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The Snail With The Right Heart
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Author : Maria Popova
language : en
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Release Date : 2020-11-03
The Snail With The Right Heart written by Maria Popova and has been published by Enchanted Lion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-03 with categories.
Based on a real scientific event and inspired by a beloved real human in the author's life, this is a story about science and the poetry of existence; about time and chance, genetics and gender, love and death, evolution and infinity -- concepts often too abstract for the human mind to fathom, often more accessible to the young imagination; concepts made fathomable in the concrete, finite life of one tiny, unusual creature dwelling in a pile of compost amid an English garden. Emerging from this singular life is a lyrical universal invitation not to mistake difference for defect and to welcome, across the accordion scales of time and space, diversity as the wellspring of the universe's beauty and resilience.
The Snail With The Right Heart
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Author : Maria Popova
language : en
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Release Date : 2020-08
The Snail With The Right Heart written by Maria Popova and has been published by Enchanted Lion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Sometimes a snail isn't just a snail, but a mirror, a mystery, and something truly magnificent. Long ago, before half the stars that speckle the sky were born and the mountains rose up reaching for them, a giant ocean covered the Earth. One day, in that giant ocean, something strange happened: a change so mysterious and magnificent that it was given a special name: mutation. From this mutation, life was born from non-life--the first living creatures, tinier than a grain of sand, tinier than the tip of the eyelash of a mouse, came into being. Time tended to them kindly. Soon--which in cosmic time means millions and millions of years--they crawled out of the ocean and onto the land. Not knowing whether they would find a home there, some of these brave early explorers carried their homes on their backs. And so snails took to the Earth. And then, one autumn afternoon a cosmic blink ago, a human--a retired scientist from the London's Natural History Museum--stopped mid-stride on his walk when he noticed a most unusual garden snail in a pile of compost. And so Jeremy and his story become a human story as well. Maria Popova has been writing about what she reads on the blog Brain Pickings since 2006, which is now included in the Library of Congress archive of culturally valuable materials. Ping Zhu is a freelance illustrator who has worked with clients big and small, won some awards based on the work she did for aforementioned clients, attracted new clients with shiny awards, and is hoping to maintain her livelihood in Brooklyn by repeating that cycle.
The Strange Birds Of Flannery O Connor
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Author : Amy Alznauer
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2020-07-21
The Strange Birds Of Flannery O Connor written by Amy Alznauer and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
“I intend to stand firm and let the peacocks multiply, for I am sure that, in the end, the last word will be theirs.” —Flannery O’Connor When she was young, the writer Flannery O’Connor was captivated by the chickens in her yard. She’d watch their wings flap, their beaks peck, and their eyes glint. At age six, her life was forever changed when she and a chicken she had been training to walk forwards and backwards were featured in the Pathé News, and she realized that people want to see what is odd and strange in life. But while she loved birds of all varieties and kept several species around the house, it was the peacocks that came to dominate her life. Written by Amy Alznauer with devotional attention to all things odd and illustrated in radiant paint by Ping Zhu, The Strange Birds of Flannery O’Connor explores the beginnings of one author’s lifelong obsession. Amy Alznauer lives in Chicago with her husband, two children, a dog, a parakeet, sometimes chicks, and a part-time fish, but, as of today, no elephants or peacocks. Ping Zhu is a freelance illustrator who has worked with clients big and small, won some awards based on the work she did for aforementioned clients, attracted new clients with shiny awards, and is hoping to maintain her livelihood in Brooklyn by repeating that cycle.
A Book Of Sleep
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Author : Il Sung Na
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2013-06-26
A Book Of Sleep written by Il Sung Na and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-26 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When the sky grows dark and the moon glows bright, everyone goes to sleep . . . except for the watchful owl! With a spare, soothing text and beautifully rich and textured illustrations of a starry night, this is the perfect “book of sleep.” Join the owl on his moonlit journey as he watches all the other animals settle in for the night: some sleep standing up, while some sleep on the move! Some sleep peacefully alone, while others sleep all together, huddled close. Il Sung Na makes his American debut with this gorgeous bedtime offering. While each animal rests in its own special way, little ones will also drift off to a cozy sleep.
How To Talk About Books You Haven T Read
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Author : Pierre Bayard
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2012-07-05
How To Talk About Books You Haven T Read written by Pierre Bayard and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-05 with Humor categories.
How and why do we spend so much time talking about forgotten books, books we've skimmed or books we've only heard about? In this mischievous and provocative book, Pierre Bayard contends that the truly cultivated person does not need to read books: understanding their place in our culture is enough.
Something S Wrong
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Author : Jory John
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Release Date : 2021-03-23
Something S Wrong written by Jory John and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-23 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A hilarious picture book from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jory John, paired with new illustrator Erin Kraan, about a bear whose friends help him make it through a bad day! Jeff the bear has definitely forgotten something. He ate his breakfast, he watered his plant, he combed his fur...what could it be? Why does he feel so oddly off? So he asks his friend Anders the rabbit what could possibly be wrong. It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that he's wearing underwear...over his fur...could it? Something's Wrong! is another read-out-loud, laugh-out-loud picture book from bestselling and beloved author Jory John, about that horrible nagging feeling that it just might not be your day—but you know you have a friend to support you no matter what.
The Pancake King
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Author : Seymour Chwast
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2016-03
The Pancake King written by Seymour Chwast and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Relates the saga of Henry who, because he could not stop making pancakes, became wealthy and famous.
The Heart And The Bottle
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Author : Oliver Jeffers
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2010-03-04
The Heart And The Bottle written by Oliver Jeffers and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
From #1 New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers, comes a poignant and beautiful story about finding joy after loss. There is a wonder and magic to childhood. We don’t realize it at the time, of course . . . yet the adults in our lives do. They encourage us to see things in the stars, to find joy in colors and laughter as we play. But what happens when that special someone who encourages such wonder and magic is no longer around? We can hide, we can place our heart in a bottle and grow up . . . or we can find another special someone who understands the magic. And we can encourage them to see things in the stars, find joy among colors and laughter as they play. Oliver Jeffers delivers a remarkable book, a touching and resonant tale reminiscent of The Giving Tree that will speak to the hearts of children and parents alike.
A Velocity Of Being
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Author : Maria Popova
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2020-05-25
A Velocity Of Being written by Maria Popova and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-25 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of the Year "An embarrassment of riches." —The New York Times An expansive collection of love letters to books, libraries, and reading, from a wonderfully eclectic array of thinkers and creators. In these pages, some of today's most wonderful culture-makers—writers, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers—reflect on the joys of reading, how books broaden and deepen human experience, and the ways in which the written word has formed their own character. On the page facing each letter, an illustration by a celebrated illustrator or graphic artist presents that artist's visual response. Among the diverse contributions are letters from Jane Goodall, Neil Gaiman, Jerome Bruner, Shonda Rhimes, Ursula K. Le Guin, Yo-Yo Ma, Judy Blume, Lena Dunham, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Jacqueline Woodson, as well as a ninety-eight-year-old Holocaust survivor, a pioneering oceanographer, and Italy's first woman in space. Some of the illustrators, cartoonists, and graphic designers involved are Marianne Dubuc, Sean Qualls, Oliver Jeffers, Maira Kalman, Mo Willems, Isabelle Arsenault, Chris Ware, Liniers, Shaun Tan, Tomi Ungerer, and Art Spiegelman. This project is woven entirely of goodwill, generosity of spirit, and a shared love of books. Everyone involved has donated their time, and all profits will go to the New York Public Library systems. This stunning 272-page hardcover volume features a lay-flat binding to allow for greater ease of reading.
This Is Not A Picture Book
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Author : Sergio Ruzzier
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2016-05-03
This Is Not A Picture Book written by Sergio Ruzzier and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Duck finds a book and is surprised to discover that there are books with words and no pictures--and that even without pictures a book can interest and excite you.