Oz Before the Rainbow

Oz Before the Rainbow

Author: Mark Evan Swartz

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 9780801864773

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Swartz reminds us in that various stage and screen dramatizations of Baum's story preceded and influenced the 1939 film. This richly illustrated book contains many rare photographs, film stills, sketches, theater programs, and movie advertisements from the different productions. Piecing together the Chicago and Broadway stage productions (1902-3) from contemporary reviews, surviving script pages, and published song lyrics, Swartz shows how Baum and his many collaborators worked to transform the book into a popular theatrical attraction -- often requiring significant alterations to the original story.


Rain Before Rainbows

Rain Before Rainbows

Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2020-08-17

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1536219789

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For anyone going through a difficult passage, this uplifting, beautifully illustrated picture book is about finding optimism in the darkest of places. Rain before rainbows, clouds before sun, night before daybreak—a new day’s begun. In this heartfelt story about courage, change, and moving on, a girl and her companion fox travel together away from a sorrowful past, through challenging and stormy times, toward color and light and life. Along the way they find friends to guide and support them, and when the new day dawns, it is full of promise. With gorgeous, richly realized illustrations and immense hope at its heart, Rain Before Rainbows holds out a ray of sunshine for anyone looking for light.


Before the Rainbow Bridge

Before the Rainbow Bridge

Author: Tom Gunlicks

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-04

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9781329942820

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I first met Tom Gunlicks in 1974 when I was a freshman in college at Augustana University (often referred to as Augie and which was then known as Augustana College). I was a freshman living off-campus so between classes I studied in the lounge at the Augi


My Book of Poems Revisited

My Book of Poems Revisited

Author: Tommy L. Johnson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1456894595

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My Book of Poems Revisited is based on my personal beliefs, my life experiences and how I overcame adversities that threatened my life and livelihood.


Scenes with My Son

Scenes with My Son

Author: Robert Hubbard

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2023-10-31

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1467467014

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A celebration and an elegy, Scenes with My Son sensitively renders the terrible privilege of grief in the wake of suicide. After years of battling clinical depression exacerbated by autism, Auggie Hubbard died by suicide at the age of 19. In this poignant tribute to his son, Robert Hubbard—a theatre scholar and actor—stages Auggie’s life in a series of vivid and tender scenes: Auggie’s insatiable hunger for Accelerated Reader points. His tireless lightsaber practice in the local park. His sonorous tuba practice in the ward of his inpatient program. Through these anecdotes of Auggie’s life and the days following his death, readers journey with a family shaken by mental illness and share in their hard-won joys in defiance of depression. Refusing easy answers and clichés about “God’s plan,” Hubbard unflinchingly asks: Does faith matter amid such tragedy? What do you do when awareness isn’t enough? When you’ve tried so hard to keep your child safe, but your efforts fail? His honesty and vulnerability—and his tender portrait of Auggie—are gifts to all who live with their own questions in the wake of a loved one’s death.


The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament

The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament

Author: Warren W. Wiersbe

Publisher: David C Cook

Published:

Total Pages: 1540

ISBN-13: 9781434765871

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Whether you are a pastor, teacher, or layperson, now you can study the Bible in easy-to-read sections that emphasize personal application as well as biblical meaning. Developed from Dr. Wiersbe's popular "Be" series of Bible study books, this commentary carefully unpacks all of God's Word. The Wiersbe Bible Commentary Old Testament offers you: Dr. Wiersbe's trustworthy insights on the entire Old Testaments New Biblical images, maps, and charts Introductions and outlines for each book of the Bible Clear, readable text that's free of academic jargon Let one of the most beloved and respected Bible teachers of our time guide you verse-by-verse through the Scriptures. It's the trusted reference you'll love to read.


Black Is a Rainbow Color

Black Is a Rainbow Color

Author: Angela Joy

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2020-01-14

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1250771080

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A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on. Red is a rainbow color. Green sits next to blue. Yellow, orange, violet, indigo, They are rainbow colors, too, but My color is black . . . And there’s no BLACK in rainbows. From the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall's back, Black surrounds our lives. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped change the world and a community that continues to grow and thrive. Stunningly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree and Coretta Scott King Award winner Ekua Holmes, Black Is a Rainbow Color is a sweeping celebration told through debut author Angela Joy’s rhythmically captivating and unforgettable words. An ALSC Notable Children's Book 2021 An NCTE 2021 Notable Poetry Book A 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the NCSS/CBC A New York Public Library Best Book of 2020 A Washington Post Best Book of 2020 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year A 2020 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honoree


The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

Author: Marcus Pfister

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1558580093

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Summary: The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.