“What could have been yet another example of kindergarten consumerism instead becomes one of resourcefulness and resilience.” – New York Times Endearing picture book.” – Wall Street Journal “Everyone is smiling in the buoyant confections created by illustrator Julia Denos-including, it’s fair to say, young readers looking at them. Tailor-made, so to speak, for the Etsy generation of DIY enthusiasts.” – Publishers Weekly "A spunky story about adjusting to change with creativity and style. Assisted by her patient and crafty mama, the narrator finds that when disaster strikes her favorite things, she doesn’t need to make mountains out of molehills-she “makes molehills out of mountains” instead! Structured around the days of the week, the story is also illustrated to show the passing of the seasons, a perfect complement to the themes of growing older and keeping hold (and letting go) of special mementos. As the year passes, the narrator’s favorite dress goes through a series of creative changes, from dress to shirt to tank top to scarf and so on, until all that’s left of it is a good memory. Open up a fresh and stylish story about growing up and keeping hold of your favorite memories.
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But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day - and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence? These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History," the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. into a single, accessible historical narrative" (Bill Gates) and presents a captivating history of the universe - from the Big Bang to dinosaurs to mass globalization and beyond. This New York Times bestseller "elegantly weaves evidence and insights. I recalled that it’s a book about a boy and his pet Martian, and was expecting to find out that the Martian pet was really something else, and indeed that was the case.īut I totally didn’t remember any of the book’s political stuff. I believe that this book is one of the first Heinlein books that I ever read, but also one that I only read once and never again. When I was a kid I could have read all these books in the course of one or two weeks.) It has been four and a half years since I started this project, and I still haven’t read Rocket Ship Galileo, Space Cadet or The Rolling Stones. (Although I’ve certainly been taking my time. Over the past few years I’ve been re-reading Robert Heinlein books that I read a long time ago when I was a kid. Warning: I suppose this contains some minor spoilers. In other words, the insatiable hunger and protectiveness she is awakening is a threat to his peace of mind. She’s also brave and beautiful and reminds him of the home he left behind three years ago. Sure, she’s stubborn, distracting and can’t stay out of harm’s way. Although…it is becoming less and less of a hardship to have Taylor around. Myles is just there to do a job, not babysit an amateur sleuth. Not to mention her fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders.Ī brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary school teacher: the murder-solving team no one asked for, but thanks to these pesky attempts on Taylor's life, they're stuck together, come hell or high tide. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to catch the killer and refuses to believe Taylor can be helpful, despite the countless hours she's spent listening to true crime podcasts. It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod-just Taylor and her beloved brother-but discovering a corpse in their rental house has really thrown a wrench into their tanning schedule. A spicy rom-com with a murder mystery from Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer! A much 'bigger' book than I expected going in, this is a must-read for all adolescents - not just hockey fans - about navigating difficult choices in life and deciding when enough is enough. BooklistĬarrie Allen achieves the hat trick in her debut novel, scoring with a humorous and heartfelt writing style, a tough-as-nails heroine any reader would be proud to champion, and a solidly-constructed story that honestly examines the costs and benefits of taking a stand. The book's power comes from highlighting the pain and abuse that barrier-breaking women endure in a male-driven field. an exhilarating run, as debut author Allen creates a wonderfully authentic hockey world.- Kirkus Reviews The Boys is a powerful story about a girl who's strong enough to play the game, and, more importantly, do the hard thing and stand up for what's right.- Sara Biren, author of Cold Day in the Sun A must-read for those who want to break down barriers in sport.- Cassie Campbell-Pascall, the only Canadian Captain, male or female, to lead two Olympic hockey teams the Boys is a mature exploration - with no sugarcoating - of some of the struggles a female goes through playing male-dominated sports. 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Little Manny is now four years old, and the couple have moved back to Miami, where Robert has a job with the Department of Environmental Resources and Development, and Miriam – a Cuban-American with a Ph.D. Wax finds evidence that only a Steelrunner (a Feruchemist who can store and utilize speed) could have committed the murders, but when he tracks down the only Steelrunner in the city, he finds her dead, murdered with a Hemalurgic spike. This incident further stokes unrest over corruption and bad working conditions in the city. Wax is called off the job and summoned by the constables to aid in a major investigation: the brother of Elendel's governor has been murdered at a meeting with a number of powerful crime bosses, who have all also been killed. While hunting down a criminal called the Marksman with his partner Wayne, Wax sees the face of Bloody Tan (the man responsible for Lessie's death) in a crowd, but is unable to find him when he searches. Wax has now been deputized by the city's constabulary. Wax and Marasi have learned of the art of Hemalurgy from the book given to them by Ironeyes. In the present, it is one year since the defeat of the Vanishers. In a flashback, Waxillium Ladrian first meets his future wife Lessie on a bounty hunt, where they work together to bag a powerful crime boss. It is preceded by The Alloy of Law in 2011 and followed by The Bands of Mourning in 2016. It was published on Octoby Tor Books and is the second book in the Wax and Wayne series and fifth in the Mistborn series. Mistborn: Shadows of Self is a fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. After his death, she had thrown herself into raising their boys, and then into making a business out of her passion for gardening. Roz Harper is a woman who has lived life on her own terms. More than that, Stella feels an instant attraction to 'In the Garden's' landscaper, Logan Kitridge, who gets under her skin and makes her feel truly alive for the first time in years. She even has a new friend in Hayley Phillips, the feisty young pregnant woman who turns up at Harper House, Stella's new home, looking for a job. Stella's got a great job managing successful nursery 'In the Garden' and an interesting boss and landlady in local legend Roz Harper. Her two energetic young sons are thriving in their new school. Recently widowed, Stella Rothchild is no stranger to the ghosts of the past, but the move from Michigan back to her roots near Memphis, Tennessee is supposed to be about the future. Topics as wide-ranging as penis- or breast-enlargement surgery and the basics of haute couture are treated with wit and insight. suggests that media images are not the sole reason that ""in the United States more money is spent on beauty than on education or social services."" The most important message in this book is that we cannot ignore our evolutionary past when attempting to understand our current behavior, even as we should recognize that we need not be slaves to our genes. And evidence that red pigments were used as lipstick as long ago as 5000 B.C. For example, cross-cultural research comparing two isolated Indian tribes in Venezuela and Paraguay to people in three Western cultures demonstrated a remarkable similarity in what is considered beautiful. In riveting style, Etcoff, a psychologist at Harvard Medical School, demolishes the belief that beauty is a cultural construct, arguing instead ""that beauty is a universal part of human experience, and that it provokes pleasure, rivets attention, and impels actions that help ensure the survival of our genes."" By drawing widely from anthropological, psychological, biological and archeological literature, Etcoff discerns surprising similarities in the ways humans have perceived and responded to beauty across diverse cultures throughout the millennia. 3-6)īear clearly loves the toy bunny that he has found sitting up against a tree in the forest, but he wants to help it return to its home. Although there is an important lesson to be learned here, this picture book would’ve benefited from a bit more imagination. The Disney-esque depictions of the likable-enough, though entirely bland characters make both figures and setting seem recycled rather than fresh. The gang is left feeling silly when they realize the awful monster they’ve imagined is nothing more than an innocuous little mouse. As each one passes the message along to the other, the monster becomes more and more terrifying and makes increasingly more menacing noises-from the “pshh pshh!” Duck initially hears to a cumulative “pshh pshh, grrr, bang bang, wham wham, grrrowl! OOOOOOoooeeeeee!”-until they finally decide to face the beast head on. When Duck hears suspicious noises coming from under her bed, she turns to her trusty forest friends, Pig, Bear, Wolf and Owl, to help investigate what horrid creature must be lurking under her bed. This picture book by veterans Landa and Warnes puts a stale spin on a timeless lesson: There’s no use in making a mountain out of molehill, or, in this case, a monster out of a mouse. |