All the orangutans are ready for a nap in the sleepy depths of the afternoon -- all except one. Written in a series of linked poems in the tanka style, an ancient Japanese form of poetry.
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Storey, Margaret
"When Destiny was found by the Sloth Institute in Costa Rica, she was sick, thin, and one of her eyes was closed and not working. The Sloth Institute took her in and introduced her to other sloths as she started to recover. She never regained the use of her one eye, but that didn...
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-gi...
""The only art I'll ever study is stuff that I can steal from." --David Bowie. Three years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebr...
Among the coral outcrops of the island of Rota, lies the wreck of a Spanish galleon, the Santa Margarita - Spring 1601. This is a reconstruction of the Santa Margaritas disastrous last voyage, beset by an extraordinary sequence of typhoons and storms. Based on what little is know...
A dog that has just graduated from "sniffing school" advises readers what to do if they become lost in the woods, and assures them that his smart nose will lead him to where they are. Includes facts about dogs' noses.
"Nearly a decade ago, iconic magician Violet Volk performed her greatest trick yet: vanishing mid-act. Though she hasn't been seen since, her hold on the public hasn't wavered. While Violet sought out the spotlight, her sister Sasha, ever the responsible one, took over their moth...
"A dreamy bedtime story with a tender grandparent-grandchild relationship at its heart. Night is falling and Grandma and Grandpa Tiger want their little grandcub to have the sleepiest sleep of all. But when an unexpected thunderstorm comes, it doesn't seem as though anyone will b...
The classic literary canon meets the comics artists, illustrators, and other artists who have remade reading in Kick's magisterial, three-volume, full-color "The Graphic Canon," including a Sherlock Holmes mystery, an H.G. Wells story, an illustrated guide to the Beat writers, a ...
During a Hindu festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, brothers Alu and Bhalu search for a dog they can honor with food and gratitude. Includes glossary of Nepali words and suggested activities.
"Songs She Wrote explores the often-neglected legacies of female songwriters behind classic hits that make up the Great American Songbook. This book celebrates the contributions of these remarkable women, diving into their fascinating lives and revealing intriguing stories behind...
A portrayal of the prostitution business in New York in the 1970s. The story follows characters that are forced to venture towards relatively safer and more discrete forms of the same work.
"Along the Road to Freedom: Mennonite women of courage and faith includes 26 full page story painting reproductions honouring women who brought, or attempted to bring, their children out of the former Soviet Union to peace and freedom in Canada. Most left during the chaotic after...
No Way Home tells the haunting story of Terrence Tully, an LA medical resident who is abruptly informed that his mother has died. Arriving at her home in a forlorn Nevada desert town, the naive doctor finds himself "like a swimmer caught in a riptide," drawn into a love triangle ...
María Margarita, a young woman who lives in a mining town in the heart of the Chilean Atacama desert in the 1960s, has had the gift of telling movies since she was a child. When a film starring Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper or Charlton Heston, or a Mexican feature packed with song...
El gato en esta historia tiene una nariz de tela y ojos hacia atrás. ¿Dónde vive este gato especial? Descubre la respuesta en este cuento ingenioso de Margarita Robleda, un autor mexicano que es un especialista en "cosquillas con palabras."
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! "Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's What Alice Forgot and Kate Atkinson's Life After Life , Oona Out of Order is a delightfully freewheeling romp." - Booklist (starred review) Oona Out of Order is a remarkably inventive novel t...
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "With its countless epiphanies and surprises, Oona proves difficult to put down." - USA Today "By turns tragic and triumphant, heartbreakingly poignant and joyful, this is ultimately an uplifting and redemptive read." -...
"Imagine keeping a record of every book you ever read. What would those titles say about you? With humor and warmth, the editor of The New York Times Book Review shares the stories that have shaped her life. For twenty-eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that record...
"An anthology of short stories, essays, poetry, and comics about the Mexican American experience"-- Provided by publisher.