Bøger af Julia Collins

Join Libby on an adventure of curiosity and kindness as she studies hard to make her wish-and those of others-come true.When Mary's little lamb, Libby, wishes upon a shooting star, a friend inspires her to go after her dream of traveling into outer space.Libby follows Mary to school and, despite the children laughing at her for being different, she doesn't give up. She learns how to build a rocket ship and travel into outer space. When she catches a shooting star, she discovers it is engraved with all the wishes that were ever wished upon it. She vows to help those wishes come true and returns to Earth to establish the Shooting Star Wish Foundation.Colorful paper-cut llustrations bring Libby's outer space adventure to life, making STEM subjects exciting and teaching children how kindness and curiosity can break down stereotypes, promote inclusion, and help them achieve their dreams.Picture BookAges 4 - 7

A landmark anthology of full-length works by Black American women writers of the 19th century including Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Harriet Jacobs, and Mary Weston Fordham-edited and with an introduction by C.S.R. Calloway.Shadows Uplifted collects and celebrates the vibrant and diverse work of these often unsung Black female writers, meticulously preserving their words while making them newly accessible to modern readers of all genders and backgrounds.Collected here for the first time in a single volume are: Frances E. W. Harper's 1892 novel Iola Leroy, an examination of multiracial identity within one family during and after the Civil War.Julia C. Collins's 1865 novel The Curse of Caste, written the very year the Civil War ended and chronicling the lives of a mother and her daughter during the antebellum age.A. E. Johnson's 1894 novel The Hazeley Family, telling the story of Flora Hazeley and the impact of her moral standings."Let us continue to uplift such shadows in our history, allowing them their corporeal bodies, flesh, blood, and melanated skin. Let us continue to uplift Black women: supporting and honoring their stories, their art, and their existence." - C.S.R. Calloway

What would you do if, one glorious September morning, your husband were to die suddenly, when all he had done was go to work, and you didn t even wake up properly to say goodbye?For Patricia, Julia, Claudia and Ann, four thirty-something women whose husbands worked at the World Trade Center, this became a tragic reality. But in the dark days following September 11th, 2001, the four came together and found comfort in each other. Love You, Mean It is a remarkable shared memoir of four marriages, of how four hope-filled relationships were tragically cut short, of how these four women rebuilt their lives after a deep loss, but, most of all, it is an extraordinary testament to the power of friendship.

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