Carla Hayden: Librarian of Congress - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carla Hayden: Librarian of Congress write by Kate Moening. This book was released on 2020-08-01. Carla Hayden: Librarian of Congress available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A true symbol of progress, Carla Hayden is both the first African American and the first woman to become Librarian of Congress! This title uses leveled text to show how Carla turned her love of reading into a successful and respected career. Fun features such as quotes, a hometown map, and more illustrate Carla’s leadership!
Bright April
Bright April - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bright April write by Marguerite De Angeli. This book was released on 2021-01-04. Bright April available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light
Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light write by Apryl Stott. This book was released on 2020-10-27. Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “It’s impossible to resist [this book’s] big-hearted appeal.” —BookPage A little girl and her friend Bear learn the true meaning of selfless kindness in this sweet, stunningly illustrated debut picture book. Bear is sad. All the other animals think he’s mean because he’s so big. But his human friend, Coco, offers to help him. Coco shares her grandmother’s advice: “When life gets dark as winter’s night, share some kindness, bring some light.” They decide to bake cookies to “share some kindness” and make lanterns to “bring some light.” But when the cookies and lanterns don’t work, they must look for another way to win over the other animals. And while they’re at it, Coco and Bear just might discover that kindness is a gift that only comes from the heart.
The Card Catalog
The Card Catalog - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Card Catalog write by The Library of Congress. This book was released on 2017-04-04. The Card Catalog available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the archives of the Library of Congress: “An irresistible treasury for book and library lovers.” —Booklist (starred review) The Library of Congress brings book lovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than two hundred full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library’s magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world’s most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years. Packed with engaging facts on literary classics—from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare’s First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye—this is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books. “The Card Catalog is many things: a lucid overview of the history of bibliographic practices, a paean to the Library of Congress, a memento of the cherished card catalogs of yore, and an illustrated collection of bookish trivia . . . . The illustrations are amazing: luscious reproductions of dozens of cards, lists, covers, title pages, and other images guaranteed to bring a wistful gleam to the book nerd’s eye.” —The Washington Post
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu write by Joshua Hammer. This book was released on 2016-04-19. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. **New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice** To save ancient Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven in this “fast-paced narrative that is…part intellectual history, part geopolitical tract, and part out-and-out thriller” (The Washington Post) from the author of The Falcon Thief. In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert shepherds. His goal: preserve this crucial part of the world’s patrimony in a gorgeous library. But then Al Qaeda showed up at the door. “Part history, part scholarly adventure story, and part journalist survey…Joshua Hammer writes with verve and expertise” (The New York Times Book Review) about how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist from the legendary city of Timbuktu, became one of the world’s greatest smugglers by saving the texts from sure destruction. With bravery and patience, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali. His heroic heist “has all the elements of a classic adventure novel” (The Seattle Times), and is a reminder that ordinary citizens often do the most to protect the beauty of their culture. His the story is one of a man who, through extreme circumstances, discovered his higher calling and was changed forever by it.
