Books with author W. F. Dawson

Freddy is nervous about starting a new school, and for Freddy, that means the possibility of uncontrollable farting fits. So, he is relieved to meet new friends oh his very first day. Just when it seems he'll be able to avoid having the worst first day ever, Freddy runs into the school bully leading him to dropping..... the biggest.... most embarrassing..... BUTT BOMB of his entire life!Despite fearing the loss of his newfound friends, he finds acceptance as he learns that he's not the only one that has a problem controlling bodily functions. However, when Freddy's pet iguana disappears and suspects start to pile up, they all embark on a rescue mission that forces them to unleash their inner grossness and confront that age old question that every kid has to ask at some point in their life, "How gross will you go?"If you like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, you'll love Gross Heroes.

PREFACE Ix the third quarter of the nineteenth century, it fell to my lot to write an article on Christmas, its customs and festivities. And, allhongh 1 SQllgbt in vain for a cbWllolog:ica.l. account of the festival, I discovered ll1(ny interestirig details of its observances dispersed in the works of various authors; and, vhilc I found that some of its greater celebrations marked important epochs in om national history, I ~aw, also, that the sllccessive celebrations of Christmas during nineteen centl1ries were important links in the chain of h.i..storical Christian evidences. I became e.lamollfed of the snbject, for, in additiOn to historical interest, there is the charm of its legendary lorc, its p~cturesq.ue. olstOll1S, and pO~llar games. It seemed to mc that the origin and hallowed assocultlons of Christmas, its ancient customs and festivities, and the important part it has played in history combine to nuke il a most fascinating subject. I resolved, therefore, tTable of Contents CONTENTS CHAPTER I; THE ORIGI~ XD ASSOCI,TIO:-lS O~' CHHlSTMAS 5; CHAPTEI~ II; THE EL~LIER CELEllliATlO:SS OF THE FESTIVAL 10; CHAPTER Ill; EARLY CHIUSTlIIAS CeLEBlnTIOXS J:~ BRITAIX; CHAPTER IY; CIIRIS'OLS, l'-RO~I THE NO/mAx CO::QUEST TO lIAGXA CHAHTA 40; CD 1066-1215); CHAPTER V; CHl~lsnl~, FIW~I !IAGX, CU,Ja TO TilE EXD 011 THE; V,l~S OF TilE ROSES 62; (AD 1215-1485); CHAPTER VI; CHIHSnLS u:l))m HE::RY ,11 XD HEXRY VIII; (D 1485-1547); CHAPTER VII; CIWlsnlAS U;DEl~ EnwAlw VI, MARY, A:-lD ELlZBETH; (AD 1547-1603); 9-t; IlS CHAPTJ

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Excerpt from Air-Breathers of the Coal Period: Descriptive Account of the Remains of Land Animals Found in the Coal Formation of Nova Scotia, With Remarks on Their Bearing on Theories of the Formation of Coal and of the Origin of SpeciesIn a letter to the author. It is to be hoped that descriptions of these interesting remains may soon be published.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Freddy is nervous about starting a new school, and for Freddy, that means the possibility of uncontrollable farting fits. So, he is relieved to meet new friends on his very first day. Just when it seems he'll be able to avoid having the worst first day ever, Freddy has a run in with the school bully which leads him to dropping..... the biggest.... most embarrassing..... BUTT BOMB of his entire life!Despite fearing the loss of his newfound friends, he finds acceptance as he learns that he's not the only one that has a problem controlling bodily functions. However, when Freddy's pet iguana disappears and suspects start to pile up, they all embark on a rescue mission that forces them to unleash their inner grossness and confront that age old question that every kid has to ask at some point in his life, "How gross will you go?"This award winning book is the first in the Gross Heroes Series.

Physical geographers have taught us that the great continents, whether we regard their coasts or their mountain chains, are built up on lines which run north-east and south-west, and north-west and south-east; and it is also observed that these lines are great circles of the earth tangent to the polar circle. Further, we find, as a result of geological investigation, that these lines determined the deposition and the elevation of the oldest rocks known to us. Hence it is fair to infer that these were the original directions of the first lines of fracture and upheaval. Whether these lines were originally drawn by the influence of of the seasons on the cooling globe, or by the currents of its molten interior, or of the superficial ocean, they bespeak a most uniform and equable texture for the crust, and a definite law of fracture and upheaval; and they have modified all the subsequent action of the ocean as a depositor of sediment, and of the internal heat as a cause of alteration and movement of rocks. Against these earliest belts of land the ocean first chafed and foamed. Along their margins marine denudation first commenced, and the oceanic currents first deposited banks of sediment; and along these first lines have the volcanic orifices of all periods been most plentiful, and elevatory movements most powerfully felt.We must not suppose that the changes thus shortly sketched were rapid and convulsive. They must have required periods of enormous duration, all of which had elapsed before the beginning of geological time, properly so called. From Sir William Thomson’s calculations, it would appear that the time which has elapsed from the first formation of a solid crust on the earth to the modern period may have been from seventy to one hundred millions of years, and the whole time from the vaporous condition of the solar system to the present, must of course have been still greater than even this enormous series of ages. Such a lapse of time is truly almost inconceivable, but it is only a few days to Him with whom one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. How many and strange pictures does this series of processes call up! First, the uniform vaporous nebula. Then the formation of a liquid nucleus, and a brilliant photosphere without. Then the congealing of a solid crust under dark atmospheric vapours, and the raining down of acid and watery showers. Then [15]the universal ocean, its waves rolling unobstructed around the globe, and its currents following without hindrance the leading of heat and of the earth’s rotation. Then the rupture of the crust and the emergence of the nuclei of continents.The Story of the Earth and Man, The Genesis Of The Earth, The Mesozoic Ages, Advent Of Man, Early Mammals and Birds, Primitive Man, Animals of the Sea

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> Air-breathers Of The Coal Period: A Descriptive Account Of The Remains Of Land Animals Found In The Coal Formation Of Nova Scotia, With Remarks On Their Bearing On Theories Of The Formation Of Coal And Of The Origin Of Species<author> J. W. Dawson<publisher> Dawson, brothers, 1863

Excerpt from Life's Dawn on Earth: Being the History of the Oldest Known Fossil Remains, and Their Relation to Geological Time and to the Development of the Animal KingdomAN eminent German geologist has characterized the discovery of fossils in the Laurentian rocks of Canada as the opening Of a new era in geological science. Believing this to be no exaggeration, I have felt it to be a duty incumbent on those who have been the apostles of this new era, to make its significance as widely known as possible to all who take any interest in scientific subjects, as well as to those naturalists and geologists who may not have had their atten tion turned to this special topic.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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