as it was taboo. Traveling across some of the toughest terrain in the world–nearly impenetrable bamboo forests, slick and perilous mountain slopes, and boulder-strewn passages–the team raced against a traitorous rival, and was constantly threatened by hordes of bandits and hostile natives. The voyage took months to complete and cost Ruth everything she had. But when, almost miraculously, she returned from her journey with a baby panda named Su Lin in her arms, the story became an international sensation and made the front pages of newspapers around the world. No animal in history had gotten such attention. And Ruth Harkness became a hero. Drawing extensively on American and Chinese sources, including diaries, scores of interviews, and previously unseen intimate letters from Ruth Harkness, Vicki Constantine Croke has fashioned a captivating and richly textured narrative about a woman ahead of her time. Part Myrna Loy, part Jane Goodall, by turns wisecracking and poetic, practical and spiritual, Ruth Harkness is a trailblazing figure. And her story makes for an unforgettable, deeply moving adventure.
Publisher :University of Chicago Press Release Date :1994-09-14 ISBN :022611208X Pages :312 pages Rating :4.2/5 (261 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review The Last Panda by George B. Schaller:
Download or read book The Last Panda written by George B. Schaller and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994-09-14 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo, hunted mercilessly for its pelt, and hostage to profiteering schemes once in captivity, the panda is on the brink of extinction. Here, acclaimed naturalist George Schaller uses his great evocative powers, and the insight gained by four and a half years in the forests of the Wolong and Tangjiahe panda reserves, to document the plight of these mysterious creatures and to awaken the human compassion urgently needed to save them. "No scientist is better at letting the rest of us in on just how the natural world works; no poet sees the world with greater clarity or writes about it with more grace. . . . Anyone who genuinely cares for wildlife cannot help being grateful to Schaller—both for his efforts to understand the panda and for the candor with which he reports what has gone so badly wrong in the struggle to save it from extinction."—Geoffrey C. Ward, New York Times Book Review "Schaller's book is a unique mix of natural history and the politics of conservation, and it makes for compelling reading. . . . Having been in giant panda country myself, I found some of the descriptions of the animals and habitats breathtaking. Schaller describes the daily routines and personalities of the giant pandas he studied (as well as their fates thereafter) as though they were his blood relatives. . . . Schaller's brilliant presentation of the complexities of conservation makes his book a milestone for the conservation movement."—Devra G. Kleiman, Washington Post Book World "George Schaller's most soulful work, written in journal style with many asides about a creature who evolved only two to three million years ago (about the same time as humans). . . . Here, conservation biology confronts an evil that grinds against hope and shatters the planet's diversity. Written with hope."—Whole Earth Catalog "A nicely crafted blend of wildlife observation and political-cultural analysis. . . . The Last Panda is a sad chronicle of our failure, so far, to stem the decline of the animal that may be the most beloved on the planet."—Donald Dale Jackson, Smithsonian
Publisher :Penguin UK Release Date :2013-06-06 ISBN :014197317X Pages :288 pages Rating :4.1/5 (419 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Chocolate Box Girls: Coco Caramel by Cathy Cassidy:
Download or read book Chocolate Box Girls: Coco Caramel written by Cathy Cassidy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Another delicious book in the Chocolate Box Girls series, a sequel to Cherry Crush, Marshmallow Skye and Summer's Dream, from bestselling girls' favourite, Cathy Cassidy. Coco is the youngest of the Tanberry sisters but she's as headstrong as any of them. Coco is crazy about animals and loves her riding lessons. When her favourite pony at the stables is sold, Coco scopes out the new owner - and she's not happy about what she discovers. With big sister Honey going off at the deep end and Skye only just recovering from her eating disorder, Coco can't rely on family help. Can Coco save Caramel alone - or will a new friend help her? A perfect next step for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, by the bestselling author of Scarlett, Dizzy, Angel Cake and Ginger Snaps. For all the latest Cathy news, visit www.cathycassidy.com
Publisher :Akashic Books Release Date :2019-11-05 ISBN :1617757853 Pages :170 pages Rating :4.6/5 (177 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Cutting Edge by Margaret Atwood:
Download or read book Cutting Edge written by Margaret Atwood and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: A chilling noir collection featuring fifteen crime and mystery tales and six poems from female authors. Joyce Carol Oates, a queen-pin of the noir genre, has brought her keen and discerning eye to the curation of an outstanding anthology of brand-new top-shelf short stories (and poems by Margaret Atwood!). While bad men are not always the victims in these tales, they get their due often enough to satisfy readers who are sick and tired of the gendered status quo, or who just want to have a little bit of fun at the expense of a crumbling patriarchal society. This stylistically diverse collection will make you squirm in your seat, stay up at night, laugh out loud, and inevitably wish for more. With stories by: Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood (poems), Valerie Martin, Aimee Bender, Edwidge Danticat, Sheila Kohler, S.A. Solomon, S.J. Rozan, Lucy Taylor, Cassandra Khaw, Bernice L. McFadden, Jennifer Morales, Elizabeth McCracken, Livia Llewellyn, Lisa Lim, and Steph Cha. Praise for Cutting Edge “The indefatigable Joyce Carol Oates gathers a strong list of names . . . . Emerging and established authors provide attention-grabbing short works: especially notable are Edwidge Danticat's story on the quotidian horror of domestic violence, Bernice L. McFadden’s comic take on the appropriation of racial friendship, and Lisa Lim’s illustrations of a grotesque marriage.” —Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine “But of course, in the end, it isn't the themes or the innovations on the format of the short story anthology that make the tales collected in Cutting Edge most “feel” as if you were reading Joyce Carol Oates herself. It is the writing. The tight plots and fresh, flowing prose that go about their business until—snap!—the story’s well-oiled mousetrap does its job.” —New York Journal of Books “The 15 stories and six poems in this slim yet weighty all-original noir anthology . . . are razor-sharp and relentless in their portrayal of life, offering snapshots of dysfunction, everyday toil, and brief joy. It is unusual, however, in its scope, zeroing in not only on what the female characters endure but what they dish out . . . . Each story sears but does not cauterize, leaving protagonists and readers raw . . . . Fans of contemporary crime fiction won’t want to miss this one.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher :Harlequin Release Date :2012-05-15 ISBN :1459243676 Pages :288 pages Rating :4.4/5 (592 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review The Baby Gift by Bethany Campbell:
Download or read book The Baby Gift written by Bethany Campbell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: A good mother will do anything to save her child. Briana Morris is definitely a good mother. Josh Morris travels the world in search of its stories. Briana Morris's whole world is a single small farm. They met and married and divorced in little more than the wink of an eye. But together they managed to create one perfect thing—their daughter, Nealie. Now Nealie has been diagnosed with a rare and dangerous form of anemia. Her best hope for survival is a transfusion from a sibling. But Nealie has no siblings. To save her daughter's life, Briana must do the unthinkable—contact Josh and convince him to father another child.
Publisher :Lulu.com Release Date :2018-12-28 ISBN :0244745595 Pages :521 pages Rating :4.2/5 (447 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Panda Johnson and the Death of the Gods Book 2 by Harry H Batsford:
Download or read book Panda Johnson and the Death of the Gods Book 2 written by Harry H Batsford and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Following the tumultuous events of Book One (The Monuments of Panda Johnson), Panda and his ever growing band of friends find themselves marooned on Earth 4.6 traversing foreign land and fending off both new, and old enemies. With Genevieve and Lord Overworn stranded on the same planet, it isn't long before their paths cross again and all hell breaks loose. When Lord Overworn's homeworld is invaded and captured by their mortal enemy, the Malagain, the race is on to find a way home, re-capture Panda and generally be as naughty as possible. Join Panda and friends in their continuing adventures, as they run away in the face of danger, laugh in the face of reality and generally wonder who, in the Twelve Lords of Gorm, they annoyed.
Publisher :iUniverse Release Date :2015-03-20 ISBN :1491761164 Pages :118 pages Rating :4.4/5 (917 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Under My Window by Navid Sorkhou:
Download or read book Under My Window written by Navid Sorkhou and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Sammi is a car salesman, a family man, and an addict. Bored with his personal life, Sammi spends ridiculous amounts of money on women, booze, and drugs. Unfortunately now Sammi cannot endure long without a hit of something from his dealer, Luci. But little does he know that the high he desperately seeks will eventually lead him to seal his fate. Constable Johnson is a police officer who has just pulled over a car thief. “Fully Loaded,” as he is called on the street, is not just another pretty face. He is a law school graduate who gets a rush from stealing cars. Johnson hates to draw his gun. But when he does, what happens next will surprise everyone. As their granddaughter, Homa, looks on, Ahmadi and Bandar have an animated discussion under a window. Homa is fascinated by her grandfathers, especially when they talk about their home country, Iran. As the men continue, they have no idea another is listening, learning, and contemplating his own life from the window above. Under My Window is a collection of stories that reflect sacrifices made for love as diverse characters attempt to find purpose and discover that perfection is impossible.
Publisher :Springer Science & Business Media Release Date :2012-09-29 ISBN :9400748620 Pages :217 pages Rating :4.4/5 (7 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Zoo Talk by Patricia G. Patrick:
Download or read book Zoo Talk written by Patricia G. Patrick and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-29 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Founded on the premise that zoos are ‘bilingual’—that the zoo, in the shape of its staff and exhibits, and its visitors speak distinct languages—this enlightening analysis of the informal learning that occurs in zoos examines the ‘speech’ of exhibits and staff as well as the discourse of visitors beginning in the earliest years. Using real-life conversations among visitors as a basis for discussion, the authors interrogate children’s responses to the exhibits and by doing so develop an ‘informal learning model’ and a ‘zoo knowledge model’ that prompts suggestions for activities that classroom educators can use before, during, and after a zoo visit. Their analysis of the ‘visitor voice’ informs creative suggestions for how to enhance the educational experiences of young patrons. By assessing visitors’ entry knowledge and their interpretations of the exhibits, the authors establish a baseline for zoos that helps them to refine their communication with visitors, for example in expanding knowledge of issues concerning biodiversity and biological conservation. The book includes practical advice for zoo and classroom educators about positive ways to prepare for zoo visits, engaging activities during visits, and follow-up work that maximizes the pedagogical benefits. It also reflects on the interplay between the developing role of zoos as facilitators of learning, and the ways in which zoos help visitors assimilate the knowledge on offer. In addition to being essential reading for educators in zoos and in the classroom, this volume is full of insights with much broader contextual relevance for getting the most out of museum visits and field trips in general.
Publisher :Red Empress Publishing Release Date :2020-09-23 ISBN : Pages :200 pages Rating :4./5 ( users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review A Girl and Her Tiger by Zoey Gong:
Download or read book A Girl and Her Tiger written by Zoey Gong and published by Red Empress Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: She didn’t plan on becoming a rebel… After watching her parents serve in British households for her whole life, Priya grew to despise every aspect of British colonialism. After an introduction to a British family in an attempt to secure a servant position of her own ends in disaster, Priya runs away to try and find a better life. But she doesn’t get far. Alone on the streets of Bombay, Priya is kidnapped and taken captive aboard a smuggler’s ship bound for the slave markets of the Americas. And in the cage next to her – is a ferocious mama tiger called Nabhitha! When Priya and the tiger see a chance for escape, will Priya dare to take it? Or will she end up the tiger’s dinner? Follow Priya and Nabhitha on a journey of courage and second chances. A Girl and her Tiger is the third book in the Animal Companion Series, but each book is a stand-alone novel with new characters and adventures.
Publisher :Eerdmans Young Readers Release Date :2013-04-19 ISBN :0802854044 Pages :126 pages Rating :4.8/5 (28 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk:
Download or read book A Girl Called Problem written by Katie Quirk and published by Eerdmans Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: In 1967 Tanzania, when President Nyerere urges his people to work together as one extended family, the people of Lawanima move to a new village which, to some, seems cursed, but where 13-year-old Shida, a healer, and her female cousins are allowed to attend school. Includes glossary and author's note.
Publisher :Hachette UK Release Date :2014-08-07 ISBN :1780870167 Pages :448 pages Rating :4.7/5 (88 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Our Lady of the Streets by Tom Pollock:
Download or read book Our Lady of the Streets written by Tom Pollock and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: 'I couldn't have asked for a more satisfying finale' Tor.com In this thrilling conclusion to the Skyscraper Throne trilogy, Beth will come face-to-face with the goddess of the streets . . . Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Ever since Beth and Pen found their way into the hidden corners of London, the presence of its ruthless goddess, Mater Viae, has haunted its twisting streets. Now Mater Viae has returned with deadly consequences. The streets are wracked by convulsions as wires and pipe go into spasm, bunching the city into a crippled new geography; pavements flare to thousand-degree fevers, incinerating pedestrians; and towers fall, their foundations decayed. It seems there is nothing Beth and Pen can do to stop this insane goddess. As the city sickens, so does Beth - her essence now part of this secret London. But when it is revealed that Mater Viae's plans for dominion stretch far beyond the borders of the city, Beth must make a choice: flee, or sacrifice her city in order to save it. Our Lady of the Street is the third book and thrilling conclusion in The Skyscraper Throne trilogy.
Publisher :Funstory Release Date :2020-03-25 ISBN :1648579086 Pages : pages Rating :4.6/5 (485 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Legend of Shi'En by Zhu XiaoSenDaShu:
Download or read book Legend of Shi'En written by Zhu XiaoSenDaShu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: During the Hongwu period, the Beastmen race, known as the "External Demons", came with unpredictable weapons. Thus, a war broke out between the armies of the Ming Dynasty and the outer demons. The folk martial artists and the martial artists of the martial arts world all formed their own sects to participate in the battle between the outer demons. After the Great Ming Royal Family witnessed the powerful strength of the external devil, they eventually bowed their heads to the external devil and gave up on the other sects. Signing unequal treaties with foreign devils without authorization...
Publisher :Hillcrest Publishing Group Release Date :2010 ISBN :193493898X Pages :157 pages Rating :4.9/5 (349 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review That Girl's Not Right by Kathleen Wooton:
Download or read book That Girl's Not Right written by Kathleen Wooton and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: Hilarity ensues when a doctor is plucked from her office and trapped in a house with her husband, two teens, a small menagerie, and no escape.
Publisher :Springer Science & Business Media Release Date :2011-10-12 ISBN :3642247210 Pages :251 pages Rating :4.6/5 (422 users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review Informatics in Schools: Contributing to 21st Century Education by Ivan Kalas:
Download or read book Informatics in Schools: Contributing to 21st Century Education written by Ivan Kalas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2011, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, in October 2011. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. A broad variety of topics related to teaching informatics in schools is addressed ranging from national experience reports to paedagogical and methodological issues. The papers are organized in topical sections on informatics education - the spectrum of options, national perspectives, outreach programmes, teacher education, informatics in primary schools, advanced concepts of informatics in schools, as well as competitions and exams.
Publisher :Red Empress Publishing Release Date :2020-09-23 ISBN : Pages :170 pages Rating :4./5 ( users) GO BOOK!
Summary Book Review A Girl and her Elephant by Zoey Gong:
Download or read book A Girl and her Elephant written by Zoey Gong and published by Red Empress Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book Synopsis: One girl risks everything to save the life of her friend… All of the elephants wept as one of their own lay dying in childbirth. But Kanita, the daughter of the royal elephant trainer, refused to give up. With her own hands, she helped bring the baby elephant, Safi, into the world, beginning a lifelong friendship between a girl and her elephant. But many of the villagers worried about the curse of the white elephant with the red birthmark across her face. Raised in the mountains of northern Siam, Kanita’s idyllic life is shattered when she is ordered to marry a much older man and leave her beloved yet cursed elephant behind. But Kanita’s stubborn nature refuses to bow to her parents’ wishes. Kanita and Safi flee their village with the goal of redeeming Safi from her cursed reputation and cementing their bond, vowing to never be separated. But the jungle is more dangerous than Kanita or Safi could have imagined. From new author Zoey Gong, follow Kanita and Safi through the jungles of ancient Siam in a story of friendship, hope, and redemption. A Girl and her Elephant is the first book in the Animal Companion series, but each book is a stand-alone novel with new characters and adventures.
