![]() Neil Peart was the drummer and lyricist of the legendary rock band Rush and the author of Ghost Rider, The Masked Rider, Traveling Music, Roadshow, Far and Away, Far and Near, and Far and Wide. Many of Rush’s big hits are represented, as well as deeper cuts. ![]() ![]() His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series Terra Incognita Resurrection, Inc. ![]() He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, DC Comics, StarCraft, and The X-Files and, with Brian Herbert, is the co-author of twelve novels in the Dune universe. ![]() Anderson is the bestselling science fiction author of over 100 novels. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() First published in 1967, just months after the completion of Chichester's historic journey, Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike.This volume in The Sailor's Classics restores in its entirety for a new generation of readers Francis Chichester's extraordinarily candid personal account of his adventure. Among the handful of such tales to emerge in the twentieth century, one of the most enduring surely must be Sir Francis Chichester's account of his solitary, nine-month journey around the world in his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV. ![]() From time immemorial, few narrative genres have had the power to so stir the emotions or captivate the imagination as the true account of a lone adventurer's triumph over the titanic forces of nature. 'Sir Francis Chichester has become a genuine hero - perhaps the greatest of the adventurers of his time' - Time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book in the photograph, an eighteenth-century religious text thought to have been taken from France in the waning days of the war, is one of the most fascinating cases. The accompanying article discusses the looting of libraries by the Nazis across Europe during World War II-an experience Eva remembers well-and the search to reunite people with the texts taken from them so long ago. ![]() She freezes it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in sixty-five years-a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names. Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “epic and heart-wrenching World War II tale” (Alyson Noel, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Winemaker’s Wife.Įva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes lock on a photograph in a magazine lying open nearby. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The specifics change according to the content and standards addressed by each book. PLEASE NOTE: the preview shows the format for ALL books in the Let’s Read series and shows the types of activities included. Where can I preview a sample of this resource?Ĭlick PREVIEW to see the types of resources and activities included in this pack. ![]() This resource includes a combination of ELA posters, Vocabulary Word Cards and definitions, Text-Based Questions, Writing Prompts, Collaborative Poster Templates and 3 Differentiated Comprehension Checks. The purpose of this resource is to provide teachers and students with a structured focus on vocabulary, text-based higher level questions, comprehension, and ELA-based skills through an authentic and engaging children’s literature. ![]() This is a focused read-aloud companion pack for the book The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires. ![]() ![]() Jeff & Will sit down with Devon McCormack and Riley Hart in an interview that was recorded at October’s GayRomLit retreat. Jeff discusses, Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman and narrated by Armie Hammer as well as Wait for Me by Kris Jacen. Will reviews Santa’s Naughty Helper by Ari McKay and Up for the Challenge by Devon McCormack & Riley Hart. Jeff & Will jointly review A Home for the Holidays by Joe Cosentino and narrated by Joel Leslie. Also, December 1 begins the Rainbow Advent Calendar, which will feature a different LGBT romance each day for readers to pick up. There’ll be a giveaway there for people to take advantage of as well. Jeff & Will reveal the cover for The Hockey Player’s Heart, the book they co-wrote, on Love Bytes Reviews. ![]() ![]() Two noteworthy events happen on Friday, December 1. Jeff & Will recap the week, which included wrapping up revisions and updating websites. ![]() ![]() ![]() Introducing the MIT Walker Collection - bringing innovative new STEAM books written by experts. ![]()
![]() ![]() Joshua Lewis lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, Cassandra Clare three cats and several thousand books. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts. ![]() Her books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages, a feature film, and a TV show, Shadowhunters, currently airing on Freeform. ![]() She is the coauthor of The Bane Chronicles with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson and Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy with Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, and Robin Wasserman, as well as The Shadowhunter’s Codex, which she cowrote with her husband, Joshua Lewis. Cassandra Clare is the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Lord of Shadows and Lady Midnight, as well as the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and Infernal Devices trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has written all the titles in the award-winning THAT'S NOT MY(R) series and many in the highly successful Sticker Dolly Dressing series. She started working at Usborne in 1989 and has written and edited hundreds of books including baby and novelty, sticker, art and craft, cookery, science and activity books. She taught for three years at a primary school in Kent, before spending two years at a British school in The Netherlands. She graduated from Exeter University with a Bachelor of Education in Art and Design. About the Author: Fiona Watt is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. ![]() The bright pictures and textures to stroke are designed to help develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love touching the textured patches as they meet dinosaurs with fuzzy tails, bumpy teeth and soft spines. Meet five friendly dinosaurs in this special edition of the much-loved That's not my.
![]() ![]() There are moments when it's quite good, and then a lot of sections that just fall short, being too simplistic and almost childish. This book was just barely good enough for me to finish reading. In the very heart of these stirrings, Aedan encounters that which defies belief, leaving him speechless with terror – and wonder. Fearful travellers whisper of an ancient power breathing over Thirna, changing it, waking it. Something is stirring in the land, something more ominous than the rising threat of hostile nations. The events that follow propel Aedan on a journey that only the foolhardy or desperate would risk, leading him to the gates of the nation’s royal academy – a whole world of secrets in itself.īut this is only the beginning of his discoveries. But for Aedan, a scruffy young adventurer with veins full of fire and a head full of ideas, this officer is not what he seems. When a high-ranking officer gallops into the quiet Mistyvales, he brings a warning that shakes the countryfolk to their roots. ![]() #1 Bestseller in Epic, Historical and Coming of Age Fantasy. Runner-up 2016 IPPY Awards and 2015 Great Midwest Book Festival for Sci-Fi/Fantasy Winner 2016 Audible Best Fantasy Audiobook Winner 2015 Beverly Hills Book Award for Fantasy Winner 2015 CIPA EVVY Award for Fiction/Fantasy Winner 2015 LYRA Award for Sci-Fi/Fantasy ![]() Winner 2016 Readers' Favourite Award for Epic Fantasy ![]() ![]() Everything from our immune system and sleep patterns to our mental and cognitive health, right down to a cellular level. Not only do we as humans need friendship, but it affects every part of us both mentally and physically. Lydia talks to Hilaria and Daphne about the health benefits and the science that goes into friendships. It delves into the neurological effects of friendship and socialization on humans. Her latest release, Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond is out now wherever books are sold. She's a mom of 3 boys, a science journalist, contributing editor of the Scientific American, and writer of multiple incredibly well researched and scientifically backed books tackling various topics like the relationship of sound in children or the debate about lead and children. ![]() ![]() Lydia Denworth wants you to know the power of friendship. ![]() |