Allan Wolf Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Step aboard the Word Express. It's leaving from the station. The only ticket needed is your own imagination. Have you ever wanted to climb to the top of Everest with one hand behind your back? Kiss a crocodile all by yourself on the Nile river? How about learning how to bottle moonlight, or track a distant star? There are endless things to discover and whole universes to explore simply by reading a book. But books are only smears of ink without the reader's mind to give their letters meaning and bring them to life. With a rollicking, rhyming text and delightful artwork, poet and storyteller Allan Wolf and illustrator Brianne Farley remind us that books, no matter how they may be consumed, give readers of every background an opportunity to expand their world and spark their imagination. With infectious enthusiasm, No Buddy Like a Book offers an ode to the wonders of language written, spoken, and everything in between

Through powerful and vivid verse, the author explores a harrowing tale of survival rooted in history. This masterful narrative captures the chilling experiences faced by individuals during a time of crisis, showcasing the resilience of the human spirit against overwhelming odds. The storytelling invites readers to engage deeply with the emotional and physical struggles of those who endured this dark chapter, making it a compelling and thought-provoking read.

"A lyrical, monumental work of fact and imagination." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope — twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force. Slipping in telegraphs, undertaker’s reports, and other records, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power.

More than three dozen poems describe individual parts of the body and what they do for us and for some parts, such as the face, the verses describe how we communicate nonverbally with other people. Reprint.

A surprisingly diverse crew accompanied Lewis and Clark on their famous journey across the continent, including a hunter, a fiddler, a chatty kid, a slave, a drunkard, and the teenage Sacagawea--this exciting story is told through the voices of those fourteen people who set off on an unknown adventure. Original.