Search:

Results 131 to 140 of 328 | « previous |

The place of tides / by Rebanks, James,author.;
One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked alone on a tiny rocky outcrop, caring for wild eider ducks and gathering their down. Hers was a centuries-old trade that had once made men and women rich, but had long been in decline. Still, somehow, she seemed to be hanging on. Back at home, Rebanks couldn't stop thinking about the woman on the rocks. She was fierce and otherworldly -- and yet strangely familiar. Years passed. Then, one day, he wrote her a letter, asking if he could return. "Bring work clothes," she replied, and "good boots, and come quickly": her health was failing. And so he travelled to the edge of the Arctic to witness her last season on the island. This is the story of that season. It is the story of a unique and ancient landscape, and of the woman who brought it back to life. It traces the pattern of her work from the rough, isolated toil of bitter winter, building little wooden huts that will protect the ducks come spring; to the elation of the endless summer light, when the birds leave behind their precious down for the woman to gather, like feathered gold. Slowly, Rebanks begins to understand that this woman and her world are not at all what he had previously thought. As the weeks pass, what began as a journey of escape becomes an extraordinary lesson in self-knowledge and forgiveness.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Rebanks, James.; Rebanks, James; Rebanks, James; British; Eiderdown.; Farmers; Feathers; Friendship.; Interpersonal relations.; Island life; Islands; Sea ducks;

Click, clack, moo : cows that type / by Cronin, Doreen,author.; Lewin, Betsy,illustrator.; Tecosky, Nicholas,narrator.;
Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears, click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes.Caldecott Honor Book, 2001
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Picture books.; Children's literature.; Children's stories.; Domestic animals; Cows; Domestic animals; Typewriters; VOX books.;

The four winds / by Hannah, Kristin,author.;
"An epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras--the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest periods of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl era, has arrived with a vengeance. In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa Martinelli--like so many of her neighbors--must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or go west, to California, in search of a better life. The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Migration, Internal; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939; Droughts; Depressions; Farmers; Mothers and daughters; Families; Farm life;

Brainy baby 123's [videorecording (DVD)] introducing numbers 1 to 20 / by Helgesen, Liz Raphael; Muriel, Laurie.;
Videography, Bryan Robinson, Mark Farmer, Josh Fedoruk; editor, Bill Bowne ... [et al.]; music, Erik Grant Bennett, Gregg Kennard, Kidzup, Inc.Narrator, Liz Raphael Helgesen ... [et al.].Helps babies and young children learn the numbers 1-20 and basic math skills, set to fun songs & music.Ages 2-5 years.DVD.
Subjects: Numbers, Natural; Cognition in infants; Infants; Toddlers; Educational videos;
© c2002., Brainy Baby Company,

The four winds [sound recording] / by Hannah, Kristin,author.; Whelan, Julia,1984-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Julia Whelan."An epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras--the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest periods of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl era, has arrived with a vengeance. In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa Martinelli--like so many of her neighbors--must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or go west, to California, in search of a better life. The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Migration, Internal; Depressions; Droughts; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939; Families; Farm life; Farmers; Mothers and daughters;

A day at the farm : a book of ABCs / by Mack, Steve(Steve Page);
Join farmer Al and his friends as they explore the ABCs of the farm, from apples to zucchini and zigzagging bees.LSC
Subjects: Farms; Alphabet books.;

The chicken who couldn't / by Thomas, Jan,1958-;
"Chicken has fallen out of Farmer's truck! He can't possibly get himself all the way home...can he?"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Chickens; Animals; Self-confidence; Voyages and travels;

Richard Scarry's busy busy farm / by Scarry, Richard.;
Little farmers will love putting on their overalls and heading to work alongside rumbling tractors, giant plows, speedy cornhuskers, and more!
Subjects: Board books.; Farms;

Jeoffry's Christmas / by Bailey, Mary Bryant.; Sayles, Elizabeth;
A kind cat helps a farmer find the right Christmas tree and assists Santa Claus in delivering a Christmas feast to many animals.
Subjects: Cats; Christmas trees; Santa Claus; Animals; Narrative poetry; Christmas stories;
© 2002., Farrar Straus Giroux,

One dead Indian [videorecording] / by Edwards, Peter,1956-One dead Indian.Videorecording.; Kawaja, Jennifer.; Sereny, Julia.; Southam, Tim.; Tierney, Kevin.; Mongrel Media.;
Written by: Andrew Wreggitt, Hugh Graham ; original music, Andrew Lockington.Eric Schweig, Dakota House, Gabrielle Miller, Gordon Tootoosis, Gary Farmer, Stephen McHattie, Pamela Matthews, Glen Gould, Frank Schorpion, Bruce Ramsay, Stewart Bick, Jennifer Podemski et al.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD.
Subjects: George, Dudley, 1957-1995; Feature films.; Ojibwa Indians;
© c2006., Mongrel Media,

Results 131 to 140 of 328 | « previous |