Each letter of the alphabet is paired with an illustration of the Backyardigans doing or involving something beginning with that letter, including "B is for baking blueberry pies" and "N is for ninjas.
Jared Grace offers an in-depth look at the tactics he used to fight off hordes of goblins from Spiderwick Mansion, helping readers learn how to identify threats from the magical world around them. Original.
Lovable dogs and children are a winning combination in the live-action DreamWorks film releasing on January 16. Bruce lets readers in on the secrets to his inventions in this 24-page guide to all the gadgets and machines he has created to keep the dogs in the hotel well-fed and entertained. Full color.
Meet the whole gang from Yo Gabba Gabba! in this story with audio. Fans of the hit show will delight in meeting the whole Gabba gang and having fun in kooky, wonderful Gabbaland!
Jared Grace offers an in-depth look at the tactics he used to fight off hordes of goblins from Spiderwick Mansion, helping readers learn how to identify threats from the magical world around them. Original.
Packed with scenes from the new CGI-animated feature film from Warner Bros. Pictures, scheduled for release in March 2007, this sticker book lets young fans recreate scenes from the movie with the more than 40 stickers that are included. Full color. Consumable.
Each letter of the alphabet is paired with an illustration of the Backyardigans doing or involving something beginning with that letter, including "B is for baking blueberry pies" and "N is for ninjas.
This Yo Gabba Gabba! story with audio is all about using your imagination! What do your Gabba land friends like to imagine when they play pretend? Imagining is fun, and everyone can do it. C’mon, use your imagination!
Offering case studies of financial management in numerous American cities over a period of enormous growth and change, Irene Rubin explores the historical context of municipal budgeting in the United States and the political environment that conditions reform and problem solving at the local level.
Get Ready for Sizzling BBQ Success! Kick your grilling into high gear with this how-to manual for cooks of all levels. If you want your food to explode with flavor, The Grill Sisters’ easy-to-follow recipes are just what the backyard chef ordered. Having competed alongside world-renowned BBQ experts and as brand ambassadors for Barbeque Galore, these ladies know their way around a grill. They walk you through setting up your grilling equipment, the art of using wood chips and cooking your meat to the perfect temperature, along with all the best ways to prepare food on your grill—searing, basting, smoking and more. This amazing collection of recipes will have you (and everyone else at your table!) coming back for seconds. Showstopping recipes waiting inside include: • Beef Short Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce • Ridiculously Good Chili Espresso Ribeye • Skillet Surf & Turf with Vodka Garlic Butter • Glazed Crispy Skin Salmon & Mango Salsa • Greek Lamb Roast with Lemony Potatoes • Family Favorite Stickiest Pork Ribs • World’s Best BBQ Chicken Wings with Ranch Dipping Sauce Armed with this guide to all things BBQ, you have everything you need to make your next outdoor gathering a hit.
Deaf People and Society is an authoritative text that emphasizes the complexities of being D/deaf, DeafBlind, Deaf-Disabled, or hard of hearing, drawing on perspectives from psychology, education, and sociology. This book also explores how the lives of these individuals are impacted by decisions made by professionals in clinics, schools, or other settings. This new edition offers insights on areas critical to Deaf Studies and Disability Studies, with particular emphasis on multiculturalism and multilingualism, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Accessibly written, the chapters include objectives and suggested further reading that provides valuable leads and context. Additionally, these chapters have been thoroughly revised and incorporate a range of relevant topics including etiologies of deafness; cognition and communication; bilingual, bimodal, and monolingual approaches to language learning; childhood psychological issues; psychological and sociological viewpoints of deaf adults; the criminal justice system and deaf people; psychodynamics of interaction between deaf and hearing people; and future trends. The book also includes case studies covering hearing children of deaf adults, a young deaf adult with mental illness, and more. Written by a seasoned D/deaf/hard of hearing and hearing bilingual team, this unique text continues to be the go-to resource for students and future professionals interested in working with D/deaf, DeafBlind, and hard-of-hearing persons. Its contents will resonate with anyone interested in serving and enhancing their knowledge of their lived experiences of D/deaf, DeafBlind, Deaf-Disabled, and hard-of-hearing people and communities.
Sexual assault and abuse have been called a worldwide epidemic by the World Health Organization, but many clinicians are reluctant to tackle this topic due to their own lack of knowledge or personal anxieties. In this ground-breaking workbook replete with dramatic examples, Denise Lang-Grant, licensed trauma therapist and award-winning author, and Irene Colucci-Lebbad, a licensed clinical social worker with an extensive background in sexual and domestic violence, combine fifteen years of experience in running groups for survivors of sexual violence to present the how-tos of running a group for adults, intended to move group members from crisis to stabilization to integration. Keeping in mind that both experienced and novice group leaders will find this guide useful, they have included evidence-based techniques that will fit easily into any theoretical orientation and practice. This guide is a must-have for any clinician, university, rape crisis center, or legal entity dealing with sexual violence. No More Secrets is a step-by-step professional guide, which can assist mental health practitioners to offer hope and healing for those who have been victims of sexual abuse. The authors write about sexual abuse with faith in the power of individuals to overcome their experiences and become strengthened in the process. The chapters are written in a clear, concise, well-organized manner and can easily be incorporated into a practitioners skill set or theoretical orientation. This is an important and necessary guide that deserves a wide readership. Luba Shagawat, Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and former President of the NJ Society of Social Workers Being a child sexual abuse survivor and a former Penn State football athlete who loves the school and the program, I spent years trying to cope with my abuse through drugs and alcohol. I was fortunate enough to finally find this group program, and I reaped the benefits. I believe that the program offered in No More Secrets is a wonderful resource and should be utilized by therapists, university training programs, and law enforcement agencies to sensitize them to the challenges faced by all survivors of sexual violence. Anthony Gordon, board member for Defend A Child
Irene Hope Hedrick has returned with Volume 2 of her memoir. A gifted writer and storyteller, she can still recite from Robert Louis Stevenson's poem From A Railway Carriage. Irene's father read William Blake to her as a child, called her by her nickname, "Our I." She learned early that "Infinity is in the here and now," and that "Eternity demands, is relentless." Her father also told her: "If you grow up with a kind heart and a sense of love, you'll live to be a hundred." Irene intends to, even as she invites you to listen to her stories from the depression, World War II in England, marriage to a Yankee soldier and immigration to the United States. If, as it is said, "Charity can be given with an empty hand, with a kind word" Irene has been charitable in the gift of these hopeful tales. She includes quotes by thinkers as diverse as Plato, Herodotus, song lyrics, and wisdom-bearing language. Read and be nourished. Ann Staley, teacher, poet & essayist, author of Primary Sources
Is congress corrupt? Fire Congress names the corrupt persons and tells you their crimes. A congressman gets elected and becomes a very wealthy congressman by “making very wise investments.” Of course, they have some help from K Street. K Street is where the lobbyists are. When congressmen are not receiving checks from lobbyists for their campaign funds, they are going to work for lobbying rms at the end of their careers—that is if the congressmen are not in prison. Then, of course, there are all of the earmarks they are no longer supposed to have! Literally billions of dollars of earmarks are tacked onto bills, some frivolous, for stuff that would otherwise never get passed, just to garner votes from their own constituency.
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