Seasons in the Sun

Seasons in the Sun
Title Seasons in the Sun PDF eBook
Author Dominic Sandbrook
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 840
Release 2013
Genre Great Britain
ISBN 9780141032160

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The late 1970s were Britain's years of strife and the good life. They saw inflation, riots, the peak of trade union power - and also the birth of home computers, the rise of the ready meal and the triumph of a Grantham grocer's daughter who would change everything. Dominic Sandbrook re-creates this extraordinary period in all its chaos and contradiction, revealing it as a turning point in our recent history, where, in everything from families and schools to punk and Doctor Who, the future of the nation was being decided. 'A brilliant historian.' A. N. Wilson, Spectator 'Magnificent . . . If you lived through the late Seventies - or, for that matter, even if you didn't - don't miss this book.' Mail on Sunday 'Entertaining, engaging, masterful, a joy . . . as a storyteller, Sandbrook is superb.' Sunday Telegraph 'Sandbrook has rummaged deep into the cultural life of the era to remind us how rich it was, from Bowie to Dennis Potter, Martin Amis to William Golding.' The Times 'While Sandbrook punctures some of our favourite myths . . . what makes this book such a pleasure is the sheer, unashamed nostalgia it evokes.' Daily Telegraph 'Compulsively readable . . . Sandbrook is right to argue that the 1970s was the moment when our century arrived.' Guardian

Secrets of the Seasons: Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard

Secrets of the Seasons: Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard
Title Secrets of the Seasons: Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard PDF eBook
Author Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 42
Release 2014-04-22
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0307982408

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The family from Secrets of the Garden are back in a new book about backyard science that explains why the seasons change. Alice and her friend Zack explore the reasons for the seasons. Alice's narrative is all about noticing the changes as fall turns into winter, spring, and then summer. She explains how the earth's yearlong journey around the sun, combined with the tilt in the earth's axis, makes the seasons happen. Alice's text is clear and simple, and experiential. Two very helpful—and very funny—chickens give more science details and further explanation through charts, diagrams, and sidebars. Packed with sensory details, humor, and solid science, this book makes a complicated concept completely clear for young readers—and also for the many parents who struggle to answer their kids' questions! "Several adults of my acquaintance . . . would find Secrets of the Seasons to be an eye-popping revelation." —John Lithgow, The New York Times Book Review

Seasons of the Sun

Seasons of the Sun
Title Seasons of the Sun PDF eBook
Author Patricia Telesco
Publisher Red Wheel
Pages 0
Release 1996
Genre Festivals
ISBN 9780877288725

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SEASONS OF THE SUN: CELEBRATIONS FESTIVALS & OBSERVANCES blends year round celebrations from the many cultures that make up the American melting pot. The author includes rituals from over 40 cultures and traditions such as Native American, Tibetan, Greek, Jewish, Hindu, Senegalese, Hungarian, Guatemalan and too many more to name! Provides a way for Americans to explore the holidays and rituals important to both their own ethnic backgrounds and to others around them.

The Reasons for Seasons (New & Updated Edition)

The Reasons for Seasons (New & Updated Edition)
Title The Reasons for Seasons (New & Updated Edition) PDF eBook
Author Gail Gibbons
Publisher Holiday House
Pages 34
Release 2019-05-14
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 082344273X

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Cold winters, hot summers--year after year the seasons repeat themselves. But what causes them? Why is there winter in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time there is summer in the Northern Hemisphere? In summertime, why is it still light out in the evening? With simple language appropriate for young readers, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the four seasons and explains why they change throughout the year. Newly revised and vetted by experts, this updated edition of The Reasons for Seasons introduces the solstices, the equinoxes, and the tilt in Earth's axis that causes them, and gives examples of what each season is like across the globe from pole to pole. Clear, simple diagrams of the earth's orbit are labeled with important vocabulary, explained and reinforced with accessible explanations. Fascinating and easy to understand, this is a perfect introduction to seasons, earth's orbit, and axial tilt. Different effects on different parts of the world are included, illustrating the difference in climate between the equator, the northern and southern hemispheres, and the polar regions.

Seasons of Sun & Rain

Seasons of Sun & Rain
Title Seasons of Sun & Rain PDF eBook
Author Marjorie Dorner
Publisher
Pages 368
Release 1999
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN

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The shadow of one woman's illness confronts six friends who meet again at a secluded bed-and-breakfast to recapture enjoyable college days and to recount the stories of their lives.

Sun

Sun
Title Sun PDF eBook
Author Sam Usher
Publisher Candlewick Press
Pages 36
Release 2018-06-12
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0763699497

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A boy and his grandfather set off on a scorching adventure in this companion to "Snow" and "Rain." Full color.

A Season in the Sun

A Season in the Sun
Title A Season in the Sun PDF eBook
Author Randy Roberts
Publisher Basic Books
Pages 309
Release 2018-03-27
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0465094430

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The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries and critics to become the most celebrated athlete of his time. Taking us from the action on the diamond to Mantle's off-the-field exploits, Roberts and Smith depict Mantle not as an ideal role model or a bitter alcoholic, but a complex man whose faults were smoothed over by sportswriters eager to keep the truth about sports heroes at bay. An incisive portrait of an American icon, A Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s.