Sue Williams
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Language
English
Description
Three hundred nautical miles from shore, I'm cold and sick and afraid. I pray for reprieve. I long for solid ground. And I can't help but ask myself, What the hell was I thinking?
When Sue Williams set sail for the North Atlantic, it wasn't a mid-life crisis. She had no affinity for the sea. And she didn't have an adventure-seeking bone in her body.
In the wake of a perfect storm of personal events, it suddenly became clear: her sons were adults...
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Language
English
Description
The remarkable story of Professor Fiona Wood AM, world-leading burns specialist and one of Australia's most innovative and respected surgeons, whose groundbreaking research and technology development has changed the lives of burns patients.
When three bombs tore out the heart of Bali and destroyed so many Australian lives in 2002, burns surgeon Professor Fiona Wood and her team were there to help. A pioneer in the field of burns and reconstructive...
Author
Language
English
Description
A fascinating story of Governor Bligh's trouble-making daughter, Mary, a powerful and determined woman from the bestselling author ofElizabeth and Elizabeth.
'Superb narration and engrossing drama.' Tom Keneally
Mary Bligh is no shrinking violet. After an horrific six-month sea voyage from Britain, she proves as strong-willed as her bloody-minded father, the newly appointed Governor William Bligh. The pair immediately scandalise Sydney with their...
8) Dinnertime!
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
One by one, six little rabbits escape a hungry fox.
10) Vamos de visita
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Vamos a visitar y ver que está listo para jugar y un potro, dos becerros, tres gatitos, cuatro lechones, cinco patitos, y seis cachorros! Y una vez que hemos pisado fuerte en el barro con los lechones y nadado en el lago con los patitos, vamos a rizar con este adorable colección de animales salvajes y tomar una siesta por la tarde. Este libro de conteo acumulado llena de aventuras ayudará a los jóvenes a practicar sus habilidades para contar...
13) Salí de paseo
Author
Publisher
Live Oak Media
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
Español
Description
"During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors." --
Publisher
WinStar TV & Video
Pub. Date
©1997.
Language
English
Description
An astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation. This powerful program takes a remarkable first-hand look at China's tumultuous history, examining its social, political and cultural upheaval through eyewitness accounts, rare archival film footage and insightful commentary.
15) Time of fear
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In World War II, more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans were forced into relocation camps across the US. This film traces the lives of the 16,000 people who were sent to two camps in southeast Arkansas, one of the poorest and most racially segregated places in America. It explores the reactions of the native Arkansans who watched in bewilderment as their tiny towns were overwhelmed by this huge influx of outsiders. Through interviews with the internees...
16) Mary Pickford
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Mary Pickford created a totally new way of acting that entranced audiences and left them spell-bound. She was also a creative producer and shrewd businessperson who played a pivotal role in shaping the first new media of the twentieth century. This powerful and moving production uses footage, stills, original audio interviews with Pickford and clips from her movies to tell a story that is full of joy and power, of loneliness and despair."--Distributor's...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
For more than thirty years, Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Roosevelt, was America's most powerful woman. Drawing on interviews with her closest relatives, friends, and biographers, as well as rare home movie footage, the film reveals the hidden dimensions of one of the century's most influential women.
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Language
English
Description
All of us affect, and are affected by, the food system: students who grow and eat carrots and tomatoes from their school garden; farm owners who maintain patches of natural habitat for bees; immigrants who hand-pick our apples, grapes, and oranges; public employees who design food-nutrition labels and monitor food safety; restaurant workers who take our orders and serve our meals; food reporters who write about ethnic cuisine; local groups of gleaners...
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Language
English
Description
Celebrate AANHPI heritage with a collection of stories inspired by Diwali, Holi, Ramadan, and Tanabata.
Encourage kids to learn more about themselves and people around the world with this collection of four stories featuring Asian characters and customs. This collection includes Holi Hai!, Shubh Diwali!, The Star Festival, and Under the Ramadan Moon.