The Turtle Club Handbook

The Turtle Club Handbook
Author: James Hatcher
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2014-06-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781497528352

R U A TURTLE? Y.B.Y.S.A.I.A. A Must-Have Handbook for all Turtles, from the Newly-Initiated to the Master Imperial Turtle. This handbook provides guidance for the New Turtle with Turtle Basics, Starting your own Pond, The Degrees of the Order, Your Pond Affiliations, a section for each degree to record your progress from Snapper to Master Imperial Turtle...and more! If you are a Shellback, or just simply desire to become one, this is the handbook for you!

Franklin's Secret Club

Franklin's Secret Club
Author: Paulette Bourgeois
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2023-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525312359

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero discovers the hard way that leaving people out is never nice.

South Pacific Handbook

South Pacific Handbook
Author: David Stanley
Publisher: David Stanley
Total Pages: 812
Release: 1993
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780918373991

An all-new edition of the original comprehensive South Pacific guide, completely revised and updated with over 85% new material. Stanley provides an accurate portrait of all 15 insular territories of Polynesia and Melanesia, offering an insider's knowledge, spirited commentary, and adventurous coverage. Contains nearly 200 concise, reliable maps, glossary, and index. (Moon Publications)

The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous American Literature

The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous American Literature
Author: James H. Cox
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
Total Pages: 769
Release: 2014
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0199914036

"This book explores Indigenous American literature and the development of an inter- and trans-Indigenous orientation in Native American and Indigenous literary studies. Drawing on the perspectives of scholars in the field, it seeks to reconcile tribal nation specificity, Indigenous literary nationalism, and trans-Indigenous methodologies as necessary components of post-Renaissance Native American and Indigenous literary studies. It looks at the work of Renaissance writers, including Louise Erdrich's Tracks (1988) and Leslie Marmon Silko's Sacred Water (1993), along with novels by S. Alice Callahan and John Milton Oskison. It also discusses Indigenous poetics and Salt Publishing's Earthworks series, focusing on poets of the Renaissance in conversation with emerging writers. Furthermore, it introduces contemporary readers to many American Indian writers from the seventeenth to the first half of the nineteenth century, from Captain Joseph Johnson and Ben Uncas to Samson Occom, Samuel Ashpo, Henry Quaquaquid, Joseph Brant, Hendrick Aupaumut, Sarah Simon, Mary Occom, and Elijah Wimpey. The book examines Inuit literature in Inuktitut, bilingual Mexicanoh and Spanish poetry, and literature in Indian Territory, Nunavut, the Huasteca, Yucatán, and the Great Lakes region. It considers Indigenous literatures north of the Medicine Line, particularly francophone writing by Indigenous authors in Quebec. Other issues tackled by the book include racial and blood identities that continue to divide Indigenous nations and communities, as well as the role of colleges and universities in the development of Indigenous literary studies".

One Tiny Turtle

One Tiny Turtle
Author: Nicola Davies
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2024-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1536221309

"Simple, lyrical words and bright, acrylic double-page pictures convey the astonishing facts about the Loggerhead sea turtle. . . . A powerful nature story for a young audience." —Booklist Far, far out at sea lives one of the world’s most mysterious creatures, the Loggerhead turtle. For thirty years she swims the oceans, wandering thousands of miles as she searches for food. Then, one summer night, she lands on a beach to lay her eggs—the very same beach where she herself was born. Nicola Davies’s lyrical text offers fascinating information about the journey of the tiny, endangered Loggerhead, while charming paintings by Jane Chapman vividly illustrate one turtle’s odyssey.

Icy Sparks

Icy Sparks
Author: Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2001-03-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101200189

A New York Times Notable Book and the March 2001 selection of Oprah's Book Club® ! Icy Sparks is the sad, funny and transcendent tale of a young girl growing up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky during the 1950’s. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s beautifully written first novel revolves around Icy Sparks, an unforgettable heroine in the tradition of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird or Will Treed in Cold Sassy Tree. At the age of ten, Icy, a bright, curious child orphaned as a baby but raised by adoring grandparents, begins to have strange experiences. Try as she might, her "secrets"—verbal croaks, groans, and physical spasms—keep afflicting her. As an adult, she will find out she has Tourette’s Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, but for years her behavior is the source of mystery, confusion, and deep humiliation. Narrated by a grown up Icy, the book chronicles a difficult, but ultimately hilarious and heartwarming journey, from her first spasms to her self-acceptance as a young woman. Curious about life beyond the hills, talented, and energetic, Icy learns to cut through all barriers—physical, mental, and spiritual—in order to find community and acceptance. Along her journey, Icy faces the jeers of her classmates as well as the malevolence of her often-ignorant teachers—including Mrs. Stilton, one of the most evil fourth grade teachers ever created by a writer. Called willful by her teachers and "Frog Child" by her schoolmates, she is exiled from the schoolroom and sent to a children’s asylum where it is hoped that the roots of her mysterious behavior can be discovered. Here Icy learns about difference—her own and those who are even more scarred than she. Yet, it isn’t until Icy returns home that she really begins to flower, especially through her friendship with the eccentric and obese Miss Emily, who knows first-hand how it feels to be an outcast in this tightly knit Appalachian community. Under Miss Emily’s tutelage, Icy learns about life’s struggles and rewards, survives her first comical and heartbreaking misadventure with romance, discovers the healing power of her voice when she sings, and ultimately—takes her first steps back into the world. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s Icy Sparks is a fresh, original, and completely redeeming novel about learning to overcome others’ ignorance and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.

Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club

Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club
Author: Christopher B. Teuton
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2012
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0807835846

Presents a collection of traditional Cherokee tales, teachings, and folklore, with four works presented in both English and Cherokee.

Problem at the Playground

Problem at the Playground
Author: Courtney Carbone
Publisher: Undersea Mystery Club
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781524855246

When pieces of equipment start disappearing from the new Aquamarina playground, it's up to Violet the mermaid and her best friend Wally the narwhal to solve the mystery. Back matter includes ocean science and civil engineering facts.

The Supper Club Book

The Supper Club Book
Author: Dave Hoekstra
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2013
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1613743688

The supper club of the Upper Midwest is unmistakably authentic, as unique to the region as great lakes, cheese curds, and Curly Lambeau. The far-flung locations and creative decor give each supper club a unique ambience, but the owners, staff, and regulars give it its personality. Author Dave Hoekstra traveled through farmland, woods, towns, and cities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois, eating at salad bars, drinking old fashioneds, and most of all talking to old-timers, local historians, and newcomers. He discovered that far from going the way of so many small establishments, supper clubs are evolving, combining contemporary ideas such as locavore menus and craft beer with traditional Friday night fish fries and Saturday prime rib. He brings to life the memorable people who have created and continue the tradition, from the blind dishwasher at Smoky’s to the Dick Watson Combo playing “Beyond the Sea” at the Lighthouse and the entrepreneurs and hipster crowd behind the Old Fashioned. Corporations have defined mainstream eating habits in America, but characters define supper clubs, and this combination oral history and guide, with more than one hundred photographs, celebrates not only the past and present but the future of the supper club.

Can I Join Your Club?

Can I Join Your Club?
Author: John Kelly
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: FICTION
ISBN: 9781848694354

Duck wants to join a club. But he needs to be able to ROAR to join Lion Club, or TRUMPET to join Elephant Club. And all he can do is QUACK! What's a Duck to do? Why, set up his own club of course... where everyone is welcome to join! With a laugh-out-loud text from John Kelly and brilliantly quirky illustrations by Steph Laberis, Can I Join Your Club?is a heart-warming story which celebrates the importance of diversity and friendship. Perfect for little ones who are learning to make friends at a new school or nursery.