Float is a book of poetry written throughout 2016. Based on experiences of immense joy and unrelenting sadness. Three chapters, each inspired by a different passion, telling stories of love and loss.
A story of hope." —Common Sense Media "This book will explode you into atoms." —Margo Lanagan, author of Tender Morsels "Helena Fox's novel delivers.
Explains in simple terms the reason some objects float.
"In Float, art is far more than decoration.
This seemingly simply story from Daniel Miyares is enriched with incredible depth and texture that transcend words.
Where one poem gently confesses to “trying, these days, to believe again / in people,” another concedes that “defeat / sometimes is defeat / without purpose.” Look: the chair is just a chair.” But therein lies the beauty of this ...
In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds.
Readers will be encouraged to actively test items to see if they sink or float.
Here is a compelling testimony to his courage, resilience in the face of controversy, and boxing prowess by Obie Award-winning author Ntozake Shange.
On the edge of the Grand Canal, Wendelin von Speyer sets up the first printing press in Venice and looks for the book that will make his fortune.
Why? And how is it possible that a huge ship made of steel can float? Answering these questions about density and flotation is David A. Adler's clear, concise text, paired with Anna Raff's delightful illustrations.