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Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"All the Time in the World proffers a miscellany of customs, traditions, and pleasures people have pursued throughout the ages. An antidote to the contemporary cult of Getting Things Done, the book takes its cue from the medieval books of hours, which prescribed certain readings and contemplations for various parts of the day and year. Full of witty bon mots, interesting etymologies, and arresting anecdotes, the book encompasses an array of cultures...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"Can Lady Philippa Ware forgive the man who once shattered all her youthful dreams? Discover the passionate and heartwarming new novel on the redemptive power of love from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. Philippa, elder daughter of the Earl of Stratton, grew up eagerly anticipating a glittering debut and a brilliant marriage. Then her brother caught their father out in a clandestine affair and denounced him publicly. The whole family...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ;
Language
English
Description
"Saying hello and goodbye is one aspect of having good manners and showing respect for other people. It's especially important for people to say hello and goodbye if it's been said to them. We teach people to be polite because we want them to understand that being rude is hurtful and disrespectful. This book explores situations in which it is polite to say hello and goodbye and why saying hello and goodbye is important. Colorful illustrations and...
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Series
Publisher
Tadpole Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
16 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Morning Routine, emergent readers see and read about a morning routine, including making the bed, brushing hair and teeth, eating breakfast, and preparing for the day. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers and ensure reading success. Morning Routine includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, comes a wise and witty novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Enter into the daily lives of children in the many countries of modern Africa. Countering stereotypes, this book celebrates the extraordinary diversity of this vibrant continent. With selected updates to the text, statistics, and illustrations"--
11) Day of the dead
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Thinking of loved ones who have died is often depressing. But in Latin America and Hispanic communities, people celebrate the lives of their loved ones who have passed. Day of the Dead is a time of great celebration and joy. People make altars called ofrendas with pictures, gifts, treats, and flowers to remember their loved ones and help them on their journey. Families gather for picnics in cemeteries and eat special treats. Parades featuring skeleton...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When etiquette coach Ms. Picklepop teeters off her stool and spills a bucket of paint, a creature emerges. Not a scary one, or an evil one, or anything of the sort. Instead, what comes alive is... BLURP! She'll have to carry on with her lesson, despite Blurp's many, messy distractions. But paint splotches and burps aren't all that disrupt Ms. Picklepop's decorous class. Perhaps through an unlikely friendship, Ms. Picklepop will learn a thing or two...
13) Mrs. Dalloway
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway, occupied with the last-minute details of party preparation, finds her thoughts on a very different route through the past.
Author
Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
xxii, 216 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians catalogs portions of the extensive tradition of folk cures, nature lore, and agricultural signs, as well as a number of witch-tales and ghost-tales."--Jacket.
15) All my secrets
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Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Physical Desc
379 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
When her husband's unexpected death bestows his fortune on a male heir, Sylvia tries to marry her daughter off to a wealthy husband to maintain their lifestyle, but is stopped by her mother-in-law, who wants more for her granddaughter.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"The author of the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies returns to Victorian London in an all-new novel of deadly obsession. Calista Langley operates an exclusive "introduction" agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for those in deepest mourning--a black mirror, a funeral...
17) Ancient Greece
Author
Series
The funniest events in history volume Ancient Greece
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
60 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ancient Greek studies are all about philosophers, incredible artworks, and the gods and goddesses. But there were regular families living there too! In this entertaining graphic novel, an ancient Greek family lives through some of the most important discoveries of the time: democracy, the crane, and cartography. Told through three chapters and including an appendix of historical context, the main content gives readers a new, fun perspective of ancient...
Author
Series
Robinswood story volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, Ireland. 1946. Years of neglect and abandonment have left the family seat of the Keneficks almost derelict, but the new Lord Kenefick and his charming young wife Kate, are determined to breathe life into the old house once more. The war is over and they have survived, so now they must set about making a bright future for themselves and their family. But the shadows of the past are ever lurking, and there are...
19) Bleak house
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 67
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. A savage, but...
20) Ancient Egypt
Author
Series
The funniest events in history volume Egypt
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
60 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Much of the story of ancient Egypt is told about royalty. Many kids know about pharaohs like Cleopatra and the amazing pyramids that were built during this time period-but what about the regular people? This graphic novel brings that perspective into focus as a family living in ancient Egypt are part of the major innovations of the time: the pyramids, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and the use of papyrus and hieroglyphics. Illustrations pair with understandable...