With a big message on making the most of what nature provided, this illustrated children's beginning book teaches kids that every single person on the planet is unique and that everyone has a gift.
Across Belfast the Loyalist community is steadying itself for the orgiastic drug-fest that is the sacred and glorious Twelfth of July. As "The Boney" looms larger day by day, UDA wannabes are drawn like moths to a flame. Up in the flats, hardman Tommy thinks Leanne is more like his ma than his sister, but in her head Leanne is anything but maternal. And when Tommy's pal Davey arrives with a mysterious new woman, it only takes a spark to ignite the Bonefire.
Rooster for Rent is the second book in the Grampa Hal series and tells the story of Grampa teaching Little Davey how to crow and be his rooster on a farm adventure. Grampa also teaches a group of young children about God's amazing creation and how He provides for us from the time we are born until the time we leave this life, Davey enters into God's family as he opens up his heart and invites Jesus to come in. It's a fun story that tells of God's love for us and His grace upon our lives. In the first book, Grampa Hal Comes to Visit, Little Davey receives a licker card. In Rooster for Rent, he finds out exactly what a licker card with five holes in it really is. Come on, let's go to the farm and have some fun!
In this book you will find an astounding 400 biographies that highlight the history and personnel of the great bands. It is organized into four sections: “The Big Bands--Then” (the scene, the leaders, the public, the musicians, vocalists, arrangers and businessmen, recordings, radio, movies and the press); “Inside the Big Bands” (profiles of 72 top bands); “Inside More of the Big Bands” (hundreds of additional profiles arranged by categories (“The Arranging Leaders,” “The Horn-playing Leaders,” etc.); and “The Big Bands Now.” The Big Bands is one of the best books on the subject. It is both readable and an invaluable reference source for the study of jazz standards since many were written by big band leaders or musicians or were popularized through their performances and recordings. The index is comprehensive with names but lists no songs. George T. Simon was one of the original organizers and members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra for which he played the drums. He was also one of the first writers for Metronome Magazine where he remained from 1935 until 1955.