Flight Behavior

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

9780062124272

Collation

436p; bw; pbk

Series Title

-

Call Number

823 KIN f

Small Wonder

The first essay is "Small Wonder," and Kingsolver tells the (true) story of a toddler that wandered off from his home in a small village in Iran and was found later, safe, in a bear's den, with the bear curled protectively around the child. Apparently, the bear had actually been nursing the baby. She calls it "an impossible act of grace." (5) She writes about hoping/insisting that the world is …

Prodigal Summer

Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia. From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. She is caught off-guard by a young hunter who invad…

Tiger with a Human Soul

When archaeologist Tess Dickenson arrives in Java, she is confronted with seemingly impossible memories, overpowering fears and intense feelings for two very different men, one the local head of the office financing her project, the other an irrepressible anthropologist.

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

WHY ARE SOME NATIONS RICH AND OTHERS POOR, DIVIDED BY WEALTH AND POVERTY, HEALTH AND SICKNESS, FOOD AND FAMINE? Is it culture, the weather, geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As Why Nations Fail shows, none of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Drawing on fifteen years of original research, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made p…

Pope Francis

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781426322532

Collation

-

Series Title

Level 1

Call Number

920 KRA p

Encyclopedia Birds

This compact, comprehensive children's encyclopedia uses clear, bulleted facts and incredible info panels to explain everything from building nests to migration and feeding habits. Every topic is supported by photographs, realistic artwork and detailed diagrams, and colour-coded sections make navigation through the topics easy and quick.

Membantu Anak Menghadapi Perceraian, Kematian, Sakit, Putus Asa, Kesedihan, d…

Menjadi orangtua adalah sebuah anugerah sekaligus tantangan. Mungkin salah satu tantangan terbesar dalam kehidupan orangtua adalah membimbing anak melalui berbagai peristiwa dalam kehidupan yang belum tentu semuanya berarti bahagia. Bagaimana cara kita mengatakan pada si kecil kekeknya telah meninggal? Adakah cara terbaik untuk mengabarkan bahwa Ayah dan Ibu akan bercerai? Apakah kita harus …

The secret garden

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780679847519

Collation

-

Series Title

-

Call Number

BUR t

Mental Math in the Primary Grades

Builds mental math skills by promoting understanding of the base ten system through patterns. The 36 lessons include teaching notes, transparencies visuals, bulletin board ideas, blackline masters, and unit tests.