An Ocean of Cricket

An Ocean of Cricket
Author: Adam Cassidy
Publisher: Victory Books
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2013
Genre: Cricket
ISBN: 9780522866025

Cricket in the South Pacific is a joyous affair, played among thatched huts, on main roads and beside some stunning beaches. An Ocean of Cricket celebrates the healthy competition and community spirit that cricket inspires in the villages of Vanuatu, the isolated Lau Islands of Fiji, and off the coast of Papua New Guinea. In these exotic environments, the game is a magical mix of the traditional and the tribal. An Ocean of Cricket meets with the cricket enthusiasts and discovers why they do so well in national competitions. It captures in words and stunning photographs the special customs and the extraordinary passion that the islanders have for the game. Join Adam and Barrie Cassidy for a magnificent photographic tour of the grass-roots tournaments, the roadside rubbers and the beachfront battles of cricket, island-style!

Quick As a Cricket

Quick As a Cricket
Author: Audrey Wood
Publisher: Clarion Books
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0358362628

A child describes the feelings and emotions which are the mark of his individual self.

Beyond a Boundary

Beyond a Boundary
Author: Cyril Lionel Robert James
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1993
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780822313830

In C. L. R. James's classic Beyond a Boundary, the sport is cricket and the scene is the colonial West Indies. Always eloquent and provocative, James--the "black Plato," (as coined by the London Times)--shows us how, in the rituals of performance and conflict on the field, we are watching not just prowess but politics and psychology at play. Part memoir of a boyhood in a black colony (by one of the founding fathers of African nationalism), part passionate celebration of an unusual and unexpected game, Beyond a Boundary raises, in a warm and witty voice, serious questions about race, class, politics, and the facts of colonial oppression. Originally published in England in 1963 and in the United States twenty years later (Pantheon, 1983), this second American edition brings back into print this prophetic statement on race and sport in society.

Cricketing Lives

Cricketing Lives
Author: Richard H. Thomas
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2022-08-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1789143721

As famous for its complicated rules as it is for its contentious (and lengthy) matches, cricket is the quintessentially English sport. Or is it? From cricket in literature to sticky wickets, Cricketing Lives is a paean to the quirky characters and global phenomenon that are cricket. Cricket is defined by the characters who have played it, watched it, reported it, ruled upon it, ruined it, and rejoiced in it. Humorous and deeply affectionate, Cricketing Lives tells the story of the world’s greatest and most incomprehensible game through those who have shaped it, from the rustic contests of eighteenth-century England to the spectacle of the Indian Premier League. It’s about W. G. Grace and his eye to his wallet; the invincible Viv Richards; and Sarah Taylor, “the best wicketkeeper in the world.” Richard H. Thomas steers a course through the despair of war, tactical controversies, and internecine politics, to reveal how cricket has always warmed our hearts as nothing else can.

The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen

The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen
Author: Catherine Lloyd Burns
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017-08-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374300429

Catherine Lloyd Burns's The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen is an outlandish tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter whose us-against-the-world friendship teaches them both about what it means to tell the truth. Cricket Cohen is not a liar. She just enhances the truth. Often. Cricket is a natural-born storyteller. She is also a part-time geologist, a Greek professor, and a certified brain surgeon with a thriving private medical practice. Yes, her patients are all stuffed animals, but the work is still very demanding. Despite her busy schedule, Cricket always has time for Dodo, her equally imaginative grandmother. And one Manhattan weekend when Cricket finds herself in hot water with her teacher and thoroughly fed up with her controlling parents, she and Dodo hit the pavement. What could possibly go wrong when two people with a habit of confusing fact and fantasy take off looking for adventure? Lots, it turns out, and eleven-year-old Cricket finds herself face-to-face with some hard truths about love, family, and getting home again.

Cricket Song

Cricket Song
Author: Anne Hunter
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0544866525

A poignant and beautiful bedtime book, Cricket Song connects two children on different continents through the evocation of sound and smell. Readers will love identifying various creatures portrayed in the book and watching what they are doing as the two children begin to fall to sleep in their beds on seemingly opposite sides of the world. While differences between cultures may be obvious, ultimately, this lovely story of sleep is a tale about interconnection.

An Ocean Apart

An Ocean Apart
Author: Robin Pilcher
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2008-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312945619

Writing with deep sensitivity to human frailty, Robin Pilcher tells the story of a young man who learns to care for his own family again after losing his wife to cancer.

The Little Cricket's Song

The Little Cricket's Song
Author: Mohammed Ayya
Publisher: Mohammed Ayya
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2024-06-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Bedtime Stories For Kids-Short Bedtime Stories Series Do you want to make your child fall asleep faster at night? Do you want your child to learn mindfulness while reading beautiful short stories? In this book, you will find a collection of stories written to help children enter a place of dreams and eventually drift off to sleep. These stories are intended to stir their imaginations in such a way that the transition from fantasy and adventure into dreamland will be a seamless one. Best of all, your children will be able to get a good night’s sleep and wake up feeling refreshed and happy. The chapters are designed to take you and your family on an exciting adventure through different situations, laden with imagination and surprises, while also attempting to disseminate valuable lessons about important principles, such as family, home, wrongdoing, and numerous other themes. While each story is unique, the underlying purpose of each remains the same: to confer on readers some degree of insight into moral behaviour and proper conduct. Through the careful application of allegory, the stories contained herein are intended not only to engage and captivate but also to serve as thought-provoking tools by which your children might avail themselves of one of mankind’s most powerful attributes: thoughtfulness and self-reflection. In addition, each story uses colourful and imaginative characters, settings, and situations to create an environment that will not only help children become interested in the story itself but also serve as a vehicle to convey a moral lesson. Plus, the stories in this book seek to create traditions and memories that will create everlasting moments that your children will treasure for the rest of their lives. These are the kind of moments that your children will surely love to share with their children someday, too. So, let’s jump right in and take a trip into a magical world from which your children will drift off in their sleep. Don’t be surprised if they don’t want to wake up after having such beautiful dreams. Dreamland is a cherished place for children of all ages. After all, it is a place where kids can truly let their imaginations flourish. This book includes: Bedtime stories that will truly captivate the young mind of your child Fun stories about animals, adventures, and legends A valuable lesson for each story In addition: They will put down their phones. This is a good way to encourage your child to go to sleep by listening to the scripts. Each story will enhance your child’s imagination and thinking. And Much More... Are you excited? Do you want to read more? Would you like your child to learn and relax, falling asleep in peace? Get our book now!

Inside the Cricket’s Burrow

Inside the Cricket’s Burrow
Author: Dawn Bluemel Oldfield
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1617729493

A long, fuzzy insect with a helmet-shaped head crawls into a hole in a grassy field. Using its shovel-like front legs, the mole cricket scoops up dirt and pushes it out of the way. It's building tunnels, some of which stretch far into the earth, in its underground home. Welcome to the cricket's burrow! Clear text, colorful photos, and diagrams will engage young readers as they explore the habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of these curious creatures. Age-appropriate activities and critical-thinking questions give readers an opportunity to make observations and gain valuable insights.