Foster books (589 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Castillo, Lauren (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Good. The author is a huge fan of Alan Bennett's work, having studied Talking Heads at A-level. All the characters in Twists and Turns are fictitious, reflecting individuals who are driven by ambition, revenge or by the need to be loved. The characters are faced with choices and react accordingly; but find that the outcome is not always what they had planned.…

Hardback. Etat : Good. Bobby and his family are visiting Civil War battlefields on the eve of the war's centenary, while inside their car, quiet battles rage. When an accident cuts their trip short, they return home on a bus and witness an incident that threatens to deny a black family seats. What they don't know is the reason for the family's desperation to be on that bus: a few towns away, their child is missing. In Lunch-Box Dream Tony Abbott presents Jim Crow, racism, and segregation from multiple perspectives. In this story of witnessing without understanding, a na vely prejudiced boy, in brief flashes of insight, starts to identify and question his assumptions about race.…

Hardback. Etat : Good. McClintock, Barbara (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Good.

Hardback. Etat : Good. Ian Hay (1876-1952) was an English writer. He published light and humorous novels, including A Safety Match (1911) and A Knight on Wheels (1914), as well as the stirring war books The First Hundred Thousand (1915) and Carrying On (1917). Stanley, Sanna (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Good.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good.

Hardback. Etat : Good. Will a spelling bee be the answer to all of Bird's problems? All her life, all Bird has ever wanted is to be noticed in her small town and to get to Disney World. As it turns out, Bird just might have a chance to realize at least one of her goals because of a state spelling bee, and she might get to make a friend along the way - a boy named Harlem Tate who has just moved to Freedom. Harlem seems like a kindred spirit - someone like Bird, whom people don't usually take the time to find the good in. (Unless it's someone like MissDelphine, who always makes Bird feel special.) But as much as Bird tries to get his attention, Harlem is not easily won over. Then Harlem agrees to be her partner in the spelling bee, and if they study hard enough, the two might just win everything Bird's always wanted.In Barbara O'Connor's funny new novel, a spunky young girl discovers that sometimes all it takes to feel famous is a little recognition from true friends.   Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.…

Hardback. Etat : Fair. Barasch, Lynne (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Good. Barasch, Lynne (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. A trip around a city block is like a trip around the world Peeking out through a die-cut window on the jacket, Madlenka invites the reader to enter her world. And what a world it is On the surface, it looks like an ordinary city block, but as we meet Madlenka's neighbors -- the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the Latin American grocer, a retired opera singer from Germany, an African American school friend, and the Asian shopkeeper -- and look through die-cut windows to the images and memories they have carried from old country to new, we can see that Madlenka's block is as richly varied as its inhabitants. And why is Madlenka going around the block, jumping for joy? Her tooth is loose, and she wants everyone to know Madlenka is a 2000 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections. Sís, Peter (illustrateur).…

Hardback. Etat : Good. A trip around a city block is like a trip around the world Peeking out through a die-cut window on the jacket, Madlenka invites the reader to enter her world. And what a world it is On the surface, it looks like an ordinary city block, but as we meet Madlenka's neighbors -- the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the Latin American grocer, a retired opera singer from Germany, an African American school friend, and the Asian shopkeeper -- and look through die-cut windows to the images and memories they have carried from old country to new, we can see that Madlenka's block is as richly varied as its inhabitants. And why is Madlenka going around the block, jumping for joy? Her tooth is loose, and she wants everyone to know Madlenka is a 2000 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections. Sís, Peter (illustrateur). …

hardcover. Etat : Good. Choi, Yangsook (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Good. Hallensleben, Georg (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Fair. Hallensleben, Georg (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Good. Choi, Yangsook (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Fair. Choi, Yangsook (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Fair. Nothing ever happens in Fayette, South Carolina. That's what Popeye thinks, anyway. His whole life, everything has just been boring, boring, boring. But things start to look up when the Jewells' Holiday Rambler makes a wrong turn and gets stuck in the mud, trapping Elvis and his five rowdy siblings in Fayette for who knows how long. Then things get even better when something curious comes floating down the creek a series of boats with secret messages and Popeye and Elvis set out on a small adventure. Who could possibly be sending the notes and what do they mean.…

Hardback. Etat : Good. Nothing ever happens in Fayette, South Carolina. That's what Popeye thinks, anyway. His whole life, everything has just been boring, boring, boring. But things start to look up when the Jewells' Holiday Rambler makes a wrong turn and gets stuck in the mud, trapping Elvis and his five rowdy siblings in Fayette for who knows how long. Then things get even better when something curious comes floating down the creek a series of boats with secret messages and Popeye and Elvis set out on a small adventure. Who could possibly be sending the notes and what do they mean.…

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 318 pages including CD, illustrated. Appears unread.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 360 pages including index and glossary, illustrated. The front cover is rubbed else few signs of use.

Hardback. Etat : Good. Buongiorno . i servizi all'estero sono sospesi e i voli cancellati, per le conseguenze provocate dalla pandemia da Covid-19. Ne riparleremo a nuova data da destinarsi Bertrand, il caporedattore della rivista di fotoreportage con il quale collaboro perentorio. Le sue parole echeggiano dal vivavoce dello smartphone, buttandomi gi dal letto, alle 5,30 di una fredda mattina del mese di marzo dell'anno 2020. . Nel mondo stanno accadendo eventi inediti . Vivr il soggiorno forzato in solitudine, lontano dai miei cari, tra le mura di casa e scoprendo la realt uscendo fuori per attivit indispensabili o attraverso gli strumenti di lavoro utilizzati quotidianamente: Il personal computer, lo smartphone e il tablet, che sostituiranno le relazioni dal vivo tra gli esseri umani, scattando anche qualche foto a testimonianza. Le storie crude e drammatiche si alternano nei dialoghi tra i diversi protagonisti accomunati dal destino avverso.Condivider con loro opinioni, testimonianze, riflessioni sugli stravolgimenti che provocheranno inesorabilmente una crisi dalle dimensioni planetarie.Verr fuori quanto sia sorprendente il modo in cui le persone reagiscono e abbiano la capacit di adattamento escogitando ognuna a modo proprio, soluzioni diverse e originali.Uno spaccato della nostra storia recente vissuta in prima persona.Antonio Mare. Kulikov, Boris (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Choi, Yangsook (illustrateur).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Ex-Library.…

Hardback. Etat : Good.

Hardback. Etat : Fair.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Castillo, Lauren (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : Good. The author is a huge fan of Alan Bennett's work, having studied Talking Heads at A-level. All the characters in Twists and Turns are fictitious, reflecting individuals who are driven by ambition, revenge or by the need to be loved. The characters are faced with choices and react accordingly; but find that the outcome is not always what they had planned.…