DOCSLIB.ORG

7-9 Booklist by Title - Full

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
7-9 Booklist by Title - Full 7-9 Booklist by Title - Full When using this booklist, please be aware of the need for guidance to ensure students select texts considered appropriate for their age, interest and maturity levels. This title also appears on the 5-6 booklist. This title is usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. PRC Title/Author Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 825 10 little insects Wilkins Farago Pty 2012 9780987109910 10 intelligent insects, each with something to hide, are invited to a Cali, Davide & Pianina, V (ill) Ltd secluded island for the weekend. One by one, unusual things start to happen and they begin tracking a murderer. 5891 100 things to know about science Usborne Publishing 2015 9781409582182 Find out about familiar and less familiar topics, from the Earth's Frith, Alex & Lacey, Minna & Martin, Jerome Ltd magnetic poles to spider venom and black holes. Lots of facts and & Melmoth, Jonathan colourful infographics cover one hundred science topics. 87206 101 ways to save the earth Frances Lincoln 2008 9781845079246 This book deals with the fragility of our planet's ecosystem. Topics Bellamy, David & Dann, Penny (ill) include household recycling, earth-friendly shopping tips, biodegradable products and links for further information. 4983 1836 Do you dare: Fighting bones Penguin Books 2014 9780143307556 In 1836, Irish brothers, Danny and Declan Sheehan, are inmates at Laguna, Sofie Australia Tasmania's Point Puer prison for convict boys. When tragedy strikes and the prison bully is on the rampage, escape is the brothers only chance to survive. 7080 1854 Do you dare: Eureka boys Puffin Australia 2015 9780143308454 Henry lives with his father and sister on the Victorian goldfields. Still Matthews, Penny mourning the loss of his mother and baby brother, Henry helps his father mine their claim, hoping to strike it rich. But they can't afford a mining licence so are at the mercy of corrupt police. When Henry meets a new friend, he enters a world of politics, riots and rebellion that will lead him to Eureka Stockade, one of the defining moments in Australian history. 2/10/16 9:06 AM 7-9 Booklist by Title - Full Page 1 of 298 PRC Title/Author Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 2548 1914 Scholastic Australia 2014 9781743622476 Louis and Thomas are on holiday in Sarajevo, enjoying the privileges of Masson, Sophie life in a diplomat's family. But, when a bomb explodes and the heir to the Austrian Empire is assassinated, Europe descends into war. Louis travels to the front as a war correspondent. In northern France, he witnesses the war's first battles and the beginning of trench warfare. Louis' friends join the war effort too, with and against each other. 6358 1915 Scholastic Australia 2015 9781743622483 When Australia supported Britain in its fight against Germany, young Murphy, Sally teacher Stan Moore was one of the first to join up, swapping the classroom for adventure in Europe. But the 11th Battalion was sent, with the newly formed Anzac Corp, to Gallipoli where Stan confronted the hard lessons of war. The conditions were dismal and death was everywhere. So, too, were times of humour and bravery. 2943 1915 Do you dare: Jimmy's war Penguin Books 2015 9780143308027 Jimmy's Dad died two years ago and older brother Arthur is in Egypt Clark, Sherryl Australia preparing enthusiastically for battle. Twelve year old Jimmy is now the man of the house. As Mum's health is fragile, Jimmy is forced to leave school and become the breadwinner, scraping together barely enough to cover minimal food and the rent. When Arthur returns, badly injured, Jimmy's life gets even harder, although there's still time for football. 1 20,000 leagues under the sea Scholastic US 1990 9780590451796 The classic tale of an expedition to destroy a terrifying sea monster that Verne, Jules becomes an undersea mission. It involves a visit to the sunken city of Atlantis in a giant submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. 17400 31 ways to change the world Walker Books 2010 9781406327809 An entertaining, colourful book containing scrapbook style images, Taylor, Tanis illustrations and bits of information you would normally not even think about. We are reminded that change happens when we work together to make small changes. A great book to encourage children to get involved and make a difference. 18364 43 Bin Street Orchard Books 2005 9781843627258 Kiko and Nattie are flies whose job it is to clean up after humans. When Michael, Livi their house is occupied by Mrs Spick who has dangerous amounts of fly spray, they become flies with a mission. 379 45 & 47 Stella Street and everything that Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 2000 9781865080901 The families and friends who live in Stella Street lead fascinating lives. happened Honey, Elizabeth 14780 60 classic Australian poems Random House 2009 9781741664140 Australian poets have a wonderful way with words and their poems Cheng, Christopher (ed) & Rogers, Gregory Australia Pty Ltd bring to life the iconic Aussie characters and unforgettable landscapes (ill) that are part of our Australian heritage. This is a collection of ballads and poems by some familiar, and not so familiar, poets, accompanied by attractive pen and ink sketches. Includes an index of poets and first lines, as well as interesting notes about the writers. 2/10/16 9:06 AM 7-9 Booklist by Title - Full Page 2 of 298 PRC Title/Author Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 15591 68 teeth Penguin 2005 9780143301912 Jack is fishing when he attracts something much bigger than Moloney, James barramundi. A crocodile has entered the river on his family's property and it's hungry. 33477 9/11 report, The: a graphic adaptation Hill & Wang 2006 9780809057399 The United States was completely unprepared for the shocking act of Jacobson, Sid & Colon, Ernie (ill) terrorism when hijacked planes flew into New York's twin towers on 11 September 2001. This ia a graphic representation of The 9/11 Report, which gives the background to the attack and analyses the response of the federal agencies involved. 1700 A is for Australia Walker Books 2015 9781922179760 From Bondi Beach to Rottnest Island, travel around Australia and Lessac, Frane uncover many exciting facts. A Tale of Fontania series NEW SERIES Any two titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge 2016 books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice Various books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen. 7917 A-Z of convicts in Van Diemen's Land Text Publishing Co 2014 9781922079343 In the first half of the nineteenth century, seventy-three thousand Barnard, Simon convicts were transported to the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. This is an enthralling journey through the personal histories and daily lives of the men, women and children who played a vital role in the building of the settlements, as well as the running of the newly established colony. A-Z of Inventions and Inventors series Any two titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge Stoyles, Pennie & Pentland, Peter books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen. A-Z of scientific discoveries series Provides lots of facts and photographs about important scientific Stoyles, Pennie & Mulvany, Christine discoveries. Any two titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen. 14931 ABC book of Australian poetry, The HarperCollins 2010 9780733320194 A rich variety of poems from classic favourites by Banjo Paterson, Hathorn, Libby (comp) & Allen, Cassandra Australia Henry Lawson and C J Dennis, to contemporary works by Libby (ill) Hathorn, Max Fatchen and Steven Herrick. 2/10/16 9:06 AM 7-9 Booklist by Title - Full Page 3 of 298 PRC Title/Author Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 16047 About a girl Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 2010 9781742371443 Anna is afraid she must be unlovable until she meets Flynn. Together, Horniman, Joanne the girls swim, eat banana cake, laugh and love. Some days, Flynn is unreachable. On other days, she's at Anna's door. When Anna discovers Flynn's secret, she wonders if she knows her at all. Includes mature themes. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. 15263 Across the line Dragonwick 2006 9780977522453 Casey doesn't know whether he has stumbled across an alternate Garnsworthy, Penny Publishing reality during his rugby league match, or if he has lost his mind completely. A story about sport, science and families. 15540 Across the wall Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 2005 9781741147018 A collection of thirteen short stories providing an eclectic mix of Garth Nix, Garth Nix's writing spanning several years. Included are an Old Kingdom story, an Arthurian legend, a war story, a western, a traditional tale with a twist and a very funny, choose-your-own-adventure spoof.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • UNFPA Campaign
    UNFPA Somalia Country Office SAMOFAL Solidarity in Crisis Issue Number 9, April 2012 Somalia Country Office INSIDE STORIES UNFPA Zero Tolerance to FGM/C pg.2 continues fistula Delivered Kits to IDPs pg 8 campaign. Certificate of merit pg.11 And many more stories inside... In November 2011 the Ministry of Health in Somaliland opened a campaign in Borama Fistula Center. Besides the 80 cases operated there already by December, one doctor from Bassaso hospital undergone practical training on fistula management with the technical team in Borama. The same doctor from Bossaso undertook an eight weeks training in Kenya early 2011. In Puntland 41 cases were operated in Galkayo Medical Center. Almost two thirds of the patients came from South Central Somalia, especially from the Mogadishu region. Cases were identified by NGOs working in those areas and supported by UNFPA to report to Galkayo Medical Center. The costs of the campaign were totally covered by UNFPA. 18 - year old Nimo Mohamoud said she will wait five years with having another baby, just to make sure she is fine again, after having undergone a fistula operation at the National Fistula Hospital in Borama. Obstetric fistula, one of the most devastating childbirth injuries, is caused by the lack of skilled birth attendant and access to emergency care during delivery. It is a highly stigmatizing, though in most cases treatable condition that results from pro- longed, obstetric labor and cases chronic incontinence. The Somaliland campaign which is part of a larger global cam- paign, addresses all aspects of obstetric fistula, from prevention and treatment to social reintegration of woman recovering from treatment.
    [Show full text]
  • Middle Years (6-9) 2625 Books
    South Australia (https://www.education.sa.gov.au/) Department for Education Middle Years (6-9) 2625 books. Title Author Category Series Description Year Aus Level 10 Rules for Detectives MEEHAN, Adventure Kev and Boris' detective agency is on the 6 to 9 1 Kierin trail of a bushranger's hidden treasure. 100 Great Poems PARKER, Vic Poetry An all encompassing collection of favourite 6 to 9 0 poems from mainly the USA and England, including the Ballad of Reading Gaol, Sea... 1914 MASSON, Historical Australia's The Julian brothers yearn for careers as 6 to 9 1 Sophie Great journalists and the visit of the Austrian War Archduke Franz Ferdinand aÙords them the... 1915 MURPHY, Sally Historical Australia's Stan, a young teacher from rural Western 6 to 9 0 Great Australia at Gallipoli in 1915. His battalion War lands on that shore ready to... 1917 GARDINER, Historical Australia's Flying above the trenches during World 6 to 9 1 Kelly Great War One, Alex mapped what he saw, War gathering information for the troops below him.... 1918 GLEESON, Historical Australia's The story of Villers-Breteeneux is 6 to 9 1 Libby Great described as wwhen the Australians held War out against the Germans in the last years of... 20,000 Leagues Under VERNE, Jules Classics Indiana An expedition to destroy a terrifying sea 6 to 9 0 the Sea Illustrated monster becomes a mission involving a visit Classics to the sunken city of Atlantis... 200 Minutes of Danger HEATH, Jack Adventure Minutes Each book in this series consists of 10 short 6 to 9 1 of Danger stories each taking place in dangerous situations.
    [Show full text]
  • Cover No Spine
    2006 VOL 44, NO. 4 Special Issue: The Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2006 The Journal of IBBY,the International Board on Books for Young People Editors: Valerie Coghlan and Siobhán Parkinson Address for submissions and other editorial correspondence: [email protected] and [email protected] Bookbird’s editorial office is supported by the Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin, Ireland. Editorial Review Board: Sandra Beckett (Canada), Nina Christensen (Denmark), Penni Cotton (UK), Hans-Heino Ewers (Germany), Jeffrey Garrett (USA), Elwyn Jenkins (South Africa),Ariko Kawabata (Japan), Kerry Mallan (Australia), Maria Nikolajeva (Sweden), Jean Perrot (France), Kimberley Reynolds (UK), Mary Shine Thompson (Ireland), Victor Watson (UK), Jochen Weber (Germany) Board of Bookbird, Inc.: Joan Glazer (USA), President; Ellis Vance (USA),Treasurer;Alida Cutts (USA), Secretary;Ann Lazim (UK); Elda Nogueira (Brazil) Cover image:The cover illustration is from Frau Meier, Die Amsel by Wolf Erlbruch, published by Peter Hammer Verlag,Wuppertal 1995 (see page 11) Production: Design and layout by Oldtown Design, Dublin ([email protected]) Proofread by Antoinette Walker Printed in Canada by Transcontinental Bookbird:A Journal of International Children’s Literature (ISSN 0006-7377) is a refereed journal published quarterly by IBBY,the International Board on Books for Young People, Nonnenweg 12 Postfach, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland tel. +4161 272 29 17 fax: +4161 272 27 57 email: [email protected] <www.ibby.org>. Copyright © 2006 by Bookbird, Inc., an Indiana not-for-profit corporation. Reproduction of articles in Bookbird requires permission in writing from the editor. Items from Focus IBBY may be reprinted freely to disseminate the work of IBBY.
    [Show full text]
  • 7-9 Booklist by Title - Short
    7-9 Booklist by Title - Short When using this booklist, please be aware of the need for guidance to ensure students select texts considered appropriate for their age, interest and maturity levels. This title also appears on the 9plus booklist. This title is usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. PRC Title Author 5638 1000-year-old boy, The Welford, Ross 22034 13 days of midnight Hunt, Leo 570824 13th reality, The: Blade of shattered hope Dashner, James 569157 13th reality, The: Hunt for dark infinity Dashner, James 24577 13th reality, The: Journal of curious letters Dashner, James 7562 47 degrees D'Ath, Justin 23006 48 hours: The Medusa curse Lord, Gabrielle 44497 48 hours: The vanishing Lord, Gabrielle 14780 60 classic Australian poems Cheng, Christopher (ed) & Rogers, Gregory (ill) 33477 9/11 report, The: a graphic adaptation Jacobson, Sid & Colon, Ernie (ill) 7917 A-Z of convicts in Van Diemen's Land Barnard, Simon 16047 About a girl Horniman, Joanne 8086 Abundance of Katherines, An Green, John 602864 Ace of Shades Foody, Amanda 15540 Across the wall Nix, Garth 1058 Act of faith Gardiner, Kelly 11356 Adam Spencer's world of numbers Spencer, Adam 2277 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Twain, Mark 55890 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 2444 Adventures of Sir Roderick the not-very brave, The O'Loghlin, James 562 Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Twain, Mark & Peck, Richard (intr) 55251 After Lawson, Sue 8076 After January Earls, Nick 571050 After the lights go out Wilkinson, Lili 4809 Afterlight Lim,
    [Show full text]
  • Capturing the Starlight
    Capturing the starlight Welcome Celestial sights for 2016 Welcome to the 2nd edition of the IFAS calendar, highlighting many items of interest during 2016 for the keen sky watcher. Eclipses Occultations Our first calendar was a great success and let IFAS buy and A total solar eclipse on March 9th tracks across Sumatra, A daylight occultation of Venus occurs on April 6th, while the distribute 1,500 eclipse shades free in time for the March 20th Borneo, Sulawesi, and a narrow span of the Pacific Ocean. East planet Jupiter lies a scant 4° from the Sun when occulted on solar eclipse. Due to various issues we have been unable to Asia, Australia, and Pacific regions, see a partial eclipse. September 30th. This is a very risky event to observe due to print up the calendar in time for distribution before the start of Jupiter’s nearness to the Sun. Neptune is occulted 3 times in The penumbral lunar eclipse on March 23rd is visible from 2016. As a result we have made the calendar freely available 2016 from the UK/Ireland — compute local circumstances via the Americas, Asia, and Australia. This eclipse has a maximum for people to download. Until the 2017 calendar, we wish you eco.mtk.nao.ac.jp/cgi-bin/koyomi/occulx_p_en.cgi the astronomer’s adieu; Clear skies! magnitude of 77%. Nothing will be seen of the penumbral lunar eclipse of August 18th as the Moon's disk barely brushes the Asteroid occultations are only given for stars brighter than Contact us, link up with the Irish astronomy community, or outer edge of the northern part of the Earth's penumbral shadow.
    [Show full text]
  • Transcript Michel Gondry
    TRANSCRIPT A PINEWOOD DIALOGUE WITH MICHEL GONDRY Michel Gondry is one of the most creative contemporary directors, known for his astonishingly inventive style that combines complex technological innovation with an almost childlike playfulness, and an ability to move fluidly between dream and reality. Gondry has directed feature films (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind, The Science of Sleep), documentaries (Dave Chappelle's Block Party), music videos for Bjork, Radiohead, The White Stripes, and Daft Punk, and numerous award-winning commercials. He is also an installation artist who has been featured at Deitch Projects. In this conversation with Chief Curator David Schwartz, Gondry discusses his remarkable career. A Pinewood Dialogue with Michel Gondry draw. And we started a band in maybe ’81, ’82, that moderated by Chief Curator David Schwartz lasted ten years; it was called Oui Oui. I had done (May 9, 2008): some experimentation with animation at an earlier age, and then one day I bought a film camera—I DAVID SCHWARTZ: Please welcome the birthday mean, I was flatmates with my friend Jean-Louis boy, Michel Gondry. (Applause) So what do you Bompoint, who is my DP now. He had some think of when you watch these videos; do you think equipment and he was a director, so he helped me of how hard they were to make? a little bit. That’s how it started. I was doing two minute animated pieces to fit our music, because MICHEL GONDRY: No, actually. I was thinking that the songs were quite minimalist and short, so they they look alright.
    [Show full text]
  • A Qualitative Study of Low Food Security Among College Students Trellis Research Series on Collegiate Financial Security & Academic Performance
    www.trelliscompany.org Studying on Empty: A Qualitative Study of Low Food Security Among College Students Trellis Research Series on Collegiate Financial Security & Academic Performance By Chris Fernandez, Jeff Webster, & Allyson Cornett October 2019 TRELLIS RESEARCH SERIES ON COLLEGIATE FINANCIAL SECURITY & ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ABOUT TRELLIS COMPANY Trellis Company (formerly TG) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation with the dual mission of helping student borrowers successfully repay their education loans and promoting access and success in higher education. For nearly 40 years, Trellis Company has provided individualized services to student loan borrowers and support to institutions and communities. Today we are expanding our commitment and helping improve the financial education and wellness of all we serve. ABOUT TRELLIS RESEARCH Trellis Research provides colleges and policymakers insight into student success through the lens of college affordability. With more than three decades of experience on the forefront of issues such as student debt, student loan counseling, and financial barriers to attainment, our research team continues to explore the role of personal finance and financial aid in higher education. Our latest initiative, the Student Financial Wellness Survey, provides a free service to participating colleges interested in learning how their students think about finances, debt, basic needs, and financial literacy. For more information about how to participate, please go to www.trelliscompany.org/research/trellis-company-student- financial-wellness-survey or contact Kasey Klepfer, Senior Research Analyst, at trellisresearch@ trelliscompany.org. RECENT PUBLICATIONS • Klepfer, K., Cornett, A., Fletcher, C., & Webster, J. (2019). Student Financial Wellness Survey Report: Fall 2018 Implementation. Trellis Company. Retrieved from: https://www.trelliscompany.org/ student-finance-survey/ • Klepfer, K., Ashton, B., Bradley, D., Fernandez, C., Wartel, M., & Webster, J.
    [Show full text]
  • 7-9 Booklist by Title - Full
    7-9 Booklist by Title - Full When using this booklist, please be aware of the need for guidance to ensure students select texts considered appropriate for their age, interest and maturity levels. This title also appears on the 9plus booklist. This title is usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. PRC Title/Author Publisher Year ISBN Annotations 5638 1000-year-old boy, The HarperCollins 2018 9780008256944 Alfie Monk is like any other pre-teen, except he's 1000 years old and Welford, Ross Children's Books can remember when Vikings invaded his village and he and his family had to run for their lives. When he loses everything he loves in a tragic fire and the modern world finally catches up with him, Alfie embarks on a mission to change everything by finally trusting Aidan and Roxy enough to share his story, and enlisting their help to find a way to, eventually, make sure he will eventually die. 22034 13 days of midnight Orchard Books 2015 9781408337462 Luke Manchett is 16 years old with a place on the rugby team and the Hunt, Leo prettiest girl in Year 11 in his sights. Then his estranged father suddenly dies and he finds out that he is to inherit six million dollars! But if he wants the cash, he must accept the Host. A collection of malignant ghosts who his Necromancer father had trapped and enslaved! Now the Host is angry, the Host is strong, and the Host is out for revenge! Has Luke got what it takes to fight these horrifying spirits and save himself and his world? 570824 13th reality, The: Blade of shattered hope Scholastic Australia 2018 9781742998381 Tick and his friends are still trying to work out how to defeat Mistress Dashner, James Jane, but when there are 13 realities from which to draw trouble, the battle is 13 times as hard.
    [Show full text]
  • Summer Reading Guide
    Summer Reading Guide This season’s best books selected by your favourite independent bookseller 2 Australian Fiction ACT OF GRACE THE BEE AND SPECIAL THE BEST KIND SPECIAL PRICE Anna Krien PRICE THE ORANGE TREE OF BEAUTIFUL Following three very different but Melissa Ashley Frances Whiting interconnected stories – that of an Iraqi The lives of three women in 17th-century Florence is a young woman who doesn’t pianist who flees her home country during Paris are rocked by a brutal murder in this quite fit in. She’s close with her family, Saddam Hussein’s rule, an Australian boy richly imagined and meticulously researched especially her younger sister (and slightly living with a violent parent, and a woman historical novel. Marie Catherine D’Aulnoy, unwanted housemate) Isolde, but generally watching her father’s decline into early- famed writer and – long before the Brothers speaking, she isn’t a people person. Albert onset dementia – Anna Krien’s debut novel Grimm – inventor of fairy tales, battles a is quite the opposite – he’s an extrovert Act of Grace moves through different times crippling case of writer’s block. When her who thrives in social settings. The two work and spaces, eventually weaving these three friend Nicola Tiquet is accused of murdering together on ‘The Green Team’, spending their Black Inc PB narrative threads together. Krien’s subject her abusive husband, Marie Catherine and workdays planting trees and flowers. What $32.99 matter is confronting, but her prose retains a her daughter Angelina chase rumours, others think about them is often at odds with sense of clarity as she shifts the perspective allies and secrets across the city, searching who they truly are.
    [Show full text]
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers • Clarion Books
    2019 Versify SPRING HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS SPRING 2019 YOUNG BOOKS FOR MIFFLIN HARCOURT HOUGHTON ADAPTED AND ILLUSTRATED BY P. CRAIG RUSSELL Winner of the Harvey and Eisner Awards xxxxxxx Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers• Clarion Books • VERSIFY catcover_giver_vamos.indd 2 8/17/18 9:37 AM HMH Young Readers Spring 2019 Curious George Curious About Summer (tabbed board book) by H. A. Rey Preschoolers will delight in exploring a typical summer day in this sturdy board book with colorful tabs featuring everyone's favorite monkey, Curious George. From camping to kite-flying, from picnic treats to summer stargazing, little ones will enjoy a perfect day of summer play with Curious George in this tabbed board book! Join George and the man with the yellow hat as they enjoy a fun day at the beach, go on a picnic, enjoy a whirlwind of games at the carnival, and soak up that summer sun in this read-aloud book with rhyming text. Colorful tabs and sturdy pages are perfect for little hands Author Bio Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Hans and Margret Rey created many books during their lives together, On Sale: Apr 30/19 including Curious George, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as 9 x 8 • 14 pages well as other favorites like Spotty and Pretzel. But it was their rambunctious full-color illustrations little monkey who became an instantly recognizable icon. After the Reys 9781328857712 • $12.50 • BD - Board book escaped Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript for the original Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys • Ages 0 Curious George, the book was published in America in 1941.
    [Show full text]
  • Opening the Heavens: the Succession in the Presidency
    Nauvoo, Illinois. Bird’s-eye view from the hill across the Mississippi River to Nauvoo. Steel engraving, c. 1855, copyrighted by Herrmann J. Meyer. Library of Congress. The Mantle of the Prophet Joseph Passes to Brother Brigham: One Hundred Twenty-nine Testimonies of a Collective Spiritual Witness Lynne Watkins Jorgensen n August 8, 1844, six weeks after the Prophet Joseph Smith’s Omartyrdom, a meeting of the Saints was held in Nauvoo, Illinois. Brigham Young, President of the Quorum of the Twelve, and several other apostles had just returned from missions. The purpose of this meeting was to determine by vote who had the right and responsibil- ity to lead the Church—Sidney Rigdon, first counselor in the First Presidency, or the Quorum of the Twelve with Brigham Young at their head.1 In the course of the two meetings held that day, many in attendance received a divine witness that Brigham Young was to be the next leader: some Saints specifically state that Brigham Young assured the congregation that “here is President Sidney Rigdon, who was counselor to Joseph. I ask, where are Joseph and Hyrum? They 1. The most complete text of the minutes of August 8, 1844, as gathered by early Church historians, is found in Joseph Smith Jr., History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ed. B. H. Roberts, 2d ed., rev., 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1971), 7:231–43 (hereafter cited as History of the Church); for an early version of this compilation, see “History, 1838–1856, Volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844],” 296–304, Church History Library, available on Church Historian’s Press, The Joseph Smith Papers, http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/ paper-Summary/history-1838-1856-volume-f-1-1-may-1844-8-august-1844/280.
    [Show full text]
  • British Campaign Groups and Pairs
    BRITISH CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS This is a PDF document and is fully searchable using keywords. You can also download and save the document to view when not connected to the internet. Back to index page Ref Description Sterling Euro BG2419 THE BOER WAR AND WW1 CAMPAIGN GROUP TO MAJOR E.C. £2,250.00 €2,700.0 HOLLAND, 6TH INNISKILLING DRAGOONS AND REMOUNT SERVICE, 0 WHO WAS AWARDED THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY’S MEDAL FOR SAVING TWO SOLDIERS FROM DROWNING DURING THE BOER WAR, AND ADDITIONALLY DECORATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT DURING WW1. Eight: Queen's South Africa Medal, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Belfast, officially engraved (Captain, 6th Dragoons); Kings South Africa Medal, 2 clasps officially engraved (Captain, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons); 1914-15 Star (Major, Remount Service); British War Medal and Victory Medal with MID oakleaf on ribbon (Major); Victoria, Jubilee Medal 1897, silver (unnamed, as issued); France, Medaille d'Honneur des Affaires Etrangeres, silver gilt, with ornate crossed swords and oak leaves suspension unnamed, as issued, rim struck twice with the Paris mint mark for medals of the period, a Horn of Plenty, and additionally impressed "Argent" (silver) between the two mint marks; Royal Humane Society Lifesaving Medal, bronze, small size (38mm), successful (officially engraved: CAPT: E.C. HOLLAND. FEB: 21. 1901.) Campaign medals, Jubilee Medal and French decoration mounted loose style, as worn, Royal Humane Society Medal mounted separately, two small nicks to obverse rim of Medaille d’Honneur (test marks?) at 7 o’clock and 8 o’clock, otherwise generally Almost Extremely Fine, and undoubtedly a unique combination of medals, certainly to the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons and probably to any branch of the British armed forces.
    [Show full text]