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| a long walk for water: A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park, 2010 The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the lost boys of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way. |
| a long walk for water: Nya's Long Walk Linda Sue Park, 2019 When her little sister, Akeer, becomes sick when they are returning home from the water hole, Nya must carry her and the water back to their village, one step at a time. |
| a long walk for water: Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four (The Sports Beat, 1) John Feinstein, 2006-06-27 New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein exposes the real “March Madness”—behind the scenes at the Final Four basketball tournament. When Stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the Final Four in New Orleans. While exploring the Superdome, he overhears a plot to throw the championship game. With the help of fellow contest winner Susan Carol, Stevie has just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of the star players . . . and why. John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel. “A page-turning thriller and a basketball junkie’s bonanza.” —USA Today |
| a long walk for water: Not a Drop to Drink Mindy McGinnis, 2013-09-24 Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut not to be missed. With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own. Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and most important, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty—or doesn't leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. But when strangers appear, the mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won't stop until they get it. . . . For more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust. |
| a long walk for water: They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Judy A. Bernstein, 2015-08-11 The inspiring story of three young Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, facing life-threatening perils, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America. Between 1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of young boys, took flight from the massacres of Sudan's civil war. They became known as the Lost Boys. With little more than the clothes on their backs, sometimes not even that, they streamed out over Sudan in search of refuge. Their journey led them first to Ethiopia and then, driven back into Sudan, toward Kenya. They walked nearly one thousand miles, sustained only by the sheer will to live. They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky is the three boys' account of that unimaginable journey. With the candor and the purity of their child's-eye-vision, Alephonsian, Benjamin, and Benson recall by turns: how they endured the hunger and strength-sapping illnesses-dysentery, malaria, and yellow fever; how they dodged the life-threatening predators-lions, snakes, crocodiles and soldiers alike-that dogged their footsteps; and how they grappled with a war that threatened continually to overwhelm them. Their story is a lyrical, captivating, timeless portrait of a childhood hurled into wartime and how they had the good fortune and belief in themselves to survive. |
| a long walk for water: Seesaw Girl Linda Sue Park, 1999 Impatient with the constraints put on her as an aristocratic girl living in Korea during the seventeenth century, twelve-year-old Jade Blossom determines to see beyond her small world. |
| a long walk for water: Lara's Gift Annemarie O'Brien, 2014-07-22 In 1914 Russia, Lara is being groomed by her father to be the next kennel steward for the Count's borzoi dogs unless her mother bears a son, but her visions, although suppressed by her father, seem to suggest she has a special bond with the dogs. |
| a long walk for water: Ryan and Jimmy Herb Shoveller, 2008-08 A story of one little boy's dream to provide clean drinking water to the people of Africa. |
| a long walk for water: The Road Cormac McCarthy, 2007 In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity |
| a long walk for water: She Persisted: Harriet Tubman Andrea Davis Pinkney, Chelsea Clinton, 2021-01-05 Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds! In this chapter book biography by bestselling and award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney, readers learn about the amazing life of Harriet Tubman--and how she persisted. Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. With her family's love planted firmly in her heart, Harriet looked to the North Star for guidance--and its light helped guide her way out of slavery. Her courage made it possible for her to help others reach freedom too. Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton, black-and-white illustrations throughout, and a list of ways that readers can follow in Harriet Tubman's footsteps and make a difference! A perfect choice for kids who love learning and teachers who want to bring inspiring women into their curriculum. And don’t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Oprah Winfrey, and more! Praise for She Persisted: Harriet Tubman: * This chapter-book biography humanizes [Tubman] and brings her to life . . . Pinkney and Flint have created a standout series opener. --Kirkus Reviews, *STARRED REVIEW* The story-like text moves along at a brisk pace, relating anecdotes that will appeal to young readers . . . and the simple line drawings that appear every few pages add nuance. --Booklist This engaging biography is a quick but informative read and well-matched for the intended audience. --School Library Journal |
| a long walk for water: Mountains Beyond Mountains Tracy Kidder, 2009-08-25 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE This deluxe paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author |
| a long walk for water: Of Beetles and Angels Mawi Asgedom, 2008-10-23 Read the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an affluent American suburb, and eventually to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University. Following his father's advice to treat all people-even the most unsightly beetles-as though they were angels sent from heaven, Mawi overcomes the challenges of language barriers, cultural differences, racial prejudice, and financial disadvantage to build a fulfilling, successful life for himself in his new home. Of Beetles and Angels is at once a harrowing survival story and a compelling examination of the refugee experience. With hundreds of thousands of copies sold since its initial publication, and as a frequent selection as one book/one school/one community reads, this unforgettable memoir continues to touch and inspire readers. This special expanded fifteenth anniversary edition includes a new introduction and afterword from the author, a discussion guide, and more. |
| a long walk for water: The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, 2020-03-17 A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER! A 2021 Alex Award winner! The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner! An Indie Next Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020 One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies” Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's 1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. (Gail Carriger) Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours. 1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. —Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. |
| a long walk for water: A Long Walk Up the Water Slide Don Winslow, 1998-07-15 Occasional graduate student and reluctant P.I. Neal Carey is called upon to find Polly Paget in the Nevada desert in order to clean up her grammar, her diction, and her act before she goes on national TV to denounce her boss, head of the Family Cable Network, as a rapist. Neal has to keep would-be assassins from killing Polly, before he's tempted to do it himself. Martin's Press. |
| a long walk for water: Tap Dancing on the Roof Linda Sue Park, 2015-09-15 A book of irresistible and deceptively simple sijo poems thatilluminate the funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks. |
| a long walk for water: A Single Shard Linda Sue Park, 2001-04-23 The Newbery Medal-winning tale of an orphan boy whose dream of becoming a master potter leads to unforeseen adventure in ancient Korea. Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean village renowned for its ceramics. When he accidentally breaks a delicate piece of pottery, he volunteers to work to pay for the damage. Putting aside his own dreams, Tree-ear resolves to serve the master potter by embarking on a difficult and dangerous journey, little knowing that it will change his life forever. Despite the odds against him, Tree-ear becomes courageous, brave and selfless, a hero as enduring as the porcelain Park so lovingly describes. (New York Times) “Intrigues, danger, and a strong focus on doing what is right turn a simple story into a compelling read. A timeless jewel.” (Kirkus starred review) *A broken piece of pottery sets events in motion as an orphan struggles to pay off his debt to a master potter. This finely crafted novel brings 12th-century Korea and these indelible characters to life. (School Library Journal starred review) Tree-ear's determination and bravery in pursuing his dream of becoming a potter takes readers on a literary journey that demonstrates how courage, honor and perseverance can overcome great odds and bring great happiness. Park effectively conveys 12th century Korea in this masterful piece of historical fiction. (Kathleen Odean, chair of the Newbery Award Selection Committee) |
| a long walk for water: The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien, 2009-10-13 A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. |
| a long walk for water: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1900 |
| a long walk for water: How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls David Hu, 2018-11-13 Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach us Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes readers on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious. In turn, the latest discoveries about animal mechanics are inspiring scientists to invent robots and devices that move with similar elegance and efficiency. Hu follows scientists as they investigate a multitude of animal movements, from the undulations of sandfish and the way that dogs shake off water in fractions of a second to the seemingly crash-resistant characteristics of insect flight. Not limiting his exploration to individual organisms, Hu describes the ways animals enact swarm intelligence, such as when army ants cooperate and link their bodies to create bridges that span ravines. He also looks at what scientists learn from nature’s unexpected feats—such as snakes that fly, mosquitoes that survive rainstorms, and dead fish that swim upstream. As researchers better understand such issues as energy, flexibility, and water repellency in animal movement, they are applying this knowledge to the development of cutting-edge technology. Integrating biology, engineering, physics, and robotics, How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls demystifies the remarkable mechanics behind animal locomotion. |
| a long walk for water: Every Last Drop Michelle Mulder, 2015-04-01 ★ An excellent resource on the topic. —School Library Journal, starred review In the developed world, if you want a drink of water you just turn on a tap or open a bottle. But for millions of families worldwide, finding clean water is a daily challenge, and kids are often the ones responsible for carrying water to their homes. Every Last Drop looks at why the world’s water resources are at risk and how communities around the world are finding innovative ways to quench their thirst and water their crops. Maybe you’re not ready to drink fog, as they do in Chile, or use water made from treated sewage, but you can get a low-flush toilet, plant a tree, protect a wetland or just take shorter showers. Every last drop counts! |
| a long walk for water: I Walk for Water Lindsey Andrews, 2012-08-15 A boy in Africa must walk long distances to obtain water for his family. |
| a long walk for water: Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt, 2002-01-08 The Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton—a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War. In 1861, America is on the cusp of war, and young Jethro Creighton is just nine-years-old. His brother, Tom, and his cousin, Eb, are both of fighting age. As Jethro's family is pulled into the conflict between the North and the South, loyalties are divided, dreams are threatened, and their bonds are put to the test in this heart-wrenching, coming of age story. “Drawing from family records and from stories told by her grandfather, the author has, in an uncommonly fine narrative, created living characters and vividly reconstructed a crucial period of history.”—Booklist |
| a long walk for water: It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, 2020-07-28 In this “brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn’t let go, long after you’ve finished it” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Your Perfects, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can’t stop thinking about her first love. Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place. As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened. An honest, evocative, and tender novel, It Ends with Us is “a glorious and touching read, a forever keeper. The kind of book that gets handed down” (USA TODAY). |
| a long walk for water: Holidate Monica Murphy, 2019-10-09 Candice Gaines loves Christmas. Not only does she bask in the twinkling lights, sing Christmas carols and go crazy with the decorations, she's also in the giving spirit, donating much of her time and wealth to various charities in the local area. Charlie Sullivan despises Christmas. Though it keeps his family afloat, considering they own Sullivan Family Christmas Tree Farm, the main provider for Christmas trees on the Monterey peninsula. He'd much rather work among the trees versus have to deal with people. But Charlie's parents are taking on more philanthropic projects-and as their oldest child, they want him to be their official public representative. He just has to play nice and convince everyone he's not a total holiday hater. When Charlie's mom asks Candice to accompany him to a variety of holiday parties and events, she reluctantly agrees. She thinks Charlie is a big ol' Grinch, but is determined to change his mindset and help him spread Christmas cheer. Charlie finds Candice is too chatty, too sweet, too much. Do people like her really exist? Why yes, yes they do. The more time they spend together-along with a few kisses under the mistletoe-the more they start to like each other. Hopefully Charlie can convince Candice he doesn't have a heart that's two sizes too small before the ball drops on New Year's Eve. |
| a long walk for water: The Sheriffs of Savage Wells Sarah M. Eden, 2016 Paisley Bell is more than capable of being the sheriff of the sleepy town of Savage Wells--even if she is a woman. But when famed lawman Cade O'Brien arrives to take over the job, the two engage in a showdown of wits and skill. As sparks fly between the two sheriffs, Paisley is afraid she might not only lose her job, but also her heart.--Text from publisher. |
| a long walk for water: The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, 2007 Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day. |
| a long walk for water: Bound Donna Jo Napoli, 2012-12-11 YOUNG XING XING IS BOUND. Bound to her father's second wife and daughter after Xing Xing's father has passed away. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where the life of a woman is valued less than that of livestock. Bound to be alone and unmarried, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Dubbed Lazy One by her stepmother, Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful but compulsory tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Even so, Xing Xing is content, for now, to practice her gift for poetry and calligraphy, to tend to the mysterious but beautiful carp in her garden, and to dream of a life unbound by the laws of family and society. But all of this is about to change as the time for the village's annual festival draws near, and Stepmother, who has spent nearly all of the family's money, grows desperate to find a husband for Wei Ping. Xing Xing soon realizes that this greed and desperation may threaten not only her memories of the past, but also her dreams for the future. In this searing story, Donna Jo Napoli, acclaimed author of Beast and Breath,delves into the roots of the Cinderella myth and unearths a tale as powerful as it is familiar. |
| a long walk for water: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, Mass. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Hilliard T. Goldfarb, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, Mass.)., 1995-01-01 This book takes you through the collection gallery by gallery, illuminating the art and installations in each room--From preface. |
| a long walk for water: Laudato Si Pope Francis, 2015-07-18 “In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ In his second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home. We as human beings are united by the concern for our planet, and every living thing that dwells on it, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Pope Francis’ letter joins the body of the Church’s social and moral teaching, draws on the best scientific research, providing the foundation for “the ethical and spiritual itinerary that follows.” Laudato Si’ outlines: The current state of our “common home” The Gospel message as seen through creation The human causes of the ecological crisis Ecology and the common good Pope Francis’ call to action for each of us Our Sunday Visitor has included discussion questions, making it perfect for individual or group study, leading all Catholics and Christians into a deeper understanding of the importance of this teaching. |
| a long walk for water: The Long Walk Slavomir Rawicz, 2016 The harrowing true tale of seven escaped Soviet prisoners who desperately marched out of Siberia through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India. |
| a long walk for water: Phantom Heart Kelly Creagh, 2023-08-22 A steamy YA romance inspired by Gaston Leroux's classic The Phantom of the Opera Seventeen-year-old Stephanie Armand doesn't believe in ghosts or spirits. Despite her six-year-old sister insisting a masked figure is hiding in her closet, and the rumors at school, Stephanie isn't convinced her father's latest renovation project--a crumbling Victorian mansion--houses the soul of a monster. So when the very charming (and paranormal-obsessed) Lucas Cheney takes an interest in both Stephanie and her notorious home, Moldavia, the supernatural and romantic activity escalates to an all-time high. But then there's Erik-- the dashing British boy, seemingly from another era, who's taken up residence in Stephanie's nightly dreams. A boy who may have something to do with the man in the mask, and the strange occurrences taking place at Moldavia. |
| a long walk for water: If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat John Ortberg, 2008-09-09 You're one step away from the adventure of your life. John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone. Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, Come? Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. The experience is terrifying. It's thrilling beyond belief. It's everything you'd expect of someone worthy to be called Lord. The choice is yours to know him as only a water-walker can, aligning yourself with God's purpose for your life in the process. There's just one requirement: If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat. In this Christianity Today Award-winning read, bestselling author John Ortberg pushes you to take the last step that separates you from the adventure of your life. And, as a result, you will learn to: Recognize God's presence Discern between faith and foolishness Not only expect problems, but field them when they come Reorient your thoughts about failure and see it as an opportunity to grow Wait on the Lord And, ultimately, connect more deeply with God Features discussion questions at the end of each chapter to enhance your reflection and spiritual growth. Also perfect for small group discussion. |
| a long walk for water: A Teacher's Guide to Mentor Texts, 6-12 Allison Marchetti, Rebekah O'Dell, 2021 This book is a practical guide to using mentor texts in the teaching of writing in middle and high school classrooms-- |
| a long walk for water: Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annexe Anne Frank, 2010 In these tales the reader can observe Anne's writing prowess grow from that of a young girl's into the observations of a perceptive, edgy, witty and compassionate woman--Jacket flaps. |
| a long walk for water: The Wim Hof Method Wim Hof, 2022-04-14 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENOM 'I've never felt so alive' JOE WICKS 'The book will change your life' BEN FOGLE My hope is to inspire you to retake control of your body and life by unleashing the immense power of the mind. 'The Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your strength, health and happiness. Refined over forty years and championed by scientists across the globe, you'll learn how to harness three key elements of Cold, Breathing and Mindset to master mind over matter and achieve the impossible. 'Wim is a legend of the power ice has to heal and empower' BEAR GRYLLS 'Thor-like and potent...Wim has radioactive charisma' RUSSELL BRAND |
| a long walk for water: The War of the Worlds: Large Print H. G. Wells, 2019-03-30 No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's... So begins H. G. Wells' classic novel in which Martian lifeforms take over planet Earth. As the Martians emerge, they construct giant killing machines - armed with heatrays - that are impervious to attack. Advancing upon London they destroy everything in their path. Everything, except the few humans they collect in metal traps. Victorian England is a place in which the steam engine is state-of-the-art technology and powered flight is just a dream. Mankind is helpless against the killing machines from Mars, and soon the survivors are left living in a new stone age. Includes the original Warwick Goble illustrations. |
| a long walk for water: Girl's Best Friend Leslie Margolis, 2010-10-12 Nancy Drew fans will fall for the first title in Leslie Margolis's pitch-perfect middle-grade series, The Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries. Dogs are disappearing in her neighborhood, and Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair knows all about it. After all, she has a semi-secret after-school gig as a professional (ok, amateur) dog-walker. Maggie hates to see a pup in trouble, so she's even willing to help her ex-best friend Ivy recover her rescue-dog, Kermit. Kermit's being held for ransom, and Maggie has noticed some suspicious behavior lately. But she never suspected her crush Milo could be involved . . . Don't miss these other stories by Leslie Margolis: The Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries Girl's Best Friend Vanishing Acts Secrets at the Chocolate Mansion The Annabelle Unleashed series Boys Are Dogs Girls Acting Catty Everybody Bugs Out One Tough Chick Monkey Business |
| a long walk for water: Unnamed Memory, Vol. 4 (light Novel) Kuji Furumiya, 2021-11-16 When Oscar travels to the Magic Empire of Tuldar to break his curse, he discovers a girl named Tinasha sleeping in the castle and returns home with her. As it turns out, she not only possesses the overwhelming power required to lift the curse but is also next in line for the throne. Curiously, despite having never met Oscar before, she immediately harbors strong affections for him... Would you please marry me? No. Where did that even come from? |
| a long walk for water: There Will Come Soft Rains Ray Bradbury, 1989-01-01 |
| a long walk for water: Parched Melanie Crowder, 2013 Told from three perspectives, Sarel, who just witnessed the brutal murder of her parents, Nandi, the leader of a pack of dogs who looks out for her pups and Sarel, and Musa, an escaped prisoner with the water song inside him, struggle to survive in a land without water. |
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Summary: When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven- year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven.
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A long walk to water : based on a true story / by Linda Sue Park. p. cm. Summary: When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from …
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Excerpts from A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park Salva lowered his head and ran. He ran until he could not run anymore. Then he walked. For hours, until the sun was nearly gone from …
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year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva …
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Based on a true story, A Long Walk to Water is the compelling and inspiring account of two young Sudanese people caught in the midst of war, drought and famine. Written by Newbery medallist …
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A Long Walk to Water is based on the true story of Salva, one of some 3,800 Sudanese "Lost Boys" airlifted to the United States beginning in the mid 1990’s. Eleven-year old Salva has become …
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Copy of Class Notes A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park Chapter 11 (2008) 1. What will it mean for the village if water is not found in the land between the trees? Nya will continue her …
Grade 7: Module 1: Unit 2: Lesson 4 Using Routines for Discussing …
Using Routines for Discussing A Long Walk to Water and Introducing Juxtaposition (Chapters 9 and 10) Long-Term Targets Addressed (Based on NYSP12 ELA CCLS) I can use a variety of strategies …
A Long Walk to Water - Edublogs
1. Give details to show how water dictates Nya’s life. 1985 2. How was the honey worth it for Salva and the others in his group? What was the cost? 3. What do Salva and Marial have in common? …
Book Unit Sample
A Long Walk to Water By Linda Sue Park Genre ~ Realistic Fiction Interest Level ~ Grades 6-8 Grade level Equivalent: 4.4 Lexile Measure®: 720L
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Summary: When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven- year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven.
A Long Walk to Water
A long walk to water : based on a true story / by Linda Sue Park. p. cm. Summary: When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who ...
A LONG WALK TO WATER - Paulding County School District
Excerpts from A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park Salva lowered his head and ran. He ran until he could not run anymore. Then he walked. For hours, until the sun was nearly gone from the sky. Other people were walking, too. There were so many of them that they couldn’t all be from the school village; they must have come from the whole area.
A Long Walk to Water - At Home Middle School
year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan. ISBN 978-0-547-25127-1 1. Dut, Salva, 1974?—Juvenile fiction. [1.
A DISCUSSION GUIDE TO A Long Walk to Water - Linda Sue Park
A Long Walk to Water Based on a True Story by LINDA SUE PARK About the Book Written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of eleven-year-old Salva Dut, a Dinka boy who goes on a terror-!lled trek after his southern Sudanese village is attacked by armed rebels. After being separated from his family in 1985, Salva
A LONG WALK TO WATER Linda Sue Park
Based on a true story, A Long Walk to Water is the compelling and inspiring account of two young Sudanese people caught in the midst of war, drought and famine. Written by Newbery medallist Linda Sue Park, this story unfolds through the dual narrative of Nya, a girl living in a small village
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A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Late in the day, the villagers arrived at the rebel camp. The soldiers ordered them to separate into two groups- men in one group, women and children and the elderly in the other. Teenage boys, it seemed, were considered men, for boys who looked to be only a few years older than Salva were joining the
A discussion Guide to A Long Walk to Water - Houghton Mifflin …
A Long Walk to Water Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park About the Book Written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of eleven-year-old Salva Dut, a Dinka boy who goes on a terror-filled trek after his southern Sudanese village is attacked by armed rebels. After being separated from his family in 1985, Salva
A Long Walk to Water - mcpsmt.org
A Long Walk to Water By Linda Sue Park (based on a true story) How do individuals survive in challenging environments? How do culture, time, and place influence the development of identity?
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A Long Walk to Water By Linda Sue Park Book Discussion and Activities Di s c u s s i o n Q u e s ti o n s : 1. What do the differences in the size and color of the typeface, length of entries, and visual motifs represent? 2. Discuss the author’s purpose in writing the story. 3. Compare your daily life to Salva’s life and Nya’s life. 4.
A Long Walk to Water
Study Guide for A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Grades 4 - 8 This is a great story to read to your class as a read-a-loud, or as an independent reading assignment. The following discussion questions will focus on the important parts of this story. Pre-Reading • Vocabulary; refugee, survive, contaminated, peril
A Long Walk To Water Text-Based Discussion Questions
1. Why are the villagers celebrating the dirty water spraying from the borehole? 2. Why does Nya still have to walk for water? 3. Why are Salva and the other boys being called “Lost Boys” in America? 4. In what ways will going to America be an adjustment for Salva? Use examples from the text to show both positive and negative changes he ...
A Long Walk to Water Resources - WSRA
Water is our most precious resource. Humans will act poorly if there are no laws. You must take care of yourself before you can help others. Building Background Knowledge Pre-Thinking Activity What do you know about the continent of Africa? Have you ever traveled to this place? Do you know any famous people from Africa?
A Long Walk To Water - Reed Novel Studies
A Long Walk to Water By Linda Sue Park Synopsis Nya goes to the pond to fetch water for her family. She walks eight hours every day. Salva walks away from his war-torn village. He is a “lost boy” refugee, destined to cover Africa on foot, searching for his family and safety. Two young people . . . two stories. One country: Sudan.
A . Discussion Questions for A Long Walk - Norwell High School
Discussion Questions for A Long Walk to Water Some graduated seniors (2015) are returning to class Wednesday, June 24, to talk with you about this amazing book. Please prepare to discuss these questions with them.
Tough Questions - ECASD
A Long Walk to Water is based on the true story of Salva, one of some 3,800 Sudanese "Lost Boys" airlifted to the United States beginning in the mid 1990’s. Eleven-year old Salva has become separated from the rest of his family after rebels attacked his small village, and he’s now alone and scared and running... Salva lowered his head and ran.
Copy of Class Notes A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park
Copy of Class Notes A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park Chapter 11 (2008) 1. What will it mean for the village if water is not found in the land between the trees? Nya will continue her struggle of walking for water every day (1985) 2. What happened to uncle?
Grade 7: Module 1: Unit 2: Lesson 4 Using Routines for Discussing Water …
Using Routines for Discussing A Long Walk to Water and Introducing Juxtaposition (Chapters 9 and 10) Long-Term Targets Addressed (Based on NYSP12 ELA CCLS) I can use a variety of strategies to determine the meaning of unknown words or phrases. (L.7.4)
A Long Walk to Water - Edublogs
1. Give details to show how water dictates Nya’s life. 1985 2. How was the honey worth it for Salva and the others in his group? What was the cost? 3. What do Salva and Marial have in common? What does it mean that Salva “heard that sigh all the way to his heart?” 4. Why is Salva dismayed that they are walking to Ethiopia, east?
Book Unit Sample
A Long Walk to Water By Linda Sue Park Genre ~ Realistic Fiction Interest Level ~ Grades 6-8 Grade level Equivalent: 4.4 Lexile Measure®: 720L
