Wanda's Humpback Hula Show

Wanda's Humpback Hula Show
Author: Marian Parks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-11
Genre: Humility
ISBN: 9781943172023

When Wanda's new baby brother arrives, she feels left out and miserable . . . until she cleverly hulas her way to humpback fame. Wanda delights in her newfound stardom, but one day a careless mistake ruins everything.

Berto Yosemite's Rock-lovin' Bear

Berto Yosemite's Rock-lovin' Bear
Author: Marian Parks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Bears
ISBN: 9781943172016

Yosemite bears are brave mountaineers--all except Berto, who's terrified of heights! He's also afraid of a bully named Buck, who torments him and makes fun of his rock collection. Berto's problems only get worse until finally he learns that, just like the rocks, he has strength of his own.

The Language Instinct

The Language Instinct
Author: Steven Pinker
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2010-12-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0062032526

"A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.

The Practice of the Wild

The Practice of the Wild
Author: Gary Snyder
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1582439354

A collection of captivatingly meditative essays that display a deep understanding of Buddhist belief, wildness, wildlife, and the world from an American cultural force. With thoughts ranging from political and spiritual matters to those regarding the environment and the art of becoming native to this continent, the nine essays in The Practice of the Wild display the deep understanding and wide erudition of Gary Snyder. These essays, first published in 1990, stand as the mature centerpiece of Snyder's work and thought, and this profound collection is widely accepted as one of the central texts on wilderness and the interaction of nature and culture.

Post-Colonial and African American Women's Writing

Post-Colonial and African American Women's Writing
Author: Gina Wisker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2017-03-04
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0333985249

This accessible and unusually wide-ranging book is essential reading for anyone interested in postcolonial and African American women's writing. It provides a valuable gender and culture inflected critical introduction to well established women writers: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Suniti Namjoshi, Bessie Head, and others from the U.S.A., India, Africa, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and introduces emergent writers from South East Asia, Cyprus and Oceania. Engaging with and clarifying contested critical areas of feminism and the postcolonial; exploring historical background and cultural context, economic, political, and psychoanalytic influences on gendered experience, it provides a cohesive discussion of key issues such as cultural and gendered identity, motherhood, mothertongue, language, relationships, women's economic constraints and sexual politics.

Pocketmouse at Crystal Cove

Pocketmouse at Crystal Cove
Author: Marian Parks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-05-16
Genre: Crystal Cove State Park (Calif.)
ISBN: 9781943172009

There are many endangered animals in the world, but none quite like Pocketmouse. He's absolutely determined to find out why he's the only pocket mouse living at Crystal Cove. He snoops and explores. He makes mistakes. And he gets into plenty of trouble when he encounters the dreaded and frightful, fang-toothed feral cat, and then later, narrowly escapes drowning in a rising tide pool. Fortunately, his perseverance is rewarded when he reconnects with a longtime friend, who reveals the secret of his past--and shares her admiration for the little mouse. An inspirational story that introduces children to changing habitats and endangered species.

Baby Honu Saves the Day

Baby Honu Saves the Day
Author: Island Heritage Publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1999
Genre: Hawaii
ISBN: 9780896103276

Baby Honu, a tiny sea turtle, helps a dolphin named Mama Nai'a find her lost keiki, and gains self-confidence in the process.

Battle Cry

Battle Cry
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016
Genre: Heavy metal (Music)
ISBN:

Wrinklerump

Wrinklerump
Author: Marian Parks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2018-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781943172030

It's Wrinklerump's first winter alone, and he needs a cave! He should have listened to Mother, who warned him not to dally around. But just as she feared, Wrinklerump would rather go sightseeing than work on finding a cave. Now Wrinklerump needs to buckle down . . . before it's too late! Kids will have fun following Wrinklerump's sightseeing shenanigans as he explores Yellowstone's rivers, canyon, and geothermal features, and they'll also discover why it's a good idea to exercise self-control.

The William S. Paley Collection

The William S. Paley Collection
Author: William Rubin
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0870708406

"William S. Paley, founder of CBS, Inc., and a towering figure in the development of entertainment and communications industries, was also a committed collector and patron of modern art. This book catalogues the highly personal collection of paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, by such artists as [Paul] Cézanne, [Paul] Gauguin, [Henri] Matisse, [Pablo] Picasso, and others, that he bequeathed to the Museum of Modern Art. ..."--Back cover.