The Big Wind

Author : Beatrice Coogan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786695537
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Wind written by Beatrice Coogan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all began on the night of the Big Wind. A wild and savage night in January 1839 when a storm struck Ireland, leaving such suffering and devastation in its path that a mark remained on the minds and hearts of Irishmen, and the land itself, ever after. It was the night Sterrin O'Carroll, 'blossom of the storm', was born in Kilsheelin Castle. Growing up during Ireland's darkest hours, Sterrin forms a bond with a household servant called Young Thomas that deepens over the years into a forbidden love – a love as fierce and relentless as the storm that ushered her into the world. But their paths are divided by devastating events that change the course of Ireland's history. After the bitterness and the sorrow finally wane, Sterrin's indomitable spirit never weakens because, Thomas, like her beloved land, will return to her.

Author : Gary Ross
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763649201
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind written by Gary Ross and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the adventures of a young boy who rides the wind to a pirate-inhabited island, a not-so-colorful prep school, and a mysterious cove.

Author : Nandini Nayar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789350468999
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chhotu and the Big Wind written by Nandini Nayar and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sid Fleischman
Publisher : Little Brown
ISBN 13 : 9780316285438
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book McBroom and the Big Wind written by Sid Fleischman and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1982 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josh McBroom relates how he and his family harness the rambunctious prairie wind.

Author : William Faulkner
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780688129859
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brer Tiger and the Big Wind written by William Faulkner and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1995-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clever Brer Rabbit finds a way to teach the greedy Brer Tiger a lesson.

Author : R. A. Scotti
Publisher : Back Bay Books
ISBN 13 : 031605478X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sudden Sea written by R. A. Scotti and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massive destruction wreaked by the Hurricane of 1938 dwarfed that of the Chicago Fire, the San Francisco Earthquake, and the Mississippi floods of 1927, making the storm the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Now, R.A. Scotti tells the story.

Author : William Kamkwamba
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101637420
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind written by William Kamkwamba and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.

Author : Dana M. Stein
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1616633425
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire in the Wind written by Dana M. Stein and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 2036, much farmland has been lost due to higher temperatures; coastal flooding has uprooted thousands of families, creating 'the displaced'; environmental movements have become radicalized; and climate change has become the central topic in the presidential election. There are many issues, and the US is crying out for a leader who will give them hope. Dana Stein has created an exciting story line that weaves its way through the lives of a displaced farmer, a National Security Council staffer, and a college professor. Will these three individuals be able to come up with a plan to reverse the severe damage to the globe? Is it too late to squelch the Fire in the Wind?

Author : Bill Martin
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152013844
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Devil Wind written by Bill Martin and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996-08-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a dark and stormy night one object after another joins in making eerie noises in the old house.

Author : Lt Colonel Dan Rooney
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006296609X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fly Into the Wind written by Lt Colonel Dan Rooney and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is a true patriot who serves our country with courage and honor.”—George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds of Honor founder, PGA professional, and inspirational family man Dan Rooney delivers a motivational code for living to help ordinary people ascend to their highest level in life. Part spiritual guide and part call-to-action, Fly Into the Wind combines Lt Colonel Rooney’s fighter pilot stories with his discovery of faith and purpose in order to help each reader achieve a philosophy he calls CAVU, after the Air Force acronym that stands for “ceiling and visibility unrestricted.” CAVU describes the perfect conditions for flying a fighter jet, when steel-blue skies invite pilots to spread their wings like supersonic eagles. In today’s world of identity politics, fractured racial relations, and external turmoil, Rooney’s book will show how all of us are connected by God in more ways than we realize, and that the path to fulfillment begins with changing ourselves in order to better one another. From the outside, Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney was living the American Dream: he was an F-16 fighter pilot, PGA Professional, husband to his college sweetheart, and father of five daughters. His position in life should have been a blessing. But a near-tragic mishap while piloting his F-16 triggered an ominous life storm that altered his trajectory and filled him with self-doubt. Realizing that a jet takes off into the wind because it requires resistance over its wings to fly, Lt Colonel Rooney’s attitude toward the resistance he encountered in his life changed from resentment to humble introspection. Hyper-focused on the precise areas that are immediately under your control, CAVU is a disciplined approach to each day that will help you reshape, motivate, prioritize, and ultimately thrive. In Fly Into the Wind, Lt. Colonel Rooney breaks down CAVU into ten unique lines of effort (LOE), with each LOE building upon the previous one to provide a positive vector toward a new way of living. Along this enlightened path, readers will discover a renewed belief in themselves and the art of the possible. The time for self-discovery and ultimate achievement begins now.