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This now-classic picture book recounts the true story of a touching gift bestowed on the United States by a tribe of Maasai Warriors in the wake of the September 11th attacks.
"Lovely... beautifully evocative." ―Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
"Moving and dramatically illustrated." ―The Wall Street Journal
"Elegant...suspenseful...The colors of Kenya explode off the page." ―School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary.
Hearts are raw as these legendary Maasai warriors offer their gift to a grieving people half a world away. Word of the gift will travel newswires around the globe, and for the heartsick American nation, the gift of fourteen cows emerges from the choking dust and darkness as a soft light of hope―and friendship.
This New York Times best seller recounts the true story from Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah of the touching gift bestowed on the United States by a tribe of Maasai Warriors in the wake of the September 11 attacks. With stunning paintings from Thomas Gonzalez, master storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy (in collaboration with Naiyomah) hits all the right notes in this elegant story of generosity that crosses boundaries, nations, and cultures.
Best Children's Books of the Year (Starred) - Bank Street College of Education
Notable Books for a Global Society - International Reading Association
E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor - Association of Booksellers for Children
Parents' Choice Gold Award - Parents' Choice Foundation
Teacher's Guide available!
Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have been written about them. But never before has a President told the story of his father, another President, through his own eyes and in his own words. A unique and intimate biography, the book covers the entire scope of the elder President Bush's life and career, including his service in the Pacific during World War II, his pioneering work in the Texas oil business, and his political rise as a Congressman, U.S. Representative to China and the United Nations, CIA Director, Vice President, and President. The book shines new light on both the accomplished statesman and the warm, decent man known best by his family. In addition, George W. Bush discusses his father's influence on him throughout his own life, from his childhood in West Texas to his early campaign trips with his father, and from his decision to go into politics to his own two-term Presidency.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivers an intimate and personal look at the woman behind the public servant. In her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Going Rogue--the bestselling nonfiction book of 2009--Palin gave readers a look at her upbringing, her dynamic career, and her candidacy next to John McCain for the Vice Presidency of the United States.
In America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, this inspirational follow-up, her reflections on faith, family, and patriotism will read like a bible of American virtues for anyone hoping to understand the truths that lie at the heart of the nation.
A is for America,
the land that we love.
B is for the Birthday
of this country of ours....
To choose the twenty-six people and ideas that comprise the book, Lynne Cheney has drawn on a lifetime of learning about the American past, and on the inspiration that comes from witnessing recent history firsthand. Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser imbues Mrs. Cheney's words with childlike joy through her exuberant drawings. Together they have created a patriotic primer, a book that teaches history by celebrating the diversity, tenacity, and faith of the American people. This A to Z of America frames the story -- and the miracle -- of our country.
Harlan W. Fair has 68 years of experience in construction and civil engineering, including construction site safety. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Dartmouth College and the Thayer School of Engineering, graduating in 1954 with an MS in Civil Engineering. Following graduation, he was commissioned in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps at Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, R.I. His first assignment was Maintenance Officer at Argentia, Newfoundland Harlan Naval Air Station where he was responsible for a Seabee Detachment and civilian work force. Following a Naval Reserve career, he retired as a captain in the Civil Engineer Corps. In 1957 he joined Turner Construction Company as a field engineer. In 1964 he was Project Engineer for Thompson Starrett Construction Company on the New York State Exhibit at the New York World's Fair. After assignments as Facility Director at Cornell Medical and New York Hospital, Director of Project Management for the New York Health and Hospital Corp and Project Manager on a consumables project in Oklahoma City for Xerox, he started his own construction and construction management business in the Metropolitan New York area.
For the last 30 years he has managed his own construction firm, H. Fair Associates, Inc. which was a contractor, construction manager, and construction consultant. He bid and was awarded several projects at West Point, N.Y. including additions to the Fire House, Eisenhower Hall, and Shea Track Stadium. He developed condominiums in Chappaqua and Pelham, N.Y. along with construction of single-family residences and commercial buildings in Westchester County NY and Fairfield County CT. As a Forensic Engineer, he was an expert witness in cases involving construction accidents, construction performance, and safety issues. He has served both on arbitration panels and as a single arbitrator under the auspice of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and was a member of the AAA National Dispute Resolution Committee. He retains his membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
He is a professional engineer licensed in New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont, a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a past chairman of the Crane Safety Committee. In 1998 the Committee published through the ASCE, "Crane Safety on Construction Sites." He continues to represent the ASCE to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A10 Committee which establishes consensus safety standards by representative organizations from the construction industry. He was formerly an alternate to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30 Committee which establishes safety standards for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings.
Better Together examines how people across the country are inventing new forms of social activism and community renewal. An arts program in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, brings together shipyard workers and their gentrified neighbors; a deteriorating, crime-ridden neighborhood in Boston is transformed by a determined group of civic organizers; an online "virtual" community in San Francisco allows its members to connect with each other as well as the larger group; in Wisconsin schoolchildren learn how to participate in the political process to benefit their town. As our society grows increasingly diverse, say Putnam and Feldstein, it's more important than ever to grow "social capital," whether by traditional or more innovative means. The people profiled in Better Together are doing just that, and their stories illustrate the extraordinary power of social networks for enabling people to improve their lives and the lives of those around them.
These favorite stories from the Bible, brimming with adventure and wonder, recount how God revealed Himself to His people. Children will delight in the richly colorful and playful illustrations on every page, each bringing to life a timeless story for them to enjoy over and over again. The large square format, gold corners on the cover, and padded hardcover binding signal this as a special treasury of Bible stories that makes a lovely gift or a volume that families will value for a lifetime.
badlands of central Argentina. The two paleontologists who were summoned to the
site thought it was the thigh of a plant-eating dinosaur, but further
examination showed it to be the shin of a previously unknown species of
predatory dinosaur. "Bigger Than T-Rex" is an account of the excavation of
the fossil and the subsequent reconstruction of a dinosaur thought to have been
bigger, heavier, and fiercer than the reigning "king" of the meat-eaters,
"Tyrannosaurus rex." In clear, easy-to-follow language, dinosaur expert
Don Lessem explains how the scientists drew conclusions about the size and
habits of the new species, how they came to give it its
name- "Giganotosaurus" -and how it compared to other dinosaurs. Illustrated
with color photographs of the excavation and meticulously painted
reconstructions of "Giganotosaurus" and other species, here is
up-to-the-minute news about dinosaur discoveries for dinophiles of all ages.
Without guidance, a boy's transition from childhood to manhood is dangerous and confusing. With tragic results, today's boys rarely learn from the adults closest to them what it means to become a man. In this celebratory and hopeful book, parents and other concerned adults learn how to guide boys and young men on their journey to maturity.
Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons' return to political prominence.
In the twelve years since the Clintons left the White House, they have gone from being virtually penniless to multi-millionaires, and are arguably the most popular politicians in America--respected and feared by Republicans and Democrats alike. But behind that rise is a never-before-told story of strategic cleverness, reckless gambles, and an unquenchable thirst for political power.
Investigative reporter Daniel Halper uses a wealth of research, exclusive documents, and detailed interviews with close friends, allies, and enemies of the Clintons to reveal the strategy they used and the deals they made to turn their political fortunes around. Clinton, Inc. exposes the relationship between President Obama, the Bush family, and the Clintons--and what it means for the future; how Bill and Hillary are laying the groundwork for the upcoming presidential campaign; how Vice President Biden and other Democrats are trying to maneuver around her; Chelsea's political future; the Clintons' skillful media management; the Clintons' marriage and why it has survived; and an inside look at the Clinton's financial backers and hidden corporate enterprises.
Clinton, Inc. is the key to understanding America's most powerful political couple.
For the founders, democratic self-governance itself demanded open and easy access to ideas. So did the growth of creative communities such as that of eighteenth-century science. And so did the flourishing of public persons, the very actors whose civic virtue brought the nation into being.
In this lively, carefully argued, and well-documented book, Hyde brings the past to bear on present matters, shedding fresh light on everything from the Human Genome Project to Bob Dylan's musical roots. Common as Air allows us to stand on the shoulders of America's revolutionary giants and thus to see beyond today's narrow debates over cultural ownership. What it reveals is nothing less than a vision of how to reclaim the commonwealth of art and ideas that we were meant to inherit.
J is for Jefferson and S is for signatures in this illustrated children's picture book that traces the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence and its subsequent profound impact. Unlike alphabet books that string together unrelated facts, this one actually tells the story of how our nation's founding document came to be.
Engaging Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs is a practical guide to planning and implementing brief but focused classroom observations that involves teachers in every step of the process. Drawing from their study of 40 schools in the United States and Canada, the authors show how administrators and teacher leaders moved teachers from resisting to embracing the practice. Readers will learn how to
This book demonstrates that when teachers learn from one another in a cycle of continuous professional growth--through observation, shared inquiry, dialogue, and follow-up--they develop a sense of collegiality and a common mission. By opening their doors to their peers, they also contribute to broader school improvement efforts that positively affect teaching and learning throughout the school.
Led by advocates of "the right to die" such as Jack Kevorkian and Derek Humphrey, America is embroiled in a heated debate over assisted suicide. Wesley Smith argues that this is not just a compassionate response to those in terrible pain. Instead, Americans must consider the context within which euthanasia would be performed -- the profit-driven U.S. health-care system -- and the inevitable shift toward a policy of legalized killing that will target the handicapped, the mentally ill, and the poor.
Forced Exit reveals the horrors of the Netherlands, where 8.5% of all deaths are attributed to assisted suicide and where Dutch doctors have rapidly moved from euthanizing the terminally ill, to the chronically ill, to the depressed with no organic disease, to killing infants born with birth defects.
Smith reveals positive alternatives: easy access to hospice care for the dying, effective pain control, and independent living for the disabled. And he profiles people who have considered suicide the only choice, but after receiving proper care and assistance have gone on to lead full and satisfying lives.
Thomas L. Friedman's phenomenal number-one bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see the world in a new way. In his brilliant, essential new book, Friedman takes a fresh and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America's surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global environmental crisis, which is affecting everything from food to fuel to forests. In this groundbreaking account of where we stand now, he shows us how the solutions to these two big problems are linked--how we can restore the world and revive America at the same time.
Friedman explains how global warming, rapidly growing populations, and the astonishing expansion of the world's middle class through globalization have produced a planet that is "hot, flat, and crowded." Already the earth is being affected in ways that threaten to make it dangerously unstable. In just a few years, it will be too late to fix things--unless the United States steps up now and takes the lead in a worldwide effort to replace our wasteful, inefficient energy practices with a strategy for clean energy, energy efficiency, and conservation that Friedman calls Code Green.
This is a great challenge, Friedman explains, but also a great opportunity, and one that America cannot afford to miss. Not only is American leadership the key to the healing of the earth; it is also our best strategy for the renewal of America.
In vivid, entertaining chapters, Friedman makes it clear that the green revolution we need is like no revolution the world has seen. It will be the biggest innovation project in American history; it will be hard, not easy; and it will change everything from what you put into your car to what you see on your electric bill. But the payoff for America will be more than just cleaner air. It will inspire Americans to something we haven't seen in a long time--nation-building in America--by summoning the intelligence, creativity, boldness, and concern for the common good that are our nation's greatest natural resources.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded is classic Thomas L. Friedman: fearless, incisive, forward-looking, and rich in surprising common sense about the challenge--and the promise--of the future.
The Solution to the Mysteries
of Everyday Life
Did you ever wonder why you never see baby pigeons? Or why a thumbs-up gesture means "OK"? At last the solutions to some of life's most baffling questions are gathered here in one volume. Written in an informative and entertaining style and illustrated with drawings that are clearly to the point, "Imponderables" gets to the bottom of everyday life's mysteries, among them:
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs don't have the answers --"Imponderables" does! And in answering such questions, it touches on an astonishing variety of subjects, including sports, science, history, politics, television, radio, and much more. No trivial pursuit, "Imponderables "takes a surprising, illuminating, and humorous look at ourselves and the world around us.