Sadiq and the Desert Star

Sadiq and the Desert Star
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Publisher : Picture Window Books
Total Pages : 65
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ISBN-10 : 9781515847380
ISBN-13 : 1515847381
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Sadiq and the Desert Star by : Siman Nuurali

When Sadiq's father leaves on a business trip, he worries he'll miss his baba too much. But Baba has a story for Sadiq: the story of the Desert Star. Learning about Baba's passion for the stars sparks Sadiq's interest in outer space. But can Sadiq find others who are willing to help him start the space club of his dreams?

Stars of the Desert

Stars of the Desert
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:$B167765
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Stars of the Desert by : Laurence Hope

The Star of the Desert

The Star of the Desert
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9798606477
ISBN-13 : 9789798606472
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Star of the Desert by : Gordon Wallis

For millions of years, a bounty of unimaginable riches lay hidden deep within the scorched wastelands of the Namib desert. Diamonds. Some men cracked the earth to own them. Some men died. For ex-soldier Jason Green, the job was unexpected but the brief was simple. At the most remote diamond mine in the world, something was wrong. Badly wrong. The insurance firm was deeply concerned. The running costs were enormous, the claims, suspicious. What were the dark secrets that had been so carefully concealed? Secrets buried as deep as the glittering stones themselves. Jason Green uncovers the truth but his astonishing discovery sets off a chain of events that result in hideous violence and cold-blooded murder. The architect of this horror must be stopped, but for Green, there are personal scores to settle. The action builds to a frenzy in this ferociously fast-paced thriller, and the heart-stopping climax will be embedded in your mind for a long time. A very long time.

In the Desert

In the Desert
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Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages : 30
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ISBN-10 : 0743983564
ISBN-13 : 9780743983563
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis In the Desert by : Howard Rice

This book takes a closer look at the main characteristics of a desert, how they're formed, and how plants and animals have adapted to their arid environment. Reads at a level of 2.5 with a word count of 558.

Desert Oracle

Desert Oracle
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Publisher : MCD
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9780374722388
ISBN-13 : 0374722382
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Desert Oracle by : Ken Layne

The cult-y pocket-size field guide to the strange and intriguing secrets of the Mojave—its myths and legends, outcasts and oddballs, flora, fauna, and UFOs—becomes the definitive, oracular book of the desert For the past five years, Desert Oracle has existed as a quasi-mythical, quarterly periodical available to the very determined only by subscription or at the odd desert-town gas station or the occasional hipster boutique, its canary-yellow-covered, forty-four-page issues handed from one curious desert zealot to the next, word spreading faster than the printers could keep up with. It became a radio show, a podcast, a live performance. Now, for the first time—and including both classic and new, never-before-seen revelations—Desert Oracle has been bound between two hard covers and is available to you. Straight out of Joshua Tree, California, Desert Oracle is “The Voice of the Desert”: a field guide to the strange tales, singing sand dunes, sagebrush trails, artists and aliens, authors and oddballs, ghost towns and modern legends, musicians and mystics, scorpions and saguaros, out there in the sand. Desert Oracle is your companion at a roadside diner, around a campfire, in your tent or cabin (or high-rise apartment or suburban living room) as the wind and the coyotes howl outside at night. From journal entries of long-deceased adventurers to stray railroad ad copy, and musings on everything from desert flora, rumored cryptid sightings, and other paranormal phenomena, Ken Layne's Desert Oracle collects the weird and the wonderful of the American Southwest into a single, essential volume.

Wings in the Desert

Wings in the Desert
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9780816548453
ISBN-13 : 0816548455
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Wings in the Desert by : Amadeo M. Rea

There is a common but often unspoken arrogance on the part of outside observers that folk science and traditional knowledge—the type developed by Native communities and tribal groups—is inferior to the “formal science” practiced by Westerners. In this lucidly written and humanistic account of the O’odham tribes of Arizona and Northwest Mexico, ethnobiologist Amadeo M. Rea exposes the limitations of this assumption by exploring the rich ornithology that these tribes have generated about the birds that are native to their region. He shows how these peoples’ observational knowledge provides insights into the behaviors, mating habits, migratory patterns, and distribution of local bird species, and he uncovers the various ways that this knowledge is incorporated into the communities’ traditions and esoteric belief systems. Drawing on more than four decades of field and textual research along with hundreds of interviews with tribe members, Rea identifies how birds are incorporated, both symbolically and practically, into Piman legends, songs, art, religion, and ceremonies. Through highly detailed descriptions and accounts loaded with Native voice, this book is the definitive study of folk ornithology. It also provides valuable data for scholars of linguistics and North American Native studies, and it makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how humans make sense of their world. It will be of interest to historians of science, anthropologists, and scholars of indigenous cultures and folk taxonomy.

Sharks in the Desert

Sharks in the Desert
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1569802742
ISBN-13 : 9781569802748
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Sharks in the Desert by : John L. Smith

The story fo the evolution of the gambling racket from mobbed-up vice to corporate success story as told through the biographies of the men who made it happen.

Portman, R the Stars SSA/Pf

Portman, R the Stars SSA/Pf
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1846090512
ISBN-13 : 9781846090516
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Portman, R the Stars SSA/Pf by : Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

(Music Sales America). An arrangement of one of the songs from The Little Prince , a fabulous, moving and melodic opera by Rachel Portman with luxurious counter melodies and placid harmonies. This opera is based on French philosopher and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery's novella, Le Petit Prince, an international classic penned in 1943. It was composed by Rachel Portman, the first woman to win an Oscar for a film score (Emma-1996), with text by Nicholas Wright. While Saint-Exupery's moving parable of self-discovery is the foundation of the opera's appeal, it is Portman's music that gives the work its dramatic impact. The characters are brought to life and portrayed with a delicate combination of humour and poignancy. This SSA and Piano arrangement of The Stars by Richard Allain.

Terror in the Desert

Terror in the Desert
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781476672410
ISBN-13 : 1476672415
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Terror in the Desert by : Brad Sykes

Set in the American Southwest, "desert terror" films combine elements from horror, film noir and road movies to tell stories of isolation and violence. For more than half a century, these diverse and troubling films have eluded critical classification and analysis. Highlighting pioneering filmmakers and bizarre production stories, the author traces the genre's origins and development, from cult exploitation (The Hills Have Eyes, The Hitcher) to crowd-pleasing franchises (Tremors, From Dusk Till Dawn) to quirky auteurist fare (Natural Born Killers, Lost Highway) to more recent releases (Bone Tomahawk, Nocturnal Animals). Rare stills, promotional materials and a filmography are included.

The Desert Alphabet Book

The Desert Alphabet Book
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Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages : 35
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ISBN-10 : 9780881064728
ISBN-13 : 0881064726
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Desert Alphabet Book by : Jerry Pallotta

The parched, mysterious deserts of the world are the landscapes for this alphabet array of plants, animals, and phenomena. Meet the colorful Crimson Chat, the deadly Inland Taipan, and the cartwheeling Golden Wheel Spider. Look beneath and beyond the sand for familiar, unfamiliar, and comical desert dwellers. Author Jerry Pallotta and illustrator Mark Astrella invite readers to one of nature's most forbidding environments. And if you feel thirsty after reading about some of the driest places on earth, don't worry. There's a Water-holding frog!