Children's Miscellany

Children's Miscellany
Author: Samantha Borges
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-07-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1452119732

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Do you know . . . . . . how to milk a cow? . . . the symptoms of a venomous spider's bite? . . . where to find the fastest rollercoasters? You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old.

Children's Miscellany Too

Children's Miscellany Too
Author: Matthew Morgan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2012-07-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1452119430

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Do you know... ...how to hypnotize a chicken? ...why the sky is blue? ...which animals are most commonly named "Jaws"? ...how to make invisible ink? ...where to find the town of Ding Dong? ...how to turn your watch into a compass? ...what you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Find out, in this essential collection of the smart, the silly, and the strange. You won't find such a collection of bizarre knowledge and fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to talk to foreign animals, what to do if zombies attack, when to eat jellyfish, what a cryptid is, or how to be a phrenologist, this book is for you.

Bibliophile

Bibliophile
Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre:
ISBN: 145216827X

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Perfect gift for book lovers, writers and your book club Book lovers rejoice! In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through her signature and vibrant illustrations. Readers of Jane Mount's Bibliophile will delight in: Touring the world's most beautiful bookstores Testing their knowledge of the written word with quizzes Finding their next great read in lovingly curated stacks of books Sampling the most famous fictional meals Peeking inside the workspaces of their favorite authors A source of endless inspiration, literary facts and recommendations: Bibliophile is pure bookish joy and sure to enchant book clubbers, English majors, poetry devotees, aspiring writers, and any and all who identify as book lovers. If you have read or own: I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life; The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, and Civilization; or How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines; then you will want to read and own Jane Mount's Bibliophile.

The Bedside Book of Beasts

The Bedside Book of Beasts
Author: Graeme Gibson
Publisher: Nan a Talese
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2009
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0385524595

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A lavishly illustrated companion to The Bedside Book of Birds explores the relationships between predators and prey, drawing on mythology, nature writings, and other sources to provide coverage of both real and fictional creatures.

Boys' Miscellany

Boys' Miscellany
Author: Martin Oliver
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1780551479

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Introducing a compendium of weird, wacky and wonderful facts that are essential for every boy to know.

Tobe

Tobe
Author: Stella Gentry Sharpe
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1469608855

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This is the story of a little black boy, told for children and illustrated with over fifty photographs showing Tobe and his brothers and sisters in all the varied activities of a small southern farm. Both vocabulary and sentence structure have been kept as simple as possible, and although not graded rigidly to any one level, it should be read easily by children in the earlier grades. Originally published in 1939. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

The Children's Miscellany.

The Children's Miscellany.
Author: CHILDREN.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1815
Genre:
ISBN:

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Ocean

Ocean
Author: Ricardo Henriques
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1452158339

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Half of our planet is covered by the ocean, yet we've only explored 5 percent of this vast underwater realm. Originally published in Portugal, and awarded a highly coveted BolognaRagazzi Mention by the Bologna Book Fair, this visually compelling miscellany offers readers a tsunami of aquatic facts. Which ocean is the largest? Who was the first explorer to sail around the world? Is the ocean truly blue? Beautifully designed and rich with information, Ocean will satisfy enthusiastic readers who enjoy taking a deep dive into a subject as well as more reluctant readers who prefer to dip in and out of a book.

Literary Miscellany

Literary Miscellany
Author: Alex Palmer
Publisher: Skyhorse
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2022-11-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781510772595

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Packed with fascinating facts, Literary Miscellany is sure to please both professor and pleasure reader alike. Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you’ll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers. Among the questions asked and answered: • When Did Literature Finally Get Sexy? • Is Coffee or Opium Better for Literary Creativity? • Why Are the Best Autobiographies so Embarrassing? • Why Do Some Detectives Use Their Minds and Others Their Fists? Who knew that bestseller lists and children’s books could be the source of intense controversy? Or that even the biggest writers had to scrape by, with odd jobs and inventions like the Mark Twain Self-Pasting Scrapbook? In Literary Miscellany, examine the trend of “fake memoirs,” with a list of who lied about what, and a rogues’ gallery of hoaxers dating back centuries. From epic poetry and Homer to pulp fiction and Harry Potter, Literary Miscellany, now available for the first time in paperback, is a breezy tour through the literature of today and yesterday, packed with enough interesting facts to entertain both the erudite professor and pleasure reader.