![]() ![]() But he has to defeat the top dog, Brutus MacDougal Bugleboy, to become king of the waterfront. Jolly Roger, A Dog of Hoboken - Part Husky, part Chow, Jolly Roger likes to hang out with the tough dogs along the riverside. The Magic Moscow - An ice cream vendor adopts a pup descended from Hercules, canine companion of Sergeant Schwartz of the Yukon, leading to chaos at the dog show and a mysterious case of dognapping.Īttila the Pun - When a middle-aged hippie calling himself Lamont Penumbra, Mystic Seer, conjures up a reincarnation of Attila the Hun's brother, the fifth-century jokester quickly wears out his welcome with his nonstop witticisms. Young readers can join Pinkwater on a rollicking visit to his beloved New Jersey metropolis of Hoboken with these four hilariously imaginative tales - collected together for the very first time! "Daniel Pinkwater is so obviously the funniest writer of children's books that he should be made a Living National Treasure," declared The Washington Post Book World. ![]()
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![]() A full Refund amount would be credited if cancellation request is sent before it gets dispatched from kitabay warehouse facility.Upon reviewing, the amount would be subsequently refunded deducting a reverse shipment charge estimating to 40% of the order amount. ![]() For any Return/Refund of order/orders, the buyer/customer shall intimate within 10 days of delivery from their kitabay dashboard or Instagram Page "kitabay.store" or an email mentioning the reason of return.We would entertain a refund, only on the below condition/conditions are full-filled: Included in this collection are: Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, and Light. Michael Grant's Gone series has been praised for its compelling storytelling, multidimensional characters, and multiple points of view. And time is running out: on your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents-unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers-that grow stronger by the day. And no way to figure out what's happened. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. There are teens, but not one single adult. In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. These page-turning thrillers invoke the classic The Lord of the Flies along with the horror of Stephen King. ![]() This collection contains all six books in New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's breathtaking dystopian sci-fi Gone saga. ![]() ![]() ![]() But in 1965, the magazine re-examined the reality of the project and declared it a failure. Architectural Forum did praise his original proposal as 1951’s “best high apartment”, citing its spatial efficiency, allowance for plenty of outdoor green space and innovations such as limited-stop elevators. Those inclined to read the story of Pruitt-Igoe as a morality play of 20th-century architectural hubris tend to describe Yamasaki’s design, laughingly, as “award-winning” when in fact it won no such thing. The Korean War and squabbles in Congress ensured that the construction budget only got more straitened thereafter, resulting in poor build quality and cheap fixtures that showed strain not long after the first occupants arrived. ![]() Objecting to the price of his plan, the Public Housing Administration insisted on a cost-saving uniform tower height of 11 storeys. ![]() Photograph: Lee Balterman/Time & Life Pictures/Getty ImagesĬommissioned to design a public housing project federally financed under the Housing Act of 1949, the Japanese-American architect at first came up with a mixed-rise cluster of buildings. The second stage of demolition of the Pruitt-Igoe complex in April 1972. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having been commonly introduced as “Rosamond Tudor’s daughter” she grew up to go by the name of Tasha Tudor. She was christened as Starling Burgess, but was shortly renamed after her father’s favorite character from War and Peace, Natasha. Her father was William Starling Burgess, a noted naval architect. Tudor was born in 1915 into a wealthy and creative family as her mother, Rosamond Tudor, was an artist. Her unconventional way of life was confusing for some, but we find it charming. But, beyond creating beautiful images Tudor lived a unique lifestyle all her own. These books are all classics now and her illustrations made these stores come to life for young readers of several generations. Tasha Tudor will be remembered as a beloved children’s book illustrator, with such titles to her credit as A Child’s Garden of Verses, The Secret Garden, and A Little Princess. ![]() |