The Theory Of Hummingbirds

Author : Michelle Kadarusman
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1772780278
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Hummingbirds written by Michelle Kadarusman and published by Pajama Press Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hummingbirds and angels don’t need two good feet. They have wings." That's what Alba's mother always says. Of course, Alba doesn't have wings or two good feet: she has Cleo. Cleo is the name Alba has given to her left foot, which was born twisted in the wrong direction. When she points this out, though, her mother just smiles like the world has some surprise in store Alba doesn't know about yet. Well, Alba has her own surprise planned. After one final surgery and one final cast, Cleo is almost ready to meet the world straight on--just in time to run in the sixth grade cross-country race. Unfortunately, Alba's best friend Levi thinks there's no way she can pull it off. And she thinks there's no way he's right about the school librarian hiding a wormhole in her office. Tempers flare. Sharp words fly faster than hummingbirds. And soon it looks like both friends will be stuck proving their theories on their own.

Author : Michelle Kadarusman
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 0702264369
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Hummingbirds written by Michelle Kadarusman and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartfelt #ownvoices story celebrating best friends, wormholes and loving who you are.Alba has been best friends with Levi since forever. They're both obsessed with hummingbirds and spend their lunchtimes hiding out in the school library. Alba normally doesn't mind that Levi's got a science theory on just about everything. But when he becomes convinced the school librarian has discovered a wormhole in her office, Alba thinks maybe he's gone too far.Then there's Cleo. That's what Alba calls her left foot, which was twisted in the wrong direction at birth and has been strapped in a brace for most of Alba's life. With the final cast about to come off, Alba is set on running in her first cross-country race. But what if Levi doesn't believe she can do it?Alba's only ever wanted to be 'normal', so why does it feel like she's losing more than Cleo and a pair of crutches?

Author : Michelle Kadarusman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780369349088
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Hummingbirds written by Michelle Kadarusman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartfelt #ownvoices story celebrating best friends, wormholes and loving who you are. Alba has been best friends with Levi since forever. They're both obsessed with hummingbirds and spend their lunchtimes hiding out in the school library. Alba normally doesn't mind that Levi's got a science theory on just about everything. But when he becomes convinced the school librarian has discovered a wormhole in her office, Alba thinks maybe he's gone too far. Then there's Cleo. That's what Alba calls her left foot, which was twisted in the wrong direction at birth and has been strapped in a brace for most of Alba's life. With the final cast about to come off, Alba is set on running in her first cross-country race. But what if Levi doesn't believe she can do it? Alba's only ever wanted to be 'normal', so why does it feel like she's losing more than Cleo and a pair of crutches?

Author : Morgan Sinclair
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1418458481
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hummingbird Theory written by Morgan Sinclair and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-01-20 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hummingbird Theory is a journey into the heart of the Cumberland Mountains in a region of Virginia known to the world as Appalachia. The enormous natural beauty of the Cumberlands is woven into each venue throughout The Hummingbird Theory; however, it is the colorful cast of characters that give glimpses into the cultural diversity of this unique region. The characters bring to life the close-knit mountain communities that share pride in their heritage, and they provide a look into the fascinating history of an area that once thrived because of rich deposits of coal. The Hummingbird Theory is much more than a story of life in a small mountain town, it is a story about the choices we make in life and the paths those choices set us on. It explores the spiritual nature of our human experience and the spiritual energy that defines who we are. As the story weaves its way through the small mountain community of Crayton’s Crossing, there are mysteries to be solved and messages to be gleaned from the lives of the unlikely band of homegrown characters. One such message is for those living life according to The Hummingbird Theory.

Author : Michelle Kadarusman
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1772780812
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Girl of the Southern Sea written by Michelle Kadarusman and published by Pajama Press Inc.. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese mythical princess, Dewi Kadita. Now fourteen, Nia would love nothing more than to continue her education and become a writer. But high school costs too much. Her father sells banana fritters at the train station, but too much of his earnings go toward his drinking habit. Too often Nia is left alone to take over the food cart as well as care for her brother and their home in the Jakarta slums. But Nia is determined to find a way to earn her school fees. After she survives a minibus accident unharmed and the locals say she is blessed with 'good luck magic,' Nia exploits the notion for all its worth by charging double for her fried bananas. Selling superstitions can be dangerous, and when the tide turns it becomes clear that Nia’s future is being mapped without her consent. If Nia is to write a new story for herself, she must overcome more obstacles than she could ever have conceived of for her mythical princess, and summon courage she isn't sure she has.

Author : Graciela LimÑn
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611922929
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Song of the Hummingbird written by Graciela LimÑn and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1996-04-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Aztec princess describes the Spanish conquest of Mexico. She is Huitzitzlin, 82, of the court of Montezuma and she tells her tale to a priest so history will know who the Aztecs really were. By the author of The Memories of Ana Calderon.

Author : Christopher Benfey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440629536
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Summer of Hummingbirds written by Christopher Benfey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The country's most noted writers, poets, and artists converge at a singular moment in American life, a great companion to fans of the film A Quiet Passion, starring Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson. At the close of the Civil War, the lives of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade intersected in an intricate map of friendship, family, and romance that marked a milestone in the development of American art and literature. Using the image of a flitting hummingbird as a metaphor for the gossamer strands that connect these larger-than-life personalities, Christopher Benfey re-creates the summer of 1882, the summer when Mabel Louise Todd-the protégé to the painter Heade-confesses her love for Emily Dickinson's brother, Austin, and the players suddenly find themselves caught in the crossfire between the Calvinist world of decorum, restraint, and judgment and a new, unconventional world in which nature prevails and freedom is all.

Author : Lori Haskins Houran
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1635920272
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Small Step for Spork (Book 12) written by Lori Haskins Houran and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acting like an Earthling isn’t easy! Follow the adventures of Spork the alien in the How to Be an Earthling series. Each book covers a different character trait to help kids think about what they say and do. Cosmic! Finally Spork has earned his Solo Explorer Badge! He just needs to fly back to his planet to get it. Thanks to Gloop, his wrecked spaceship is as good as new. But the tank is empty— he’s out of truzzle juice! Refilling it is too big a job for one little alien . . . but luckily, Spork’s not alone! Every How to Be an Earthling title includes fun back-of-book activities that build on story themes. (Character trait: Cooperation)

Author : Sylvia Taekema
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1459808746
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ripple Effect written by Sylvia Taekema and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best friends Dana and Janelle had big plans for grade six. Run on the cross-country team together. Try out for volleyball. They’d even planned to be partners for the class geography project. Neither girl could have known that a biking accident would land Janelle in the hospital all summer long. Dana is convinced that everything will go back to normal once school starts. But Queen Bee Julia has co-opted her friend, and Janelle’s crutches make running or playing volleyball impossible. Over time, the girls begin to act more and more like strangers. As Dana struggles to come to terms with her feelings of guilt, anger and loneliness, she wonders if there’s anything left of her old friendship that’s salvageable. Can she find her way back to her best friend?

Author : K. K. Wallace
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781945432200
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Hummingbird's Tale written by K. K. Wallace and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time for the biggest race among birds, and it's within the territory of an adventurous little hummingbird with a gift for flying. The fastest birds in the world will be there. It's a race like no other, but it's meant for bigger birds. It's time to be the first of his kind to not only THINK of entering, but to actually TRY to enter