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Author: Ray Prather
Publisher: New York : Scribner
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGoaded by the taunts of the village children, a youngster runs deep into the jungle searching for her real mother--an ostrich.
Author: V.K. Singh
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Published: 2024-02-05
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9357089187
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA visitor mistakes Ritu’s bird call for an ostrich’s and wants to see the bird. But there are no ostriches on Henry Island! where will Ritu find one to show him?
Author: Charity Waciuma
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 28
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of a young girl tricked into thinking she is the daughter of ostriches, relating her subsequent adventures, eventual return to her clan, and her marriage to a wealthy warrior.
Author: Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek
Publisher: Daimon
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 3856305998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese beautiful and timeless stories from the African Bush were gathered more than a century ago and have touched thousands of readers ever since. The South African-born author, Sir Laurens van der Post, revered them and helped to make them known throughout the world. For this special new edition, Gregory McNamee has adapted the original nineteenth-century English translations to create modern versions of the stories for readers without a prior knowledge of the Bushman ways of life. The stories in this book carry universal observations and truths and, with their historical and ethnographic roots in the African Bushman culture, they are fascinating and educational for readers and listeners of all ages. They bear powerful testimony to a desert people living at one with Nature.
Author: Nicola Harrison
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2021-08-10
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1250200164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNicola Harrison's The Show Girl gives a glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfeld Follies, through the eyes of a young midwestern woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Ziegfeld Follies star. "Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls will drink this up." --Booklist It's 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Extremely talented as a singer and dancer, it takes every bit of perseverance to finally make it on stage. And once she does, all the glamour and excitement is everything she imagined and more—even worth all the sacrifices she has had to make along the way. Then she meets Archie Carmichael. Handsome, wealthy—the only man she's ever met who seems to accept her modern ways—her independent nature and passion for success. But once she accepts his proposal of marriage he starts to change his tune, and Olive must decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves.
Author: Melissa Kirsch
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780761142133
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrings together survival tips, suggestions, and information on everything from diet and exercise, home decorating, and career to retirement planning, Internet dating, and family relationships.
Author: Kirsten Chang
Publisher:
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781952183874
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat bird has a large body and a long neck, but cannot fly? It is an emu! Or is it an ostrich? These birds may seem similar, but they are unique in many ways. Lively images, simple text, and a side-by-side comparison feature help young readers learn how emus and ostriches have different appearances and behaviors. Readers will soon identify these flightless birds with ease!
Author: Melissa Kirsch
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 2015-04-07
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 0761185100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA colossal cheat sheet for your post-college years, answering all the needs of the modern woman—from mastering money to placating overly anxious parents, from social media etiquette to the pleasure and pain of dating (and why it’s not a cliché to love yourself first). A perfect combination of tried-and-true advice and been-there tips, it’s a one-stop resource that includes how to clean up your digital reputation, info on finding an apartment you can afford and actually want to live in, and why you should exercise the delicate art of defriending. Plus the fundamentals, from health (mental and physical) to spirituality to ethics to fashion, all delivered in Melissa Kirsch’s fresh, personal, funny voice—as if your best friend were giving you the best and smartest advice in the world.
Author: Alyssa Colman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 2021-04-06
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0374313946
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHeartfelt, fast-paced, and utterly absorbing, The Gilded Girl is Alyssa Colman’s sparkling debut novel about determination, spirit, and the magic of friendship. Any child can spark magic, but only the elite are allowed to kindle it. Those denied access to the secrets of the kindling ritual will see their magic snuffed out before their thirteenth birthday. Miss Posterity’s Academy for Practical Magic is the best kindling school in New York City—and wealthy twelve-year-old Emma Harris is accustomed to the best. But when her father dies, leaving her penniless, Emma is reduced to working off her debts to Miss Posterity alongside Izzy, a daring servant girl who refuses to let her magic be snuffed out, even if society dictates she must. Emma and Izzy reluctantly form a pact: If Izzy teaches Emma how to survive as a servant, Emma will reveal to Izzy what she knows about magic. Along the way, they encounter quizzes that literally pop, shy libraries, and talking cats (that is, house dragons). But when another student’s kindling goes horribly wrong, revealing the fiery dangers of magic, Emma and Izzy must set aside their differences or risk their magic being snuffed out forever.
Author: Melissa Wiley
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 2020-08-18
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 0375870385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA feisty girl from a family of ranchers lands a job as a daredevil stunt girl in the early days of silent film in this adventurous and funny cross between Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken and Ramona. Pearl lives on a ranch where her chores include collecting eggs and feeding ornery ostriches. She has three older brothers, who don't coddle her at all. And she knows a thing or two about horses, too. One day, Pearl's brothers get cushy jobs doing stunts for this new form of entertainment called "moving pictures." They're the Daredevil Donnelly Brothers, a Death-Defying Cowboy Trio. Before she knows it, Pearl has stumbled into being a stunt girl herself--and dreams of becoming a star. The only problem is, her mother has no idea what she's up to. And let's just say she wouldn't be too happy to find out that Pearl's been jumping out of burning buildings in her spare time. Filled with action, humor, and heart--not to mention those pesky ostriches--The Nerviest Girl in the World introduces a spunky heroine whose adventures will have kids on the edge of their seats and whose sense of humor will have them laughing until the very last line.
