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Fry Bread

A Native American Family Story

by Kevin Noble Maillard ...

Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal ...

Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalAn American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTold in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and ... Read more

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Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalAn American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTold in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and
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And They Walk On

by Kevin Maillard ...

Narrated by Kevin Maillard ...

Unabridged

11 min

A boy says farewell to a loved one as he imagines her walking on into her next journey, a moving story about loss and hope by Fry Bread author Kevin Noble Maillard, who also narrates this audiobook. And They Walk On features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!When a young boy’s grandmother walks on, he wonders where she’s gone.Did she go to the market to buy ripe melons? Or ... Read more

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A boy says farewell to a loved one as he imagines her walking on into her next journey, a moving story about loss and hope by Fry Bread author Kevin Noble Maillard, who also narrates this audiobook. And They Walk On features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!When a young boy’s grandmother walks on, he wonders where she’s gone.Did she go to the market to buy ripe melons? Or
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
The Blossoming Bookshelf: 43 Classic Books on Gardens and Plants

A Treasury of Historic Garden Design, Plant Science, Flowers, Fruits, and Cultivation

by W. Robinson, Gertrude Jekyll, J. G. Wood, E. T. Cook, R. M. Kellogg Co., Arthur William Knapp, F. M. Hexamer, L. H. Bailey, F. A. Waugh, H. Harold Hume, Albert H. Benson, Rose Georgina Kingsley, Rosalind Northcote, Thomas Shaw, Edith A. Browne, Carl Weschcke, Samuel Arnott, James O'Brien, Australia. Department of External Affairs, M. G. Kains, H. S. Adams, H. S. Coe, George Howard Alford, U. P. Hedrick, Luke Joseph Doogue, D. A. Compton, Edward Money, Alphonse de Candolle, Matthew Crawford, Henry H. Saylor, Cyril G. Hopkins, Gustavus A. Eisen, Bernice Brilmayer, Frederick Boyle, B. W. Jones, Edward Payson Roe, F. F. Rockwell, William Keane, M. C. Burritt ...

The Blossoming Bookshelf gathers forty-three classic texts into a capacious history of gardening, botany, horticulture, and the cultural imagination of plants. Its range extends from practical manuals on cultivation, soils, orchards, and landscape design to reflective nature writing, botanical inquiry, travel-inflected observation, and accounts of public and domestic gardens. The volume's ... Read more

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The Blossoming Bookshelf gathers forty-three classic texts into a capacious history of gardening, botany, horticulture, and the cultural imagination of plants. Its range extends from practical manuals on cultivation, soils, orchards, and landscape design to reflective nature writing, botanical inquiry, travel-inflected observation, and accounts of public and domestic gardens. The volume's
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The Green Library: 26 Classic Books to Enrich Your Botanical Knowledge

Classic Writings on Plant Science, Wildflowers, Forests, Ecology, and Evolution

by S. Leonard Bastin, Huron H. Smith, Charles C. P. Hobkirk, Henry A. Gleason, Charles Emerson Sanborn, Ernest E. Scholl, Marie Carmichael Stopes, Mrs. Loudon, G. F. Scott Elliot, Charles Clemon Deam, Alphonse de Candolle, Annie Lorrain Smith, Robert H. Mohlenbrock, E. E. Nuuttila, Wilbur R. Mattoon, George D. Fuller, Robert B. Miller, C. B. Webster, Jacob Levison, A. B. Brooks, George Francis Atkinson, Lorin Low Dame, Henry M. Brooks, Edward Step, K. Rangachari, C. Tadulinga Mudaliyar, Hugo de Vries, Daniel Trembly MacDougal, Frances Parsons, Charles Otis, Norman Taylor, Maxwell Masters, Julius Sachs, Isaac Bayley Balfour ...

The Green Library gathers twenty-six classic botanical works into a capacious survey of plant life as science, craft, and cultural inheritance. Its selections range from field guides and floras to studies in taxonomy, ecology, forestry, plant physiology, fungi, and the practical identification of trees and wildflowers. Technical observation sits beside lucid popular exposition, while landmark ... Read more

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The Green Library gathers twenty-six classic botanical works into a capacious survey of plant life as science, craft, and cultural inheritance. Its selections range from field guides and floras to studies in taxonomy, ecology, forestry, plant physiology, fungi, and the practical identification of trees and wildflowers. Technical observation sits beside lucid popular exposition, while landmark
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Graziella

A Novel

by Alphonse de Lamartine ...

Translated by Raymond N. MacKenzie ...

In its first modern translation, a novel-cum-memoir of a Frenchman’s erotic awakening in Italy by a preeminent writer of the Romantic periodIn 1812 Alphonse de Lamartine, a young man of means, traveled through southern Italy, where, during a sojourn in Naples, he fell in love with a young woman who worked in a cigar factory—and whose death after he returned to France would haunt him throughout his ... Read more

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In its first modern translation, a novel-cum-memoir of a Frenchman’s erotic awakening in Italy by a preeminent writer of the Romantic periodIn 1812 Alphonse de Lamartine, a young man of means, traveled through southern Italy, where, during a sojourn in Naples, he fell in love with a young woman who worked in a cigar factory—and whose death after he returned to France would haunt him throughout his
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Origin of Cultivated Plants

The International Scientific Series Volume XLVIII

by Alphonse de Candolle ...

In "Origin of Cultivated Plants," Alphonse de Candolle revolutionizes our understanding of plant domestication, meticulously cataloging the origins and evolutionary trajectories of various cultivated species. De Candolle blends empirical observation with a systematic approach, examining not only geographical distribution but also the intricate relationships between humans and their agricultural ... Read more

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In "Origin of Cultivated Plants," Alphonse de Candolle revolutionizes our understanding of plant domestication, meticulously cataloging the origins and evolutionary trajectories of various cultivated species. De Candolle blends empirical observation with a systematic approach, examining not only geographical distribution but also the intricate relationships between humans and their agricultural
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Robert Helmont: Diary of a Recluse, 1870-1871

by Alphonse Daudet ...

"Robert Helmont" is a semi-autobiographical novel presented in the form of a diary. It reflects Alphonse Daudet's own experiences and observations during a period of personal and political upheaval. The diary is written by the protagonist, Robert Helmont, who is a recluse living in a secluded retreat.The story is set against the backdrop of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune. Through ... Read more

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"Robert Helmont" is a semi-autobiographical novel presented in the form of a diary. It reflects Alphonse Daudet's own experiences and observations during a period of personal and political upheaval. The diary is written by the protagonist, Robert Helmont, who is a recluse living in a secluded retreat.The story is set against the backdrop of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune. Through
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Looking Good

Difficulty at the Beginning Book 4

by Keith Maillard ...

The Summer of Love is already like a distant memory; the psychedelic underground has turned in on itself. John Dupre has deserted a perfectly satisfying life as a student in Toronto, drawn back to the US by the need to make a difference in the Revolution. He's living in Boston—under an assumed name because he's on the FBI's wanted list for draft evasion.His best friend is Tom Parker, an ex—GI ... Read more

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The Summer of Love is already like a distant memory; the psychedelic underground has turned in on itself. John Dupre has deserted a perfectly satisfying life as a student in Toronto, drawn back to the US by the need to make a difference in the Revolution. He's living in Boston—under an assumed name because he's on the FBI's wanted list for draft evasion.His best friend is Tom Parker, an ex—GI
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Green Girls

by Alphonse Momas, Locus Elm Press (editor), Alfred Richard Allinson (translator) ...

When Adelina is caught in the most compromising of positions, she is soon sent to a convent school for wayward adolescents in far off France.The first part of this gem describes our female protagonist’s first tastes of lust as she embarks on a torrid and forbidden love affair with her tutor. Their gradual draw to one another is wonderfully erotic, each attempting to hold back but unable to do so. ... Read more

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When Adelina is caught in the most compromising of positions, she is soon sent to a convent school for wayward adolescents in far off France.The first part of this gem describes our female protagonist’s first tastes of lust as she embarks on a torrid and forbidden love affair with her tutor. Their gradual draw to one another is wonderfully erotic, each attempting to hold back but unable to do so.
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Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company

Enriched edition. Unveiling the Shadows of Colonial Exploitation

by Multatuli, Nigel Blackwood ...

Translated by Alphonse Nahuys ...

In 'Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company,' Multatuli, the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, masterfully intertwines narrative and social critique, presenting a vivid exposé of colonial exploitation in Java during the 19th century. Through the story of Max Havelaar, an idealistic Dutch civil servant, the novel unveils the deeply entrenched injustices faced by Javanese ... Read more

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In 'Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company,' Multatuli, the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, masterfully intertwines narrative and social critique, presenting a vivid exposé of colonial exploitation in Java during the 19th century. Through the story of Max Havelaar, an idealistic Dutch civil servant, the novel unveils the deeply entrenched injustices faced by Javanese
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Short Stories of Various Types

A Tapestry of Narrative Craft

by Selma Lagerlöf, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alphonse Daudet, Booth Tarkington, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O. Henry, Myra Kelly, Hamlin Garland, James Matthew Barrie, Francis Bret Harte, Katherine Mayo ...

In 'Short Stories of Various Types,' readers are invited to explore a diverse range of narratives demonstrating both rich thematic depth and stylistic variety. This anthology captures the essence of storytelling through pieces that range from the mysterious to the heartwarming, each contributing to an expansive exploration of the human condition. With standouts such as tales of intrigue and ... Read more

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In 'Short Stories of Various Types,' readers are invited to explore a diverse range of narratives demonstrating both rich thematic depth and stylistic variety. This anthology captures the essence of storytelling through pieces that range from the mysterious to the heartwarming, each contributing to an expansive exploration of the human condition. With standouts such as tales of intrigue and
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HARVARD CLASSICS - All 20 Volumes in one Edition

Enriched edition. A Literary Journey Through Time and Space

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Theodor Storm, Charles Dickens, Theodor Fontane, Gottfried Keller, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Victor Hugo, Jane Austen, Alphonse Daudet0, Guy de Maupassant1, George Eliot2, Walter Scott3, Laurence Sterne4, Henry Fielding5, George Sand6, Washington Irving7, Juan Valera8, Alfred de Musset9, Nathaniel Hawthorne0, William Makepeace Thackeray1, Edward Everett Hale2, Francis Bret Harte3, Ivan Turgenev4, Leo Tolstoy5, Fyodor Dostoevsky6, Johann Wolfgang Goethe7, Honoré Balzac8, Alexander L. Kielland9, Gideon Ashbourne2 ...

The 'HARVARD CLASSICS - All 20 Volumes in one Edition' is a remarkable anthology, befittingly capturing the breadth and depth of Western literary tradition across centuries. Traversing a diverse range of literary styles'—from the poignant realism of 19th-century literature to the romantic flourishes of earlier epochs'—this collection offers an unparalleled vista into the evolution of literary ... Read more

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The 'HARVARD CLASSICS - All 20 Volumes in one Edition' is a remarkable anthology, befittingly capturing the breadth and depth of Western literary tradition across centuries. Traversing a diverse range of literary styles'—from the poignant realism of 19th-century literature to the romantic flourishes of earlier epochs'—this collection offers an unparalleled vista into the evolution of literary
... Read more