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The decorated garden : 25 craft projects for your outdoor space / by Schneebeli-Morrell, Deborah,author.;
The Decorated Garden contains 25 easy-to-make projects that will not only inspire your creativity but encourage you to spend more time in your yard all year round. Deborah explains how to make all sorts of delightful projects, large and small. She will teach you how to make grand items, such as a stunning Pebble Mosaic, a lovely Sweetpea Wigwam, a Driftwood Bench. She will also demonstrate how to make smaller accessories, such as decorative Alphabet Pebbles, Wire Pot Holders, a Fern Stenciled Tray Table, and more. With The Decorated Garden you will become an expert in all sorts of skills: woodworking, weaving, carving, shaping, painting, stenciling, building, and crafting--the list is endless. You will even learn how to use a variety of materials, from ceramics and stone, to wood and wire. Whether you're looking to furnish your own garden with these items, or to give them as gifts, there'll be a project here to suit every crafter, garden, and season. Fully illustrated with clear step-by-step photography, The Decorated Garden will have you outside and making all sorts of beautiful things in no time.
Subjects: Garden ornaments and furniture.; Handicraft.;
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I'll carry you / by Docherty, Helen.; Magro, Brizida.;
What can you carry? A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you made? Or maybe, a hope or a dream? This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the precious things we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. Best of all, it shows how we can all care for each other with the love we carry in our hearts. Children will identify with so many of the beautiful, familiar scenes in the book, whether it's carrying a special pebble on the beach, cuddling their favorite teddy bear... or being carried on their dad's shoulders! The story is written in lyrical rhymes--perfect for reading aloud--and the colorful illustrations and adorable characters are full of fun and warmth.
Subjects: Picture books.; Stories in rhyme.; Emotions; Self-esteem; Love;
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The last cold place : a field season studying penguins in antarctica / by De Gracia, Naira,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don't Exist in this brilliant, fascinating memoir about a young scientist's experience studying penguins in Antarctica-a firsthand account of the beauty and brutality of this remote climate, the direct effects of climate change on animals, and the challenges of fieldwork. Naira de Gracia's The Last Cold Place offers a dramatic, captivating window into a once-in-a-lifetime experience: a season living and working in a remote outpost in Antarctica alongside seals, penguins, and a small crew of fellow field workers. In one of the most inhospitable environments in the world (for humans, anyway), Naira follows a generation of chinstrap penguins from their parents' return to shore to build nests from pebbles until the chicks themselves are old enough to head out to sea. In lively and entertaining anecdotes, Naira describes the life cycle of a funny, engaging colony of chinstrap penguins whose food source (krill, or small crustaceans) is powerfully affected by the changing ocean. Weaving together the history of Antarctic exploration with climate science, field observations, and her own personal journey of growth and reflection, The Last Cold Place illuminates the complex place that Antarctica holds in our cultural imagination-and offers a rare glimpse into life on this uninhabited continent"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; De Gracia, Naira; Biologists; Biology; Climatic changes; Penguins; Scientific expeditions;
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The brideship wife : a novel / by Howard, Leslie,1953-author.;
"Inspired by the history of the British "brideships," this captivating historical debut tells the story of one woman's coming-of-age and search of independence--for readers of Suzanne Desrochers's Bride of New France. Tomorrow we would dock in Victoria on the northwest coast of North America, about as far away from my home as I could imagine. Like pebbles tossed upon the beach, we would scatter, trying to make our way as best we could. Most of us would marry, some would not. All of us hoped for a better life than we could ever have found in England. England, 1862. Charlotte is somewhat of a wallflower. Shy and bookish, she knows her duty is to marry, but with no dowry, she has little choice in the matter. She can't continue to live off the generosity of her sister Harriet and her wealthy brother-in-law Charles, whose political aspirations dictate that she make an advantageous match. When Harriet hosts a grand party, Charlotte is charged with winning the affections of one of Charles's colleagues, but before the night is over, her reputation--her one thing of value--is at risk. In the days that follow, rumors begin to swirl. Soon Charles's standing in society is threatened and everything Charlotte has held dear is jeopardized, even Harriet, and Charlotte is forced to leave everything she has ever known in England and embark on a treacherous voyage to the New World. From the rigid social circles of Victorian England to the lawless lands bursting with gold in British Columbia's Cariboo, The Brideship Wife takes readers on a mesmerizing journey through a time of great historic change. Based on a forgotten chapter in history, this is a sparkling debut about the pricelessness of freedom and the courage it takes to follow your heart"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; British; Women; Women;
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