Tundra sep 2002 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Benny Bensky is a big black dog with a nose for trouble. His owner, Rosie, and her best friend, Fran, are growing a giant pumpkin for the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and it looks like first prize (a ride on the first float in the parade at the country fair) is within their reach. But soon Benny and the girls are involved in solving a nefarious crime: someone is stealing the pumpkins, and what's worse the detective trio are getting the blame. On top of all this, Rosie must get glasses.Mary Borsky's second book about Benny and his human friends will delight the many young mystery buffs who giggled through Benny Bensky and the Perogy Palace. Hendry, Linda (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America. Remarkable achievements for any man but all the more remarkable because Lewis had to race poverty and prejudice. The geat-grandson of slaves, he worked as a porter on the railway, and trained by running alongside the tracks when the train was stopped on the prairies.Rapid Ray is far more than a sports autobiography; it is as much a history of one man's battle for equality as it is a history of Olympic-level track. Throughout his long life he is now in his nineties Ray Lewis has fought discrimination not only in sports, but in every walk of life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nominated in the nonfiction category for the 2004/2005 Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award)Brian McFarlane, one of hockey's best known and most respected historians, has gathered stories from the very first organized game of hockey, to the Olympic gold-medal face-off between Canada and the US at the 2002 Olympics. Whether through a story of courage such as Mario Lemieux's comeback from cancer or through a story of the ridiculous such as the notorious flying hot dog Real Stories from the Rink presents tales about men's and women's hockey that cover players of every position, as well as coaches. It also includes the kind of statistics and records that are dear to every hockey fan. Nease, Steve (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Through the centuries people have measured time by the phases of the moon. From January's Wolf Moon to June's Honey Moon, and from September's Harvest Moon to December's Long-Night Moon, Joanne Taylor introduces the names of each full moon in a gentle narrative that follows the rhythms of a farm family's life. Folklore and real life blend in a beautiful new book about the seasons. The lyrical text is perfectly complemented by Susan Tooke's gorgeous paintings. Tooke, Susan (illustrator).…