Flight By Elephant: The Untold Story of World War II’s Most Daring Jungle Rescue
Title | Flight By Elephant: The Untold Story of World War II’s Most Daring Jungle Rescue PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Martin |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2014-01-28 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0007542364 |
The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.
Flight School
Title | Flight School PDF eBook |
Author | Lita Judge |
Publisher | Little Simon |
Pages | 17 |
Release | 2019-07-02 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1534444815 |
A persevering penguin is determined to fly in this adorably inspiring Classic Board Book from the creator of Red Hat and Red Sled. Although little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, his body wasn’t built to soar. But Penguin has an irrepressible spirit, and he adamantly follows his dreams to flip, flap, fly! Even if he needs a little help with the technical parts, this penguin is ready to live on the wind.
The Elephant in the Room
Title | The Elephant in the Room PDF eBook |
Author | Tommy Tomlinson |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2020-01-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1501111620 |
ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 A “warm and funny and honest…genuinely unputdownable” (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it’s like to live in today’s world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life. When he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing—and dangerous—460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn’t go the way he planned—in fact, he wasn’t sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay’s Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg’s All Over but the Shoutin’. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America’s “capital of food porn,” and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. “What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson’s wit and prose” (Rolling Stone). Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is an “inspirational” (The New York Times) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. “Add this to your reading list ASAP” (Charlotte Magazine).
Today I Will Fly!
Title | Today I Will Fly! PDF eBook |
Author | Mo Willems |
Publisher | Elephant and Piggie |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN | 9781406338485 |
These are one of a series of delightfully humorous award-winning tales for beginner readers from an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In "Today I will Fly!" Piggie wants to fly. But Gerald knows that she cannot - or can she?
Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue
Title | Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue PDF eBook |
Author | William Grill |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-03-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1838740236 |
In this moving tale, join war veteran James Howard Williams as he encounters Bandoola, a working Asian elephant, and his keeper, Po Toke for the first time. Working together on a teak plantation, Williams and Bandoola develop a rare friendship, which even today set standards around elephant care and conservation. "This remarkable book is a must-read." —Booklist STARRED REVIEW When another war forces them to leave their home in the Burmese jungle, the two undertake a journey that will test their friendship, taking trust, understanding and bravery to the very limit. Together, they lead a group of refugees and over 70 elephants to safety, scaling 5000 ft mountains as they cross the border from Burma into northern India.
Fly with Kai
Title | Fly with Kai PDF eBook |
Author | Kay Paul |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2011-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9781937646028 |
Kai meets a very nervous little elephant and helps her ease into flying. "Fly with Kai" is an ideal book for young children to learn about flying and to prepare for a trip on an airplane.
Flight Volume Two
Title | Flight Volume Two PDF eBook |
Author | Kazu Kibuishi |
Publisher | Villard |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 2007-04-10 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 034549637X |
The graphic novel anthology that solidified the stature of the FLIGHT series as one of the most thoughtful, beautifully rendered works in the field. "Last year, the first volume of Flight introduced a squadron of talented young cartoonists whose anime/animation influence struck a fresh note among jaded comics readers. This edition shows substantial growth while introducing some veterans, such as Jeff Smith (Bone) and Doug TenNapel (Creature Tech)...The sheer force of creative energy on display is impressive." -- Publishers Weekly for Flight, Volume Two (starred review) "The first Flight anthology was one of those universally-beloved comics, and the second volume is maybe a little bit better." -- The Fourth Rail for Flight, Volume Two "The quality is simply outstanding. It's probably safe to say that among its 432 pages, Flight has something to offer just about everyone." -- Comixfan.com for Flight, Volume Two Authors contributing to Flight, Volume Two include: Michel Gagne, Doug TenNapel, Catia Chen, Jake Parker, Sonny Liew, Khang Le, Neil Babra, Don Hertzfeldt, Jen Wang, Kazu Kibuishi, Hope Larsen, Becky Cloonan, Matthew Woodson, Kean Soo, Phil Craven, Rodolphe Guenoden, Doug Holgate, Rad Sechrist, Justin Ridge, Herval, Bannister, Clio Chang, Ryan Sias, Johane Matte, Jeff Smith, Giuseppe Ferrario, Ben Hatke, Amy Kim Ganter, Joana Carneiro, Kness, Richard Pose, and Vera Brosgol.