The Great Spruce

Author : John Duvall
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399160841
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Spruce written by John Duvall and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together with his grandpa, a young boy finds a way to save his favorite tree in this heartwarming Christmas tale Alec loves to climb trees—the little apple trees, the wide willow trees, even the tall locust trees. But his favorite is the great spruce, with its sturdy trunk and branches that stretch up to the sky. Alec’s grandpa planted it as a sapling years and years before Alec was born, and every Christmas, Alec and his grandpa decorate the tree together, weaving tinsel and lights through its branches, making it shine bright. But one day, a few curious men from the nearby city take notice of Alec’s glistening great spruce, and ask to take it away for their Christmas celebration. Though it’s a huge honor, Alec’s heartbroken at the idea of losing his friend. With great courage and creativity, Alec comes up with a plan to save his favorite tree in this joyful holiday tale.

Author : John Vaillant
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307371328
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Spruce written by John Vaillant and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-03-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION • WINNER OF THE WRITERS’ TRUST NON-FICTION PRIZE “Absolutely spellbinding.” —The New York Times The environmental true-crime story of a glorious natural wonder, the man who destroyed it, and the fascinating, troubling context in which this act took place. FEATURING A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR On a winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence in the mythic Queen Charlotte Islands. His victim was legendary: a unique 300-year-old Sitka spruce tree, fifty metres tall and covered with luminous golden needles. In a bizarre environmental protest, Hadwin attacked the tree with a chainsaw. Two days later, it fell, horrifying an entire community. Not only was the golden spruce a scientific marvel and a tourist attraction, it was sacred to the Haida people and beloved by local loggers. Shortly after confessing to the crime, Hadwin disappeared under suspicious circumstances and is missing to this day. As John Vaillant deftly braids together the strands of this thrilling mystery, he brings to life the ancient beauty of the coastal wilderness, the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida, and the harrowing world of logging—the most dangerous land-based job in North America.

Author : Joseph Boyden
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101028688
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through Black Spruce written by Joseph Boyden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting novel of love, identity, and loss-from the internationally acclaimed author of Three Day Road Beautifully written and startlingly original, Through Black Spruce takes the considerable talents of Canadian novelist Joseph Boyden to new and exciting heights. This is the story of two immensely compelling characters: Will Bird, a legendary Cree bush pilot who lies comatose in a remote Ontario hospital; and Annie Bird, Will's niece, a beautiful loner and trapper who has come to sit beside her uncle's bed. Broken in different ways, the two take silent communion in their unspoken kinship, revealing a story rife with heartbreak, fierce love, ancient feuds, mysterious disappearances, murders, and the bonds that hold a family, and a people, together. From the rugged Canadian wilderness to the drug-fueled glamour of the Manhattan club scene, this is thrilling, atmospheric storytelling at its finest.

Author : Amanda Brown
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1612121373
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spruce: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upholstery and Design written by Amanda Brown and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the joys of upholstery and bring new life to your worn-out furniture. With a few basic tools, an eye for color, and some ingenuity, you can customize your home with fabrics and textures that reflect your unique personality. This comprehensive guide features more than 900 photographs and includes five projects designed to teach you all you need to know to reupholster any piece of furniture. You’ll soon be confidently stripping down old sofas, stuffing sagging ottomans, and revamping chairs with your own distinctive style.

Author : Mary B. Adams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461229065
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecology and Decline of Red Spruce in the Eastern United States written by Mary B. Adams and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1980s there were several published reports of recent, unexplained increases in mortality of red spruce in the Adirondack Mountains and the northern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. These reports coincided with documentation of reductions in radial growth of several species of pine in the southeastern United States, and with the severe, rapid, and widespread decline of Norway spruce, silver fir, and some hardwoods in central Europe. In all of these instances, atmospheric deposition was hypothesized as the cause of the decline. (Throughout this volume, we use the term "decline" to refer to a loosely synchronized regional-scale deterioration of tree health which is brought about by a combination of stress factors. These may be biotic or abiotic in nature, and the combinations may differ from site to site. ) Heated public debate about the causes and possible cures for these forest declines ensued. Through the course of this debate, it became clear that information about forest health and air pollution effects on forests was inadequate to meet policymakers' needs. Ecology and Decline of Red Spruce in the Eastern United States addresses that gap for eastern spruce fir forests and represents the culmination of a great deal of research conducted in recent years. The focus is on red spruce because the decline of red spruce was both dramatic and inexplicable and because of the great amount of information gathered on red spruce.

Author : George Blue Spruce
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803226268
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Searching for My Destiny written by George Blue Spruce and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Blue Spruce Jr. is recognized as the first American Indian dentist in the United States. His life story reaches back to the ancient Pueblo culture cherished by his grandparents and parents and extends to state-of-the-art dentistry and the current needs of the American Indian people. Blue Spruce’s journey begins on the Santa Fe Indian School campus with his parents’ determination that their children would excel academically and obtain college degrees. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Blue Spruce planned to return to the pueblos to treat his people. As it turned out, his destiny reached far beyond: from the wilds of Montana to New York City to San Francisco to South America and back to the United States. In Washington DC, he presented the needs of American Indians to Congress and lunched with the president. Throughout his journey Dr. Blue Spruce has traveled between two cultures, succeeding in mainstream society while keeping Pueblo tradition in his heart. Facing prejudice and conquering adversity, he reached the zenith of his career as director of the Phoenix Regional Indian Health Service and achieving the rank of assistant surgeon general of the United States.

Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473838789
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose written by Graham M. Simons and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Hughes' life ambition was to make a significant contribution to the field of aviation development. But the monumental folly of his endeavours on the H-KI Hercules meant that he came to be known and remembered to a great extent for all the wrong reasons. The 'Spruce Goose' (a name Hughes detested) became a product of his wild fixation on perfection and scale. Once completed, it was the largest flying machine ever built. Its wingspan of 320 feet remains the largest in history. Yet it only completed one flight; flying for a mile on its maiden voyage above Long Beach Harbour, before being consigned to the history books as a failure.Experienced author Graham M. Simons turns his attention to the production process that saw this colossus take shape. In words and images, all aspects of this process are illustrated. We have shots taken during the initial design period, images of the craft under construction, and photographs taken at the test flights. In addition, Simons has been gifted access to the highly prized and rarely seen aircraft manual produced for the aircraft, content from which has been extracted and used to supplement the narrative.The book goes on to explore the political issues that sprung up as a result of Hughes' endeavours, looking into the Senate War Investigations Committee's findings which explored the extent to which government funds had been utilised in the development and construction of the airship, adding a whole new layer of controversy to the proceedings.

Author : Sharon Busby
Publisher : Lucia Marquand Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spruce Root Basketry of the Haida and Tlingit written by Sharon Busby and published by Lucia Marquand Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His photographs also portray contemporary baskets made by weavers who are a living part of a long tradition.".

Author : Todd Nesloney
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spruce and Lucy written by Todd Nesloney and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join a little tree named Spruce and a tiny ant named Lucy on an incredible journey through the forest as they discover the uniqueness in all of us and remind us that everyone has something to offer the world around them.

Author : Spruce Books
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1632174227
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Reading Life: What I Read, How It Felt, and What I Thought (a Book Journal for Book Lovers) written by Spruce Books and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: