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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again. Written for a theatrical production that has become a ritual in itself, Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day" captures the magic behind...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.
Author
Series
Homer Kelly mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Homer investigates the violent deaths of a beautiful stage manager's admirers Each year, the beautiful Sarah Bailey marks the winter solstice by organizing a pageant of drama and song for the citizens of Harvard University. Last year, the star of the show was Henry Shady, an Appalachian folk singer whose homespun charm won the eye of every young woman in Cambridge. On the eve of this year's Revels, the singer is struck down in the street by an SUV...
Author
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Just two times each year--at an event called the solstice--Earth leans closest to our home star, the Sun. Since ancient times, people have used the Sun as a timekeeper. They knew that the length of daylight changes in a regular way, and celebrated the solstice as a signal of changing seasons. Solstice imparts scientific and cultural information using the global experience of a solstice as its scientific core, and the descriptions of children's lives...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Readers are introduced to the concept of the winter solstice, and how Earth's tilt creates the seasons and why there are less hours of daylight in winter. Includes a kid-friendly project to make a milk carton lantern.
Author
Publisher
Marlowe
Language
English
Description
The winter solstice, the day the "sun stands still," marks the longest night and the shortest day of the year, and it comes either on December 20th or 21st. Celebrations honoring the winter solstice as a moment of transition and renewal date back thousands of years and occur among many peoples on every continent. "The Return of the Light" makes an ideal companion for everyone who carries on this tradition, no matter what their faith. Storyteller Carolyn...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sámi reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvár, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasse's daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something...
Author
Series
Publisher
Seventh Street Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"December 21, 1960, the shortest day of the year: Fifteen-year-old Darleen Hicks slips away from her school bus as it idles in the junior-high parking lot, waiting to depart. Moments later the bus rumbles away without her, and she is never seen again. New Year's Eve 1960: The small upstate town of New Holland, New York, is in the grips of a severe cold snap, when Ellie Stone receives a late-night caller--Irene Metzger, the grieving mother of Darleen...
Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Supplies you with carefully designed meal plans and delicious recipes to fully eliminate wheat and related grains in the shortest time possible. Perfect for those who may have fallen off the gluten-free wagon or for newcomers who need a jump-start to weight loss, this new addition to the Wheat Belly phenomenon guides you through the complete detox experience.In addition to the brand-new quick-start program, Dr. Davis teaches you how to recognize...
Author
Series
Stink volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads - can it be?! - three feet, seven and three quarter inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to look like he's growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair aren't fooling anyone. But while he can't ask James Madison - the shortest...
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
16) The shortest history of Germany: from Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel : a retelling for our times
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An narrative history that offers a fresh take on the last 2,000 years of Germany's history--from the invention of the word 'German' by Julius Caesar in 58 BC, through the rise of Nazi Germany, and up to the present day"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Running Press Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Being a parent doesn't leave too much time for preparing those delicious gourmet meals you used to have time for. But now parents who love to cook can make the delicious meals they remember from their pre-baby days--all during Baby's naptime! Kelsey Banfield has culled her favorite recipes with preparation tips and tricks that allow you to prepare a meal hours or days ahead of time, leaving only the shortest and easiest parts for last. Having children...
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
"One day I'm going to be so tall, I'll be able to eat the moon!" Sometimes it takes a big change for us to realize what's most important in life. George the giraffe is the shortest giraffe in his herd, but all he wants is to be so tall that he can eat the moon. When his wish comes true, he discovers that being small might not be so bad after all, especially when he begins to miss his family. As your children join George on his journey, they will come...
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"For the first time ever, the legendary chef collects and updates the best recipes from his six-decade career. With a searchable DVD demonstrating every technique a cook will ever need. In his more than sixty years as a chef, Jacques Pepin has earned a reputation as a champion of simplicity. His recipes are classics. They find the shortest, surest route to flavor, avoiding complicated techniques. Now, in a book that celebrates his life in food, the...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Countryman Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Take in the beauty of the gorgeous Great Lakes State From the Chicago and Territorial roads, home of a historic and scenic railroad, to the Lower Peninsula's Chain of Lakes area, Backroads & Byways of Michigan is the shortest route a visitor can take to knowing the state like a local. Now in a beautiful new color design, this third edition offers updated itineraries to scenic and intriguing places, like Michigan's Wine Country--where you can sample...