If your child loves books about African animals like lions, rhinos, elephants, meerkats, hippos, zebras, wildebeests, ant lions, and leopards, this is a great read for your kids. People who are experts in developmental children's psychology agree that a book about listening when the answer is no is helpful to their cognitive development. Written by globally known South African-American children's author Belinda Jackson, this book with beautiful, color illustrations and artwork has great educational activities and exercises like matching animal foot prints, sequence and logic activities, and learning new words in another language. Don't delay your kid's exposure to important human developmental milestones!Introduce your children to new characters of color who are the main characters of the story.Listening matters! Every child has moments of not listening when we say "No!" Listening to instructions is important as they serve to help keep us safe, guide us and support us. When we don't listen to instructions or follow rules, we can put ourselves and others in danger.Mandla, Becka, and Sifo found themselves in a dangerous situation because they did not listen. Read this valuable lesson with fun pictures and educational activities all set in the heart of Africa.
About the Book This is a true story about young adults living in underdeveloped, low-socioeconomic neighborhoods and the repercussions of continuing a cycle of abuse and poverty when children are brought into the world. Jonnie Belinda Hopkins was born and raised in an environment that resulted in severe abuse and trauma. From physical, sexual, mental, and emotional abuse to facing a pregnancy as a young adult with no education, finances, or family support, she, like countless others in similar circumstances, was destined to become another casualty of her environment. But she fought the odds and took the steps to break the cycle. While it is a painful story to tell, it is ultimately her story of redemption and how she was able to break the generational curse and create a better life for her and her child. Jonnie Belinda’s story will be a source of inspiration for many. She hopes to use her voice to give hope to the hopeless, bring light to the darkness, and inspire others to make lasting changes in their lives. About the Author Jonnie Belinda Hopkins was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, moving from Jamaica Plain Projects at the age of 6, then moving to Seaver Street where she became a ward of the state. Despite not graduating from high school, she earned her GED. After the birth of her first child, she went on to earn an Associate's Degree from Roxbury Community College and a certificate for medical assisting from Branford Hall Career Institute. Additional schooling in medical billing and coding allowed her to work for major hospitals, including Boston’s Children Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Brigham and Women’s. Despite success in her career, Jonnie Belinda was in search of a more meaningful direction in her life, which led her to work as a Direct Support Professional providing care to young adults with disabilities. She was able to reunite with her biological siblings and begin the process of healing from childhood abuse. Today, she enjoys a close relationship with her parents.
Provides a complete introduction to seasonal food and contains more than 650 original recipes, all of them tried and tested by Leith's School of Food and Wine. They include cooking with elephant garlic, cardoons, mulberries, damsons and quinces.
Alyssa Giordano, a first generation American, never thought being a woman in this day and age would be a disadvantage... until she met her first boss. Her grandmothers, one Irish, the other Italian, fought so hard to be seen by other women as their husbands' equals. But Alyssa's grandfathers, and her father, knew who really ran things. Barely a year into her career, the young lawyer couldn't believe that Duncan Kennedy would accuse her of a double cross and sack her after she'd rebuffed his advances. Nor could she believe that his partner, Lydia Price, refused to support her. As she leaves behind her first job in the only career which she'd ever wanted, Alyssa, pride wounded, loses faith in the one thing she'd grown up believing in: justice. After struggling to get her career (and her life) back in order, Giordano finally hits the big time and finds that roles are reversed. Kennedy is labeled a swindler and a leading journalist, a woman no less, holds his fate in her hands. But as he vanishes in a cloud of lies and creditors before he can be brought to justice, Giordano's faith in it, justice, freefalls again. Later uncovering reports of Kennedy's untimely death, Alyssa's faith in justice returns and she begins to believe she is rid of the cruel menace who almost destroyed her. Until the day he walks back into her life to seemingly ask for her help in restoring his reputation... and tries to take her life...
Eyes the color of the sky. Golden locks and hard tan muscles that make women quiver.He was everything Savannah Marx wanted in a man strong, great smile, sense of humor and sexy as hell. He was right out of a romance novel. She was in love, but she couldn't have him. Instead she had someone out to get her. But how far would they go.... How did the joke go....Men are like parking spaces, the good ones are always taken. Jackson Orian was in a bad relationship with the wrong woman. Turns out taking a woman out as a favor is a big mistake, especially when the woman is crazy possessive. But he would risk anything for Savannah.....And anything could include his life.
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