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A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga

Author : Julia Whitty
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547561431
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga written by Julia Whitty and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2002-04-03 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing a unique perspective and a singular voice to contemporary fiction, A TORTOISE FOR THE QUEEN OF TONGA features lush, poignant stories about the natural world. Here are mammals, historical figures, everyday people who discover the liberating properties of memory and knowledge in the face of captivity and loneliness. We meet a forlorn tortoise forced to live among humans. We witness orcas at Ocean World staging a revolt, using celibacy as their weapon. In a French cave, a young computer animator draws parallels between Cro-Magnon and modern women. One story even travels to heaven, where Charles Darwin seeks the source of human happiness. Whitty joins her authority about wildlife and her rich imagination to spectacular effect. Drawing on twenty years' experience with making nature documentaries, she takes readers inside the minds of animals and people struggling to overcome their limitations. In a voice as magical as it is informed, A TORTOISE FOR THE QUEEN OF TONGA bridges the mythical and the mundane, the animal and the human. Julia Whitty is a brilliant new storyteller in American short fiction.

Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga

Author : Julia Whitty
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417716876
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga written by Julia Whitty and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing a unique perspective and a singular voice to contemporary fiction, A TORTOISE FOR THE QUEEN OF TONGA features lush, poignant stories about the natural world. Here are mammals, historical figures, everyday people who discover the liberating properties of memory and knowledge in the face of captivity and loneliness. We meet a forlorn tortoise forced to live among humans. We witness orcas at Ocean World staging a revolt, using celibacy as their weapon. In a French cave, a young computer animator draws parallels between Cro-Magnon and modern women. One story even travels to heaven, where Charles Darwin seeks the source of human happiness. Whitty joins her authority about wildlife and her rich imagination to spectacular effect. Drawing on twenty years' experience with making nature documentaries, she takes readers inside the minds of animals and people struggling to overcome their limitations. In a voice as magical as it is informed, A TORTOISE FOR THE QUEEN OF TONGA bridges the mythical and the mundane, the animal and the human. Julia Whitty is a brilliant new storyteller in American short fiction.

Queen Salote and Her Kingdom

Author : Sir Harry Luke
Publisher : London, Putnam
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Queen Salote and Her Kingdom written by Sir Harry Luke and published by London, Putnam. This book was released on 1954 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Tonga Islands and biography of their present ruler, with a study of relations between the Tonga Islands and Great Britain.

Queen Salote of Tonga

Author : Elizabeth Wood-Ellem
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824825294
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Queen Salote of Tonga written by Elizabeth Wood-Ellem and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Queen Salote of Tonga attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London in 1953, she was greeted as the tallest queen of the smallest kingdom and gained universal admiration for her natural dignity and the warmth of her personality. This account of Queen Salote's life and times is more than a biography, for it also describes the politics and social structure of a small kingdom that was a world in microcosm.

Famous Tortoises

Author : Justin Gerlach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0953378705
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book Famous Tortoises written by Justin Gerlach and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Queen of the Tortoises

Author : Gcina Mhlophe
Publisher : Skotaville Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen of the Tortoises written by Gcina Mhlophe and published by Skotaville Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantasy accounting of how the pattern of the turtle's shell was formed.

The Fragile Edge

Author : Julia Whitty
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618197163
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (971 download)

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Download or read book The Fragile Edge written by Julia Whitty and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mesmerizing, scientifically rich portrait of the teeming coral reefs of Rangiroa in French Polynesia and the island of Mo'orea in the South Pacific.

Tortoise

Author : Peter Young
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861895046
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Tortoise written by Peter Young and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2004-04-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tortoise is the first cultural history of these long-lived and intriguing creatures, which have existed for more than 200 million years. The book covers tortoises worldwide, in evolution, myth and reality, ranging across paleontology, natural history, myth, folklore, art forms, literature, veterinary medicine and trade regulations. The tortoise has been seen as an Atlas-like creature supporting the world, as the origin of music and as a philosophical paradox. Peter Young examines the tortoise in all these guises, as well as a military tactical formation, its exploitation by mariners and others for food, as ornament (in tortoiseshell), as a motif in art, and in space research. He looks at the movement away from exploitation to conservation and even the uses of the tortoise in advertising. As well as examples of species, illustrations from around the world include monuments, sculptures, coins, stamps, objets d’art, drawings, cartoons, advertisements and X-rays. The book will appeal not only to tortoise lovers but also to readers of cultural histories around the world. "Peter Young’s Tortoise, on the other claw, can be warmly recommended."—Jonathan Bate, The Times

Queen Sālote of Tonga

Author : Elizabeth Wood-Ellem
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen Sālote of Tonga written by Elizabeth Wood-Ellem and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Queen Salote of Tonga is also a political & social history of the kingdom of Tonga between 1900 & 1965. It looks at aspects of Tongan society, especially the role of rank, status & of the leading families & the Queen's skill in keeping the loyalty of her people.

Prize Stories 1999

Author : Larry Dark
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 9780385493581
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book Prize Stories 1999 written by Larry Dark and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1999-09-14 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventy-ninth anniversary of this annual collection of short stories "widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." (The Atlantic Monthly). Edited and with an introduction by Larry Dark 1999 Top-Prize Selection Jury: Sherman Alexie, Stephen King, Lorrie Moore Established in 1918 as a memorial to O.Henry, this esteemed annual collection has presented a remarkable collection of stories over the years. Recently, Series Editor Larry Dark has incorporated some exciting changes: a magazine award, the eligibility of stories from Canadian magazines, a list of fifty Honorable Mention stories, an expanded listing of publications consulted, and a celebrity author top-prize jury. Representing the very best in contemporary American and Canadian fiction, Prize Stories 1999: The O.Henry Awards is a superb collection of twenty inventive, full-bodied short stories brimming with life--proof of the continuing strength and variety of the genre.

Companion to Literature

Author : Abby H. P. Werlock
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143812743X
Total Pages : 859 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Companion to Literature written by Abby H. P. Werlock and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 859 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the previous edition:Booklist/RBB "Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers"RUSA/ALA "Outstanding Reference Source"" ... useful ... Recommended for public libraries and undergraduates."

Unified English

Author :
Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unified English written by and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Going Places

Author : Robert Burgin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 161069385X
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Going Places written by Robert Burgin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and expertly constructed guide. Just as savvy travelers make use of guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to Travel Narratives meets that demand, helping librarians assist patrons in finding the nonfiction books that most interest them. It will also serve to help users better understand the genre and their own reading interests. The book examines the subgenres of the travel narrative genre in its seven chapters, categorizing and describing approximately 600 titles according to genres and broad reading interests, and identifying hundreds of other fiction and nonfiction titles as read-alikes and related reads by shared key topics. The author has also identified award-winning titles and spotlighted further resources on travel lit, making this work an ideal guide for readers' advisors as well a book general readers will enjoy browsing.

Where the Wild Books Are

Author : Jim Dwyer
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874178126
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Where the Wild Books Are written by Jim Dwyer and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As interest in environmental issues grows, many writers of fiction have embraced themes that explore the connections between humans and the natural world. Ecologically themed fiction ranges from profound philosophical meditations to action-packed entertainments. Where the Wild Books Are offers an overview of nearly 2,000 works of nature-oriented fiction. The author includes a discussion of the precursors and history of the genre, and of its expansion since the 1970s. He also considers its forms and themes, as well as the subgenres into which it has evolved, such as speculative fiction, ecodefense, animal stories, mysteries, ecofeminist novels, cautionary tales, and others. A brief summary and critical commentary of each title is included. Dwyer’s scope is broad and covers fiction by Native American writers as well as ecofiction from writers around the world. Far more than a mere listing of books, Where the Wild Books Are is a lively introduction to a vast universe of engaging, provocative writing. It can be used to develop book collections or curricula. It also serves as an introduction to one of the most fertile areas of contemporary fiction, presenting books that will offer enjoyable reading and new insights into the vexing environmental questions of our time.

Fifty Years the Queen

Author : Arthur Bousfield
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459714350
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Fifty Years the Queen written by Arthur Bousfield and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The half-century since Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1952 has witnessed many changes, some for good and some for ill. Among these, she has been one of the few constants. Fifty Years the Queen recounts her amazing life as Canada and the Commonwealth celebrate the Golden Jubilee of her accession to the throne. Elizabeth II is a figure whose faultless devotion to duty flourishes in an age of individual self-gratification. endowed with high spirits and a great sense of humour, she at the same time carries out her duties with unfailing dignity and decorum. The special Golden Jubilee tribute is filled with many beautiful illustrations, including some rarely seen.

Current Biography

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780824201197
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Current Biography written by and published by . This book was released on 1953-06 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

South Sea Foam; The Romantic Adventures of a Modern Don Quixote in the Southern Seas

Author : A. Safroni- Middleton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387071078
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book South Sea Foam; The Romantic Adventures of a Modern Don Quixote in the Southern Seas written by A. Safroni- Middleton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.