We Heart L.A. Parks

We Heart L.A. Parks

Author: Narrated Objects

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-14

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ISBN-13: 9780999167038

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Public parks are vital resources to all of us as places for exploration, celebration, education, recreation, and activism. We Heart L.A. Parks celebrates these important sites by featuring more than 50 public parks within the city of Los Angeles with original illustrations, personal stories, and fun activities, including two colorful fold-outs: an L.A. parks map and an L.A. Park Adventures board game. It is a coloring and activity book for all ages by contributors of all ages -- elementary-school kids to veteran artists -- who, through their art and words, fill these pages with their deep love for the city of Los Angeles, with all its beauty and complexities, and the public parks and recreation areas we all treasure. From hiking trails and waterfalls, to basketball courts and barbecue pits, to historic architecture and park vendors -- We Heart L.A. Parks highlights the diversity of our city's open spaces and how urban wildlife and humans can share these spaces and flourish. It is a truly unique and artful guide to the city that reminds us how safe and accessible public parks strengthen communities


More Than a Coloring Book

More Than a Coloring Book

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10-02

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ISBN-13:

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"More than a Coloring Book," is a coloring book and journal inspired by women of color around the world. This therapy tool includes coloring pages, journaling pages, inspiring quotes, and prompting questions to give users several outlets to express themselves.


The Shadows We Know by Heart

The Shadows We Know by Heart

Author: Jennifer Park

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1481463519

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Leah Roberts has been secretly watching sasquatches in the woods behind her house for years, but when she notices an enigmatic teenage boy living among them, her complicated family life starts to unravel.


Dear Mrs. Parks

Dear Mrs. Parks

Author: Rosa Parks

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780613048262

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Presents correspondence between Rosa Parks and various children in which the "Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement" answers questions and encourages young people to reach their highest potential.


Diary of a Misfit

Diary of a Misfit

Author: Casey Parks

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2023-09-26

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0593081102

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Part memoir, part sweeping journalistic saga: As Casey Parks follows the mystery of a stranger's past, she is forced to reckon with her own sexuality, her fraught Southern identity, her tortured yet loving relationship with her mother, and the complicated role of faith in her life. "Most moving is Parks’s depiction of a queer lineage, her assertion of an ancestry of outcasts, a tapestry of fellow misfits into which the marginalized will always, for better or worse, fit." —The New York Times Book Review When Casey Parks came out as a lesbian in college back in 2002, she assumed her life in the South was over. Her mother shunned her, and her pastor asked God to kill her. But then Parks's grandmother, a stern conservative who grew up picking cotton, pulled her aside and revealed a startling secret. "I grew up across the street from a woman who lived as a man," and then implored Casey to find out what happened to him. Diary of a Misfit is the story of Parks's life-changing journey to unravel the mystery of Roy Hudgins, the small-town country singer from grandmother’s youth, all the while confronting ghosts of her own. For ten years, Parks traveled back to rural Louisiana and knocked on strangers’ doors, dug through nursing home records, and doggedly searched for Roy’s own diaries, trying to uncover what Roy was like as a person—what he felt; what he thought; and how he grappled with his sense of otherness. With an enormous heart and an unstinting sense of vulnerability, Parks writes about finding oneself through someone else’s story, and about forging connections across the gulfs that divide us.


A Pathway Through Parks

A Pathway Through Parks

Author: Carl S. Chavez

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2004-05-26

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1412221730

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"Bodie, the very sound of that name conjures up images of "The Bad Man From Bodie", a rough and tumble life, and the harsh climate of a gold mine boomtown of the early West. But to a young park ranger and his wife, fresh out of college, and with a child on the way, it was an intimidating beginning to a 32-year career with California Department of Parks and Recreation. A PATHWAY THROUGH PARKS follows the career of Ranger Carl S. Chavez and his family as they travel the length and breadth of California from the ghost town of Bodie State Historic Park to the mountains and beaches of Southern California. Each new assignment brings new adventures and challenges as Ranger Chavez promotes up the career ladder to positions on the Central Coast of California, the Sierra Nevada and finally to the redwoods of Northern California at Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Career decisions must be made which result in advancement, "out of the field", and into the Management ranks of Regional and Division Headquarters. Yet even these changes do not alter the opportunity for stories and tales of humor and tragedy, joy and sorrow, adventure and routine, and the success and failure that many readers will recognize in their own lives. Anyone who has retired from the workforce, regardless of occupation, will have memories like those found in A PATHWAY THROUGH PARKS. The author's experiences will give all those who love the Great Outdoors and enjoy our parks and forests a rare, inside glimpse, not only of the inner workings of park operations, but also, of family life living in parks.


The Dog Lover's Companion to California

The Dog Lover's Companion to California

Author: Maria Goodavage

Publisher: Rick Steves

Published: 2011-06-21

Total Pages: 785

ISBN-13: 1612382452

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The Dog Lover's Companion to California has the inside scoop on the best dog runs, parks, beaches, hiking trails, camping areas, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. Local author Maria Goodavage and her trusty companion Jake have dug up many surprising resources available to dogs in the Golden State, such as baseball games, summer camps, and pet parades. For the less outdoorsy dog, there are doggy spas, art openings, and even winery visits! Packed with helpful maps, up-to-date leash laws, and a useful "paw" ranking system for all locations in the book, The Dog Lover's Companion to California is a dog's best friend.