Author: Paula D'ArcyPublisher: Crossroad
ISBN: 9780824519568
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Subtitle on cover: The story of a divine encounter.
Red Bird
Author: Mary OliverPublisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807068922
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Red bird came all winter / firing up the landscape / as nothing else could. So begins Mary Oliver's twelfth book of poetry, and the image of that fiery bird stays with the reader, appearing in unexpected forms and guises until, in a postscript, he explains himself: "For truly the body needs / a song, a spirit, a soul. And no less, to make this work, / the soul has need of a body, / and I am both of the earth and I am of the inexplicable / beauty of heaven / where I fly so easily, so welcome, yes, / and this is why I have been sent, to teach this to your heart." This collection of sixty-one new poems, the most ever in a single volume of Oliver's work, includes an entirely new direction in the poet's work: a cycle of eleven linked love poems-a dazzling achievement. As in all of Mary Oliver's work, the pages overflow with her keen observation of the natural world and her gratitude for its gifts, for the many people she has loved in her seventy years, as well as for her disobedient dog, Percy. But here, too, the poet's attention turns with ferocity to the degradation of the Earth and the denigration of the peoples of the world by those who love power. Red Bird is unquestionably Mary Oliver's most wide-ranging volume to date.
Red Bird Sings
Author: Gina CapaldiPublisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN: 1467738131
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"I remember the day I lost my spirit." So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Ša, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Zitkala-Ša willingly left her home at age eight to go to a boarding school in Indiana. But she soon found herself caught between two worlds—white and Native American. At school she missed her mother and her traditional life, but Zitkala-Ša found joy in music classes. "My wounded spirit soared like a bird as I practiced the piano and violin," she wrote. Her talent grew, and when she graduated, she became a music teacher, composer, and performer. Zitkala-Ša found she could also "sing" to help her people by writing stories and giving speeches. As an adult, she worked as an activist for Native American rights, seeking to build a bridge between cultures. The coauthors tell Zitkala-Ša’s life by weaving together pieces from her own stories. The artist's acrylic illustrations and collages of photos and primary source documents round out the vivid portrait of Zitkala-Ša, a frightened child whose spirit "would rise again, stronger and wiser for the wounds it had suffered."
Red Bird
Author: Barbara MitchellPublisher: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Katie, also known as Red Bird, joins her family and other Indians at the annual powwow in southern Delaware, where they celebrate their Nanticoke heritage with music, dancing, and special foods.
A Red Bird in a Brown Bag
Author: Geoffrey E. HillPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195348915
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This is an account of studies of the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch. It is also an engaging study on the evolution of sexual selection in birds and a lively portrait of the challenges and constraints of experimental design facing any field investigator working with animal behavior. Part I sets the stage for modern studies of the function of plumage coloration with a review of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. Part II focuses on the proximate control and present function of plumage coloration. Part III takes a more explicitly evolutionary approach to the study of plumage coloration using biogeography and phylogeny to test hypotheses for why specific forms of plumage color display have evolved. It concludes with an account of comparative studies that have been conducted in the House Finch and other cardueline finches and the insight these studies have provided on the evolution of carotenoid-based ornamental coloration.
The Red Bird
Author: Astrid LindgrenPublisher: Arthur a Levine
ISBN: 9780439627962
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Anna and Matthew, two poor siblings who have known only hunger, cold, and hard labor since their mother died, follow a bright red bird to a land of happiness.
A Redbird Christmas
Author: Fannie FlaggPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448112168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Welcome to the charming town of Lost River – and an enchanting and unforgettable Christmas... When Oswald moves to the sleepy little town of Lost River he’s not expecting to make friends - but one by one the eccentric inhabitants win his heart. There’s his landlady Betty who’s a force to be reckoned with, Roy who runs the local store and secretly nurses a broken heart, Patsy the little abandoned girl he takes under his wing and, most importantly, Jack the redbird who brings the sort of miracle that can only happen at Christmas... 'A wonderful book ...oozing with goodness and charm... Absurdly satisfying' Guardian 'A born storyteller' New York Times
Magifunmusic
Author: Heather MacLeanPublisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504351584
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This book is about teaching the joy and understanding of classical music to young children. It is about enhancing intelligence and building self-confidence through music. It is about leading the child into a journey of self-discovery and many joyful experiences, through music, that should last a lifetime. The book is full of practical ideas, methods, techniques, and lesson plans for school teachers, parents, hospital caregivers, and musicians at every level who could obtain wonderful results through teaching, sharing, and living this timeless art. It is aimed at finding a way to retain this beautiful art in our education system. It is aimed at possibly creating loving work for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and young students. It is aimed at spreading love and communication through an art that has been around for centuries and is so readily available to all through modern technology. It is aimed at teaching the world to sing, love, laugh, communicate, and play ... through classical music! This book addresses the concepts, theories, and performance aspects of music, like many other books written, but with detailed lesson plans and stories so a person, with a short course of music training, could get straight to work and start teaching a music class. The book is written with step-by-step processes that are fun for children. The activities and ideas in this book have been practised with countless children by the author for the past twenty-two years.
Kigo
Author: Lorie Eve DecharPublisher: Singing Dragon
ISBN: 1787752577
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
With references to traditional Taoist and Chinese texts, as well as influences from the author's background in psychology and psychotherapy, this book by Lorie Dechar demonstrates how practitioners can work with the spirit of acupuncture points in modern practice. The concept of 'kigo', a Japanese word meaning 'season word', is used to understand the seasonal energy of the points and how the body relates to the universal flow. As an understanding of the spirit of the point brings focus and potency to a practitioner's needling, it also strengthens their ability to touch a patient's soul and spirit, besides the physical body. Tying in the macro cosmic connection of the body to the universe with a poetic force that amplifies and deepens the effect of acupuncture, Kigo is the perfect companion not only for acupuncturists, but also for chiropractors and psychotherapists, doctors and nurses, and other practitioners who use the points as part of their clinical work.
Red Bird Come to Broadway Book Three (HC)
Author: Delores BryantPublisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 164702062X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Red Bird Come to Broadway :Book Three By: Delores Bryant Born Delores Bryant in a rural North Carolina town, the prophetic Red Bird Come to Broadway trilogy began. Delores’ true-life story will have you in awe as the mystery unfolds. It has taken forty years to write this story, and at the age of seventy-seven, it has finally been finished, what started out in 1972, as Red Bird Come to Broadway. Follow this remarkable tale as Delores captivates you on this journey of poetry, prophecy, sex, and mystery that will keep you turning the page. Now, in last entry of the Red Bird Come to Broadway trilogy, this mysterious and sweeping journey concludes.
