A Bumpy Ride

A Bumpy Ride
Author: Trophy D’Souza
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2012-02-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1467885428

Ralph, the boy with a dream, is not aware that his determination will be tested to its limits. The early thrills do not give him a clue of what's in store. Just when he thinks he's got it all under control he nearly hits rock bottom. He is about to pack his bags when experienced elders put sense into him, and he begins to see that there might be light at the end of the tunnel. Only later, some years into his adult life, he seems to have sussed out that it's not all hunky-dory and that possibly it might be a case of `the enemy within'. It still hasn't sunk into him that it's not about fair play but about a different sort of a game. Are there no rules to play by, or can some always play foul? Ralph unravels this mind-blowing tale of uncertainties and of life at the cross-roads in absorbing descriptions. `The story is a gripping tale of human endeavour and survival,' says an experienced Indian psychologist. `The situations described,' says an American journalist, `offer guideposts to Managers floundering at the deep end of decision-making.' `It's a double-decker inspirational package for training,' says a British educationist.

A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat

A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
Author: Emily Jenkins
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375987711

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history. In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego. Kids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries. Includes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.

The Big Fix-it Day

The Big Fix-it Day
Author:
Publisher: PIL Kids
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9781605531106

Read the story, turn the gears, and press the sound buttons! Turn the gears for three levels of interactive fun. Gears! Hidden images! Sound effects! 3 AG-13 button cell batteries included; 6 spreads.

The Red Gate

The Red Gate
Author: Richard Sutton
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-04-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1441472258

An unexplained drowning...a muddy fall. A chain of unexpected events, a discovery and an ancient secret threaten the future. The story begins with a rainy funeral in Dublin in 1912. It tells how a very traditional, Western Irish sheep raising family learn of a secret holding them to their land and to an ancient promise. In the process of unexpected discovery they must put aside personal insecurities and failings and open up their lives to defend themselves. A devious plan hatched by a greedy academic attempts to reveal their secret to the world for his own gain. This they must prevent at all cost. Their good humored manner of removing obstacles, both figurative and solid, reminds the reader that not all sources of strength are apparent. Despite loss and fear, they learn that help can come from sources seen and unseen, as they discover their place in the greater world. Listed as an Awesome Indie title, and recipient of the 2013 Book Reader's Appreciation Medallion. Be sure to follow the O'Deirg family's adventures in The Gatekeepers, the sequel, published 2010

A Birthday Cake for George Washington

A Birthday Cake for George Washington
Author: Ramin Ganeshram
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: African Americans
ISBN: 9780545538237

An expoloration of fifty influential and inspirational women who changed the world. Everyone is buzzing about the president's birthday! Especially George Washington's servants who scurry around the kitchen preparing to make this the best celebration ever. Oh, how George Washington loves his cake! And, oh, how he depends on Hercules, his head chef, to make it for him. Hercules, a slave, takes great pride in baking the president's cake. But this year there is one problem--they are out of sugar. This story, told in the voice of Delia, Hercules' young daughter, is based on real events, and underscores the loving exchange between a very determined father and his eager daughter who are faced with an unspoken, bittersweet reality.

Scovia's Gift

Scovia's Gift
Author: Patty Jackson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2011-12-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 147100516X

Inspired by true events, Scovia's Gift is the fun and challenging adventure of young Katie who timidly travels to Uganda where she steps out of her shell and changers her views on the bigger world when a cross-cultural friendship blooms with a native girl once poverty and triumph meet. Enjoy this look into South West Ugandan culture to see their daily obstacles and the great spirit in which they're faced. Also learn how to donate, start an organization at your school, and get involved with this still developing and inspiring nation.

Teaching Emergent Readers

Teaching Emergent Readers
Author: Judy Sauerteig
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2005-09-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313068925

The purpose of this book is to give media specialists, teachers and/or teacher helpers and parents a guide to using beginning chapter books to encourage first and second graders to read independently. The book contains in-depth lesson plans for 35 early chapter books. Each lesson contains bibliographic information plus setting, characters, plot, solution, and book summary. Activities for the media specialist to provide schema, prediction, fluency, and information literacy skill instruction is provided as well. Teacher activities included address phonics, phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, and the comprehension strategies of recall, inference, and synthesis. Each book section also features a parent take-home page of extension/enrichment ideas.

Be Myself

Be Myself
Author: John Callahan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1546243941

A wayward yacht came crashing into his secluded dock. Thomas Griffin, a retired tough and gritty New York City Homicide Detective, is faced with a challenging new mystery. His chosen new life is cast aside to prevent a local sheriff from arresting the wrong person. Many entanglements along the way make this case far more engaging than Thomas could expect. Throughout his search for the killer Thomas moves forward in many directions before he is able to identify the motive for the murders.

When The East Was Red

When The East Was Red
Author: C.K. Wong
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 717
Release: 2014-01-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 130479072X

The epic tale of a forbidden romance amidst the height of the Cultural Revolution in 1960's China.

The Red Footsteps

The Red Footsteps
Author: Ajith Kumar. B
Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
Total Pages: 283
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9367957815

The sufferings of the working class in India have largely remained undocumented. The Malayalam novel ‘Chuvanna Kaladikal’ narrates the struggles of workers in Kalady plantation and the decisive intervention by AKG in their fight for existence and justice. Though the lives of the working classes have become the theme of many novels, this is the first novel based on the life of plantation workers. It not only throws light on the sufferings undergone by the workers, but reflects the energy imparted by AKG’s intervention. It shows his determination to save the workers, even while his health was deteriorating. The original book is a Malayalam novel written by C. R. Das. Translated to English by Ajith Kumar. B and Edited by Shiny Ajit.