This Language, A River

Author: K. Aaron Smith
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 155481362X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
This Language, A River is an introduction to the history of English that recognizes multiple varieties of the language in both current and historical contexts. Developed over years of undergraduate teaching, the book helps students both to grasp traditional histories of English and to extend and complicate those histories. Exercises throughout provide opportunities for puzzling out concepts, committing terms and data to memory, and applying ideas. A comprehensive glossary and up-to-date bibliographies help to guide further study.

This Language, A River: Workbook

Author: K. Aaron Smith
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1554814529
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
This Language, A River is an introduction to the history of English that recognizes multiple varieties of the language in both current and historical contexts. The book aims to enable students to both grasp traditional histories of English and to extend and complicate those histories. This accompanying workbook includes exercises keyed to each chapter of the textbook. Exercises are graded into beginning, intermediate, and advanced groupings, which will aid in making the textbook appropriate for different levels of students.

River

Author: Esther Kinsky
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945492174
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 357

Book Description
On a series of solitary walks around London, a woman recalls the rivers she's encountered in prose reminiscent of Sebald.

Over in a River

Author: Marianne Berkes
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1584693320
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Learning becomes fun for everyone in this book about the geography of north American rivers and about the animals that live in this habitat. The amazing artwork in this book will inspire kids in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us! The great rivers of North America are teeming with life and on the pages of Over in a River—from blue herons in the Hudson to salmon in the Columbia, and from dragonflies in the Rio Grande to mallards in the St. Lawrence. Children will "slither" like water snakes and "slide" like otters while singing to the tune of "Over in a Meadow." Read about the snake, beaver, frog, otter, dragonfly, and more that lives along the rivers! Kids love counting books, too! What a delightful way to learn about riparian habitats and geography at the same time! Backmatter Includes: Further information about rivers and the animals in this book! Music and song lyrics to "Over in the River" sung to the tune "Over in the Meadow"!

River Secrets

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811995
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
War between Bayern and Tira is finally over. To cement the peace with their old sworn enemies, a group from each kingdom will cross to the other for a 'season of friendship'. At first all is well, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital arouse suspicions and anger bubbles just beneath the surface. Enna's friend Razo must find out who is masterminding these events before it's too late and they find themselves trapped in the heart of Tira as war breaks out.

Peace Like a River

Author: Leif Enger
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 9780871137951
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Davy kills two men and leaves home. His father packs up the family in a search for Davy.

This Stretch of the River

Author: Craig Phillip Howe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
"Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota responses to the Lewis and Clark Expedition and bicentennial", subtitle appearing on front cover.

A River

Author: Marc Martin
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452162239
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
“This stunningly illustrated book, rendered in deep blues and greens, charts a river’s meandering course through cities, farms and jungles.” —Entertainment Weekly A Winner of the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award There’s a river outside my window. Where will it take me? So begins the imaginary journey of a child inspired by the view outside her bedroom window: a vast river winding through a towering city. A small boat with a single white sail floats down the river and takes her from factories to farmlands, freeways to forests, out to the stormy and teeming depths of the ocean, and finally back to the comforts—and inspirations—of home. This lush, immersive book by award-winning picture book creator Marc Martin will delight readers of all ages by taking them on a transcendent and aspirational journey through an imaginative landscape. “A subtle study of how imagination allows children to safely explore the unknown without ever leaving home.” —Publishers Weekly

Freedom River

Author: Doreen Rappaport
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 1630831301
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.

What Is a River?

Author: Monika Vaicenavičiene
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN: 9781592702794
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
A river is a thread, embroidering our world. This non-fiction picture book brings attention to the rivers that stitch and thread our world together.