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Alma and How She Got Her Name

2018-04-10 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2018-04-10
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 303/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Alma and How She Got Her Name by : Juana Martinez-Neal

Download or read book Alma and How She Got Her Name written by Juana Martinez-Neal. This book was released on 2018-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2019 Caldecott Honor Book What’s in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from — and who she may one day be. If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and flowers; Esperanza, the great-grandmother who longed to travel; José, the grandfather who was an artist; and other namesakes, too. As she hears the story of her name, Alma starts to think it might be a perfect fit after all — and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell. In her author-illustrator debut, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.

The ALMA Telescope

2023-08-17 Nature
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Release : 2023-08-17
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 688/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The ALMA Telescope by : Paul A. Vanden Bout

Download or read book The ALMA Telescope written by Paul A. Vanden Bout. This book was released on 2023-08-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insiders' account of the ALMA mega-project, for a broad spectrum of readers from scientists and historians to general readers.

Alma

2011-02-11 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2011-02-11
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 906/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Alma by : William Bell

Download or read book Alma written by William Bell. This book was released on 2011-02-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning YA author William Bell’s Alma is the captivating story of a quiet girl who builds a friendship with a reclusive stranger. Times have been tough since Alma’s father died and she and her mother had to give up their farm and move into town. Luckily, Alma can always retreat into the books of her favourite author, R.R. Hawkins. When Alma’s teacher notices her lovely handwriting, she recommends Alma for a job transcribing letters for “Miss Lily,” a reclusive old woman who has just arrived from Boston. Eventually, their mutual love of reading creates a strong friendship. Miss Lily lends Alma some of her favourite books, introduces her to calligraphy, and encourages her passion to write stories. But who is this difficult and solitary old woman who reminds Alma of Dickens’ Miss Havisham? And why is she so secretive about the part of her life she refuses to share? Could she be, as Alma begins to suspect, R.R. Hawkins herself? Alma is determined to find out. This touching story explores the relationship between a blossoming writer and her mentor, and delves into the complicated dynamics of friendship and trust.

Alma

2009 History
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Release : 2009
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 257/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Alma by : David McMacken

Download or read book Alma written by David McMacken. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills--a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was renamed Alma, memorializing a battle in the Crimean War. Alma was energized by the acquisition of millionaire lumberman and entrepreneur Ammi W. Wright, who poured his resources into the town. Wright encouraged the establishment of Alma College in 1886 and the state Masonic home for the elderly in 1911. Wright laid the foundations for Alma's great Republic Truck Company, the largest exclusive maker of trucks in the world by 1920. The discovery of several oil fields prompted the establishment of two oil refineries in Alma in the 1930s and saved the town from the doldrums of the Great Depression. By the 1950s, Alma was a key national manufacturer of house trailers and mobile homes. This photographic panorama reflects the city's economic cycles and its institutions that have given Alma an enviable stability through the years.

Alma Rubens, Silent Snowbird

2015-03-21 Performing Arts
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Release : 2015-03-21
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 671/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Alma Rubens, Silent Snowbird by : Alma Rubens

Download or read book Alma Rubens, Silent Snowbird written by Alma Rubens. This book was released on 2015-03-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark-eyed and distant Alma Rubens was one of the first female stars of the early feature film industry in the 1910s. She was a major star by 1920, but before the decade was over her screen career was marked and marred by cocaine abuse. She died in 1931 at age 33--a Hollywood beauty, a casualty of Hollywood "snow," yet much more. As an actress she was versatile, demonstrating a talent that was ahead of its time with her gentle and subtle expressions. This book contains Rubens's autobiography, a text titled This Bright World Again that was serialized in newspapers in 1931. Ghost-written or not or somewhere in between, this long forgotten document deals with Rubens's addiction and despair. In addition, a new biography of Rubens takes the reader from her birth in San Francisco through an impoverished upbringing, three short-lived marriages, and her career in pictures for Triangle Film, Cosmopolitan, Fox and other production companies. The story of her film career mingles with a tale of desperate drug addiction that led to hospital stays, violence and deception. A filmography lists her credits from 1913 to 1929.

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