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Salt Hands (Picture Puffins)»rank: 202900by: Jane Chelsea Aragon
: :A majestic wild deer comes close enough to lick salt from a little girl's hands in this magical, whisper-soft story. 'Rand's illustrations for the brief story invest this incident with all the wonder of a lady meeting a unicorn. . . . (A) beautiful book.'--School Library Journal. Full color throughout. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Nebraska Golden Sower Children's Book Award Nominee. |
Henri Matisse»rank: 5493951by: Louis Aragon
: :'...to devote my life to the essential thing-- the thing for which I am made and which can bring a little happiness to the great family, the greatest spiritual family.'--Matisse to André Rouveyre, September 4, 1942Of all the artists of this century, Henri Matisse is one of the greatest and most beloved. His influence on modern art, both during his lifetime and today, has never stopped growing; in the eyes of the world, he is the French painter par excellence.Henri Matisse is all the more cherished because his work celebrates the positive aspects of life, as evidenced by the titles of many of his major paintings: Luxe, Calme et Volupté, La Joie ... |
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Cuckoo/Cuc£: A Mexican Folktale/Un cuento folkl¢rico mexicano»rank: 290471by: Lois Ehlert
: :Cuckoo is beautiful. Trouble is, she's lazy. She never does her share of work-that is, until a field fire threatens the season's seed crop and Cuckoo is the only one who can save it. But will she risk harming her lovely feathers by flying through the thick smoke and flames? Review:As all the birds agree at the end of this pretty bilingual picture book, 'You can't tell much about a bird by looking at its feathers.' ('No se puede juzgar a un pájaro por su plumaje.') The bird in question is a cuckoo bird with a golden voice. She may start out behaving pretty badly, leaving others to do her share ... |
Paris Peasant»rank: 78760by: Louis Aragon
: :surrealist novel, tr Simon Watson Taylor |
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Facilitating Learning in Online Environments: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (J-B ACE Single Issue ... Adult & Continuing Education)»rank: 616112from: Jossey-Bass
: :This volume presents models, methods, and strategies that facilitate and promote learning within online environments.Arguing that success in online environments is dependent on the role of autonomy in order to create sustained and enduring learners, the introductory chapter presents current research and identifies ways through which autonomous learning is established within the learning environment. Contributors demonstrate how quality online programs are made up of a 'blend' of technology, pedogogy, organization, strategy, and vision; explore the concept of online social presence as a significant factor in improving instructional effectiveness and contributing to a feeling of community among learners; and offer strategies for instructors facing the new challenges and opportunities of the online educational experience. Two chapters examine ... |
Deus Ex Machina: a Divine Comedy»rank: 152397by: Maria Aragon
: :Stewart Dunk's humble life takes an unexpected turn for the better when six very strange strangers move into the derelict house next door one Friday morning and begin renovations. The house next door is not the only thing they are there to renovate though. Stewart Dunk getting the life he deserves is their main goal, but to accomplish this they must make sure he gets back together with his long lost sweetheart Juliet, drive off his selfish, maneating mother Udela, his equally selfish, womanizing older brother Aiken, and at least throw his smarter than thou middle brother Erian off-kilter. In the meantime, these strangers, who go by the names of Apollo, Athena, ... |
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The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry (Camino Del Sol)»rank: 344039from: University of Arizona Press
: :The Wind Shifts gathers, for the first time, works by emerging Latino and Latina poets in the twenty-first century. Here readers will discover 25 new and vital voices including Naomi Ayala, Richard Blanco, David Dominguez, Gina Franco, Sheryl Luna, and Urayoán Noel. All of the writers included in this volume have published poetry in well-regarded literary magazines. Some have published chapbooks or first collections, but none had published more than one book at the time of selection. This results in a freshness that energizes the enterprise. Certainly there is poetry here that is political, but this is not a polemical book; it is a poetry book. While conscious of their roots, the ... |
Sisters/Hermanas»rank: 660598by: Gary Paulsen
: :Told in both English and Spanish, Sisters/Hermanas tells of Rosa, a fourteen-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico City, and Traci, a fourteen-year-old from the suburbs of Houston. “Paulsen has done a masterful job of creating two well-developed, believable characters trapped in environments where the elements of beauty, youth, and popularity have the highest value, and are deemed essential to survival. This is an absorbing tale that rings all too true with real-life pressures and stressful situations that present no easy choices.”--VOYA |
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The Penitentes of New Mexico»rank: 677645by: Ray John De Aragon
: :This is the first major study by a Hispano from New Mexico with intergenerational ties to the Penitentes--the deeply religious group called Hermanos de la Luz, Brothers of the Light. It also ties the santero folk art of New Mexico, the Penitente Brotherhood, and the Penitente religious hymns, alabados, together. De Aragón asserts that one cannot truly function without all three and herein lies the devotional beauty that has been passed down for generations in Spanish folk tradition. |
Le Paysan De Paris (Folio)»rank: 538061by: Louis Aragon
: :This is the first major study by a Hispano from New Mexico with intergenerational ties to the Penitentes--the deeply religious group called Hermanos de la Luz, Brothers of the Light. It also ties the santero folk art of New Mexico, the Penitente Brotherhood, and the Penitente religious hymns, alabados, together. De Aragón asserts that one cannot truly function without all three and herein lies the devotional beauty that has been passed down for generations in Spanish folk tradition. |