A Basket of Shamrocks is a collection of poetry written by Patricia Clark Smith. Her poetry reflects her faith and her love for family, nature, and creativity. Readers will enjoy poems about flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, and mermaids; they will also read poems about the sun, the moon, the beach, and the school/classroom. Readers might even be inspired to write a poem or two of their own!
There was nothing Isabella loved more than spending time working in the garden with her grandmother. At five years old, she thought Grandma Pat had the most beautiful garden in the world. As you read The Garden Party, you will understand how Isabella discovered the imaginative world of garden fairies. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." - Albert Einstein A portion of the proceeds form the sale of The Garden Party will be donated to local food banks.
Lessons from the Garden is a delightful story/poem about two neighbors who realized a friendship through their love of gardening. Miss Patty and Miss Angie shared the work and play of gardening during the spring, summer, and fall. Although, their hopes of a beautiful spring garden were met with catastrophe, Miss Patty and Miss Angie did learn important gardening lessons from neighbors and a local forest ranger.
The Strawberry Promise is a delightful story about little Isabella's family tradition of picking strawberries each June and making strawberry jam. At four years old, Isabella could not wait for her mother, grandmother, and two aunts to meet at the Pick'n Patch, pick quarts of strawberries, and bring them home to make strawberry jam together. Hearing about the threat of rain, Isabella worries that the strawberry picking and jamming will be cancelled. Children and adults will enjoy reading about the making of jam using freshly picked strawberries, putting the jam into sterilized jars to preserve for the winter, and the tradition Isabella inherited from her mother, grandmother, aunts, great grandmother, and great-great-grandmother started over a century ago on the Twomey family farm in Calverton, Long Island, New York.
Through original artwork and verse, Good Morning, Baiting Hollow! describes the natural beauty and lifestyle of Baiting Hollow beach on the northeast shore of Long Island. From the first light of dawn, through the afternoon sunshine, to the glory of sunset, readers will be drawn into the rhythm and enchantment of this quiet little beach.
Cheese & Crackers , written and illustrated by Patricia Clark Smith, celebrates the enchanted world of puppets and nature. David’s beloved puppet, Cheese, is invited by Robin to join her mission to rescue Crackers (a homemade puppet washed away when the raging river flooded her home). Throughout the story, the puppets inspire the children’s imagination, problem solving, creativity, joy, and affection.
The Strawberry Promise is a delightful story about little Isabellas family tradition of picking strawberries each June and making strawberry jam. At four years old, Isabella could not wait for her mother, grandmother, and two aunts to meet at the Pickn Patch, pick quarts of strawberries, and bring them home to make strawberry jam together. Hearing about the threat of rain, Isabella worries that the strawberry picking and jamming will be cancelled. Children and adults will enjoy reading about the making of jam using freshly picked strawberries, putting the jam into sterilized jars to preserve for the winter, and the tradition Isabella inherited from her mother, grandmother, aunts, great grandmother, and great-great-grandmother started over a century ago on the Twomey family farm in Calverton, Long Island, New York.
Through imagination, wonder, and love of family and friends, this comtemporary myth about twelve-year-old Brigit, a 4th generation descendant of Irish-American potato farmers on Long Island, unfolds. During her 2 week summer vacation with her family, Brigit's questions about her identity lead to storytelling adventures with her beach friend, Kevin, and her sister, Barbara. The stories are about mermaids, encounters with family ghosts, and the protection of angels. Baiting Hollow, a small beach nestled among tall cliffs on the north shore of Long Island, the Twoney farmhouse and farm, and the underwater world of Merpeople are the settings for this story. The Secret of Baiting Hollow confirms for young readers the importance of family and friends and that mermaids do live among us. Throughout the story, readers will wonder where personal memoir leaves off and fantasy begins. . .
There was nothing Isabella loved more than spending time working in the garden with her grandmother. At five years old, she thought Grandma Pat had the most beautiful garden in the world. As you read The Garden Party, you will understand how Isabella discovered the imaginative world of garden fairies. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." - Albert Einstein A portion of the proceeds form the sale of The Garden Party will be donated to local food banks.
We Are the Pathfinders Strong is the story of the men and women who dedicated themselves to the church?s young people, and the young people who joined them in this exciting program. Around the world Adventist young people learn new skills and participate in fascinating activities, whether it be camping in the snow, exploring caves, witnessing to others, or serving as volunteers in humanitarian or civic outreaches.Whether you are a Pathfinder today, were many years ago, or would like to be... you?ll find this book captures the joy and excitement of being a Pathfinder.
Baiting Hollow: A Pastel Summer is a memoir-fantasy which takes place in July 2011 during Barbara, Brigid, and Aunt Clare's two week summer vacation at a small bungalow on Baiting Hollow beach. Throughout the story the reader will enjoy descriptions of the natural beauty of the beach, the friendships and generational ties among neighbors and relatives, and the peace and fun of this small beach community. Readers will also be enchanted by storyteller, Kevin O'Connell's description of his encounter with the Twomey banshee and the vision she shared with him one snowy evening.
A Basket of Shamrocks is a collection of poetry written by Patricia Clark Smith. Her poetry reflects her faith and her love for family, nature, and creativity. Readers will enjoy poems about flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, and mermaids; they will also read poems about the sun, the moon, the beach, and the school/classroom. Readers might even be inspired to write a poem or two of their own!
Moonlight Wonder captures a childs imagination one autumn morning. In the quiet, dark, and undisturbed minutes before dawn, the childs fascination with the moonlight sets his mind wondering, Where did it come from? Did it travel very far? Does the big bang theory explain it all? Through his knowledge of science, his imagination, and his faith, this young child arrives at a delightful understanding of moonlight.
Lessons from the Garden is a delightful story/poem about two neighbors who realized a friendship through their love of gardening. Miss Patty and Miss Angie shared the work and play of gardening during the spring, summer, and fall. Although, their hopes of a beautiful spring garden were met with catastrophe, Miss Patty and Miss Angie did learn important gardening lessons from neighbors and a local forest ranger.
When confronting twentieth-century political oppression and violence, writers and artists in Portugal and South America have often emphasized the complex relationship between freedom and tyranny. In Seeing Politics Otherwise, Patricia Vieira uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the interrelation of politics and representations of vision and blindness in Latin American and Iberian literature, film, and art. Vieira's discussion focuses on three literary works: Graciliano Ramos's Memoirs of Prison, Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden, and José Saramago's Blindness, with supplemental analyses of sculpture and film by Ana Maria Pacheco, Bruno Barreto, and Marco Bechis. These artists use metaphors of blindness to denounce the totalizing gaze of dictatorial regimes. Rather than equating blindness with deprivation, Vieira argues that shadows, blindfolds, and blindness are necessary elements for re-imagining the political world and re-acquiring a political voice. Seeing Politics Otherwise offers a compelling analysis of vision and its forcible deprivation in the context of art and political protest.
Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir, a story of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from the period. From Bosworth—acclaimed biographer of Montgomery Clift, Diane Arbus, Marlon Brando, and Jane Fonda—comes a series of vivid confessions about her remarkable journey into womanhood. This deeply-felt memoir is the story of a woman who defied repressive 1950s conventions while being shaped by the notable men in her life. Born into privilege in San Francisco as the children of famous attorney Bartley Crum and novelist Gertrude, Patricia and her brother Bart Jr. lead charmed lives until their father’s career is ruined when he defends the Hollywood Ten. The family moves to New York, suffering greater tragedy when Bart Jr. kills himself. However, his loving spirit continues to influence Patricia as she fights to succeed as an actress and writer. Married and divorced from an abusive husband before she’s twenty, she joins the famed Actors Studio. She takes classes with Lee Strasberg alongside Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, and others; she works on Broadway opposite Paul Muni, Helen Hayes, and Elaine Stritch; Gore Vidal and Elia Kazan become her mentors. Her anecdotes of theatre’s Golden Age have never been told before. At the zenith of her career, about to film The Nun’s Story with Audrey Hepburn, Patricia faces a decision that changes her forever. The Men in My Life is about survival, achieving your goals, and learning to love. It’s also the story of America’s most culturally pivotal era, told through the lens of one insider’s extraordinary life.
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