What Made The Crocodile Cry?

Author: Susie Dent
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191650609
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
The Blackout Crew have a song with the title 'Put a donk on it' - but what is a 'donk'? Which ending came first: '-ise' or '-ize'? Where does the idea of a 'white elephant' come from? Who decides on the collective noun for something? And what is it that made the crocodile cry? Sparkling with insight and linguistic curiosity, this delightful compendium answers 101 of the most intriguing questions about the English language, from word origins and spelling to grammar and usage. Irresistible to anyone with an interest in the words around them. Supported by Oxford's celebrated dictionary research programme, Susie Dent tackles these and many other fascinating questions in this wonderfully accessible and endlessly entertaining exploration of the English language.

Can Crocodiles Cry?

Author: Paul Heiney
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750960175
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
In Can Crocodiles Cry? Paul Heiney unravels further science behind those things we take for granted, and explains just why the world and its contents are the way they are. Drawing on questions asked by the public, this book brings some of the finest scientific minds to bear on how the laws of science apply to everyday life.It is the perfect present for the insatiably curious, provocative poseurs, quizaholics and science addicts everywhere.

Crocodile Tears

Author: André François
Publisher: Enchanted Lion
ISBN: 9781592702275
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for catching a crocodile in Egypt, sending it back home, and making it a pet.

Crocodile Tears

Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399250565
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
Alex Rider does battle with a charity broker con artist who has invested millions of dollars in a form of genetically modified corn that can release an airborne strain of virus capable of knocking out an entire country in one day.

Sketching Stuff

Author: Charlie O'Shields
Publisher: Doodlewash Books
ISBN: 0960021922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.

In the Sea There are Crocodiles

Author: Fabio Geda
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385534744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
When ten-year-old Enaiatollah Akbari’s small village in Afghanistan falls prey to Taliban rule in early 2000, his mother shepherds the boy across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there all alone to fend for himself. Thus begins Enaiat’s remarkable and often punishing five-year ordeal, which takes him through Iran, Turkey, and Greece before he seeks political asylum in Italy at the age of fifteen. Along the way, Enaiat endures the crippling physical and emotional agony of dangerous border crossings, trekking across bitterly cold mountain pathways for days on end or being stuffed into the false bottom of a truck. But not everyone is as resourceful, resilient, or lucky as Enaiat, and there are many heart-wrenching casualties along the way. Based on Enaiat’s close collaboration with Italian novelist Fabio Geda and expertly rendered in English by an award- winning translator, this novel reconstructs the young boy’s memories, perfectly preserving the childlike perspective and rhythms of an intimate oral history. Told with humor and humanity, In the Sea There Are Crocodiles brilliantly captures Enaiat’s moving and engaging voice and lends urgency to an epic story of hope and survival.

Crocodile Tears

Author: Mercedes Rosende
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
ISBN: 1913394441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
"Fast, slick and acerbically funny: buckle up and enjoy the ride." Guardian The setting: Montevideo’s Old Town, with its dark alleys, crumbling facades and watchful residents. The gig: an armoured truck robbery. The cast: Diego, a failed kidnapper with weak nerves, Ursula Lopez, an amateur criminal with an insatiable appetite, El Roto, the broken one, a notorious hoodlum with excessive self-confidence. Dr Antinucci, a shady lawyer with big plans. And finally, Leonilda Lima, a washed-out police inspector with a glimmer of faith in justice.

If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!

Author: Elise Parsley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780316573696
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The first hilarious story in the New York Times bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series about a charismatic kid who's got a terrific knack for terrible ideas! Note to self: If your teacher tells you to bring something from nature for show-and-tell, she does not want you to bring an alligator! But nothing will stop Magnolia, who's determined to have the best show-and-tell of all--until her reptilian rapscallion starts getting her into some major trouble. Now it's up to Magnolia to find a way to send this troublemaker home. But what could possibly scare an alligator away? Don't miss the other Magnolia books: If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't! If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't! If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!

Where Crocodiles Have Wings

Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823417483
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Can you imagine a place where spiders dance, camels knit socks, and zebras play hockey? You don't have to play make-believe any longer. Here, told in delightful rhyming verse by Patricia C. McKissack, and illustrated with bright and lively paper collages by Bob Barner, is a story that tells of a magical place where surprises grow on trees and crocodiles have wings.

Do Crocs Kiss?

Author: Salina Yoon
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN: 9781402789557
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Lift the flaps to find the sounds animals make.