Gary the Grouper is hungry, but the fish keep slipping into tiny holes he can't reach!Can teamwork with Macy the Moray Eel help him succeed?Join Gary the Grouper and his friend Macy the Moray Eel as they team up on an exciting underwater hunt and learn about number bonds along the way!Read fun facts about groupers and moray eels!Jump-start your child's advancement in numeracy with the Happy Learning Math series. Your child will delight in the fun stories about animals and encounter Math concepts, such as ordinal numbers, counting, skip counting, addition, subtraction and more.Materials for interactive play are also included, turning each book into a hands-on experiential learning tool. Fun Science facts are also weaved into each story to spark your child's curiosity about the world.This book comes with bonus fun and interactive elements to reinforce your child's learning of Math concepts!
For over two decades, the award-winning poet and author Gary Soto has been offering his readers a vision that transcends the ordinary, making him one of today's most celebrated Chicano writers. New and Selected Poems includes the best of his seven full-length collections, plus over 23 new poems previously unpublished in book form. From the charged, short-lined poems of Soto's early writing to an unflinching look at poverty and hard labor in California's Central Valley to the off-beat humor in his longer, more recent work, New and Selected Poems is a timely tribute to a brilliant writer whose work confirms the power of the human spirit to survive and soar.
In this book Ralph Schoolcraft explores the extraordinary career of the modern French author, film director, and diplomat-a romantic and tragic figure whose fictions extended well beyond his books. Born Roman Kacew, he overcame an impoverished boyhood to become a French Resistance hero and win the coveted Goncourt Prize under the pseudonym-and largely invented persona-Romain Gary. Although he published such acclaimed works as The Roots of Heaven and Promise at Dawn, the Gaullist traditions that he defended in the world of French letters fell from favor, and his critical fortunes suffered at the hands of a hostile press. Schoolcraft details Gary's frustrated struggle to evolve as a writer in the eye of a public that now considered him a known quantity. Identifying the daring strategies used by this mysterious character as he undertook an elaborate scheme to reach a new readership, Schoolcraft offers new insight into the dynamics of authorship and fame within the French literary institutions. In the early 1970s Gary made his departure from the conservative literary establishment, publishing works that boasted a quirky, elliptical style under a variety of pseudonymous personae, the most successful of which was that of an Algerian immigrant by the name of Emile Ajar. Moving behind the mask of his new creation, Gary was able to win critical and popular acclaim and a second Goncourt in 1975. But as Schoolcraft suggests, Gary may have "sold his shadow"-that is, lost his authorial persona-by marketing himself too effectively. Going so far as to recruit a cousin to stand in as the public face of this phantom author, Gary kept the secret of his true authorship until his violent death in 1980 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The press reacted with resentment over the scheme, and he was shunned into the ranks of literary oddities. Schoolcraft draws from archives of the several thousand documents related to Gary housed at the French publishing firms of Gallimard and Mercure de France, as well as the Butler Library at Columbia University. Exploring the depths of a story that has long remained shrouded in mystery, Romain Gary: The Man Who Sold His Shadow is as much a fascinating biographical sketch as it is a thought-provoking reflection on the assumptions made about identities in the public sphere.
The first analytical study of the pioneering English musician. The historian, Paul Sutton begins by taking the reader through a vastly entertaining potted history of rock music pioneers, tracing them all back to "a delta of Mississippi mud from where howled the first harmonica, and from where was heard the first blue plucking finger on string," to show that popular music was strictly The Imitation Game until Gary Numan came along with his Machine Quartet, four albums that completely re-invigorated rock and roll. "Numan's music added so many new strands of DNA to the gene pool of what hitherto had been dead Mississippi mud that the transformative effect was immediate and everlasting." Artists major, from Frank Zappa, Neil Young and Alice Cooper, and bands then minor, including Tears for Fears and Depeche Mode, all stopped what they were doing and added lessons learned from Numan to their art. Sutton looks at the influence on Numan of David Bowie, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk and John Foxx, and deconstructs Numan's cryptic lyrics from the first single to the fourth album in order to unlock the art and mind of the world's first Asperger's pop star.
The first analytical study of the pioneering English musician. The historian, Paul Sutton begins by taking the reader through an entertaining potted history of rock music pioneers, tracing them all back to "a delta of Mississippi mud from where howled the first harmonica, and from where was heard the first blue plucking finger on string", to show that popular music was strictly The Imitation Game until Gary Numan came along with his Machine Quartet, four albums that completely re-invigorated rock and roll."Numan's music added so many new strands of DNA to the gene pool of what hitherto had been dead Mississippi mud that the transformative effect was immediate and everlasting."Artists major, from Frank Zappa, Neil Young and Alice Cooper, and bands then minor, including Tears for Fears and Depeche Mode, all stopped what they were doing and added lessons learned from Numan to their art.Sutton looks at the influence on Numan of David Bowie, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk and John Foxx, and deconstructs Numan's cryptic lyrics from the first single to the fourth album in order to unlock the art and mind of the world's first Asperger's pop star.
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No topic off limits, Gary John Bishop fields real questions from readers on issues like money, personal growth, success, and relationships in his trademark no bullsh*t tone, empowering you to make real and lasting change in your life. Like a personal coaching session in your ear buds, Gary will give you the tough love you need to get your life back on track, answering questions such as: How can I discover who I truly am?What do I do when it feels like my partner is growing away from me? What can I keep the promises I make to myself?How do I deal with friends and family excluding me? What can I do to process my grief and move on with my life? Ask Gary fu*king anything and discover how to set yourself free from the limitations in your life.
No topic off limits, Gary John Bishop fields real questions from readers on issues like money, personal growth, success, and relationships in his trademark no bullsh*t tone, empowering you to make real and lasting change in your life. Like a personal coaching session in your ear buds, Gary will give you the tough love you need to get your life back on track, answering questions such as: How can I discover who I truly am?What do I do when it feels like my partner is growing away from me? What can I keep the promises I make to myself?How do I deal with friends and family excluding me? What can I do to process my grief and move on with my life? Ask Gary fu*king anything and discover how to set yourself free from the limitations in your life.
""The Gary I Knew"" is a memoir written by Arundel Cotter, detailing his experiences growing up in the city of Gary, Indiana during the 1950s and 60s. Cotter provides a vivid and personal account of the daily life, culture, and social dynamics of the city during this time period, including the impact of segregation, the rise and decline of the steel industry, and the struggles of the African American community. Cotter also shares his personal reflections on his relationships with family, friends, and community members, highlighting the unique character and spirit of the people of Gary. This book offers a unique and insightful perspective on the history and culture of Gary, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the social and cultural history of the American Midwest.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
