Samantha's bookshelf: daniel en-US Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:31:11 -0700 60 Samantha's bookshelf: daniel 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Upside-Down Magic (Upside-Down Magic, #1)]]> 24998996 New York Times bestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes the hilarious and heartfelt story of a group of magical misfits.

Nory Horace is nine years old. She's resourceful, she's brave, she likes peanut butter cookies. Also, she's able to transform into many different animals. Unfortunately, Nory's shape-shifting talent is a bit wonky. And when she flunks out of her own father's magic academy, Nory's forced to enter public school, where she meets a group of kids whose magic is, well, different.

This new, offbeat series from hit authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins chronicles the misadventures of Nory and her oddball friends, who prove that upside-down magic definitely beats right side up.]]> 196 Sarah Mlynowski 0545881714 Samantha 5 daniel, nicholas 4.12 2015 Upside-Down Magic (Upside-Down Magic, #1)
author: Sarah Mlynowski
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2018/09/24
date added: 2018/09/24
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]]> <![CDATA[Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants]]> 15791140
In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Long before her work with chimpanzees, Goodall's passion for the natural world sprouted in the backyard of her childhood home in England, where she climbed her beech tree and made elderberry wine with her grandmother. The garden her family began then, she continues to enjoy today.
SEEDS OF HOPE takes us from England to Goodall's home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside the Gombe forest, where she and the chimpanzees are enchanted by the fig and plum trees they encounter. She introduces us to botanists around the world, as well as places where hope for plants can be found, such as The Millennium Seed Bank, where one billion seeds are preserved. She shows us the secret world of plants with all their mysteries and potential for healing our bodies as well as Planet Earth.
Looking at the world as an adventurer, scientist, and devotee of sustainable foods and gardening-and setting forth simple goals we can all take to protect the plants around us-Jane Goodall delivers an enlightening story of the wonders we can find in our own backyards.]]> 370 Jane Goodall 1455513229 Samantha 4 audio, daniel 4.01 2013 Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
author: Jane Goodall
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2018/08/28
date added: 2018/08/28
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]]> <![CDATA[I am Jane Goodall (Ordinary People Change the World)]]> 28186335
After receiving a stuffed animal chimpanzee for her first birthday, Jane Goodall's love of animals only grew. She saw what humans and animals had in common, not what makes us different, and used that to advocate for animal rights everywhere, becoming famous for her work with chimpanzees.

This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book

   � A timeline of key events in the hero’s history
   � Photos that bring the story more fully to life
   � Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable
   � Childhood moments that influenced the hero
   � Facts that make great conversation-starters
   � A virtue this person Jane Goodall's empathy is celebrated in this biography.

You’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!]]> 32 Brad Meltzer 0525428496 Samantha 5 daniel 4.48 2016 I am Jane Goodall (Ordinary People Change the World)
author: Brad Meltzer
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2018/08/06
date added: 2018/08/06
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]]> <![CDATA[The Listeners (Tales of Young Americans)]]> 6899685 Ella May lives on a plantation but she doesn’t live in the great house. She is a slave. It’s dark in the morning when Ella May heads to the fields to pick cotton. And it’s sunset when she comes home. But her day isn’t done, not yet. Ella May still has important work to do. She’s got to listen.

Each night Ella May and her friends secretly listen outside the windows of their master’s house. The children listen in the hopes of gleaning information about their fates and those of their loved ones. Who will be sold? Who will stay?

The lives of slaves depended on the inclinations of their owners. They had no control over their daily lives or futures. But they could dream. And when the promise of freedom appears on the horizon, the children are the first to hear it.



Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 9/8/2009 Pages: 40 Reading Level: Age 6 and Up ]]> 40 Gloria Whelan 1585364193 Samantha 5 daniel 4.14 2009 The Listeners (Tales of Young Americans)
author: Gloria Whelan
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2018/07/09
date added: 2018/07/09
shelves: daniel
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