wyszukanych pozycji: 8
Even the Hollow My Body Made Is Gone
ISBN: 9781929918898 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Memory and its embodiment in a colloquial, yet highly wrought musical language are what originally drew me to Harrington's manuscript and what continues to pull me back. We learn the story of Lillian and Webster and their children and grandchildren, a black family living a hardscrabble life in the rural South more than sixty years ago. Set on the cusp of the Civil Rights era, the poems chronicle a way of life that has long since vanished."--Elizabeth Spires, from the foreword Janice N. Harrington is an award-winning children's book author and a nationally recognized... "Memory and its embodiment in a colloquial, yet highly wrought musical language are what originally drew me to Harrington's manuscript and what con... |
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74,26 zł |
The Hands of Strangers: Poems from the Nursing Home
ISBN: 9781934414545 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) As people live longer, we face the challenges that come with caring for, and living as, an aging population. This collection focuses on the sad, funny, mundane reality of life in a nursing home. In her own words, Janice N. Harrington worked her way through college as a nurses' aide and wrote The Hands of Strangers because she "cannot forget the 'girls' I worked with or the 'residents' under my care. I haven't forgotten what I saw, heard, felt, or learned." Janic N. Harrington's debut Even the Hollow My Body Made is Gone earned teh 2007 Kate Tufts Discovery... As people live longer, we face the challenges that come with caring for, and living as, an aging population. This collection focuses on the sad, fu... |
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69,89 zł |
Children & Second-Hand Smoke Exposure
ISBN: 9781606925874 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 169 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. .
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445,94 zł |
Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin
ISBN: 9781942683209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A lyrical and biographical reflection on the art and life of Horace H. Pippin--the best-known African American artist of his time--Primitive offers a searching critique of the condescension to African American folk art as supposedly "primitive," and it also critiques the underestimation of African American life and imagination in the broader American consciousness. Award-winning poet Janice N. Harrington connects readers to this fascinating, odds-defying artist, all while underscoring the human craving for artistic expression.
A lyrical and biographical reflection on the art and life of Horace H. Pippin--the best-known African American artist of his time--Primitive of...
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74,26 zł |
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
ISBN: 9781629795584 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner shines in this nonfiction picture book, showcasing his ideas and discoveries about ants, bees, and other insects.
The first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner shines in this nonfiction picture book, showcasing his ideas and discoveries about ants, ...
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93,84 zł |
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
ISBN: 9780374312510 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one - the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits, the spirited narrator regales readers with her campaign to catch Miss Hen, but this chicken is "fast as a mosquito buzzing and quick as a fleabite." Our chicken chaser has her mind set on winning, until she discovers that sometimes it's just as satisfying not to catch chickens as it is to catch them. A fresh voice full of sass and inventive, bold collage illustrations full of surprises create a childlike escapade brimming with funny high... Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one - the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits... |
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87,32 zł |
Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector
ISBN: 9781662680199 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology (the study of fungi) in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book biography from the creators of Buzzing with Questions. In 1882, Black botanist and mycologist Charles S. Parker sprouted up in the lush, green Pacific Northwest. From the beginning, Charles’s passion was plants, and he trudged through forests, climbed mountains, and waded into lakes to find them. When he was drafted to fight in World War I, Charles experienced prejudice...
Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and myco...
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82,95 zł |
Hurry, Kate, or You'll Be Late!
ISBN: 9780823445103 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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82,95 zł |