Books with title Birds of paradise

This charming tale of two sweet sparrows follows Bert, a brash risk-taker, and Bessie, fearful of all the dangers that lurk in the trees and on the ground. The two develop a friendship after Bert is bullied for his recklessness while Bessie gains courage when encouraging her new friend. Charming, lustrous illustrations and light, lilting verse delight children and adults alike as they gain a new appreciation for the joyous birds in their own backyard.

Mr. Hamer Wildburn, a young American, graduate of Harvard is wintering on the Mediterranean coast of France in his newly purchased yacht "The Bird of Paradise", and is puzzled by the desire he finds in visitors coming aboard at different times to buy the vessel from him. One night he is awoken at 3 am by the cries of a beautiful, and wearing priceless emeralds, woman swimming alongside. She comes aboard and offers to buy the yacht for twice what he paid. The next day, the foreign minister of France also makes an offer to buy the yacht at an outrageous price. Soon a known terrorist develops a bomb to utterly destroy the boat and all it's inhabitants. And so on, and with the material of conspiracies, French politics, love and adventure the story is woven around the yacht.

This book follows the journey of a young boy named Jonas who embarks on a dangerous quest to save the life of his sister. Jonas must face many difficult tasks along the way, but his determination to save someone he loves keeps him moving forward. Family is very important, and love will always prevail, so I would like to dedicate this story to my wonderful family who I love and adore.

"Bird of Paradise" by Ada Leverson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Ada Leverson (1862-1933), nee Beddington was a British author who sometimes wrote under the pen name Elaine. She began writing during the 1890s, as a contributor to Black and White, Punch, and The Yellow Book. She was a loyal friend to Oscar Wilde, who called her Sphinx; in the 1997 film Wilde she is played by Zoe Wanamaker. She was a wit, and a friend of Max Beerbohm; her writing has been compared to Beerbohm's, and the stories of Saki. She was also a friend of George Moore; Osbert Sitwell in Great Morning has an anecdote in which she tries, unsuccessfully, to get Moore to see the young William Walton. She was a part of the Sitwells' circle - Sacheverall Sitwell dedicated a poetry collection to her. She wrote The Twelfth Hour (1907), Love's Shadow (1908), The Limit (1911), Tenterhooks (1912), Bird of Paradise (1914), Love at Second Sight (1916) and Letters to the Sphinx from Oscar Wilde (1930).

This book follows the journey of a young boy named Jonas who embarks on a dangerous quest to save the life of his sister. Jonas must face many difficult tasks along the way, but his determination to save someone he loves keeps him moving forward. Family is very important, and love will always prevail, so I would like to dedicate this story to my wonderful family who I love and adore.

The action takes place in the Meeting Hall of the oldest church on Harbor Island, a small fictional island somewhere on the eastern seaboard. The members of an amateur theater group are joined briefly by a professional, and this changes all of their lives. Lawrence Wood visits his hometown for the first time in years and winds up directing and starring in an original zany musical based on Chekhov's The Seagull by Homer, the youngest member of the group. As they work together, Wood changes Homer's script and his life. He also becomes involved with Julia, the spirited young woman Homer loves. As the amateurs approach opening night, their personal lives begin to mirror the plot twist of Homer's adaption of The Seagull in increasingly comic ways. At dress rehearsal, just as Homer announces that he has rewritten the ending, Wood reveals that he's been offered a part on Broadway. He leaves, sending the group into turmoil until they discover Homer's new ending, and how much they mean to each other.

Our story begins with wave upon wave of an unusual but beautiful species of songbirds invading the hamlet of Paradise. Day after day, they arrive by the thousands…soon tens of thousands, as the blue sky darkens.The animals of Paradise no longer work spending their days and weeks looking up at this incredible phenomenon, enchanted by their song. They grow weak and lethargic as Paradise grinds to a halt. Something drastic must be done; things must return to normal!Mayor Owl calls for a town meeting where he tells his constituency of a witch he once met in a darkened cave. The witch was sick; Mayor Owl nurtured her back to health. Upon recovery, Ms. Witch was indebted, telling Owl that if ever he needs her assistance, she owes him a favor.Granting permission, Mayor Owl takes off on a three-day flight hoping to find the cave, worried that the Witch may no longer be there, or even worse, that she wouldn’t remember their encounter.The Birds of Paradise has thought-provoking characters who are faced with some tough decisions. The story forces its readers to reconsider previous stereotypes between good and evil!