Bag in the Wind

Bag in the Wind
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780763630010
ISBN-13 : 0763630012
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Bag in the Wind by : Ted Kooser

In a singular first children’s book, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser follows a plastic bag on its capricious journey from a landfill into a series of townspeople’s lives. One cold morning in early spring, a bulldozer pushes a pile of garbage around a landfill and uncovers an empty plastic bag — a perfectly good bag, the color of the skin of a yellow onion, with two holes for handles — that someone has thrown away. Just then, a puff of wind lifts the rolling, flapping bag over a chain-link fence and into the lives of several townsfolk — a can-collecting girl, a homeless man, a store owner — not that all of them notice. Renowned poet Ted Kooser fashions an understated yet compassionate world full of happenstance and connection, neglect and care, all perfectly expressed in Barry Root’s tender illustrations. True to the book’s earth-friendly spirit, it is printed on paper containing 100 percent recycled post-consumer waste and includes an author’s note on recycling plastic bags.

One Plastic Bag

One Plastic Bag
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Publisher : Millbrook Press
Total Pages : 44
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ISBN-10 : 9781467762991
ISBN-13 : 1467762997
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis One Plastic Bag by : Miranda Paul

In Njau, Gambia, discarded plastic bags littered the roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. But Isatou Ceesay found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. An inspirational true story.

I'm Not a Plastic Bag

I'm Not a Plastic Bag
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Publisher : Boom! Studios
Total Pages : 92
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ISBN-10 : 9781641449403
ISBN-13 : 1641449403
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis I'm Not a Plastic Bag by : Rachel Hope Allison

Based on the real-life occurrence of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island of floating trash in a remote area of the Northern Pacific Ocean more than twice the size of Texas, I'm Not A Plastic Bag tells a moving story about loneliness, beauty, and humankind's connection to our planet

Eyes to the Wind

Eyes to the Wind
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781982111564
ISBN-13 : 1982111569
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Eyes to the Wind by : Ady Barkan

In this “gripping story of resistance and the triumph of human will” (Senator Elizabeth Warren), activist and subject of the documentary Not Going Quietly Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all. Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coast and holding his newborn son, Carl. But one day, he noticed a troubling weakness in his hand. At first, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel syndrome, but after a week of neurological exams and two MRIs, he learned the cause of the problem: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At age thirty-two, Ady was given just three to four years to live. Yet despite the devastating diagnosis, he refused to let his remaining days go to waste. Eyes to the Wind is a rousing memoir featuring intertwining storylines about determination, perseverance, and how to live a life filled with purpose and intention. The first traces Ady’s battle with ALS: how he turned the initial shock and panic from his diagnosis into a renewed commitment to social justice—not despite his disability but because of it. The second, told in flashbacks, illustrates Ady’s journey from a goofy political nerd to a prominent figure in the enduring fight for equity and justice whose “selfless activism fighting to make health care a right should be an inspiration to us all” (Senator Bernie Sanders). From one of the most vocal advocates for social justice, Eyes to the Wind’s “primary question is existential: how to live when you are dying? Barkan’s answer is to share, open up, act, and capital-R Resist, and his memoir, clearly and candidly written, establishes a legacy” (Booklist).

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0746069782
ISBN-13 : 9780746069783
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Snowy Day by : Anna Milbourne

Several children enjoy playing in the snow.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781101637425
ISBN-13 : 1101637420
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by : William Kamkwamba

Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.

A Season on the Wind

A Season on the Wind
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Publisher : Revell
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9781493431946
ISBN-13 : 1493431943
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis A Season on the Wind by : Suzanne Woods Fisher

Ben Zook had only two loves in his life: books and birds. In a stroke of good fortune, he'd stumbled onto a way to cobble together those two loves into a career, writing books about rare birds. He was as free as a bird--until a chase for a rare White-winged Tern takes him to the one place on earth he planned to never return: his Amish home in Stoney Ridge. Desperate for photographs of the elusive tern, Ben hires a local field guide, Micah Weaver, and boards at Micah's farm, planning to "bag the bird" and leave Stoney Ridge before anyone recognizes him. But he neglected to plan for Micah's sister, Penny. One long-ago summer, Penny had introduced Ben to birding, even sharing with him a hidden eagle aerie. That was when she knew true love. She'd always hoped he would come back to Stoney Ridge. Back to his Amish roots. Back to her. The only problem? Ben has absolutely no memory of Penny. Bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher welcomes her readers to the Amish community at Stoney Ridge in this engaging story of discovering just who the rare birds are in life.

Walking with the Wind

Walking with the Wind
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9781476797717
ISBN-13 : 1476797714
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Walking with the Wind by : John Lewis

Forty years ago, a teenaged boy stepped off a cotton farm in Alabama and into the epicenter of the struggle for civil rights in America, where he has remained to this day, committed still to the nonviolent ideals of his mentor Martin Luther King and the movement they both served. of photos.

Fair Stood the Wind for France

Fair Stood the Wind for France
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1088160573
ISBN-13 : 9781088160572
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Fair Stood the Wind for France by : H. E. Bates

Fair Stood the Wind for France, first published in 1944, is author H. E. Bates' fictional account of a downed English bomber-pilot and his crew over occupied France during World War II. The men are taken in by a French family who hide them in their home. However, the pilot, injured during the plane's landing, must remain in France to heal, while his crew begin their journey back to friendly territory. The pilot falls in love with the home-owner's daughter, their relationship grows and eventually they travel together across France, seeking a way back to England. Fair Stood the Wind for France rises above the average romance, however. Set against the horrors of war, it takes on a life-affirming force, enhanced by the simple, yet elegant prose of the author. Bates also excels at evoking a sense of place; much of the story occurs over the course of a hot summer in rural France, and there are many beautiful descriptions of the French countryside as it bakes in the summer heat. In 1980, the book was the subject of a 4-part television mini-series by the BBC.

Arnold Jacobs

Arnold Jacobs
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Publisher : Windsong Press (IL)
Total Pages : 304
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:49015002456698
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Arnold Jacobs by : Brian Frederiksen

Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind is written by Mr. Jacobs' assistant, Brian Frederiksen, and edited by John Taylor. Material comes from masterclasses, private interviews, previously published writings and contributions from his students and colleagues.