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There is a boy who lives alone on a desert island. His house is a castle made of sand. He enjoys frolicking on the beach, surfing in the ocean, and collecting shells on the ocean shore. There are no troubles on his home island. That is, until he begins to question his identity. When the boy begins to wonder who he is, he realizes he's nothing like the animals on the island. He can't swing in the trees like the chimpanzees. He can't race through the ocean waves like the seals. And his nose is nothing like the elephant's trunk.

One day, a mysterious visitor arrives on the island. The...

This sequel to A Man's Place and prequel to Simple Passion is Ernaux's description of a transformation from girlhood into womanhood. A fictionalized account of the author's teenage awakening and of her later life as a 30-year-old married teacher and mother of two infant sons, A Frozen Woman mixes affection, rage, and bitterness to reveal Ernaux at her most harrowing, affecting, and inspiring.

'How the West Was Sung: The Story of the American Cowboy and His Songs' is an open-and-teach unit that details the rich history and music of the American cowboy. Designed for music teachers, elementary classroom teachers, and home school parents, the unit includes lessons, song sheets, accompaniment scores and black line drawings of cowboy life. In addition, there are exams, teaching suggestions, helpful tips on how to organize a program presentation, and online resources to help you expand your lessons. Your students will discover the cowboy's origins on the rancheros of Mexico, ride along...

The Civil War is easily the darkest, most fascinating chapter of American history. Its horrors have reverberated for more than 150 years, and the events of the war continue to affect families today.

In Ancestors in the Attic, the descendants of Union soldier James Atwater Barrett share a breathtaking collection of letters, diary entries, photographs, and other historical documents that together tell a story of love and war.

A clerk in New York at the onset of the war, twenty-nine-year-old James Atwater Barrett felt duty bound to enlist in the Forty-Eighth New York...