The Color of the Elephant
Title | The Color of the Elephant PDF eBook |
Author | Christine Herbert |
Publisher | Genz Publishing |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2022-01-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781952919763 |
An outstanding new voice in memoir, Christine Herbert takes the reader on a "time-machine tour" of her Peace Corps volunteer service as a health worker and educator from 2004-2006 in Zambia. Rather than a retrospective, this narrative unfolds in the present tense, propelling the reader alongside the memoirist through a fascinating exploration of a life lived "off the grid." At turns harrowing, playful, dewy-eyed and wise, the author's heart and candor illuminate every chapter, whether she is the heroine of the tale or her own worst enemy. Even at her most petulant, the laugh-out-loud humor scuppers any "white savior" mentality and lays bare the undeniable humanity-and humility-of the storyteller. Through it all, an undeniable love for Zambia-its people, land and culture-shines through. A must-read for the armchair adventurer, a book about Zambia - a personal Peace Corps Memoir.
Pomelo Explores Color
Title | Pomelo Explores Color PDF eBook |
Author | Ramona Badescu |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | JUVENILE FICTION |
ISBN | 9781592701261 |
Imaginative, playful, and funny, this title is all about exploration and the experience of seeing color anew. Full color.
My Elephant is Blue
Title | My Elephant is Blue PDF eBook |
Author | Melinda Szymanik |
Publisher | Presbyterian Publishing Corp |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2023-04-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1646982932 |
What will help when the blues leave you feeling as though you’re crushed beneath an elephant? Will a smile do the trick? A gentle nudge? Chocolate? A walk? Can anyone—or anything—make the elephant go away? Warm, empathetic, hopeful, and often funny, My Elephant Is Blue is an inviting exploration of the experience of living under the weight of sadness. A reading guide with discussion questions based on the book, activities to help children explore its themes, and a list of resources for more information will be available April 2023 at flyawaybooks.com/resources.
A Book of Unicorns
Title | A Book of Unicorns PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Pages | 62 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN |
"This book attempts to present the mystery of the Unicorn rather than to unravel it. This is a succinct gathering of the most important writings on the Unicorn in the 2300 years since he was first described. We present these texts without annotation, hoping by this to allow for clear perception and unhindered personal response. We have chosen the pictures principally for their historical importance"--Preface.
Yellow Elephant
Title | Yellow Elephant PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Harcourt Childrens Books |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780152054229 |
A collection of fourteen poems describes animals of all shapes, sizes, and colors, including a red donkey, a purple puppy, and a blue turtle.
Tarra & Bella
Title | Tarra & Bella PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Buckley |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2009-09-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 069815374X |
A friendship unlike any other! After retiring from the circus, Tarra became the first resident of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. When other elephants moved in and developed close friendships, only Tarra remained alone—until the day she met a stray mixed-breed dog named Bella. From then on, the two were inseparable. Color photographs of Tarra and Bella at home in the Elephant Sanctuary deftly illustrate this inspiring story of inter-species companionship.
White Elephant
Title | White Elephant PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Langsdorf |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2019-03-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0062857770 |
A turf war between neighbors leads to a small-town crisis in this sharply observed debut novel perfect for fans of Tom Perrotta, Meg Wolitzer, and Celeste Ng. The white elephant looms large over the town of Willard Park: a newly-constructed behemoth of a home, it towers over the quaint houses, including Allison and Ted Millers’ tiny hundred year old home. When owner Nick Cox cuts down the Millers’ precious red maple—in an effort to make his unsightly property more appealing to buyers—their once serene town becomes a battleground. While tensions between Ted and Nick escalate, other dysfunctions abound: Allison finds herself compulsively drawn to the man who threatens to upend her quietly organized life. A lawyer with a pot habit and a serious mid-life crisis skirts his responsibilities. And in a quest for popularity, a teenage girl gets caught up in a not-so-harmless prank. Newcomers and longtime residents alike clash in conflicting pursuits of the American Dream, with trees mysteriously uprooted, fingers pointed, and lines drawn. White Elephant is a tangled-web tale of a community on the verge and its all-too-human inhabitants, who long to connect but can’t seem to find the words. It's a story about opposing sides struggling to find a middle ground—a parable for our times.