Johnny Junkpile is a touching story about love, loyalty and the power of self worth. Both young and adult readers will enjoy this gripping story. The story centers on Johnny Jung who is being teased by a group of boys. Despite the fact that he could respond physically to their taunts Johnny chooses to ignore them and go about his life. The story of Johnny Junkpile will teach young readers how to deal with bullying, personal trauma and disaster. The strength of Johnny's family and the lessons handed down from his father help him to deal with the daily struggles many young boys and girls face. Johnny Junkpile will show youngsters that name calling and bullying can be dealt with and conquered through willpower and humor.
This is a clearly presented work, with accessible topic headings and plenty of good advice sprinkled with engaging personal anecdotes. The message at the book's heart is to adopt a greener way of being and to see oneself as part of nature, not removed from it. On this point it is exceptional, distinguishing itself from many of the green gardening books written in recent years.' The English Garden magazine 'Conversational, interesting, and personal ... it reaffirms the link between what we love to do and why we should be doing it with nature, the planet and our health in mind.' RHS The Garden magazine If you want a sustainable garden and a better relationship with nature, A Greener Life is the guide you need. Packed with inspirational images and practical tips, the book covers garden planning, organic composting and vegetable growing, as well as sustainable planting, rewilding and wildlife-attracting environments. Learn traditional gardening techniques like propagating and growing from cuttings to make your garden self-sustaining, and discover plants that attract hover flies, bees and butterflies. With Jack Wallington's warmth and expertise on every page, this is an ideal book for new gardeners seeking greener practices.
Filled with humour, heart and a touch of the supernatural, this first book in a brilliant new series takes you on a non-stop adventure in Antarctica, perfect for the most intrepid of readers! Maisie thinks her dad is the most boring person in the world. For fun he likes to do origami (but only basic triangles) or jigsaw puzzles of a cloudless sky (yep, every piece is blue). He writes cool-sounding books like How To Wrestle A Crocodile and How To Defuse A Bomb, but he's never actually done any of the awesome things he writes about. But Maisie has to admit weird things happen around Dad. Unexplainable things...When childcare falls through and Dad has to take Maisie to Antarctica to research his next book, How To Survive In Antarctica, Maisie realises there is definitely something unusual about Dad... Maisie is determined to find out the truth about her dad. What she doesn't realise is that she'll discover some things about herself and what it really means to be a hero along the way. One thing is for sure - it's going to be the adventure of a lifetime! An action-packed cross between Adventures on Trains and My Brother is a Superhero. "Perfect blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and high-stakes action" - Zohra Nabi, Waterstones Book of the Month author of The Kingdom Over the Sea "A brilliant blend of mystery, survival and adventure, with a sprinkling of supernatural woven seamlessly in" - Tom Vaughan, Waterstones Book of the Month author of Hercules: The Diary of a (Sort of Hero)
Ranks salaries, benefits--stock plans, savings plans, profit sharing, and medical/dental plans--financial stability, and chances for upward mobility within the organizational structure.
This guide covers the 2006 World Cup qualifying competition and England's bids to make the finals in Germany. Details of the UEFA Champions League are featured, as well as English and Scottish league/cup games, Nationwide Conference clubs and an invaluable season-by-season who's-who style players directory.
This work combines a history of Hollywood with an analysis of how and why the entertainment capital of the world has consistently survived its own limitations to meet changing public tastes with its own brand of vigour and renewal for over 60 years.
Abstract: This second edition is designed for the student and layperson who are, or who may become involved with the lodging industry. The book alerts hotel and restaurant operators to a number of potential legal problems. The text includes discussions on general laws (contracts, torts, negligence); hotel-guest relationship laws (reservations, special groups, privacy, eviction); hotel's duties to guests and others (liability, loss); restaurants, food service and bars; the hotel and its employees (discrimination, National Labor Relations Act, social security); and laws relating to general hotel operation (public health, consumer protection, Occupational Safety and Health Act, fire safety, taxes.
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