During their twenty-five years of marriage, Charley and Janet traveled all over the world - accompanying student rocket engineers to competitions, viewing solar eclipses, taking hot air balloon rides and cruises and always enjoying each other’s company in Asia, Europe, South America, Canada and the U.S. After Charley officially “retired” from his aerospace endeavors, he became involved in CSULA and CSULB as a judge in competitions and then as an adjunct professor at CSULB. He taught the rocket engineering students how to design, build and test rockets for competitions like IREC - International Rocket Engineering Competition. Janet became the “grandmother” of all the students making sure they had water, snacks and sunscreen! In later years, our telescopes were donated to schools and given to students.
When you lose your vision, your hearing and your balance, it's hard to find any humor in the inevitable aging process. These all too human conditions-from wrinkles to worn-out knees, counting calories and colonoscopies, and all the aches and pains in between-form the backbone of Body Language, a hilarious collection of poems that lament the infirmities of age. We can all relate to the frustration of aging body parts, but if you can poke fun at yourself, you can handle whatever life hands you! So read, enjoy, and laugh! And remember, "Though our bodies do not function / As they did when we sought action / With pills and exercise each day / We hope that we will be OK...
WHY IS THERE NIGHT DURING THE DAY? For thousands of years, our ancestors created myths and legends to explain the puzzle of solar eclipses. The poems in this book bring the ancient beliefs of many different cultures to life. Designed for children, parents, and educators, this delightful book includes a puppet show script, with instructions for easy to create puppets, stage directions and other helpful hints for creating a fabulously fun show, while answering the question, "Where Did the Sun Go?
We humans have developed relationships with all kinds of animals be they tame or wild, fierce or mild, big or small, short or tall! The poems in "Going to the Dogs and Other Critters" will let you explore your interactions with animals and give you an opportunity to revisit cherished experiences as well as think about having more! Designed for children and parents, this delightful book includes instructions for creating puppets and developing a puppet show. So enjoy reading about "Unconditional Love," "Dorca the Orca" and "Noah and the Woodpeckers" while you heed the "Alligator Warning.
When you lose your hair and your hearing and your vision, its hard to find any humor in these all too human conditions. These poems were written from experience and, believe me, if you can laugh about aging body parts, you can handle the other problems life hands you. So read, enjoy and laugh!
During their twenty-five years of marriage, Charley and Janet traveled all over the world - accompanying student rocket engineers to competitions, viewing solar eclipses, taking hot air balloon rides and cruises and always enjoying each other’s company in Asia, Europe, South America, Canada and the U.S. After Charley officially “retired” from his aerospace endeavors, he became involved in CSULA and CSULB as a judge in competitions and then as an adjunct professor at CSULB. He taught the rocket engineering students how to design, build and test rockets for competitions like IREC - International Rocket Engineering Competition. Janet became the “grandmother” of all the students making sure they had water, snacks and sunscreen! In later years, our telescopes were donated to schools and given to students.
It is the year 1307 and two young women are preparing for the adventures of their lives. One is to be married to a King, the other, her lady-in-waiting, intends to make the most of all of her assets; her beauty, her intelligence and an inflated sense of personal entitlement. This upwardly-mobile medieval heroine intends to stop at nothing to get what she wants, using her wits, her influence and by exploiting or thwarting the powerful men who seek either to charm her or destroy her. Lady Eleanora is a force to be reckoned with, dangerous, crafty and yet admirably resilient. Find out how she fares in the sometimes macabre reign of Queen Isabella and the husband she married for love, the tragic King Edward II.
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