Read
Author
Series
Fairacre series volume 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
A trip to Florence with her friend Amy is a bright spot in Miss Read's retirement; Henry Mawne's complaints about his new wife and John Jenkins' persistent offers of marriage are not.
Author
Series
Fairacre series volume 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Times are changing in the charming downland village of Fairacre, and Miss Read isn't certain that it's all for the best. The new commuter lifestyle has caused a drop in attendance at the local school, and officials are threatening closure. Miss Read worries about the failing health of Dolly Clare. Vegetable gardens have given way to trips to the Caxley markets, and the traditional village fete now includes a prize for best quiche. With her trademark...
Author
Series
Fairacre series volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Miss Read, the headmistress of Fairacre School, learns of a proposed new housing development that soon has the citizens of Fairacre up in arms.
4) Thrush Green
Author
Series
Thrush Green series volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miss Read's charming chronicles of small-town life have achieved an almost legendary popularity worldwide by offering a welcome return to a gentler time and "wit, humor, and wisdom in equal measure" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). This volume introduces Thrush Green, the neighboring village to Fairacre: its blackthorn bushes, thatch-roofed cottages, enchanting landscape, and jumble sales. Readers will delight in a new cast of characters and also welcome...
Author
Series
Fairacre series volume 12
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"The villagers are alarmed when they hear the startling rumor that the town's schools will be closed and the children bused to nearby Beech Green"--Amazon.
Author
Series
Thrush Green series volume 11
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
There had been general dismay when Miss Watson and Miss Fogerty retired to Barton-on-the-Sea after many years of devoted service teaching the children of Thrush Green, so their visit to see old friends in the village brings great pleasure. The new headmaster, Alan Lester, is cautiously accepted, but rumor is rife about his wife's health. Meanwhile, Farmer Percy Hodge is also the subject of local speculation: Is his strange behavior the result of an...
Author
Publisher
Linnet Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
A collection of skits written by young people with instructions for performance. The skits are arranged under such categories as "Cumulative Actions," "Silly Singers," "Skits With Trick Endings," "Skits From Jokes," "Musical Ensembles," and others.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 was the first time humans had sent a telescope into space, beyond the distorting effects caused by looking through the Earth's atmosphere. Aided by stunning photography from Hubble, this book describes how Hubble gathers imagery and transmits it to Earth and discusses the telescope's top discoveries. It also explores the stormy weather on our solar system's planets and moons,star clusters, nebulas...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The life cycle of the monarch butterfly begins when it is a tiny egg clinging to a leaf. In time, it goes through a transformation called metamorphosis to become a butterfly, and in the fall, it can migrate almost 100 miles each day. In this book, follow the story of one monarch butterfly and elarn about what it eats, how it grows, and more."--Dust jacket flap.
17) Canals
Author
Series
Publisher
Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Readers will have a blast learning about Canals. From the Panama Canal to shallow canals, this book explores how they are built, how they are used, and the engineer's job to build and plan for them. --Amazon
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