Author: James BerryPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811835060
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
A collection of eighty poems from more than fifty different countries.
Around the World in 80 Poems
Author: Graham ReltonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781434332769
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Whether you have the wanderlust or you're wander 'lost', have the travel bug or are just travel sick, whether you're on top of the world or feel six feet under, this book is for you! 345 days, 16 countries, 4 continents, 3 hospitals, 2 wedding rings, 1 police station and a day lost forever. Around the World in 80 Poems will make you laugh, make you ponder, make you cringe and make you wonder.why anyone would quit a comfortable job to circumnavigate the globe. From burping Mexicans to aliens in the U.S., 'Pommie-bashing' down under to an earthquake in Thailand, split pants in China and an irate nun in Russia, follow the ups and the downs of life with two novices on the backpacker trail from the comfort of your own armchair. A collection of clever observations, the serious and the funny, that will inspire you to either book the next flight to somewhere new or convince you to never go on holiday again. So whether you are a globetrotter or a 'rather-not-er', read poetry everyday or would rather play on the motorway, just sit back, fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the experience. Will this book give you rhyming reasons to travel the globe...or not? 10% of the author's profits will be donated to environmental charities.
Around the World in 80 Words
Author: Paul Anthony JonesPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022668279X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
What makes a place so memorable that it survives forever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world tour, Paul Anthony Jones acts as your guide through the intriguing stories of how eighty places became immortalized in the English language. You’ll discover why the origins of turkeys, limericks, Brazil nuts, and Panama hats aren’t quite as straightforward as you might presume. If you’ve never heard of the tiny Czech mining town of Jáchymov—or Joachimsthal, as it was known until the late 1800s—you’re not alone, which makes its claim to fame as the origin of the word “dollar” all the more extraordinary. The story of how the Great Dane isn’t all that Danish makes the list, as does the Jordanian mountain whose name has become a byword for a tantalizing glimpse. We’ll also find out what the Philippines has given to your office inbox, what Alaska has given to your liquor cabinet, and how a speech given by a bumbling North Carolinian gave us a word for impenetrable nonsense. Surprising, entertaining, and illuminating, this is essential reading for armchair travelers and word nerds. Our dictionaries are full of hidden histories, tales, and adventures from all over the world—if you know where to look.
This Same Sky
Author: Naomi Shihab NyePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439108188
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A multicultural anthology of poems represents the poetic voices, observations, traditions, and stories of people from some sixty countries around the world.
Author: Jules VerneAround the World on Eighty Legs
Author: Amy S. GibsonPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439587556
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Amy Gibson takes readers on a fun-filled, fact-packed, romping, stomping, soaring, twirling, growling, smiling animal adventure around the globe. As readers visit habitats ranging from the Arctic to the savanna, from the Amazon to the outback, they will meet an exciting variety of animals, some familiar (like the cheetah) and some maybe not-so-familiar (like the takin). Charming illustrations by Daniel Salmieri make this a must-have for anyone who loves animals, adventure, and laughing out loud. Crocodile If you slosh through a bog, it may be worth your while - Stop and pause - Are those jaws? (Or a log with a smile?) Note: With only their eyes and nostrils above water, crocodiles lie in wait by the riverbank, still as can be. Any resemblance to floating logs ends, however, once they open their mouths.
The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry
Author: J. D. McClatchyPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679741151
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
This groundbreaking volume may well be the poetry anthology for the global village. As selected by J.D. McClatchy, this collection includes masterpieces from four continents and more than two dozen languages in translations by such distinguished poets as Elizabeth Bishop, W.S. Merwin, Ted Hughes, and Seamus Heaney. Among the countries and writers represented are: Bangladesh--Taslima Nasrin Chile--Pablo Neruda China--Bei Dao, Shu Ting El Salvador--Claribel Alegria France--Yves Bonnefoy Greece--Odysseus Elytis, Yannis Ritsos India--A.K. Ramanujan Israel--Yehuda Amichai Japan--Shuntaro Tanikawa Mexico--Octavio Paz Nicaragua--Ernesto Cardenal Nigeria--Wole Soyinka Norway--Tomas Transtromer Palestine--Mahmoud Darwish Poland--Zbigniew Herbert, Czeslaw Milosz Russia--Joseph Brodsky, Yevgeny Yevtushenko Senegal--Leopold Sedar Senghor South Africa--Breyten Breytenbach St. Lucia, West Indies--Derek Walcott
Author: Fernando Operé
Author: Wiley PostAround the World in 80 Days
Author: Jules VernePublisher: Om Books International
ISBN: 9380070918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
A fastidious Englishman, Phileas Fogg, puts his life's savings at stake, claiming he can travel around the world in just eighty days. Thus begins his fantastic journey, full of excitement and a great deal of risk. Phileas Fogg and his servant, Passepartout visit many foreign lands, exotic and beautiful. Amidst all the excitement is a case of mistaken identity, which has a Scotland Yard detective hot at their heels! Will Phileas Fogg lose the bet? Will he be put behind bars for robbing a bank? Read on to find out.
