A Sky Full of Kindness

A Sky Full of Kindness
Author: Rob Ryan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2013-03-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 145212633X

“Exquisite cut-paper illustrations . . . It tells the story of a few adventurous birds, but it’s really a story about love, overcoming fear, and being human.” —The Atlantic In the beautiful papercut prose he is known for, Rob Ryan presents a celebration of love and family just as heartfelt as it is visually arresting: Two songbirds eagerly anticipate the arrival of their first child, and as they tend to their nest, they can’t help but worry about becoming parents. It’s the generosity and support of their avian friends and neighbors that confirms the world awaiting their unborn chick is indeed full of kindness. Brimming with poetic verse, each page is a work of art that will charm new parents and longtime fans of Ryan’s evocative imagery. Acclaim for Rob Ryan’s The Invisible Kingdom trilogy “Gorgeously designed and illustrated.” —Kirkus Reviews “Readers will long for the next book.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

A Sky Full of Kindness

A Sky Full of Kindness
Author: Rob Ryan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2013-03-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1452112185

With magical, intricate papercuts Rob Ryan tells the story of two birds about to become parents for the first time. From the hopes for their unborn child to the fears about their own state of readiness, 'A Sky Full of Kindness' captures the intense and contradictory feelings of an unconditional love.

A Sky Full of Stars

A Sky Full of Stars
Author: Linda Williams Jackson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1328829073

This powerful coming-of-age story from the author of Midnight Without a Moon will enlighten and enchant readers and is perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Sharon M. Draper. In 1955 Mississippi, racial tensions are coming to a boil. As a thirteen-year-old African American girl, Rose Lee Carter struggles to understand her place in the burgeoning Civil Rights movement. After the murder of Emmett Till, Rose questions her decision to stay in Mississippi. Torn between the opinions of Shorty, a boy who wants to meet violence with violence, and Hallelujah, her best friend who believes in the power of peaceful protests, Rose is scared of the mounting racial tension and is starting to lose hope. But when Rose helps Aunt Ruthie start her own business, she begins to see how she can make a difference in her community. Life might be easier in the North, but Mississippi is home and that's worth fighting for. Mid-century Mississippi comes alive in this sequel to the acclaimed Midnight Without a Moon.

Kindness Is Magic

Kindness Is Magic
Author: Dubravka Kolanovic
Publisher: Qeb Publishing -- Quarto Library
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1682973182

When Wolf loses his patience teaching Little Owl after a couple of failed attempts at flying, he realizes that all his little friend needs to succeed is kindness.

A Sky Full of Dragons

A Sky Full of Dragons
Author: Tiffany McDaniel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2024-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665955317

When Spella's aunt Cauldroneyes mysteriously disappears into a growling hat the night before she is set to attend Dragon's Knob, a prestigious school for wand magic, Spella and her new friend Tolden set out to rescue her aunt and uncover hidden secrets within the school amidst threats to its academic freedom.

Cooper's Journal

Cooper's Journal
Author: Thomas Cooper
Publisher:
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1850
Genre: Chartism
ISBN:

Radical Compassion

Radical Compassion
Author: Tara Brach
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0525522832

One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart Tara Brach is an in-the-trenches teacher whose work counters today's ever-increasing onslaught of news, conflict, demands, and anxieties--stresses that leave us rushing around on auto-pilot and cut off from the presence and creativity that give our lives meaning. In this heartfelt and deeply practical book, she offers an antidote: an easy-to-learn four-step meditation that quickly loosens the grip of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs. Each step in the meditation practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) is brought to life by memorable stories shared by Tara and her students as they deal with feelings of overwhelm, loss, and self-aversion, with painful relationships, and past trauma--and as they discover step-by-step the sources of love, forgiveness, compassion, and deep wisdom alive within all of us. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE

Sky Full of Elephants

Sky Full of Elephants
Author: Cebo Campbell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1668034921

In a world without white people, what does it mean to be black? One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of water. A year later, Charlie Brunton is a Black man living in an entirely new world. Having served time in prison for a wrongful conviction, he’s now a professor of electric and solar power systems at Howard University when he receives a call from someone he wasn’t even sure existed: his daughter Sidney, a nineteen-year-old left behind by her white mother and step-family. Traumatized by the event, and terrified of the outside world, Sidney has spent a year in isolation in Wisconsin. Desperate for help, she turns to the father she never met, a man she has always resented. Sidney and Charlie meet for the first time as they embark on a journey across a truly “post-racial” America in search for answers. But neither of them are prepared for this new world and how they see themselves in it. Heading south toward what is now called the Kingdom of Alabama, everything Charlie and Sidney thought they knew about themselves, and the world, will be turned upside down. Brimming with heart and humor, Cebo Campbell’s astonishing debut novel is about the power of community and connection, about healing and self-actualization, and a reckoning with what it means to be Black in America, in both their world and ours.

Just Sea and Sky

Just Sea and Sky
Author: Ben Pester
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2013-08-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1408183064

This charming account of the voyage of two men in a small boat half way round the world from Plymouth to New Zealand in 1953 is a rare insight into a time, not long ago, when sailors had no GPS, electronics, radio or any of the mod cons that we take for granted today. Without lifejacket or a liferaft, they 'just took what came along', hand steering all the way, navigating by sextant, hand-cranking their engine and using oil lamps for light at night and for navigation. Sailors will be staggered how primitive conditions were only a few decades ago, even though it was the norm at the time. Part travelogue and part adventure story, the two friends encountered drunken harbourmasters, the mafia, the legacy of slavery and lost civilisations in the Pacific. Beautifully written, vivid in its descriptions of the two men's exploits ashore and on board, this quirky and entertaining book will be a fascinating read for sailors and non-sailors alike. 'A compelling story - I feel like I have sailed with them.' Yachting Monthly