Keyes canyon press (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Blending humor, disappointment and wisdom, Mary Anne invites us to share her travels navigating a world altered by the rise of Black Lives Matter and curtailed by COVID-19. Poetic vignettes narrate events cancelled due to the virus, an imaginative letter to humanity from a disappointed Gaia, how life during the time of coronavirus has radically changed. She explores what we have lost and how we transform and adapt.--Dr. Jennifer Lagier, Author of Camille Comes Unglued and Dystopia Playlist.---Mary Anne Anderson's poems ignite an imagery of new normal forced upon us by the relentless pandemic as it permeates our lives, unmasking issues of unequal justice, police brutality and systemic racism while showing how the human spirit and social courage attempt to adapt to new normal. Her poems move around and in-between what defines us and what we do to ourselves. Her poetry is concerned with how we fail to understand one another due to bias, hate, ignorance and intolerance." - Ashok K. Bhargava, President of Writers International NetworkMary Anne Anderson takes you on an emotional journey through the COVID Virus pandemic with a poetic narrative of the artist's survival during a season of tragedy. She brilliantly threads insight and compassion and combines fierce intelligence with a bared heart in this remarkable book. - Melinda Gohn, Maui Live Poets Society, International Peace Poem Project.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English. Tran, Basia (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Eleven-year-old Sydney faces a unique challenge in the form of Fred, a retired bomb-sniffing dog that her father-a wounded veteran-brought home from the war. While her dad battles PTSD, he finds solace in Fred's companionship, speaking to him more than to anyone else. Meanwhile, Sydney's mother copes with the family's mounting stress by immersing herself in work, leaving Sydney to manage her school assignments, household chores, and the daunting presence of a bully at school-tasks she handles all on her own. This reality starkly contrasts the ideal family Sydney envisioned while her dad was deployed.With an earnest wish to be a dog herself, hoping it would bring her father closer and encourage him to talk to her, Sydney's life takes a magical turn. However, her transformation leads to unforeseen consequences, causing her to vanish and plunging her father into despair. The trauma of her absence lands him in the hospital, forcing Sydney to confront her predicament. As she navigates life as a dog, she embarks on a profound journey that reveals the depths of her father's and Fred's experiences in Afghanistan. Through her trials, Sydney discovers her own inner strength and ultimately finds a way to heal her family, bringing her closer to the perfect life she had always dreamed of.touching middle grade story--a girl who turns into a dog in order to better connect with her PTSD-suffering father--is certainly compelling, with definite appeal to young readers. Booklife Prize.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SCIENCE OF DEFYING GRAVITY is a middle-grade STEM based fiction. 10 yr old Cassie films her life. She loves movies and dreams of becoming a movie director in space. When her plans to go to Space Camp are derailed by the closing of the plant her dad works for she must win a science fair to earn a scholarship to attend. Spunk, a caring teacher, an engineering mentor and her friends keep her dream on track.Contained within THE SCIENCE OF DEFYING GRAVITY is an actual science fair project, including tables and charts for kids to see. The project covers the four forces of flight--lift, thrust, gravity and drag--which are embedded in the fictional story but are factually accurate and have been verified by working engineers and engineering students. Tran, Basia (illustrator).…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | THE SCIENCE OF DEFYING GRAVITY is a middle-grade STEM based fiction. 10 yr old Cassie films her life. She loves movies and dreams of becoming a movie director in space. When her plans to go to Space Camp are derailed by the closing of the plant her dad works for she must win a science fair to earn a scholarship to attend. Spunk, a caring teacher, an engineering mentor and her friends keep her dream on track. Contained within THE SCIENCE OF DEFYING GRAVITY is an actual science fair project, including tables and charts for kids to see. The project covers the four forces of flight-lift, thrust, gravity and drag-which are embedded in the fictional story but are factually accurate and have been verified by working engineers and engineering students.…