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1) Paper Boats
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English
Description
Paper Boats is a compendium of prose and poetry that will take you
somewhere. It consequentially reveals the crest and trough of life.
Here, the author dives into everyone's trench of experiences and
swim with them until they reach the seashore. The current unfolds
different subjects- of love, regret, betrayal, melancholy, happiness,
and life in between. This book teaches you that sailing away is not an
escape, it is finding the rightful place...
2) Paper Boats
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Language
English
Description
Set in the desperate turmoil of Germany during the final chapter of World War II, "Paper Boats" is an emotionally inspiring, fast-paced read with twists and turns, examining the inevitable crossing of ideology, prejudice and faith through two young boys, Otto, of Jewish faith and Joseph, a Hitler Youth. The most unlikely of partners, they are forced on an unforgiving journey, cast in deep personal conflict that is entangled with deceit and betrayal....
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English
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Eleanor and Cam meet at a crafts fair in Vermont in the early 1970s. She's an artist and writer, he makes wooden bowls. Within four years they are parents to three children, two daughters, and a red-headed son who fills his pockets with rocks, plays the violin, and talks to God. To Eleanor, their New Hampshire farm provides everything she always wanted: summer nights watching Cam's softball games, snow days by the fire and the annual tradition of...
6) The Wanderer
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English
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Without a word, The Wanderer presents one little paper boat's journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves, that also means it must save itself when it storms. And so, it does.
Readers young and old will find the strength and...
7) Dark Moments
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Language
English
Description
21 poems: A Happier Place, Mascara, Butterflies Bursting into Flames, Punching Bag, Hugging Teddy Bears, Taken, The Bottom of a Bottle, Thinning, Fester, A Prayer, Paper Boats, Regret, Sins of Another, Snake, Suppressing the Pain, In Vain, Two Sides, Stay, Little Soul, Broken Butterfly, Counting Sheep.
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English
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Paper is paper, no matter how it is folded. It can be a paper airplane. It can be a paper boat. Learn about the fun shapes that paper can be folded into with this STEAM book. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this book makes it easy for parents and teachers to introduce STEAM to their youngest learners. The real-world examples make STEAM topics easier to understand. It features an age-appropriate STEAM activity that is perfect for makerspaces...
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English
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Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by Clara Madrigano and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes four all-new stories: "See How We Shine" by Margot McGovern"Paper Boats" by Alison Littlewood"A Song of Violence" by Bibi Osha"The Eighth Cigarette" by Lisa Cai
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English
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Enchanting tales! Jonah shows Linda a magical box! A fable tells of a magical tree that creates moonfish. While trying to learn magic tricks, Rabbit accidentally casts a spell on himself. A boy is rewarded for his good deed with a magical paper boat that promises to save them. Learn about visiting a magical place any time you like. Stories by Marianne Mitchell, Joy Cowley, Maggie Murphy, Marilyn Bolchunos, and Marilyn Kratz.
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English
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The mischievous monkey floats a boat in this picture book based on the Emmy-winning PBS series!
When George's friend Bill asks him to mind his model boat, George accidentally sinks the boat-right before a model boat competition!
Experimenting with the buoyancy of his toys, though, George is able to construct another boat that floats. With activities included and simple text, this reader will delight little ones-and show them how to make their...
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English
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In Shangyang Fang's debut Burying the Mountain, longing and loss rush through a portal of difficult beauty. Absence is translated into fire ants and snow, a boy's desire is transfigured into the indifference of mountains and rivers, and loneliness finds its place in the wounded openness of language. From the surface of a Song Dynasty ink-wash painting to a makeshift bedroom in Chengdu, these poems thread intimacy, eros, and grief. Evoking the music...
13) The Wanderer
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Society of Illustrators, Dilys Evans Founder's Award Winner
A New York Times Best Book of 2020
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2020
PRAISE
"Electrifying. Extraordinary. Enigmatic and gorgeous." —The Wall Street Journal
"An epic dream captured in superbly meticulous detail." —Shaun Tan
"Danger, magic, surprise and awe abound in this masterly, wordless debut." —The New York Times
"I love Van den...
A New York Times Best Book of 2020
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2020
PRAISE
"Electrifying. Extraordinary. Enigmatic and gorgeous." —The Wall Street Journal
"An epic dream captured in superbly meticulous detail." —Shaun Tan
"Danger, magic, surprise and awe abound in this masterly, wordless debut." —The New York Times
"I love Van den...
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Language
English
Description
Fold, fit, tuck . . .
Yuna and her family have just moved to the United States, and she doesn't speak English yet. At first, her attempts to catch the attention of the neighborhood kids get lost in translation, but when she shows that she can do something very special with paper, a whole new world unfolds.
Marie Tang and Jieting Chen have brought Yuna's origami creations to life in this whimsical, magical picture book, where the language of play...
15) Doblar papel
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Language
Español
Description
El papel es papel, no importa cómo esté doblado. Puede ser un avión de papel. Puede ser un barco de papel. Conozca las divertidas formas en las que se puede doblar el papel con este libro STEAM. Creado en colaboración con el Smithsonian, este libro en español facilita que los padres y maestros presenten STEAM a sus alumnos más pequeños. Los ejemplos del mundo real facilitan la comprensión de los temas de STEAM. Presenta una actividad STEAM...
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English
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These boats don't just look nice on a shelf--they're made to move! Build your own fleet of Origami Sailboats that actually float and sail in water.
These step-by-step instructions offer young crafters all they need to create floating and fully functional paper folded sailboats. All of the models in this how to orgami book catch wind currents, float and retain their shape in water. Believe it or not, these paper boats hold up in water for several...
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English
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"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped...
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English
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"Beautiful is every fragment of this transcendence,As it carefully mimes the reality of an imagination,It's a scene unfolding on the surface,nesting chaos within."What's so great about love? Simple, it's a blissfully powerful emotion that rules our lives.What's so great about being in love? It did funny things to me, and out came these beautifully framed poems.Come share this magic with me. Magic of love, grind of a pain and the pleasure of reconnecting...
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English
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An enchanting and glamorous handbook for aspiring witches and ritualists of all levels, filled with potent, never-before-available spells, potions, charms, and more, and illustrated with 150 photographs.
In this beguiling guide, Veronica Varlow, the last daughter in a line of Bohemian witches, weaves together witchcraft knowledge and ancient secret spells with an exotic rock-and-roll magic style that has earned her a devoted following worldwide....
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English
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Kids will have endless fun folding these adorably cute origami paper models!
Naoko Ishibashi is Japan's most popular designer of origami models for children, and the 20 models in this ebook are all incredibly cute and very easy to fold! Most of the models require fewer than 20 steps and can be folded up in minutes
Folding paper animals, cars, boats and planes offers kids a chance to have fun while engaging their minds and developing their motor...