Books with author Manning

One stormy night, a lost and lonely owl walks into a farmyard looking for a place to sleep. After a restful night in the henhouse, Owl wakes to discover that the hens want him to leave. They're looking for a rooster, not an owl! How will Owl convince his new friends that he should stay? With action-packed illustrations, this hilarious picture book will be a story-time hit!

The Common Man, Maurice Manning’s fourth collection, is a series of ballad-like narratives, set down in loose, unrhymed iambic tetrameter, that honors the strange beauty of the Kentucky mountain country he knew as a child, as well as the idiosyncratic adventures and personalities of the oldtimers who were his neighbors, friends, and family. Playing off the book’s title, Manning demonstrates that no one is common or simple. Instead, he creates a detailed, complex, and poignant portrait—by turns serious and hilarious, philosophical and speculative, but ultimately tragic—of a fast-disappearing aspect of American culture. The Common Man’s accessibility and its enthusiastic and sincere charms make it the perfect antidote to the glib ironies that characterize much contemporary American verse. It will also help to strengthen Manning’s reputation as one of his generation’s most important and original voices.

A coloring book for toddlers with thick outlines for easy coloring: with pictures of trains, cars, planes, trucks, boats, lorries and other modes of transport This book has extra-large pictures with thick lines to promote error free coloring, to increase confidence, to reduce frustration, and to encourage longer periods of drawing. Perfect bound book means this book will not fall apart High quality 130gms paper This book will assist with pen control and the development of fine motor muscles essential for writing Pictures gradually increase in difficulty level to assist fine motor skill progression 100 coloring pages Matt cover 200gms Suitable for pencils, pens, felt tips pens, and acrylic pens

Holidays offer some of the best times of the year. From making thoughtful presents on Valentine's Day to pulling silly pranks on April Fools' Day, Max and Kate have a lot of fun on holidays! What other surprises do the holidays have in store for these best friends? This charming book introduces readers to holidays throughout the year. The simple, age-appropriate text is perfect for early readers. Adorable illustrations and goofy jokes will draw in even reluctant readers. They'll love reading about Max and Kate's holiday adventures.

Far from Telmaja and separated from all of his friends, Smijj is trapped on a Government prison planet. Luckily he has met a new ally who is helping him make plans for a daring escape. But their plans are complicated when the ship they board is hiding a secret: a new member of the Twenty, an escaped slave on the run from the Unified Forces. As Smijj desperately tries to make his way back home, Lucien must race to rescue another of the Twenty who is fleeing from her life as a slave. But in his absence Taika finds herself leading the Twenty at the very moment when the Unified Forces seem poised to bring the war to Telmaja. To win this fight, the Twenty need Smijj to come home before it’s too late.

Seventeen-year-old Sunny's always been a little bit of a pushover. But when she's sent a picture of her boyfriend kissing another girl, she knows she's got to act. What follows is a mad, 12-hour dash around London starting at 8pm in Crystal Palace (so far away from civilization "you can't even get the Tube" "there") then sweeping through Camden, Shoreditch, Soho, Kensington, Notting Hill. . . and ending up at 8am in Alexandra Palace. Along the way Sunny meets a whole host of characters she never dreamed she'd have anything in common with least of all the devilishly handsome (and somewhat vain) French "twins" (they're really cousins) Jean Luc and Vic. But as this love-letter to London shows, a city is only a sum of its parts, and really it's the people living there who make up its life and soul. And, as Sunny discovers, "everyone" from friends, apparent-enemies, famous bands, and even rickshaw drivers is willing to help a girl on a mission to get her romantic retribution."

Ornaments and lights decorate Christmas trees. Small, painted figures of animals and people fill creches scenes that look like the place of Jesus birth. Children open gifts on Christmas Day. People eat roasted goose, turkey, chestnuts, and oysters. They go to Christmas plays and musical shows called pastorales. These are the sights and sounds of Christmas in France. Come explore the many French traditions that bring people of this country together at Christmas.

Edie's having major boy issues. Trying to get over Dylan is hard, but snogging new boy Carter isn't hurting. . .When everyone heads off to a summer festival, Edie wants to forget her troubles and try and have fun. But she didn't count on her leftover feelings for Dylan and now she's all churned up again. Edie's got some big decisions to make, but is she ready to kiss and make up?

Linder, Kassi, Dusty, Bender and Andy befriend and aging caver and attempt to stop a civil ware that threatens to wipe out the last remnants of Earth’s people. The teens must find a way to unravel a cold case murder mystery, a piece of Earth’s shattered past, if they hope to preserve its future.The Young Warriors explore amazing new technological landscapes and primitive tribal locales meeting a host of new characters along the way. Once again the five young men and women share fun and adventure as they are drawn into a battle against evil and ignorance that threatens to derail their own mission.How can five newcomers reverse generations of suspicion and hatred? Will solving a mystery be enough or will deep-seated prejudices prevail? The odds are stacked against the Young Warriors augment wits and will power with strength and speed in this fast-paced science fiction story.

Far from Telmaja and separated from all of his friends, Smijj is trapped on a Government prison planet. Luckily he has met a new ally who is helping him make plans for a daring escape. But their plans are complicated when the ship they board is hiding a secret: a new member of the Twenty, an escaped slave on the run from the Unified Forces. As Smijj desperately tries to make his way back home, Lucien must race to rescue another of the Twenty who is fleeing from her life as a slave. But in his absence Taika finds herself leading the Twenty at the very moment when the Unified Forces seem poised to bring the war to Telmaja. To win this fight, the Twenty need Smijj to come home before it’s too late.