Set in 1981 Los Angeles, Tang’s compelling graphic novel follows the ups and downs of the three Lin siblings, undocumented immigrants from Taiwan whose status as “parachute kids” means increased responsibility and uncertainty. Themes of family, peer pressure, sexuality, sacrifice, and survival ar...
The selenite waxed and waned with the moon, and the meloceus, that discovers thieves, could be affected only by the blood of kids. Leonardus Camillus had seen a white stone taken from the brain of a newly killed toad, that was a certain antidote against poison. The bezoar, that...
axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs6.back - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding" book binding, cover, binding ...
The last kids on Earth / by Max Brallier ; illustrated by Douglas Holgate. pages cm Summary: “After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg”—Provided by publisher. ISBN...
Asked why he keeps smelly skunks, which aren't known for being perfect pets, he said: "I do kids parties and care homes and animal therapy for hospitals and stuff like that and the opportunity arose to get a skunk and I just thought, do you know what? Animal mad teen has lost his ...
Music wise … Okay so, I’ve been writing/making books for my kids about the lives of notable women of color. Some are family members/people in their lives but some are about people likeEllen OchoaandAurora Castillo. Making these books–the writing, the gluing, theengineeringsometimes–has ...
Inspired by a tale from Tyrolean folklore that he discovered in a library in Alaska and illustrated in his singularly minimalist style, Jon Klassen’s new picture book, The Skull, is about the unlikely friendship between a young girl named Otilla and a lonely skull. After escaping from danger...
body make up our skeleton– from the top of our skull to the tips of the phalanges at the end of our toes.Muscles stretch across our bones and are attached with tendons. We use both our muscles and our skeleton to stand, write and even turn the pages when we’re reading a book. ...
When I was in my forties, my mother was in her seventies. (We could rapidly figure out each other’s age because I was born when she was 30.) Those days, I had scant time for or interest in her stories. Busy with kids, negotiating the break-up of my marriage, and immersed in th...
browse by: category theme artist kids club returns isbn listCatalog / Graphic Novels / Skull Cat (Book One): Skull Cat and the Curious CastleSkull Cat (Book One): Skull Cat and the Curious Castle by Norman ShurtliffISBN 978-1-60309-519-8 - Diamond: OCT221727...