Flowers For Sarajevo

Author : John McCutcheon
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 1682636747
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers for Sarajevo written by John McCutcheon and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Drasko is happy working with his father in the Sarajevo market. Then war encroaches. Drasko must run the family flower stand alone. One morning, the bakery is bombed and twenty-two people are killed. The next day, a cellist walks to the bombsite and plays the most heartbreaking music Drasko can imagine. The cellist returns for twenty-two days, one day for each victim of the bombing. Inspired by the musician's response, Drasko finds a way to help make Sarajevo beautiful again. Inspired by real events of the Bosnian War, award-winning songwriter and storyteller John McCutcheon tells the uplifting story of the power of beauty in the face of violence and suffering. The story comes to life with the included CD in which cellist Vedran Smailović accompanies McCutcheon and performs the melody that he played in 1992 to honor those who died in the Sarajevo mortar blast.

Author : Steven Galloway
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307371654
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cellist of Sarajevo written by Steven Galloway and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brilliant novel with universal resonance tells the story of three people trying to survive in a city rife with the extreme fear of desperate times, and of the sorrowing cellist who plays undaunted in their midst. One day a shell lands in a bread line and kills twenty-two people as the cellist watches from a window in his flat. He vows to sit in the hollow where the mortar fell and play Albinoni’s Adagio once a day for each of the twenty-two victims. The Adagio had been re-created from a fragment after the only extant score was firebombed in the Dresden Music Library, but the fact that it had been rebuilt by a different composer into something new and worthwhile gives the cellist hope. Meanwhile, Kenan steels himself for his weekly walk through the dangerous streets to collect water for his family on the other side of town, and Dragan, a man Kenan doesn’t know, tries to make his way towards the source of the free meal he knows is waiting. Both men are almost paralyzed with fear, uncertain when the next shot will land on the bridges or streets they must cross, unwilling to talk to their old friends of what life was once like before divisions were unleashed on their city. Then there is “Arrow,” the pseudonymous name of a gifted female sniper, who is asked to protect the cellist from a hidden shooter who is out to kill him as he plays his memorial to the victims. In this beautiful and unforgettable novel, Steven Galloway has taken an extraordinary, imaginative leap to create a story that speaks powerfully to the dignity and generosity of the human spirit under extraordinary duress.

Author : Barbara Demick
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679644121
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Logavina Street written by Barbara Demick and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logavina Street was a microcosm of Sarajevo, a six-block-long history lesson. For four centuries, it existed as a quiet residential area in a charming city long known for its ethnic and religious tolerance. On this street of 240 families, Muslims and Christians, Serbs and Croats lived easily together, unified by their common identity as Sarajevans. Then the war tore it all apart. As she did in her groundbreaking work about North Korea, Nothing to Envy, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick tells the story of the Bosnian War and the brutal and devastating three-and-a-half-year siege of Sarajevo through the lives of ordinary citizens, who struggle with hunger, poverty, sniper fire, and shellings. Logavina Street paints this misunderstood war and its effects in vivid strokes—at once epic and intimate—revealing the heroism, sorrow, resilience, and uncommon faith of its people. With a new Introduction, final chapter, and Epilogue by the author

Author : Paula Merlán
Publisher : Cuento de Luz
ISBN 13 : 8416733643
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bizzies written by Paula Merlán and published by Cuento de Luz. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, surprising story that will remind us the importance of spending time with our loved ones and balancing family and working life. Mrs. Bizzie and Mr. Bizzie work as a detective and nature photographer, respectively, starting from early in the morning, weekends included. Bianca and Barnaby, the kids, though spending a lot of time by themselves, also have a very active lifestyle! She takes care of the family pets and Barnaby prepares to be a master chef by cooking delicious meals. But lately, the most strange thing has been happening at the Bizzies’ house. Each day they find an item missing! Mrs. Bizzie, professional as she is discovering mysteries, can’t seem to solve this bizarre mystery. One day they can’t find the photo albums, then the telescope goes missing, and the Bizzies are starting to panic. Should they call the police? How is the responsable of this mess? Bianca and Barnaby— wait, are those silent guilty faces?

Author : Ann Hazzard
Publisher : American Psychological Association
ISBN 13 : 1433835223
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Something Happened in Our Park written by Ann Hazzard and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important follow-up to the bestselling, groundbreaking, and inspiring Something Happened in Our Town, is a much-needed story to help communities in the aftermath of gun violence. When Miles's cousin Keisha is injured in a shooting, he realizes people can work together to reduce the likelihood of violence in their community. With help from friends and family, Miles learns to use his imagination and creativity to help him cope with his fears. This book can help provide parents with helpful messages of reassurance and empowerment. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers with guidelines for discussing community gun violence with children, and sample dialogues. A NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 INDIEBOUND BEST SELLER The Today Show —10 books to help you discuss anti-racism with children and teens Glamour—10 Books to Help Talk to Your Kids About Racism, as Recommended by Black Authors NCSS-CBC Notable Social Students Trade Book for Young People National Parenting Product Award Winner Finalist, Foreword Book Awards

Author : Muon Van
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1939547156
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In a Village by the Sea written by Muon Van and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Moving from the wide world to the snugness of home and back out again, Village by the Sea tells the story of longing for the comforts of home"--

Author : Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN 13 : 1623342562
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Real Family written by Emily Arnold McCully and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully uses luminous watercolors and expressive line to tell a story that will comfort anyone who has ever felt unappreciated at home. In this last production of her lovable Farm Family Theater series, Ms. McCully shows that all families are real families.

Author : Tamara Ellis Smith
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1782857583
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Here and There written by Tamara Ellis Smith and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-03-31 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy, Ivan, experiences the early stages of his parents’ separation and finds hope in the beauty and music of nature. This tale of personal growth will provide a much-needed mirror for children in times of change -- and an important reminder for all that there’s beauty everywhere you look.

Author : Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN 13 : 1623349079
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monk Camps Out written by Emily Arnold McCully and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's hard to say who's more nervous about Monk's first backyard campout - the little mouse or his loving parents. In this charmingly illustrated family tale, absolutely no one gets a good night's sleep!

Author : Nancy Raines Day
Publisher : Star Bright Books
ISBN 13 : 9781595728074
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoorade Day! written by Nancy Raines Day and published by Star Bright Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations and rhyming text reveal a young girl's view of her town's big Independence Day parade and the family and friends participating in it--as seen from her father's shoulders.