Veterans Heroes In Our Neighborhood

Author : Valerie Pfundstein
Publisher : Pfun-Omenal Stories
ISBN 13 : 9780578135106
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood written by Valerie Pfundstein and published by Pfun-Omenal Stories. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy asks his father for help after his teacher asks each of her pupils to name a veteran whom he or she knows. The boy soon discovers that many of the familiar people who work in his neighborhood are heroes who have served in the country's military.

Author : Valerie Pfundstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990649465
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Veterans written by Valerie Pfundstein and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood is an engaging rhyming picture book for readers of all ages that fosters mindfulness of and appreciation for the brave service men and women who are also our family, friends, and neighbors. These are the men and women who bravely served our great country and now humbly serve in our communities.

Author : Margot Theis Raven
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1627531408
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's White Table written by Margot Theis Raven and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The White Table is set in many mess halls as a symbol for and remembrance to service members fallen, missing, or held captive in the line of duty. Solitary and solemn, it is the table where no one will ever sit. As a special gift to her Uncle John, Katie and her sisters are asked to help set the white table for dinner. As their mother explains the significance of each item placed on the table Katie comes to understand and appreciate the depth of sacrifice that her uncle, and each member of the Armed Forces and their families, may be called to give. It was just a little white table... but it felt as big as America when we helped Mama put each item on it and she told us why it was so important. "We use a Small Table, girls," she explained first, "to show one soldier's lonely battle against many. We cover it with a White Cloth to honor a soldier's pure heart when he answers his country's call to duty." "We place a Lemon Slice and Grains of Salt on a plate to show a captive soldier's bitter fate and the tears of families waiting for loved ones to return," she continued."We push an Empty Chair to the table for the missing soldiers who are not here..." Margot Theis Raven has been a professional writer working in the fields of radio, television, magazines, newspapers, and children's books for 30 years. Margot's first children's book, Angels in the Dust, won five national awards, including an IRATeacher's Choice Award. Her first book with Sleeping Bear Press, Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot, was the runner-up for the 2004 Texas Bluebonnet Award. She lives with her family in Charleston, South Carolina. Mike Benny's illustrations have appeared in Time, GQ, New Yorker and Sports Illustrated Magazines. He has also been awarded two Gold Medals from the Society of Illustrators. This is Mike's first children's book. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Mary Ann and daughter Adele.

Author : Melinda Hardin
Publisher : Two Lions
ISBN 13 : 9780761457138
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hero Dad written by Melinda Hardin and published by Two Lions. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child demonstrates that while Dad differs from a traditional superhero, as an American soldier he is a superhero of a different kind.

Author : Karen Hesse
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545347491
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Come On, Rain! written by Karen Hesse and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse recreates the body and soul-renewing experience of a summer downpour after a sweltering city heat wave. "Come on, rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. More than anything, Tess hopes for rain. And when it comes, she and her friends are ready for a surprising and joyous celebration....Through exquisite language and acute observation, Newberry medalist Karen Hesse recreates the glorious experience of a quenching rainstorm on a sweltering summer day. Jon J Muth's masterful and lyrical watercolors perfectly reflect the spirit of the text.

Author : Howard Schultz
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101874465
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book For Love of Country written by Howard Schultz and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the extraordinary courage, dedication, and sacrifice of this generation of American veterans on the battlefield and their equally valuable contributions on the home front. Because so few of us now serve in the military, our men and women in uniform have become strangers to us. We stand up at athletic events to honor them, but we hardly know their true measure. Here, Starbucks CEO and longtime veterans’ advocate Howard Schultz and National Book Award finalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post offer an enlightening, inspiring corrective. The authors honor acts of uncommon valor in Iraq and Afghanistan, including an Army sergeant who repeatedly runs through a storm of gunfire to save the lives of his wounded comrades; two Marines who sacrifice their lives to halt an oncoming truck bomb and protect thirty-three of their brothers in arms; a sixty-year-old doctor who joins the Navy to honor his fallen son. We also see how veterans make vital contributions once they return home, drawing on their leadership skills and commitment to service: former soldiers who aid residents in rebuilding after natural disasters; a former infantry officer who trades in a Pentagon job to teach in an inner-city neighborhood; a retired general leading efforts to improve treatments for brain-injured troops; the spouse of a severely injured soldier assisting families in similar positions. These powerful, unforgettable stories demonstrate just how indebted we are to those who protect us and what they have to offer our nation when their military service is done.

Author : Elaine Landau
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464503346
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Is Veterans Day? written by Elaine Landau and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-read book is perfect for nonfiction reading or read-aloud. Enjoy a hands-on activity and make a thank-you poster for the veterans in your community!

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440652570
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On The Wings of Heroes written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davy Bowman’s dad looks forward to Halloween more than a kid, and Davy’s brother, Bill, flies B-17s. Davy adores these two heroes and tries his best to follow their lead, especially now. World War II has invaded Davy’s homefront boyhood. Bill has joined up, breaking their dad’s heart. It’s an intense, confusing time, and one that will spur Davy to grow up in a hurry. This is one of Richard Peck’s finest novels—a tender, unforgettable portrait of the World War II home front and a family’s enduring love.

Author : Meredith Dash
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1496609913
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Veterans Day written by Meredith Dash and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title will familiarize readers with Veterans Day by explaining the "whos, whats, and whys" of it. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Young readers will gather basic information about Veterans Day through easy-to-read text alongside compelling and historical photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Author : Jacqueline S. Cotton
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780516226729
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Veterans Day written by Jacqueline S. Cotton and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe! With this series all about geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the world...and right in their own backyards.