Dogs of War

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher: Dogs of War
ISBN: 1786693909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
My name is Rex. I am a good dog. Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics expecially designed to instil fear. With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Compeche, Mexico. As a genitically engineered Bioform, Rex is a deadly weapon in a dirty war. But all he wants to be is a Good Dog. And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and kill a lot of enemies. But who, exactlym, ar the enemies? What happens when Master is tried as a war criminal? What rights does the Geneva Convention grant weapons? Do Rex and his fellow Bioforms even have a right to exist? And what happens when Rex slips his leash?

Heads

Author: Greg Bear
Publisher: Orbit Books
ISBN: 9781857238501
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
Two hundred years in the future, the Moon is emerging from an age of innocence. Once pioneers, the easiest motto for these Lunar families is 'Cut the Politics'. They think they are safe from the sophistication and corruption of political intrigue. William Pierce is searching for absolute zero. No scientist has succeeded yet, and William is almost there...His wife Rho has bought 410 heads, cryogenically frozen centuries before in the hope of resurrection. She thinks she can read them for information. But there are dangers. William doesn't quite understand that his experiments could distort space and time. Rho doesn't realise that her heads will bring interference from a new and deadly faction, the devotedly religious Logologists. 'Cut the Politics'. But they can't. And the politics of this society could destroy much, much more than Rho and William's work...

Bear Feels Sick

Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781599614861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

The Secret of Bearhead Holler

Author: M. D. Spenser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781576573372
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Growing up in Bearhead Holler, Amy Fay Jones had always been poor. There was a sketchy myth in her family about a long-lost fourtune, but the only person who insisted the story was true was Amy's senile grandmother.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Author: Michael Rosen
Publisher: Walker Books Limited
ISBN: 9781406323924
Category : Bear hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
We're going on a bear hunt. Through the long wavy grass, the thick oozy mud and the swirling, whirling snowstorm - will we find a bear today?

Bear Came Along

Author: Richard T. Morris
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316464457
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo! Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by yourself, and so enters Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Racoons, and Duck. These very different animals take off downstream, but they didn't know they needed one another until thankfully, the river came along. This hilarious picture book and heartfelt message celebrates the joy and fun that's in store when you embark together on a ride of a lifetime. A Caldecott Honor Book!

Bear Island

Author: Matthew Cordell
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 1250821932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

Book Description
Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better, it's time for Bear to bed down for the winter. Once again, Louise believes that life will not be the same. But sometimes, things can change for the better, and on the first warm day of spring, her family welcomes a new member. Here is a lovely, poignant story about loss and healing that will bring comfort to even the youngest readers.

Bear Has a Story to Tell

Author: Philip C. Stead
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596437456
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
Bear, with the help of his animal friends, remembers the story he had hoped to tell before the onset of winter. Full color.

How to Build a Snow Bear

Author: Eric Pinder
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374300208
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
To build the biggest and best snowman ever, Thomas enlists the help of his "bear" brother who would rather sleep.

A Story for Bear

Author: Dennis Haseley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152002398
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
A young bear who is fascinated by the mysterious marks he sees on paper finds a friend when a kind woman reads to him.