Pigeon English

Author: Stephen Kelman
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408815680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku, the second best runner in Year 7, races through his new life in England with his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen - blissfully unaware of the very real threat around him. Newly-arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister Lydia, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of city life, from the bewildering array of Haribo sweets, to the frightening, fascinating gang of older boys from his school. But his life is changed forever when one of his friends is murdered. As the victim's nearly new football boots hang in tribute on railings behind fluorescent tape and a police appeal draws only silence, Harri decides to act, unwittingly endangering the fragile web his mother has spun around her family to keep them safe.

Pidgin Grammar

Author: Kent Sakoda
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573061698
Category : Creole dialects, English
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Devoted to a serious description of Pidgin origins and grammar, this work on Pidgin grammar does not require knowledge of linguistics. This reference is useful for anyone wanting to know more about this unique language of the Hawaiian Islands.

Pidgin to Da Max

Author: Douglas Simonson
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573062503
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
An alphabetical guide to words and phrases in Hawaiian Pidgin English, with comic strips illustrating usage.

Pigeon English

Author: Stephen Kelman
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408826143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister, eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku lives on the ninth floor of a block of flats on a London housing estate. The second best runner in the whole of Year 7, Harri races through his new life in his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen - blissfully unaware of the very real threat all around him. With equal fascination for the local gang - the Dell Farm Crew - and the pigeon who visits his balcony, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of his new life in England: watching, listening, and learning the tricks of inner-city survival. But when a boy is knifed to death on the high street and a police appeal for witnesses draws only silence, Harri decides to start a murder investigation of his own. In doing so, he unwittingly endangers the fragile web his mother has spun around her family to try and keep them safe. A story of innocence and experience, hope and harsh reality, Pigeon English is a spellbinding portrayal of a boy balancing on the edge of manhood and of the forces around him that try to shape the way he falls.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1368090230
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Mo Willems, #1 New York Times best-selling creator and three-time Caldecott Honoree, presents the 20th anniversary edition of the book that started it all: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, now featuring an exclusive board game! Finally, a book you can say "no" to! When the Bus Driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place—a pigeon! But you've never met a pigeon like this one before. As the Pigeon pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, readers answer back and decide his fate. Mo Willems' hilarious picture book was awarded a 2004 Caldecott Honor and has been inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Now, twenty years later, readers can amp up the fun in an all-new board game featuring the Pigeon! Players drive their bus pieces around town. The first player to get to the Bus Depot wins, but remember—don't let the Pigeon drive the bus! Say “No!” to all the Pigeon books! The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! For Mo’ amazing books, check out these other great series: Knuffle Bunny Elephant & Piggie Unlimited Squirrels

Gay-Neck

Author: Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's books
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Tells the story of Gay-Neck, a carrier pigeon raised and trained by an Indian boy in Calcutta. Gay-Neck flew messages for the Allies in France during World War I.

It's a Busload of Pigeon Books! (NEW ISBN)

Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
ISBN: 9781484725849
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can't wait to devour it. But then along comes a sly duckling who wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird?

We Had It So Good

Author: Linda Grant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451617453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
From the acclaimed author of the Booker-shortlisted "The Clothes on Their Backs"--a hugely satisfying, exuberant, multi-generational novel about coming of age during the 1970s.

The Almond Tumbler Or English Short Faced Tumbler Pigeon

Author: John Eaton
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781533507990
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
This special re-print edition of John Matthew Eaton's book "A Treatise On The Art of Breeding and Managing the Almond Tumbler" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of breeding and raising English Short Faced Tumbler pigeons, once known as "Almond Tumblers." Written in 1851, included in this famous booklet are details on raising and breeding this well known breed of pigeon. The text offers a fascinating look at how this famous pigeon breed was bred, raised and exhibited in the old days. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Wringer

Author: Jerry Spinelli
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061757527
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book "Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity." —The New York Times "A spellbinding story about rites of passage." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A realistic story with the intensity of a fable." —The Horn Book (starred review) "Thought-provoking." —School Library Journal (starred review) In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of a boy's life. But for Palmer, his tenth birthday is not something to look forward to, but something to dread. Then one day, a visitor appears on his windowsill, and Palmer knows that this, more than anything else, is a sign that his time is up. Somehow, he must learn how to stop being afraid and stand up for what he believes in. Wringer is a powerful tour de force from Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli.