James and the Giant Peach

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101653000
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis James and the Giant Peach by : Roald Dahl

Download or read book James and the Giant Peach written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins! Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children’s stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more! “James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope.” —TIME Magazine Cover may vary.

Fruit

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595151078
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Book Synopsis Fruit by : C. J. Condon

Download or read book Fruit written by C. J. Condon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake hasn't spoken to anyone in almost a year since the accident. He walks where he's led, eats when he's fed, but for Ellen, his wife, he is little more than the corpse of her perfect husband. So what went wrong? How could someone who was such a perfect man, in virtually everyone's eyes, become a walking vegetable so fast? Somewhere in Jake's past, he almost came face to face with the truth about himself, and avoiding it has cost more than anyone could imagine.

On the Shoulder of a Giant

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Publisher : Inhabit Media
ISBN 13 : 9781772270020
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book On the Shoulder of a Giant written by and published by Inhabit Media. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates an Inuit folktale about an Arctic giant who adopts a human hunter as his son and the adventures they have together.

Giant Slayers

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Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0768407885
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Book Synopsis Giant Slayers by : Leif Hetland

Download or read book Giant Slayers written by Leif Hetland and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World is Full of Giants The world is full of giants... Some come knocking on our doors, threatening to tear our lives apart. Others are far away, guarding treasure and glory, waiting to see who will challenge them. Maybe debt is your gianta pile of second and third notices that you dont know how to answer. Maybe it is an illnessa diagnosis that destroys hope or an injury that puts an end to your dreams. Maybe your giant is a causea suffering people that pulls at your sense of justice or an inequality in your community. Maybe it is feara paralyzing doubt that sends you into long days of anxiety and depression. Hunger, disease, poverty, corruption, abuse, deceit, war, addiction, hatewe live in a world of giants. Fortunately, we also live in a world of giant-killers! Encounter the story of David and Goliath like never before. Learn the practical ground rules that will bring you into a life of facing your fears, overcoming obstacles, and slaying the giants that keep you from fulfilling your destiny!

The Orphan and the Qallupilluit

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Publisher : Nunavummi
ISBN 13 : 9780228704850
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (48 download)

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Book Synopsis The Orphan and the Qallupilluit by : Neil Christopher

Download or read book The Orphan and the Qallupilluit written by Neil Christopher and published by Nunavummi. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the orphan on another adventure! After saving the children at his camp from an ogress, the orphan goes in search of a home. But he meets some scary creatures along the way!

The Orphan Tsunami of 1700

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Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295998512
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)

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Book Synopsis The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 by : Brian F. Atwater

Download or read book The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 written by Brian F. Atwater and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote of minor flooding and damage. Some noted having felt no earthquake; they wondered what had set off the waves but had no way of knowing that the tsunami was spawned during an earthquake along the coast of northwestern North America. This orphan tsunami would not be linked to its parent earthquake until the mid-twentieth century, through an extraordinary series of discoveries in both North America and Japan. The Orphan Tsunami of 1700, now in its second edition, tells this scientific detective story through its North American and Japanese clues. The story underpins many of today�s precautions against earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Cascadia region of northwestern North America. The Japanese tsunami of March 2011 called attention to these hazards as a mirror image of the transpacific waves of January 1700. Hear Brian Atwater on NPR with Renee Montagne http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4629401

The Giant Among Us

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Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 0786961554
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Book Synopsis The Giant Among Us by : Troy Denning

Download or read book The Giant Among Us written by Troy Denning and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of a new queen has shattered the ancient peace of the Ice Spires, and the only thing left standing between Hartsvale and the giant tribes bent on her destruction is a lone scout armed with a single golden arrow. And now that sanctuary is about to end. The queen is trapped in a remote citadel, surrounded by giants, and the scout who would save her must now leave and undertake a harrowing journey to summon help. Only, as the scout soon learns, the greatest danger to the queen is posed not from without, but from within.

The Orphan Tsunami of 1700

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Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295985356
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)

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Book Synopsis The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 by : Brian F. Atwater

Download or read book The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 written by Brian F. Atwater and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time Magazine named Atwater one of the 100 most significant people of 2005 for the tsunami research that culminated in this book. He joins American and Japanese scholars to trace a massive earthquake off the Northwest Coast that spawned a tsunami recorded in Japan. A rich array of graphic detail and narrative explains the creation, action, and lasting effects of earthquakes and tsunamis.

The Orphan Sister

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451623690
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis The Orphan Sister by : Gwendolen Gross

Download or read book The Orphan Sister written by Gwendolen Gross and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical and thought provoking novel perfect for book clubs, The Orphan Sister by Gwendolyn Gross questions the intricacies of nature and nurture, and the exact shape of sisterly love… Clementine Lord is not an orphan. She just feels like one sometimes. One of triplets, a quirk of nature left her the odd one out. Odette and Olivia are identical; Clementine is a singleton. Biologically speaking, she came from her own egg. Practically speaking, she never quite left it. Then Clementine’s father—a pediatric neurologist who is an expert on children’s brains, but clueless when it comes to his own daughters—disappears, and his choices, both past and present, force the family dynamics to change at last. As the three sisters struggle to make sense of it, their mother must emerge from the greenhouse and leave the flowers that have long been the focus of her warmth and nurturing. For Clementine, the next step means retracing the winding route that led her to this very moment: to understand her father’s betrayal, the tragedy of her first lost love, her family’s divisions, and her best friend Eli’s sudden romantic interest. Most of all, she may finally have found the voice with which to share the inside story of being the odd sister out...

The Orphan in Fiction and Comics since the 19th Century

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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527515702
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Book Synopsis The Orphan in Fiction and Comics since the 19th Century by : Marion Gymnich

Download or read book The Orphan in Fiction and Comics since the 19th Century written by Marion Gymnich and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The orphan has turned out to be an extraordinarily versatile literary figure. By juxtaposing diverse fictional representations of orphans, this volume sheds light on the development of cultural concepts such as childhood, family, the status of parental legacy, individualism, identity and charity. The first chapter argues that the figure of the orphan was suitable for negotiating a remarkable range of cultural anxieties and discourses in novels from the Victorian period. This is followed by a discussion of both the (rare) examples of novels from the first half of the 20th century in which main characters are orphaned at a young age and Anglophone narratives written from the 1980s onward, when the figure of the orphan proliferated once more. The trope of the picaro, the theme of absence and the problem of parental substitutes are among the issues addressed in contemporary orphan narratives. The book also looks at the orphan motif in three popular fantasy series, namely Rowling’s Harry Potter septology, Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy and Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. It then traces the development of the orphan motif from the end of the 19th century to the present in a range of different types of comics, including funnies and gag-a-day strips, superhero comics, underground comix, and autobiographical comics.

The Giant's Gate

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The Giant's Gate by : Sir Max Pemberton

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The Giant's House

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Publisher : Dial Press
ISBN 13 : 0307833488
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis The Giant's House by : Elizabeth McCracken

Download or read book The Giant's House written by Elizabeth McCracken and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “McCracken mixes the proper amount of lunacy with exactly the right amount of sorrow. The blend is reminiscent of such late-20th-century treasures as The Accidental Tourist, The World According to Garp, or A Confederacy of Dunces.”—Denver Post The year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod twenty-six-year-old librarian Peggy Cort feels like love and life have stood her up. Until the day James Carlson Sweatt– the “over-tall” eleven-year-old boy who’s the talk of the town–walks into her library and changes her life forever. Two misfits whose lonely paths cross at the circulation desk, Peggy and James are odd candidates for friendship, but nevertheless they soon find their lives entwined in ways that neither one could have predicted. In James, Peggy discovers the one person who’s ever really understood her, and as he grows– six foot five at age twelve, then seven feet, then eight–so does her heart and their most singular romance. Praise for The Giant's House “Remarkable . . . McCracken has wit and subtlety to burn, as well as an uncanny ability to tap into the sadness that runs through the center of her characters’ worlds. This book is so lovely that, when you’re reading, you’ll want to sleep with it under your pillow.”—Salon A true marvel . . . thoroughly enjoyable from its unlikely beginning to its bittersweet end. . . McCracken knows all kinds of subtle, enticing secrets of the heart and conveys them in silky, transparent language.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Lovely . . . a tribute to the quiet passion of people trapped in isolation.”—Los Angeles Times “Fascinating . . . The reader finds herself entangled, body and soul, in this tender and endlessly strange novel, which is in all senses a hymn to human growth gone haywire and to a love so big it can’t hold its own magnificent limbs upright.”—Elle “Such is the incantatory power of McCracken’s eccentric tale that by its close we are completely in the grip of its strangely conceived ardor. . . . McCracken is as original a writer as they come. . . . I fell in love.”—Daphne Merkin, The New Yorker

Folk Tales from Kammu - VI

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Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780700706242
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Folk Tales from Kammu - VI by : Kristina Lindell

Download or read book Folk Tales from Kammu - VI written by Kristina Lindell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the tales of a Kammu folklore teller from the North Eastern Muan Khwa region of Laos. It contains 19 stories, all annotated from both cultural and folklore aspects and illustrated by a young Kammu artist, and including one story given in the original language with an interlinear translation.

Slay Your Giants

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Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426749449
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Book Synopsis Slay Your Giants by : Nell W. Mohney

Download or read book Slay Your Giants written by Nell W. Mohney and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by popular author Nell W. Mohney, draws from the biblical story of David and Goliath, offering readers inspiration and encouragement for facing and defeating the spiritual "giants" in their lives such as: grief, depression, procrastination, stress, perfectionism, anger and resentment, jealousy, lust, and loneliness. Questions are provided at the end of each chapter to help individuals and groups "dig a little deeper."

Heart of Myth: Wisdom Stories From Endangered People

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Publisher : Dave Alber
ISBN 13 : 1534785515
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Heart of Myth: Wisdom Stories From Endangered People written by Dave Alber and published by Dave Alber. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heart of Myth: Wisdom Stories From Endangered People by Dave Alber is a global anthology of myths from the living polytheistic traditions of six continents. The Heart of Myth unpacks the spirituality of the myths of each region in a local context, then traces connections and archetypes between regions so that world myth may be understood as both a communicative vocabulary and a grand cultural continuity. Dave Alber’s The Heart of Myth: • reveals the universal language of mythology, • explains the spiritual function of myth as expressed in collective archetypes, • tells about the ecological and sustainable vision of indigenous people, • describes the lives of living polytheistic communities, most of them endangered people from six geographic regions (North America, Central and South America, Arctic, Asia, Africa, and Oceana), • tells stories of myth, legend, and folklore from around the globe (American Mythology, Central American Mythology, South American Mythology, Arctic Mythology, Asian Mythology, African Mythology, and Oceanic Mythology) In the tradition of Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth and Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, Dave Alber’s The Heart of Myth: Wisdom Stories From Endangered People tells stories from the mythic world. David tells stories of Native American Mythology, Central American Mythology, South American Mythology, Arctic Mythology, Asian Mythology, African Mythology, and Oceanic Mythology. From Native America Dave Alber’s The Heart of Myth relates the myths of the Crow, Onodowaga, Zuni, Cree, and Chemehuevis. From the Arctic it covers the myths of the Chuckchi, Igloolik Inuit Eskimo myths, Inuit, and Buriyat. From Central and South America, David Alber tells myths from the Circum-Caribbean People of the Orinoco River Valley, Bororo, Yekuana, Aymara, Mapuche. From Africa Dave tells myths of San, Ogoni, Dinka, Masai, and Karanga. From Asia The Heart of Myth tells the myths of the Tharu, Kashmiri, Akha, Ainu, Karen, and Agta. From Australia and the Pacific Islands, The Heart of Myth speaks myths from Wurundjeri, Torres Strait Islanders, Hawaiian, Maori, and Samoan peoples. Samples from The Heart of Myth are at davealber.com.

Jake & The Giant (The Gryphon Chronicles, Book 2)

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Publisher : Gryphon Chronicles
ISBN 13 : 9780997254907
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (549 download)

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Book Synopsis Jake & The Giant (The Gryphon Chronicles, Book 2) by : E. G. Foley

Download or read book Jake & The Giant (The Gryphon Chronicles, Book 2) written by E. G. Foley and published by Gryphon Chronicles. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NY Times Bestselling Author E.G. Foley brews up a magical potion for fantasy readers of all ages Take a dash of Harry Potter and a splash of Oliver Twist, add a pinch of steampunk and a sprinkle of Victorian fairy lore, and what do you get? The Gryphon Chronicles A rollicking fantasy adventure series that's as much fun for grownups as it is for kids. Big Trouble... Reunited with his aristocratic magical relatives and finally getting used to his supernatural powers, orphaned ex-pickpocket Jake Everton, the young Lord Griffon (and his Gryphon, Red) travel on their first-ever holiday to cheer on Jake's brilliant cousin, Archie, the boy genius, at the amazing, steampunk Invention Convention in Norway. There, the eccentric young inventor plans to unveil his marvelous new flying machine to the scientific world. But legends of the Viking Age die hard in Scandinavia. Danger strikes as famous Victorian scientists start disappearing without a trace. The mystery deepens, but when Archie vanishes, too, Jake and Red race to the rescue, tracking the kidnapper to his lair--only to come face-to-face with an angry Norse giant From the whimsical oddities of the Invention Convention to the wondrous land of the giants and beyond--even crossing paths with a few Norse gods--Jake and his friends embark on a giant-sized adventure full of hair-raising perils and big laughs. "A wonderful novel in the same vein as Harry Potter, full of nonstop action, magical creatures, and the reality that was Queen Victoria's England." The Reading Caf The Gryphon Chronicles Series: Book 1 - THE LOST HEIR Book 2 - JAKE & THE GIANT Book 3 - THE DARK PORTAL Book 3.5 - JAKE & THE GINGERBREAD WARS Book 4 - RISE OF ALLIES Book 5 - SECRETS OF THE DEEP Book 6 - THE BLACK FORTRESS

Orphan's Quest

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Publisher : Glynworks Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0979591201
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (795 download)

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Book Synopsis Orphan's Quest by : Pat Nelson Childs

Download or read book Orphan's Quest written by Pat Nelson Childs and published by Glynworks Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rokey, a poor orphan, has lived his entire life sheltered within the walls of the Noble Contemplative Monastery. At 17, Rokey is discovering that while his roommate, Ely, can think only of girls, his own feelings draw him toward other boys instead. When he is expelled and an unknown enemy tries to kill him, Rokeys thoughts return to the riddle of his parentage.