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A cold snap late in winter allows a pioneer girl and her family to enjoy the rich sugar candy made from maple tree sap.

Free Worldwide Delivery : On Feathered Wings : Hardback : Abrams : 9780810995253 : 0810995255 : 01 May 2008 : The most intrepid flyers among the birds are the long distance migrators and the birds of prey. These creatures are built for endurance or speed. Most birds can do in the air almost anything they can do at rest, including eating and sleeping. This title explains the basics of bird flight: from how they do it to how it evolved.

Change was in the wind for three teenage American girls and three German girls. Their lives would soon become something they never dreamed. Their two countries would face off in a bitter world war that would alter their lives forever. In Germany, Heidi, Leisel, and Marta rise out of the ashes of extreme poverty to prosperity. Marta travels to Paris; Leisel stays at home and marries a young Nazi, while Heidi becomes a nanny in Poland. The American girls become more independent than they ever wanted. Rosie marries at 18, has a baby and then must say goodbye to her soul mate. Donna Jean will sing her way through Europe and the South Pacific in the USO. Josie joins the Army Nurse Corps and sees the ugliness of war in the field hospitals of North Africa and Italy. They all live in a world that had no future.

From the bestselling author of A Girl Becomes a Comma Like That, a moving, disturbing, and utterly original collection of stories that examine a universe where memory and fact collide, and the imagination fills in the gaps left behind. The stories in The Apple's Bruise take a smart and unflinching look at love, frailty, and happiness and prove beyond doubt that Glatt is a modern master at blending heartbreak and hilarity. In "Dirty Hannah Gets Hit by a Car, " a seven-year-old girl bullied by a neighbor across the street gains strength after a serious accident; in "Animals, " a zoo veterinarian from a family of butchers tries at once to deal with his marital problems and the high rate at which his animals are dying; and in "Soup, " a young widow tries to reconcile her feelings for her teenage son's friend, the town delinquent. With tenderness, insight, and humor, Glatt casts her gaze simultaneously on the beauty and the absurdity of our humanity, creating unforgettable portrayals of unusual characters and the complexities of desire and fidelity that compel them.

A comprehensive and portable guide to the essentials sold in hardware stores, this is a fledgling do-it-yourselfer's best companion--and it fits in the back pocket of a pair of jeans! Based on the success of our Hardware Cyclopedia, this straightforward manual is clearly organized and full of practical tips.

When we imagine birds, we think of them soaring through the sky, high above our heads-yet photographs of birds in the air are surprisingly rare. On Feathered Wings features the work of seven photographers who have spent their lives camping out, donning waders, and lying in wait for the greatest shots of birds doing what they do best: flying! Selected by birder and photographer Richard Ettlinger, these gorgeous, often thrilling images show hunters, migrators, waterfowl, and songbirds living on the wing: hunting, feeding, fighting, traveling, or just gliding along. An essay by Ettlinger gives an overview of the mechanics and evolution of bird flight. From falcons and eagles to swallows and hummingbirds, On Feathered Wings serves up a rich collection of images that is sure to delight birders both novice and veteran, and anyone who has ever looked to the skies in wonder.

In a town in Italy during World War II the people have surrendered without firing a shot. But American warplanes are due to arrive, and the radio's broken, so no one can tell them to call off the attack! G. I. Joe, a carrier pigeon, is the only one who can take the message to the Americans. Will he make it in time and save the town?

From the bestselling author of A Girl Becomes a Comma Like That, a moving, disturbing, and utterly original collection of stories that examine a universe where memory and fact collide, and the imagination fills in the gaps left behind. The stories in The Apple's Bruise take a smart and unflinching look at love, frailty, and happiness and prove beyond doubt that Glatt is a modern master at blending heartbreak and hilarity. In "Dirty Hannah Gets Hit by a Car, " a seven-year-old girl bullied by a neighbor across the street gains strength after a serious accident; in "Animals, " a zoo veterinarian from a family of butchers tries at once to deal with his marital problems and the high rate at which his animals are dying; and in "Soup, " a young widow tries to reconcile her feelings for her teenage son's friend, the town delinquent. With tenderness, insight, and humor, Glatt casts her gaze simultaneously on the beauty and the absurdity of our humanity, creating unforgettable portrayals of unusual characters and the complexities of desire and fidelity that compel them.

A pop-science journey into the surprising ingredients found in most common packaged foods Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he didnÂ't have a clue as to what most of the ingredients on the labels mean. So when his young daughter asked, Â?Daddy, whatÂ's polysorbate 60?Â? he was at a lossÂ?and determined to find out. From the phosphate mines in Idaho to the oil fields in China, Twinkie, Deconstructed demystifies some of the most common processed food ingredientsÂ? where they come from, how they are made, how they are usedÂ?and why. Beginning at the source (hint: theyÂ're often more closely linked to rock and petroleum than any of the four food groups), we follow each Twinkie ingredient through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powderÂ?all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake. An insightful exploration of the modern food industry, if youÂ've

"When red and yellow leaves are on the trees, " a little girl goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose "the best pumpkin of them all." Back home, she helps to carve a grinning jack-o'-lantern face on the big orange pumpkin, which guards their doorstep on halloween night while her mother hands out shiny red apples and she and her father go trick-or-treating with the neighborhood ghosts and goblins. Bold, autumn-colored paintings and a simple but lively story capture a little girl's joy and satisfaction as she shares in the excitement of the fall season.