Author: Georgeanne Irvine
Publisher: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press
ISBN: 9781943198047
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the true story of Karen the orangutan's brave journey through history-making heart surgery and how she won the hearts of everyone around her at the San Diego Zoo. As a young orangutan, Karen had a life-threatening heart murmur caused by a hole in her heart. To save Karen's life, a surgery team from UC San Diego Medical Center performed open-heart surgery on her--the first time this had ever been done on an orangutan. Readers will be inspired by this heartwarming story that connects, engages, and builds empathy for our animal friends. Karen's Heart is part of the Hope & Inspiration Series from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press. Get all the books in the series to be truly inspired! Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Award for Young Reader Nonfiction.
Karen's Heart
Author: Georgeanne Irvine
Publisher: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press
ISBN: 9781943198047
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the true story of Karen the orangutan's brave journey through history-making heart surgery and how she won the hearts of everyone around her at the San Diego Zoo. As a young orangutan, Karen had a life-threatening heart murmur caused by a hole in her heart. To save Karen's life, a surgery team from UC San Diego Medical Center performed open-heart surgery on her--the first time this had ever been done on an orangutan. Readers will be inspired by this heartwarming story that connects, engages, and builds empathy for our animal friends. Karen's Heart is part of the Hope & Inspiration Series from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press. Get all the books in the series to be truly inspired! Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Award for Young Reader Nonfiction.
Publisher: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press
ISBN: 9781943198047
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the true story of Karen the orangutan's brave journey through history-making heart surgery and how she won the hearts of everyone around her at the San Diego Zoo. As a young orangutan, Karen had a life-threatening heart murmur caused by a hole in her heart. To save Karen's life, a surgery team from UC San Diego Medical Center performed open-heart surgery on her--the first time this had ever been done on an orangutan. Readers will be inspired by this heartwarming story that connects, engages, and builds empathy for our animal friends. Karen's Heart is part of the Hope & Inspiration Series from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press. Get all the books in the series to be truly inspired! Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Award for Young Reader Nonfiction.
Revival: The Loyal Karens of Burma (1920)
Author: Donald MacKenzie Smeaton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351338285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
An exploration of the Karens, a small nation that inhabited the mountains and forests of the Lower Burma who were loyal to the British during the Anglo-Burmese wars.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351338285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
An exploration of the Karens, a small nation that inhabited the mountains and forests of the Lower Burma who were loyal to the British during the Anglo-Burmese wars.
The Loyal Karens of Burma
Author: Donald Mackenzie Smeaton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
MISSION.
Missions
Author: Howard Benjamin Grose
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
The Vintons and the Karens
Author: Calista V. Luther
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Karen (Southeast Asian people)
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Karen (Southeast Asian people)
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Karen Apostle
Author: Francis Mason
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian converts
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian converts
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Pieces of the Heart
Author: Karen White
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101118652
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In lyrical and evocative prose, the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels takes the scattered pieces of a life and weaves them into a tale of hope... Caroline Collier is a woman bogged down in the harsh realities of a life barely lived. Stress from her all-consuming job as an accountant has given her panic attacks, forcing her to take a leave of absence from work. And though her chances of relaxing in the presence of her overbearing, perfect mother are slim, she joins her at the family’s vacation home in the mountains of North Carolina. Though Caroline loves the serene beauty of Lake Ophelia, peace of mind is not to be found. Memories of her beloved younger brother, who died when she was seventeen, continue to haunt her, while the tension between her mother and her still simmers. Only their neighbors, the husband and daughter of one of Caroline’s childhood friends, seem able to penetrate her cool reserve, giving Caroline the courage to face her biggest fears—and dive headfirst into life...
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101118652
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In lyrical and evocative prose, the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels takes the scattered pieces of a life and weaves them into a tale of hope... Caroline Collier is a woman bogged down in the harsh realities of a life barely lived. Stress from her all-consuming job as an accountant has given her panic attacks, forcing her to take a leave of absence from work. And though her chances of relaxing in the presence of her overbearing, perfect mother are slim, she joins her at the family’s vacation home in the mountains of North Carolina. Though Caroline loves the serene beauty of Lake Ophelia, peace of mind is not to be found. Memories of her beloved younger brother, who died when she was seventeen, continue to haunt her, while the tension between her mother and her still simmers. Only their neighbors, the husband and daughter of one of Caroline’s childhood friends, seem able to penetrate her cool reserve, giving Caroline the courage to face her biggest fears—and dive headfirst into life...
Helping Hand
Life Amplified
Author: Karen Skogen Haslem
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504903420
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
If you know one child with autism, you know one child with autism. But not everyone gets that chance. In Life Amplified, Karen Haslem gives readers an honest, intimate, remarkably engaging look at the struggles and triumphs of her oldest son, who has autism. Drawing strength from their faith, the Haslem family strives every day to embrace, not just tolerate, Titus’s differences. Written with humor, grace, and a gift for lucid detail, Haslem’s memoir captures a sequence of vivid episodes that convey the joy, heartache, pride, and terror of being Titus—or being Titus’s mom. Life Amplified will bring new understanding and inspiration to other families touched by autism, as well as anyone seeking insight into their world.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504903420
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
If you know one child with autism, you know one child with autism. But not everyone gets that chance. In Life Amplified, Karen Haslem gives readers an honest, intimate, remarkably engaging look at the struggles and triumphs of her oldest son, who has autism. Drawing strength from their faith, the Haslem family strives every day to embrace, not just tolerate, Titus’s differences. Written with humor, grace, and a gift for lucid detail, Haslem’s memoir captures a sequence of vivid episodes that convey the joy, heartache, pride, and terror of being Titus—or being Titus’s mom. Life Amplified will bring new understanding and inspiration to other families touched by autism, as well as anyone seeking insight into their world.