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Ender's shadow [sound recording] / by Card, Orson Scott.; Brick, Scott.nrt; De Cuir, Gabrielle.nrt;
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean who became Ender's right hand, in the final battle against the Buggers.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Child soldiers; Exceptional children; Science fiction.;
© p2005., Audio Renaissance,
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Diary of Anne Frank [enregistrement vid́eo] : child of war, soldier of God / by Stevens, George.;
Subjects: Frank, Anne, 1929-1945;
© 2009., 20th Century Fox,
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Hero dad / by Hardin, Melinda.; Langdo, Bryan,ill.;
A young boy demonstrates that while Dad differs from a traditional superhero, as an American soldier he is a superhero of a different kind.
Subjects: Heroes; Soldiers; Fathers and sons; Superheroes; Soldiers; Father and child;
© 2010., Marshall Cavendish,
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The last great Frenchman : a life of General de Gaulle / by Williams, Charles,1933-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-530) and index."I am France," General Charles de Gaulle announced when he formed the Free French in 1941. It was no idle boast. Following France's rapid capitulation to Nazi forces, de Gaulle alone stood for a France undefeated and still fighting. Through sheer force of will, he made himself heard, rescuing French dignity and insuring that at the end of World War II France would be among the victorious armies, her status as a world power recognized. It was an immense achievement, one that only a man of de Gaulle's raw nerve, stubbornness, arrogance, and messianic conviction could have accomplished. Though he had virtually no resources and commanded only a few thousand men, he insisted that Britain and America treat France as an equal. His relationship with Churchill was stormy in the extreme but based on a strong mutual admiration; with Roosevelt his relationship was icy. Nonetheless he achieved his goal: France took her place among the Big Five nations in the postwar world. The man who had been sentenced to death as a traitor by the Vichy government returned to France in 1944 a hero and a legend, soon to be elected president. In 1946 de Gaulle shocked the world by resigning. When he stepped back into the political arena twelve years later, it was to once again save a France in crisis. With the adroit maneuvering of a political mastermind he extricated France from Algeria and pulled the country back from the brink of civil war. He barely escaped with his life, surviving numerous assassination attempts by French-Algerians angered by his apparent betrayal. De Gaulle's second presidency lasted ten years until 1968, when student-led revolts toppled his government, but his extraordinary legacy endured in France's most effective constitution since the Revolution, and in international prestige that would have been unthinkable in the previous decade. Charles de Gaulle died in November 1970, a few days before his eightieth birthday. He was a product of northern French provincial society of the nineteenth century - austere, Catholic, and nationalist - truly the "last great Frenchman." In this fully rounded portrait of one of the twentieth century's most outstanding statesmen, Charles Williams interprets the facts and the motive of his subject with the insights of the distinguished politician he is himself.Child -- Soldier -- Exile -- Hero -- Politician -- Philosopher -- Head of state.
Subjects: Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970.; Presidents; Generals; Authors, French;
© ©1993., J. Wiley & Sons,
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Rifles for Watie / by Keith, Harold,1903-;
Newbery Medal, 1958.The story of Jeff Bussey, a farm boy living in 1861, who joins the Union army and goes on an important mission to discover how Stand Watie and his Confederate Cherokee Rebels are receiving repeating rifles from northern manufacturers.
Subjects: Watie, Stand, 1806-1871; United States; Child soldiers; Indians of North America;
© 1987, c1957., HarperCollins,
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A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston Churchill's youngest child / by Soames, Mary.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-356).Chartwell child -- A widening world -- Sisters and cousins -- Growing up with grown-ups -- Family affairs -- A bright life and a darkening horizon -- Clearing the decks -- A year to remember -- At Chequers -- Decisions-- decisions-- decisions -- "A soldier's life is terrible hard--" -- Battery life -- An officer and a gentlewoman -- "Subaltern George" -- Testing times -- Doodlebugs -- Paris again -- Europe arise! -- Triumph and disaster -- "Civvy Street".The youngest daughter of Winston Churchill recalls her childhood spent roaming the family's country estate, her position as one of her father's most trusted companions, and her service as a gunner in the women's auxiliary during World War II.
Subjects: Soames, Mary; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977.; Soames, Mary; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2011., Random House,
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Tower of dawn : [electronic resource] : Throne of Glass series, book 6. by Maas, Sarah J.;
Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child at the hands of Adarlanian soldiers, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need, and she will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries his own dark past, and Yrene soon realizes that those shadows could engulf them both.Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience to overcome the danger that surrounds them. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, long-awaited answers slumber deep in the mountains, where warriors soar on legendary ruks. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival . . . or doom them all.Text Difficulty 3 - Text Difficulty 4UG/Upper grades (9th-12)8005.8Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Young Adult Fiction.; Fantasy.; Young Adult Literature.;
© 2017.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=3466096 -- Click to access digital title in Overdrive.;
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A child's garden of verses / by Stevenson, Robert Louis,1850-1894.; Foreman, Michael,1938-illustrator.; McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author of foreword.;
Foreward / Alexander McCall Smith -- Dedication -- Bed in summer -- A thought -- At the seaside -- Young night thought -- Whole duty of children -- Rain -- Pirate story -- Foreign lands -- Windy nights -- Travel -- Singing -- Looking forward -- A good play -- Where go the boats? -- Auntie's skirts -- The land of counterpane -- The land of Nod -- My shadow -- System -- A good boy -- Escape at bedtime -- Marching song -- The cow -- Happy thought -- The wind -- Keepsake Mill -- Good and bad children -- Foreign children -- The Sun's travels -- The lamplighter -- My bed is a boat -- The Moon -- The swing -- Time to rise -- Looking-glass river -- Fairy bread -- From a railway carriage -- Winter-time -- The hayloft -- Farewell to the farm -- North-West Passage: 1. Good night ; 2. Shadow March ; 3. In port -- The child alone: The unseen playmate -- My ship and I -- My kingdom -- Picture-books in winter -- My treasures -- Block city -- The land of story-books -- Armies in the fire -- The little land -- Garden days: Night and day -- Nest eggs -- The flowers -- Summer sun -- The dumb soldier -- Autumn fires -- The gardener -- Historical associations -- Envoys: To Willie and Henrietta -- To my mother -- To auntie -- To Minnie -- To my name-child -- To any reader.A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood. It is one of the best-loved classic poetry collections ever written and is illustrated here by the world-famous artist Michael Foreman in a beautiful new gift edition, with a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith.
Subjects: Children's poetry, English.; Children's poetry, Scottish.; Children's poetry.; English poetry; English poetry.; Scottish poetry.; Poetry.;
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A Treasury of children's literature / by Eisen, Armand.;
A collection of traditional and original stories and poems by such authors as Aesop and Lewis Carroll, including excerpts from "The Wind in the Willows" and "Peter Pan."Goldilocks and the three bears -- Sleeping Beauty -- Three billy goats gruff -- Jack and the beanstalk -- Three little pigs -- Little Red Riding hood -- Aesop's fables -- Cinderella -- Hansel and Gretel -- Rapunzel -- Frog prince -- Brementown musicians -- Snow White -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Mother Goose's nursery rhymes -- Mad tea-party -- Cat and the fox again -- Piper at the gates of dawn -- Toyland and the capital of Toyland -- Hook or me this time -- Child's garden of verses -- Brer Rabbit -- Johnny Appleseed -- John Henry -- Paul Bunyan -- Night before Christmas -- Ugly duckling -- Nightingale --Steadfast tin soldier -- Emperor's new clothes -- Princess and the pea -- Little match girl -- Thumbelina.Traditional stories, Grimm's fairy tales, Aesop's fables, American tales and fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen retold by Sheila Black.
Subjects: Children's literature.; Children's literature.; Literature;
© 1992., Houghton Mifflin,
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Keep calm and parent on : a guilt-free approach to raising children by asking more from them and doing less / by Jenner, Emma.;
"Designed for children ages 0-7, Keep Calm and Parent On effectivelys put parenting expert Emma Jenner on your shoulder, helping you see your child's behavior objectively. Each chapter opens with a checklist, which is then broken down and explained. There are also handy sidebars throughout the chapters, as well as instructive and memorable quizzes. They also represent a deeper philosophy: if parents are in control, they can enjoy their children more. The book is truly interactive and designed to give parents bite-size takeaways that they can use immediately with their children"--Introduction : Fairy dust -- The dignified parent : For Mum and Dad -- The king's speech : Communication -- Soldiering forth to the Land of Nod : Sleep secrets -- A tale of porridge and pudding : Proper nutrition -- Little lords and ladies : Manner and respect -- A time and place for everything : Scheduling and routines -- The maginot line : Boundaries and consequences -- The lionhearted child : Self-esteem -- Quieting the rabble : Quality time -- Keep calm and parent on : Trusting your instincts.
Subjects: Parenting.; Parent and child.;
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