Southwest Sunrise
Title | Southwest Sunrise PDF eBook |
Author | Nikki Grimes |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 39 |
Release | 2020-05-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1547600837 |
From Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Nikki Grimes and highly-acclaimed illustrator Wendell Minor comes a stunning picture book about the beauty of the natural world and finding a new place to call home. The beauty of the natural world is just waiting to be discovered . . . When Jayden touches down in New Mexico, he's uncertain how this place could ever be home. But if he takes a walk outside, he just might find something glorious. Flowers in bright shades . . . Birds and lizards and turtles, all with a story to tell . . . Red rock pillars towering in the distance . . . Turquoise sky as far as the eye can see . . . Perhaps this place could be home after all. Gorgeously poetic and visually stunning, this story from acclaimed creators Nikki Grimes and Wendell Minor celebrates the beauty of the Southwest as a young boy sees it for the very first time. Acclaim for One Last Word A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Winner A New York Times Editor's Choice
Baghdad at Sunrise
Title | Baghdad at Sunrise PDF eBook |
Author | Peter R. Mansoor |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2008-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300142633 |
An on-the-ground commander describes his brigade's first year in Iraq after the U.S. forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003, and explains what went right and wrong as the U.S. military confronted an insurgency, in a firsthand analysis of success and failure in Iraq.
Sunrise from the Summit
Title | Sunrise from the Summit PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Randall |
Publisher | Farcountry Press |
Pages | 67 |
Release | 2015-03-31 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1560376201 |
Award-winning photographer Glenn Randall dedicated seven years to climbing each of Colorado’s 54 peaks over 14,000 feet with one goal in mind—to capture the glory of sunrise from each summit. His quest required hundreds of hours of planning and preparation, then scaling the peaks in the dark while carrying a pack loaded with camera gear. Randall’s reward—and yours—is this beautiful collection of unique and dramatic images that will put you on the summit just as the sun gilds the far horizon.
Sunrise Song
Title | Sunrise Song PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Palmer |
Publisher | Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780842372305 |
Dr. Fiona Thornton has committed her life to studying and trying to protect the elephants of Kenya. Rogan McCullough, a wealthy entrepreneur, offers Fiona generous financial support if she will allow him to bring tourists to her camp to see the elephants. Fiona balks at the idea, but when poachers threaten the beloved herd, she and Rogan must work together to protect them. In the process, both reach new depths of faith and discover an unforeseen love for each other.
Apache
Title | Apache PDF eBook |
Author | John Annerino |
Publisher | Marlowe & Company |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 9781569246672 |
Through 70 color photographs & accompanying text, the author relates the sacred rites by which an Apache girl becomes a woman.
The Sunrise Lands
Title | The Sunrise Lands PDF eBook |
Author | S. M. Stirling |
Publisher | ROC Hardcover |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Fiction |
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First in a new trilogy, this book continues the successful alternate history saga of "A Meeting at Corvallis, The Protectors War," and "Dies the Fire," all of which have been selections of the Science Fiction Book Club.
Sundown at Sunrise
Title | Sundown at Sunrise PDF eBook |
Author | Marty Seifert |
Publisher | Beaver's Pond Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2016-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781592987948 |
Based on a true tale from the early 1900s, this work of historical fiction gives life to murderer William Kleeman, a handsome young farmer from southwestern Minnesota who courts the beautiful Maud Petri. After a quick engagement and marriage, the couple produce four childrenand are joined by boarder Mary Snelling, who teaches at the country school across the road. This addictive story winds through many twists before ending in a deadly rampage that results in one of the most notorious ax murders in American history.