Acting like an Earthling isn’t easy! Follow the adventures of Spork the alien in the How to Be an Earthling series. Each book covers a different character trait to help kids think about what they say and do. Everybody loves the class vegetable garden—except Jack. He doesn’t want to pick beans. He doesn’t even want to take care of the class hamster over the weekend, and Jo Jo is more fun than a green bean! That’s when Jack has a great idea. He’ll get Spork, the new alien in school, to watch Jo Jo. What could possibly go wrong? Every How to Be an Earthling title includes fun back-of-book activities that build on story themes. (Character trait: Responsibility)
This volume documents a groundbreaking convening on January 28, 2017 in The Met’s Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, inspired by the exhibition Kerry James Marshall: Mastry on view at The Met Breuer October 25, 2016–January 29, 2017. During the daylong event, twenty noted thought leaders and creative practitioners considered the role of creativity, hard work, social justice, and imagination in art history, performance, science, and other disciplines inspired by visual artist Kerry James Marshall’s practice and work. The event was a mix of rich extended conversations and exciting nine-minute performances and presentations. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} The program and this publication were made possible by the generous support of the Ford Foundation.
A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Overworked and Undervalued: Black Women and Success in America is a collection of essays written by Black female scholars, educators, and students as well as public policy, behavioral, and mental health professionals. The contributors’ share their experiences and frustrations with White America which continues to demand excessive labor and one-sided relationships of Black women while it simultaneously diminishes them. The book describes the ongoing struggle for women of color in general, but Black women in particular, which derives from the experience that only certain parts of our identities are deemed acceptable. The essays reflect on the events of the last few years and the toll the related stress has taken on each author. As a whole, the book offers its readers an opportunity to gain insight into these women’s experiences and to find their place in supporting the Black women in their lives.
Tired of being the middle child, Molly Muller tries to distinguish herself from her sisters Tina and Lucy by being the cutest, the loudest, the funniest, and the meanest sister. Simultaneous.
Sandy Springs has always been a community in transition. Bounded to the north by the Chattahoochee River, the area was contested by both the Cherokee Nation and the Creek Confederacy, who used the river as a territorial marker. To the south, the urban center of Atlanta has blessed and, at times, cursed her rural neighbor with close proximity. Today Sandy Springs is still in transition. From a rural village to one of Georgias newest cities, the history of Sandy Springs is a story of change.
Kimberly Smith-Morris is a twenty-nine-year-old author from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a mother of three, she has experienced her share of lifeas ups and downs. Her poetry is centered around her life experiences, thoughts and emotions. She touches subjects that range from failed relationships to loss of loved ones to faith in God. She uses her poetry as therapy to vent emotions, stating, aWith poetry, I am the therapist and the patient.a
Return to Pixie Hollow for a brand-new movie adventure with Tinker Bell! Tinker Bell is thrilled when she is selected to make the prestigious Autumn Scepter to commemorate the rare Blue Moon. Her friend Terence tries to help, but he ends up getting in the way—and on Tink’s nerves. Then, to make matters worse, Tink accidentally breaks the scepter’s moonstone! So she must travel north of Never Land to find the one thing that can fix the moonstone—the magical Mirror of Incanta. It’s a rough journey, but Tink is helped along by a firefly named Blaze. Can Tink mend the scepter—and her friendship with Terence—before the Blue Moon rises? Find out in the Junior Novelization retelling ofTinker Bell and the Lost Treasure,featuring eight pages of full-color scenes from the direct-to-DVD movie!
Queen Clarion is missing! One minute Prilla was flying right behind her, then POOF!—the queen was gone. Meanwhile, someone has taken the precious heart seed from Lily's rare Fairy Pink rose. Could the queen's disappearance and the stolen heart seed be connected? With the help of Lily and Beck, Prilla follows clues that Queen Clarion has left behind. The trail leads them all the way to the mysterious High Tree Forest. Prilla knows the queen is somewhere in the vast, dark forest. But how will they ever find her?
When Mary–Kate takes a summer job as a lifeguard at a Malibu beach club, she soon finds that it's not all about saving lives, it's about meeting guys. Mary–Kate is about to have the most romantic summer of her life. Ages 9–15
Beck can't help wondering what lies outside Pixie Hollow. Then Beck meets a flock of Explorer Birds and has her chance. With Vidia's special pixie dust, Beck can join the far-flying birds and see what's beyond the sea.
A water sprite named Dab has tricked Rani into looking after a whole flock of rain clouds! Dab won’t take the clouds back unless Rani answers a riddle about Pixie Hollow’s three greatest treasures. But Rani doesn’t know what those treasures might be—and meanwhile, Pixie Hollow is getting very damp!
When their teacher makes aremark about Chelsea being Raven’s “sidekick,” Chelsea is determined to dothings her way for once. Raven goes along with Chelsea’s ideafor the opera they will perform in the Festival of the Classical Arts—until shegets a vision of them winning with her own idea. Now Raven and Chelsea are competing for same spot in the show!Plus, Raven does battle with one of the most popular girls in school when theyboth plan to have parties on the same night.
When Raven has a vision that Cory doesn’t get anycards on Valentine’s Day, she asks Eddie to give him a lesson in how to talk togirls. Eddie teaches Cory to rap to help him impress his crush, and suddenlyCory finds he’s the most popular boy in his class. But when Cory is rude to theone girl who really likes him, Raven decides to teach him a lesson. Plus, Ravenstruggles to trust her boyfriend after she has a vision of him on a date withanother girl.
Raven gets a vision of her crush, Devon kissing her at a kiddie pizza parlor, so she arranges a date with Devon , his little sister, and her younger brother Cory. Raven will do anything to make sure this kiss happens!
Mary-Kate and Ashley have new jobs in this Sweet Sixteen story! But are they really ready for the responsibility? Mary-Kate has taken a great new job as a lifeguard. Now she's not only saving lives, she's also waiting for the cute male lifeguard to call her! Meanwhile, Ashley has a once in a lifetime job with Ava, the famous wedding planner.
After watching the Explorer Birds pass her by, Beck uses some of Vidia's enhanced fairy dust to help her fly faster so she can travel with the birds beyond the boundaries of Never Land.
After two years of trying to figure out why my dog was sick, I realized that the commercial kibble I was feeding was the problem. I heard about raw feeding and how it was helping dogs and cats and began researching the diet to learn if it was the answer for my dog. Trying to learn about raw feeding isn't easy for everyone. There is a tremendous amount of information out there, everyone is an expert, and whenever I felt like I got it right, I learned that I was wrong.I switched my dogs to a raw food diet in 2013, today, my sick dog has lived longer than his first vet predicted and he astounds his current vet because she can believe that he's a senior dog. No more allergies, no more digestive issues, no more joint issues just a healthy dog thanks to a diet of fresh food. A year after switching to raw, I began blogging about my journey. I've learned a lot over the years and every day I receive questions from pet parents interested in raw feeding and I began to see a pattern. Everyone had the same questions and that's how this book came about.Keep it Raw will be a series of books where I answer questions from raw feeders and aspiring raw feeders. This book is for the pet parent who is interested in feeding raw or new to raw feeding and feeling a bit overwhelmed. I answer each question based on my experience raising four raw fed dogs.I hope it helps others improve their dog's diet and health.
Tinker Bell is thrilled when she is selected to create the Autumn Scepter to commemorate the rare blue harvest moon. Her friend Terence tries to help, but he ends up getting in the way - and on Tink's nerves. To make matters worse, Tink accidentally breaks the scepter's moonstone! Now she must travel north of Never Land to find the one thing that can fix the stone: the enchanted Mirror of Incanta. Can Tink mend the scepter--and her friendship with Terence--before the blue harvest moon rises"--P. [4] of cover.
When Gilbert and his big sister Rachel go into foster care they meet a lot of adults who are there to help them-- a caseworker, foster parents, foster brothers and sisters, a lawyer, a therapist, a judge, their own court appointed special advocate (CASA), and a dog named Spud. Explains the roles of various people in the court system.
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