Carol Shields
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Language
English
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Description
"Nothing short of astonishing." - New Yorker
"A thing of beauty-lucidly written, artfully ordered, riddled with riddles and undergirded with dark layers of philosophical meditations." - Los Angeles Times
For all of her life, 44 year old Reta Winters has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light 'summertime' fiction. But this placid existence is cracked wide open when her beloved...
Author
Series
Language
Français
Description
Le Carnaval du quotidien, version française de Dressing up for the Carnival, est le troisième et dernier recueil de nouvelles de Carol Shields. Les nouvelles de Shields dévoilent le cté ludique et l'imagination féconde de cette grande dame de la littérature canadienne. Une grève de météorologistes provoque une suspension totale du climat (Acclimatement). Le gouvernement instaure une taxe sur les fenêtres qui incite la population à se replier...
5) On the go
Author
Series
Publisher
Handprint Books
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Handprint Books
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems on such important events in the history of the United States as the Pilgrims' landing in Massachusetts, the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, Seward's Folly, the San Francisco earthquake, and more.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-two poems about the ups and downs of life in school. In this follow-up to the ever-popular Lunch Money, 22 poems offer humor, surprise, and a knowing slant on the changing moods of a school day. A colorful picture book offers readers a collection of twenty-two poems about how to put a unique twist on ordinary school events, such as telling a grand tale about a daring adventure when late for school or making...
8) Food fight!
Author
Publisher
Handprint Books
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Late one night, the salad greens declare "Lettuce have a party!" and food emerges from cabinets and cupboards to join in, until the tuna fish band tells garlic it stinks and things start to go bad.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
When it's rock 'n' roll time during the prehistoric era, many different kinds of dinosaurs gather to twist, twirl, and tromp at a Saturday night party.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
1995
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of twenty-three humorous poems about school including such titles as "Math my Way," "Clockwatching," and "School Daze Rap."
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