Giant John

Author : Arnold Lobel
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 9780805082951
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Giant John written by Arnold Lobel and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John is a friendly giant who lives among musical fairies. But the time comes when he must venture out into the world to get a job. Soon, he befriends a king and queen who ask him to stay and work for their family. Through his adventures, Giant John learns what it means to care about people and for them to care about him. This heart-warming tale of friendship is as fresh today as it was when originally published in 1964. The child-friendly illustrations, complete with the detailed, crosshatching lines, reveal Arnold Lobel's great talent as an artist and, most of all, as a storyteller.

Author : Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 125082270X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Before John Was a Jazz Giant written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.

Author : John Stauffer
Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 0446543004
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Giants written by John Stauffer and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were the preeminent self-made men of their time. In this masterful dual biography, award-winning Harvard University scholar John Stauffer describes the transformations in the lives of these two giants during a major shift in cultural history, when men rejected the status quo and embraced new ideals of personal liberty. As Douglass and Lincoln reinvented themselves and ultimately became friends, they transformed America. Lincoln was born dirt poor, had less than one year of formal schooling, and became the nation's greatest president. Douglass spent the first twenty years of his life as a slave, had no formal schooling-in fact, his masters forbade him to read or write-and became one of the nation's greatest writers and activists, as well as a spellbinding orator and messenger of audacious hope, the pioneer who blazed the path traveled by future African-American leaders. At a time when most whites would not let a black man cross their threshold, Lincoln invited Douglass into the White House. Lincoln recognized that he needed Douglass to help him destroy the Confederacy and preserve the Union; Douglass realized that Lincoln's shrewd sense of public opinion would serve his own goal of freeing the nation's blacks. Their relationship shifted in response to the country's debate over slavery, abolition, and emancipation. Both were ambitious men. They had great faith in the moral and technological progress of their nation. And they were not always consistent in their views. John Stauffer describes their personal and political struggles with a keen understanding of the dilemmas Douglass and Lincoln confronted and the social context in which they occurred. What emerges is a brilliant portrait of how two of America's greatest leaders lived.

Author : John Vernon Lord
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 054466423X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Giant Jam Sandwich written by John Vernon Lord and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests are relentless! What can be done? Bap the Baker has a crazy idea that just might work . . . Young readers will love this lyrical, rhyming text as they watch the industrious citizens of Itching Down knead, bake, and slather the biggest wasp trap there ever was! John Vernon Lord's bright ink and crayon illustrations fill the pages with humorous detail.

Author : John Gordon
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1842557505
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Giant Under the Snow written by John Gordon and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1968, THE GIANT UNDER THE SNOW created a fascinating world of magic, ancient evil and curses long before Harry Potter and His Dark Materials. Three children find an ornate Celtic buckle. To them it's treasure, a fantastic find. They have no idea that it has awakened a giant who has lain at rest for centuries. Little do they know that an evil warlord and his Leathermen have also awaited this moment, this chance to wield their deadly power. In a chilling tale full of menace and suspense the final battle between good and evil must be fought. This is a story that transcends age. Beautifully written, subtle and evocative, THE GIANT UNDER THE SNOW transports the reader into an intensely atmospheric world where the imagination knows no bounds.

Author : Chris Raschka
Publisher : Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
ISBN 13 : 9780689845987
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Coltrane's Giant Steps written by Chris Raschka and published by Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may be surprised at the tricky music a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten can make. Right before your eyes. And on the pages of this book. There is someone backstage watching, encouraging our performers but keeping them under control. Why not listen along?

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300231547
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out of the Shadow of a Giant written by John Gribbin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of Ice Age “present a well-documented argument that [Newton] owed more to the ideas of others than he admitted” (Kirkus Reviews). Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Although Newton is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and the father of the English scientific revolution, John and Mary Gribbin uncover the fascinating story of Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose scientific achievements neatly embrace the hundred years or so during which science as we know it became established. They argue persuasively that, even without Newton, science would have made a great leap forward in the second half of the seventeenth century, headed by two extraordinary figures, Hooke and Halley. “Science readers will thank the Gribbins for restoring Hooke and Halley to the prominence that they deserve.”—Publishers Weekly “Engaging . . . They offer proof that Hooke was an important scientist in his own right, and often had physical insights that were borrowed (usually without acknowledgement) by Newton.”—Choice

Author : John Himmelman
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1250196515
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Giant from the Fire Sea written by John Himmelman and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jat is a boy who wants more from life than collecting coal from the Fire Sea. Newton is a misfit giant, cast out of his homeland for his love of science and reading. Brought together by chance, the two become the best of friends. But when enemy giants threaten to ruin everything, it's up to Jat and Newton to defend Jat’s village, leading to the journey of a lifetime.

Author : John Amaechi
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1529345928
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Promises of Giants written by John Amaechi and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "THE MOST UNLIKELY OF PEOPLE, IN THE MOST IMPROBABLE OF CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN BECOME EXTRAORDINARY." WE NEED MORE LEADERS. From socio-political chaos and workplace disruption to the climate change crisis, we have never needed people with the skill and will to collaborate to create a better world more than now. We need people who are willing to fill the leadership void. People who will embrace the influence they have. People who believe in improving society and workplace culture - not only because it makes life better, but because it is proven to yield positive results. The Promises of Giants is a challenge to anyone who aspires to make a difference in their environment. Over fourteen promises, it seamlessly intertwines personal anecdotes and workplace and social observation with the latest research, to provide practical, proven tips and strategies to empower you to maximize your own potential and inspire others. It is not a self-help book. It is a how-to guide for winning, rooted in the belief that the most unlikely of people, in the most improbable of circumstances, can become extraordinary. John Amaechi well understands the responsibilities and potential that come with being a giant. The Promises of Giants is the product of a lifetime spent observing and studying effective leadership - from accompanying his mother's visits to her dying patients to competing at the highest levels of professional sport, through two decades of management consulting with multinational corporations. These experiences have shown that everyone has the ability to act decisively to influence the world in a positive way. Everyone is a giant to someone.

Author : John H. Rogers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521410083
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Giant Planet Jupiter written by John H. Rogers and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-07-20 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly illustrated volume provides a comprehensive and accessible account of Jupiter and its satellites.