K. Flanagan's Books

All about the history of the Chinese New Year, and how the holiday is celebrated today.

This book explores the history, customs, and symbols of Thanksgiving.

Briefly describes the composition of different types of soil, the variety of plants and animals that live in it, and the necessity of soil to human life.

This lively and highly original study explores the link between visual culture and religion in terms of tales, memory and character. It draws out the sociological implications of handling the virtual and virtue in ways of seeing. Using Simmel's approach to religiosity in his third study of sociology in theology, Flanagan explores how spectacle is to be understood in ways that yield trust. The study will be invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on visual culture, sociology of religion and theology.

From doctors to police officers, these community workers provide services readers are sure to recognize. Detailed information about duties, tools, clothing, and safety provide a solid introduction to roles in the community.

Introduces the work of running a city, including duties, training, skills needed, and contribution to the community.

A look at the immigration station on the West coast.

Describes the forms water takes, how it has shaped Earth, and its importance to life.

Explores the history, customs, and symbols of Valentine's Day and how it is celebrated around the world.

An introduction to the role of women in the American Civil War.

A brief introduction to the type of rocks on earth and how they are formed.

Wilma Rudolph, Athlete and Educator examines the life and career of the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics.

Simple text features words that contain the consonant blend, "bl".

Simple text features words that contain the consonant blend, "fl".

This book explores the history, customs, and symbols of Christmas.

Simple text describes thunder and lightning, what causes these phenomena, and what they can do to the Earth.

Simple text describes snow, its characteristics, how it is formed, and what it does for the Earth.

Learn about the homeless city children who were taken out West to have new homes in the early 1900s.

Simple text features words that contain the consonant blend, "gl".

Tells about a soccer coach who teaches his players to listen, get along with others, play hard, have fun, and be good sports even when they lose.

Introduces a female deputy chief of the Hartford, Connecticut, police and discusses the things she is expected to do in her job.

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Presents the history, society, and culture of the Utes.

This is an original study of the sociological imagination in regard to visual culture. It explores the reflexive dimensions of choice over seeing or not seeing in relation to paintings, images and islands. Bourdieu, Goffman and Simmel provide the basis for insights into how reflexivity in sociology has unexplored theological implications.

Examines libraries and the many resources they have to offer, print, audiovisual, and online, and explains how to use them.

Simple text and photographs describe the duties and responsibilities of a public librarian who helps people access information.

Follows an optician as she helps her customers find glasses that suit them and let them see better.

Examines the history, culture, and society of the Zuni Indians, one of the groups of Pueblo Indians living in New Mexico.

This is a study of the social construction and the impression management of the public forms of worship of Catholicism and Anglicanism. Interest centres on the dilemmas of the liturgical actors in handling a transaction riddled with ambiguities and potential misunderstandings. The study is an innovative effort to link sociology to theology in a way that serves to focus on an issue of social praxis.

Introduces the dentist and explains his work in cleaning and caring for the teeth of his patients.

Describes rain, its characteristics, how it is formed, and its effects on the Earth.

Text and photographs show what is involved in running a pet store: caring for the animals, helping customers, ordering supplies, and more.

Introduces the work of a veterinarian.

Text and photographs follow the activities of a Guatamalan American who works making cakes, breads, and other baked goods in a neighborhood bakery.

Simple text and repetition of the letter 'l' help readers learn how to use this sound.

Follows a beekeeper as he raises honeybees in hives in his backyard, uses special care in handling the bees, and jars their sweet honey to share with family and friends.

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