When the Sky Roars

When the Sky Roars
Author: Katie Weaver
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781736267387

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As the wind twirls around, and the sky starts to ROAR, I try hard to be brave but I need to know more! Like the reason it's noisy up there, way up high. I can't wait to find out; I just need to know why. So, I've made up my mind; I'll go up to the skies! I'm about to discover a shocking surprise!

When the Earth Roars

When the Earth Roars
Author: Gregory Smits
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2014-03-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442220104

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Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies, the destructiveness of the magnitude 9 class earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on 3/11 raised profound questions about how societies can deal effectively with seismic hazards. This important book places the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown disaster in historical perspective, examining conceptions of earthquakes since the seventeenth century, the diverse ways actual earthquakes and their aftermath played out, and their enduring social and scientific significance. By looking backward, Gregory Smits identifies future pitfalls to avoid and assesses the allocation of resources for dealing with future earthquake and tsunami disasters. He criticizes Japan’s postwar quest for earthquake prediction and the concept of “characteristic” earthquakes. Smits argues that earthquakes are so chaotic as to be unpredictable, not only geologically but also in their social and cultural effects. Therefore, he contends, the best hope for future disaster mitigation is antiseismic engineering and flexible disaster-relief capabilities. As the first sustained historical analysis of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Japan, natural disasters, seismology, and environmental history.

Bill in a China Shop

Bill in a China Shop
Author: Katie McAllaster Weaver
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2005-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1582349886

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After Bill the bull accidentally destroys much of the contents of a china shop, three old ladies help him acquire the teacup he had hoped to buy.

Eagle in the Sky

Eagle in the Sky
Author: Wilbur Smith
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1785765779

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An action-packed story of love, duty and destiny, by global sensation Wilbur Smith. 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror The higher you fly, the harder you fall . . . From a young age it's clear that David Morgan is a 'bird', a natural pilot, most at home in the air. His family want him to take over the family business, but David is determined to follow his destiny, and joins the South African Air Force, where he is commended for his skills. When he meets Debra, a beautiful young Israeli writer, David once again feels the pull of destiny. He joins the Israeli Defence Force and finds himself caught up in the country's struggles. But when the war separates him from Debra, David feels his two destinies pulling him apart. Can he become the man he always dreamed of being, without losing the woman he's fighting for?

The Rain Stomper

The Rain Stomper
Author: Addie K. Boswell
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780761453932

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A baton twirler fights the rain to save her neighborhood parade

Ravi's Roar

Ravi's Roar
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1526630095

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Longlisted for the BookTrust StoryTime Prize 2020 Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within ... Being a tiger is great fun at first – tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won't share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends. A clever and engaging book about temper tantrums, dealing with emotions and learning to express and understand your feelings. From Tom Percival's bestselling Big Bright Feelings series, this is the perfect book for helping with bad days and noisy outbursts. A special edition where the words and pictures take you on a journey far beyond the page. This audio-enabled eBook comes with a gorgeous reading by Sam Newton, along with music and sound effects.

Roar

Roar
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1538730952

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From the bestselling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that illuminates, sometimes in fantastical ways, how women of all kinds navigate the world today—now an Apple TV+ series from the creators of GLOW starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, and Alison Brie! In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Ahern explores the endless ways in which women blaze through adversity with wit, resourcefulness, and compassion. Ahern takes the familiar aspects of women's lives—the routines, the embarrassments, the desires—and elevates these moments to the outlandish and hilarious with her astute blend of magical realism and social insight. One woman is tortured by sinister bite marks that appear on her skin; another is swallowed up by the floor during a mortifying presentation; yet another resolves to return and exchange her boring husband at the store where she originally acquired him. The women at the center of this curious universe learn that their reality is shaped not only by how others perceive them, but also how they perceive the power within themselves. By turns sly, whimsical, and affecting, these thirty short stories are a dynamic examination of what it means to be a woman in this very moment. Like women themselves, each story can stand alone; yet together, they have a combined power to shift consciousness, inspire others, and create a multi-voiced Roar that will not be ignored. Includes a Reading Group Guide.

When A Beta Roars

When A Beta Roars
Author: Eve Langlais
Publisher: Eve Langlais
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2015-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1927459710

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Hayder's met his mate, there's just one little problem, she's allergic to cats. How degrading. Stuck babysitting a woman because his alpha said so. As Pride Beta, he has better things to do with his time, like washing his impressive mane, hunting down thugs for fun, and chasing tail—sometimes his own if his lion is feeling playful. But his babysitting job takes an unexpected turn when the woman he’s assigned guard duty over turns out to be his mate. A female threatened by an outside wolf pack. A woman he wants to call his own. A mate who doesn’t fall for his charm. Usually Beta’s leave the roaring to the Pride’s alpha, but in this case given his level of frustration, he might have to make an exception. And if anyone doesn’t like it, they can kiss his furry tail. Rawr! Genre: paranormal romance, shapeshifter romance, alpha male, bbw heroine, werelion, werecat, romantic comedy, humorous romance, fantasy

Starry Safari

Starry Safari
Author: Linda Ashman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152047665

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Bedtime becomes a jungle safari until the Big Safari Ranger brings it to a halt.

Tasting the Sky

Tasting the Sky
Author: Ibtisam Barakat
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2007-02-20
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429998474

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Winner, Arab American National Museum Book Award for Children's/YA Literature, among other awards and honors. "When a war ends it does not go away," my mother says."It hides inside us . . . Just forget!" But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember. In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is separated from her family; the harshness of life as a Palestinian refugee; her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words, and as language becomes her refuge, allowing her to piece together the fragments of her world, it becomes her true home. Transcending the particulars of politics, this illuminating and timely book provides a telling glimpse into a little-known culture that has become an increasingly important part of the puzzle of world peace.