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Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow (The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents)
by James SturmBaseball Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1906 - 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own history . . . and then re-writing it. A tall, lanky fireballer, he was arguably the Negro League's hardest thrower, most entertaining storyteller and greatest gate attraction. Now the Center for Cartoon Studies turns a graphic novelist's eye to Paige's story. Told from the point of view of a sharecropper, this compelling narrative follows Paige from game to game as he travels throughout the segregated South. In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American.
Satellite
by Lee Davidson Elisa AcquavivaC'è soltanto una cosa che intralcia la strada per la felicità a Grant Bradley: il destino. Grant non avrebbe mai potuto sopravvivere al cancro e vivere per sempre felice e contento con la sua promessa sposa, Tate. Ancora prima di nascere, i Pianificatori avevano già stabilito che sarebbe diventato un angelo custode. Nonostante abbia raggiunto quella che i suoi nuovi amici reputano essere una posizione importante nell'aldilà, vivere in un mondo perfetto con un mentore spietato e vegliare su degli sconosciuti non cambia il fatto che Grant non potrà più costruirsi un futuro con Tate. Rifiutandosi di accettare il suo destino, trova il modo di andare a trovare il suo amore perduto. Ma restare in contatto con lei e, per di più, segretamente, costerà molto caro a Grant. Satellite è il primo volume di un'incredibile trilogia che ci fa conoscere un meraviglioso mondo di opportunità. La sagacia di Grant e la narrazione in prima persona trasportano il lettore in un viaggio attraverso la vita, la morte e i nuovi inizi; tutto ciò coronato da un inaspettato risvolto dell'aldilà.
Satellite
by Nick LakeThe Martian for teens - an epic, highly original space thriller with real science and heartbreaking beauty.Leo has never set foot on Earth. Born and raised with twins Orion and Libra on the Moon 2 Space Station, they have grown up together in the most extraordinary of ways. Now, they are preparing to make their first trip home - their first journey to Earth. But Leo, Orion and Libra cannot possibly imagine the irreversible consequences that their return will set into motion...
Satellite Down
by Rob ThomasPatrick's thrilled to become a student reporter on a teen news show. But when he leaves his small Texas town for the bright lights of Los Angeles, everything changes. It doesn't take long before Patrick is mingling with the rich and famous and doing all kinds of things he never thought he would -- like cheating on his girlfriend, lying to his parents, and losing his best friend. And by the time he learns that it was his handsome face and not his writing that landed him his new job, he's left to pick up the pieces alone. Hollywood is already full of beautiful people with no talent; how can he prove that he's more? He'll have to start by convincing himself.
Satellite Space Mission: A Branches Book (The Magic School Bus Rides Again)
by AnnMarie AndersonBuckle your seatbelts! The Magic School Bus is back with a brand-new Netflix TV show. Hop aboard the Magic School Bus for a whole new adventure that is out of this world.Space Camp is the launching pad to becoming an astronaut, and Keesha is determined to get accepted! Miss Frizzle takes the class on a field-trip to outer space and Keesha decides to take a selfie to include in her application form. That will surely get her a spot at camp, right? But in her eagerness to get the perfect shot, she accidentally disrupts several Earth-orbiting satellites, and jeopardizes not only her future, but the planet's!
Satellites: Learn All About Satellites and Their Special Missions to Connect, Inform, and Protect All of US on Planet Earth (Adventures in Tech)
by Kate PeridotAn informative and beautiful guide to satellites for children.Satellites introduces children aged 7-9 to smart satellite technology and the ways satellites monitor the planet's health and help us take action.Every day, thousands of satellites orbit the Earth doing important jobs. Meet NOAA, Galileo, Aura, James Webb, and more, and find out about their special missions to connect, inform, and protect all of us on planet Earth.This science book for children offers: The start of a new series that combines space technology and earth science with elements of communication, conservation, and exploration.An inspiring book on the positive impact of technology in protecting and preserving our planet.A refreshing new perspective for space and technology curriculum activities that also explains how everyday tech works.Look up into a clear night sky and soon enough, you'll see a dot of light zip past. It’s not a shooting star, it's a satellite.The book uniquely combines Earth science and the latest space tech and is designed to fascinate and reassure. It includes a multitude of news-related themes: climate change, deforestation, wildlife tracking, storm/fire warnings, exploration, space junk, and more. There has never been a better time to learn about our 'eyes in the sky’.
Sati Savitri
by Shreepad Joshiઆ પુસ્તક દુનિયાના મુખ્ય મુખ્ય ધર્મોની બોધકથાઓ તોમ જ ધર્મગુરુઓ અને પયગંબરોનાં જીવનની સાચી ઘટનાઓને રજૂ કરતી સચિત્ર પુસ્તિકાઓ પ્રસિદ્ધ કરવાની યોજનાના ભાગ રૂપે હિંદુસ્તાની સાહિત્ય સભા અને નવજીવન ટ્રસ્ટે પ્રસિદ્ધ કરેલ ‘સહુને માટે સાહિત્ય’નો એક ભાગ છે. નવું વાંચતા સીખેલા આબાલવૃદ્ધ સહુ કોઈને આ પુસ્તિકાઓ વાંચવી ગમશે એવી અમને આશા છે. મુખ્ય હેતુ બાળકોમાં વિશ્વના પ્રાચીન વારસા અને જીવન મૂલ્યો સ્થાપિત થાય તે છે.આ વાતો ની રજૂઆતની ખૂબી એ છે કે તેમાં સીધો ઉપદેશ ક્યાંય નથી. જીવનના વ્યવહાર અને અનુભવોને વણી લેતી આ વાતો સહુ કોઈને સરળતાથી સમજાય અને યાદ રહી જાય તેવી છે. એટલે જ આ શ્રેણીને ‘સહુને માટે સાહિત્ય’નું નામ આપ્યુ છે.
Satiche Song
by Ravindra KolheShe should have been punished for the death of Begum's brother. Though she was punished, Begum could not be satisfied. Since all this was done through the disguise, it is necessary to punish the criminal in the same form. For that, Birbal asked that polymorphic to come up with a special passion. Birbal used the practice of Sati just like a thorn cut. Polymorphic was really a cast artist. Begum also forgot her grief and started shouting for her unhappiness. He lauded the art of polygamy and offered his family a big deal.
Satsangacha Mahima
by Mukesh NadanThis is a story of a thief who was merciless. He took many lives for the sake of money. One day he enters a temple to take away the gold. He sees a Brahmin and wanted to kill him. The Brahmin tells him about Satsang and its importance. The thief is transformed into a new person he is released from his sin and the thief dies.
Sattavisavitun Nau Gele
by Ravindra KolheUsing the general knowledge of constellations, Birbal has answered the question of Creation here. Birbal thinks that why he got twenty-seven and nine points for subtraction. If the king had to only consider subtraction, he would have asked for any other number. After the selection of these two points, the number has a special purpose, hence Birbal had previously known that this subtraction answer was not mathematical. That is why he found the context behind the number twenty and nine and answered the correct answer.
Saturday
by Oge MoraIn this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mother and daughter on an up-and-down journey that reminds them of what's best about Saturdays: precious time together. Today would be special. Today would be splendid. It was Saturday! But sometimes, the best plans don't work out exactly the way you expect....In this heartfelt and universal story, a mother and daughter look forward to their special Saturday routine together every single week. But this Saturday, one thing after another goes wrong--ruining storytime, salon time, picnic time, and the puppet show they'd been looking forward to going to all week. Mom is nearing a meltdown...until her loving daughter reminds her that being together is the most important thing of all.Author-artist Oge Mora's highly anticipated follow up to Caldecott Honor Thank You, Omu! features the same magnificently radiant artwork and celebration of sharing so beloved in her debut picture book.
Saturday Boy
by David FlemingIf there's one thing I've learned from comic books, it's that everybody has a weakness--something that can totally ruin their day without fail. For the wolfman it's a silver bullet. For Superman it's Kryptonite. For me it was a letter. With one letter, my dad was sent back to Afghanistan to fly Apache helicopters for the U.S. army. Now all I have are his letters. Ninety-one of them to be exact. I keep them in his old plastic lunchbox--the one with the cool black car on it that says Knight Rider underneath. Apart from my comic books, Dad's letters are the only things I read more than once. I know which ones to read when I'm down and need a pick-me-up. I know which ones will make me feel like I can conquer the world. I also know exactly where to go when I forget Mom's birthday. No matter what, each letter always says exactly what I need to hear. But what I want to hear the most is that my dad is coming home.
Saturday Market
by Patricia GrossmanTypical scenes of people selling produce, flowers, rugs and many other items at a Saturday Market are described in the book.
Saturday Night Dirt
by Will WeaverIt's a sizzling summer Saturday, and Headwaters Speedway has suddenly become the place to be. Thanks to rain outs across the state, this small-town dirt track is drawing both big-time stock cars and local drivers. There's Trace Bonham, whose Street Stock Chevy is acting up in a big way. And Beau Kim, whose "stone soup" Modified has been patched together from whatever parts he could scrape up. And no one could forget Amber Jenkins, a strawberry blonde who has what it takes to run rings around them all. Keeping everyone on track is Melody Walters, who knows that the impending rain might be exactly what they need to keep her father's speedway afloat--or sink it for good. In Will Weaver's high-revving novel, the first in the Motor series, a cast of car-obsessed teens and adults are all out to prove themselves, both on and off the quarter-mile track, as they move through their day on a collision course to meet on Saturday night dirt.
Saturday Night Live Little Golden Book (Little Golden Book)
by David CroattoLive from bedtime . . . it's Saturday Night Live in its first ever Little Golden Book!From Coneheads to cowbells, Saturday Night Live as kept us laughing for 50 years. Now some of their funniest characters and skits come to life in this Little Golden Book. Illustrated in the quirky and loveable Funko POP! art style, kids ages 2 to 5, their parents, and fans of the classic show will love this light-hearted reimagining as a collectable Little Golden Book!Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.
Saturday Scare (Juli Scott, Book #6)
by Colleen L. ReeceJuniors at last! Juli Scott, Shannon Riley, and their friends look forward to the new school year--especially when their most-awesome youth group leader, Kareem Thompson, offers to take them all to Mount Rainier to enjoy the early snowfall! As Juli and her friends enjoy the great outdoors, an unexpected blizzard suddenly leaves the group stranded--and brings unwelcome guests seeking shelter in their mountain cabin. Snowbound, super sleuth Juli must swallow her own panic and tackle head-on a case that could be far more serious than a simple Saturday Scare!
Saturday is Pattyday
by Lesléa NewmanNewman's lesbian family story, "Heather Has Two Mommies" (1990), created a furor when it was included in the New York Public Schools' Rainbow Curriculum. Now Newman tells a story of how a child feels when his two mommies separate and break up the family. As in any divorce, Frankie feels upset and anxious when Patty, his "other mom," moves into her own apartment. The first time he visits her and they picnic in the park, he cries and talks about his fears. "I'm scared. I don't want to get divorced," he says. Patty hugs him and reassures him that she will always, always, always be his mom. "Only grown-ups get divorced. Not kids," she says. From now on, he will visit her every week--Saturday is Pattyday. The bibliotherapy is reassuring, especially since the words and Hegel's expressive watercolor pictures are frank about the painful separation as well as about the parents' enduring love for their child. --Hazel Rochman (Booklist) The grammar is a bit off in this one. Good concepts, but not up to Newman's usual standards.... Still valuable in the children's library. Includes picture descriptions. Other books by Leslia Newman are available from Bookshare. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
Saturday, The Twelfth Of October
by Norma Fox MazerAfter falling asleep in a park, fourteen-year old Zan awakens to find herself transported back in time to the forest world of a band of prehistoric cave dwellers. Adopted by the group, she learns their language and customs, exults in their triumphs, and shares in their grief. However, the society's wise woman has her doubts about Zan, who she believes has brought misfortune with her. In mortal danger, Zane is able to return to her own time--an eleven-month absence which was only a few hours back home.Norma Fox Mazer (1931-2009) was an American author and teacher best known for her books for young adults. Among the honors Mazer earned for her writing were a National Book Award nomination, a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (for Saturday, The Twelfth of October), and a Newbery Medal.
Saturdays And Teacakes
by Chris K. Soentpiet Lester L. LaminackWhen I was nine or ten years old I couldn't wait for Saturdays. I got up early, dressed, and rolled my bicycle out of the garage. <P> So begins author Lester Laminack's poetic memory of the adult who made him feel incredibly special-his grandmother. Every Saturday, the narrator, a young boy, rides his bicycle up and down country roads past farms, a graveyard, and a filling station, until he reaches his beloved Mammaw's house. She is waiting for him. While she picks tomatoes, he pushes the lawnmower through the dew-wet grass. Afterwards, he always helps her make teacakes from scratch, breaking the eggs and stirring the batter. But the best part, he remembers, is eating the hot, sweet cakes fresh from the oven. Children will understand the special relationship of the narrator and his grandmother. Set in a small town in the Leave It to Beaver days of the mid-sixties, the story evokes a gentler and more innocent time and place. Young readers will almost hear the sounds of bicycle wheels on gravel and the criiick-craaack-criiick of a metal glider in Laminack's richly detailed prose. Award-winning illustrator Chris Soentpiet's images beautifully capture the relationship and the place, perfectly depicting the simplicity of an earlier time.
Saturdays At Sea
by Jessica Day GeorgeThere is never a dull moment for Celie and her family in Castle Glower--even when they're not in the Castle itself! After traveling to the seaside kingdom of Lilah's betrothed prince, Lulath, Celie and her companions are busy training griffins, enjoying wedding festivities, and finishing construction of a grand ship built from parts of the Castle. But on their maiden voyage, the Ship steers them far off course into uncharted waters. Celie and Lilah hope that the Ship is taking them to the ancient island where unicorns once roamed, but as the journey grows longer and supplies run low, they are in trouble. Celie, Lilah, and Rolf know they must trust the Ship as they trust the Castle, but what if they never reach land again?
Saturdays and Teacakes
by Lester L. LaminackA lyrical picture book memoir of one boy and his beloved grandmother, from award-winning author Lester L. Laminack.Every Saturday, a young boy rides his bicycle up and down country roads, past farms and a filling station, until he reaches his Mammaw's house. She is waiting for him. There, the young boy helps her. She picks tomatoes and he pushes the lawnmower through the dew-wet grass. But the best part of the day is helping his Mammaw make teacakes from scratch and eating the hot, sweet cakes fresh from the oven.Lester L. Laminack's richly detailed prose perfectly portrays the special relationship of a young boy and his grandmother. Award-winning illustrator Chris Soentpiet's remarkably detailed watercolor images beautifully capture the setting.
Saturdays with Hitchcock
by Ellen WittlingerTwelve-year-old movie-loving Maisie is in need of a distraction from her current romantic dilemma when her Uncle Walt comes to stay with her family after being hurt on the set of the movie he's filming in Hollywood.Maisie's best friend, Cyrus, has been hanging out a lot with Gary Hackett, whose last-name sounds to Maisie like a cat barfing up a hairball. When it seems as if Hackett might like Maisie romantically, she's none too pleased, and Cyrus is even less impressed. Uncle Walt has a way of pointing Maisie in the right direction, and Maisie's love of movies also keeps her centered. Heading to the local independent theater on Saturdays to see old movies helps Maisie stay grounded as she struggles with growing up, family tensions, a grandma who seems to be losing her memory, and a love triangle she never expected.
Saturn
by Christine Taylor-ButlerFeatures: - Includes vocabulary word hunt with pronunciations, glossary, and index - Labeled diagrams and timelines - Beautiful, full-color photographs - Simple interior design and easy-to-read fonts - Web sites for further research and information - Vocabulary preview and review pages plus backmatter pages that invite readers to think further on the study topics - Fits science curriculum standards for earth & space science and science and technology What's New: - Updated illustrations and photos - Updated art of solar system shows 8 planets and their orbits instead of 9 - New Pluto book includes a list of other dwarf planets, in addition to Pluto, in our solar system - Updated information on space missions, moons, and planets - Updated Web sites for further information in backmatter - Updated indexes
Saturn (Planet Guides)
by Duncan BrewerThis small book, al be it, small, is chock full of fascinating facts about the sixth planet from the Sun Saturn. It talks about its physical make up, its history and discoveries made about it over the years, as well as some interesting facts about its mythology. Worth a look if you are at all interested in astronomy.
Saturn (Planets in Our Solar System)
by Steve FoxeSaturn is famous for its rings. This very windy planet has another claim to fame, it has the most moons of all eight planets! Discover more amazing facts about the sixth planet in the solar system!