Wee Jeannie falls in love with a seal who can change into human form when there's a full moon. Only by trickery and magic can he stay human. The cost to Jeannie is to risk the life of the person she loves most in the world
Lexie's high school experience starts out so well. Her landing a seat in the Columbus Jr. Symphony rewards her musical skills. Her classes introduce her to really nice kids. But there isn't enough time in the day to practice, become active with her friends in theater, and achieve good grades. And then there is her mother's reluctance to accept her new friends, and her need for support to adjust to her new culture, surroundings and pressures. Her parents, Anne and Kenneth Hamilton have their own issues. Anne has almost lost one of her younger daughters to a swimming pool accident. When Kenneth has an opportunity to take a professor position at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, she cannot wait to leave the small town in Georgia where she had raised her two older children to avoid the feeling that she could still lose one of her little girls. Kenneth has recently injured his back. Still trying to heal from the injury and deal with the stress of a new position, he becomes dependent on Percocet and Xanax. Lexie tries to make her way on her own in the social maze of teenage culture in a suburban high school. When she catches the eye and the heart of a senior boy but then breaks up with him, her friends spread the rumor she is gay. Her sophomore year and junior year bring further challenges. She reaches into her parents' medicine cabinet to feel normal. She accidentally ODs. Her mother thinks Lexie needs further discipline and restrictions. Lexie denies she needs help. She loses patience waiting to gain her mother's trust. More than a Young Adult novel, The Rabbit Trap will give parents and teens quite a few topics to discuss.
The mice had lived in the old mill for years. Each day they stole grain from under the miller`s nose and all had been well. Until now that is... until the miller decided to get a cat. But the mice are smarter than the miller thinks, and they have a cunning plan to get rid of the fiendish cat.
Anna is the only child of a doting and generous father. Born beautiful, she wants for nothing. Then an evil stranger arrives in her village, and soon Anna's life changes for ever.
Mo and Jo are two handsome crows and they are ready to build their nest. But every time they start, something goes wrong. So where can they go in such an unfriendly world?
This story is part of the Flying Foxes series, which aims to introduce children aged five years plus to topics covered in the Key Stage 1 curriculum through lively stories. The titles tie in with topics that the children actually study.
Zeke has a love for the sea, and when he was old enough, he decided he would travel the world as a cabin boy, but his life is dramatically changed when he meets a very special stormteller.
While traveling, Babushka gives her gifts for the Christ child away and thinks she has nothing left to give the baby, only to discover that everything she gave away, she also gave to him.
Once the mud maid danced through the gardens and played in the lake. Sometimes she teased the gardener. Then one day, he marched away and did not come back. Flowers withered. Weeds grew. The mud maid was too sad to dance and play. A magical tale based on the true story of how the gardens of Heligan were lost and restored again.
More than any other textbook, Don and Sandra Hockenbury's Psychology relates the science of psychology to the lives of the wide range of students taking the introductory course. Now Psychology returns in a remarkable new edition that shows just how well-attuned the Hockenburys are to the needs of today's students and instructors.
Stay up to date with the rapidly changing field of medical sonography! Heavily illustrated and extensively updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, 7th Edition equips you with an in-depth understanding of general/abdominal and obstetric/gynecologic sonography, the two primary divisions of sonography, as well as vascular sonography and echocardiography. Each chapter includes patient history, normal anatomy (including cross-sectional anatomy), ultrasound techniques, pathology, and related laboratory findings, giving you comprehensive insight drawn from the most current, complete information available. Full-color presentation enhances your learning experience with vibrantly detailed images. Pathology tables give you quick access to clinical findings, laboratory findings, sonography findings, and differential considerations. Sonographic Findings highlight key clinical information. Key terms and chapter objectives help you study more efficiently. Review questions on a companion Evolve website reinforce your understanding of essential concepts. New chapters detail the latest clinically relevant content in the areas of: Essentials of Patient Care for the Sonographer Artifacts in Image Acquisition Understanding Other Imaging Modalities Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Issues in Sonography 3D and 4D Evaluation of Fetal Anomalies More than 700 new images (350 in color) clarify complex anatomic concepts. Extensive content updates reflect important changes in urinary, liver, musculoskeletal, breast, cerebrovascular, gynecological, and obstetric sonography.
A quick, easy-to-read synthesis of theory, guidelines, and evidence-based research, this book offers timely, practical guidance for library and information professionals who must navigate ethical crises in information privacy and stay on top of emerging privacy trends. Emerging technologies create new concerns about information privacy within library and information organizations, and many information professionals lack guidance on how to navigate the ethical crises that emerge when information privacy and library policy clash. What should we do when a patron leaves something behind? How do we justify filtering internet access while respecting accessibility and privacy? How do we balance new technologies that provide anonymity with the library's need to prevent the illegal use of their facilities? Library Patrons' Privacy presents clear, conversational, evidence-based guidance on how to navigate these ethical questions in information privacy. Ideas from professional organizations, government entities, scholarly publications, and personal experiences are synthesized into an approachable guide for librarians at all stages of their career. This guide, designed by three experienced LIS scholars and professionals, is a quick and enjoyable read that students and professionals of all levels of technical knowledge and skill will find useful and applicable to their libraries.
Covering the evaluation and management of every key disease and condition affecting newborns, Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn, by Drs. Christine A. Gleason and Sandra E. Juul, remains your #1 source for practical, clinically relevant information in this fast-changing field. You’ll find the specific strategies you need to confidently diagnose and treat this unique patient population, in a full-color, easy-to-use single volume that focuses on key areas of practice. Now in a thoroughly revised 10th Edition, this highly respected reference is an authoritative clinical resource for neonatal practitioners. Provides up-to-date information on every aspect of newborn evaluation and management in a new, visually improved format featuring more than 500 all-new, full-color illustrations integrated within each chapter Includes greatly expanded Neurology and Hematology sections that highlight the knowledge and expertise of new co-editor, Dr. Sandra E. Juul Features all-new chapters on Palliative Care, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Platelet Disorders, Transfusion Therapy, Hypertension, , and The Ear and Hearing Disorders, as well as expanded coverage of brain injury and neuroprotective strategies in the preterm and term infant Contains new Key Points boxes at the beginning of every chapter Brings you up to date on current topics such as the evolving epidemic of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the new clinical uses of ultrasound (including ultrasound videos online) Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices Provides up-to-date information on every aspect of newborn evaluation and management in a new, visually improved format featuring more than 500 all-new, full-color illustrations integrated within each chapter. Includes greatly expanded Neurology and Hematology sections that highlight the knowledge and expertise of new co-editor, Dr. Sandra E. Juul. Features all-new chapters on Palliative Care, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Platelet Disorders, Transfusion Therapy, Hypertension, , and The Ear and Hearing Disorders, as well as expanded coverage of brain injury and neuroprotective strategies in the preterm and term infant. Contains new Key Points boxes at the beginning of every chapter. Brings you up to date on current topics such as the evolving epidemic of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the new clinical uses of ultrasound (including ultrasound videos online). Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Lexie's high school experience starts out so well. Her landing a seat in the Columbus Jr. Symphony rewards her musical skills. Her classes introduce her to really nice kids. But there isn't enough time in the day to practice, become active with her friends in theater, and achieve good grades. And then there is her mother's reluctance to accept her new friends, and her need for support to adjust to her new culture, surroundings and pressures. Her parents, Anne and Kenneth Hamilton have their own issues. Anne has almost lost one of her younger daughters to a swimming pool accident. When Kenneth has an opportunity to take a professor position at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, she cannot wait to leave the small town in Georgia where she had raised her two older children to avoid the feeling that she could still lose one of her little girls. Kenneth has recently injured his back. Still trying to heal from the injury and deal with the stress of a new position, he becomes dependent on Percocet and Xanax. Lexie tries to make her way on her own in the social maze of teenage culture in a suburban high school. When she catches the eye and the heart of a senior boy but then breaks up with him, her friends spread the rumor she is gay. Her sophomore year and junior year bring further challenges. She reaches into her parents' medicine cabinet to feel normal. She accidentally ODs. Her mother thinks Lexie needs further discipline and restrictions. Lexie denies she needs help. She loses patience waiting to gain her mother's trust. More than a Young Adult novel, The Rabbit Trap will give parents and teens quite a few topics to discuss.
The first in-depth interdisciplinary study of word and image in the Old French chanson degeste, Image and Imagination: Picturing the Old French Epic examines the fascinating relationship between illumination and epic narrative constructed by the medieval understanding of the imagination. The study focuses on the epic cycle known as "the geste of Saint Gille," including Aiol and Elie de Saint Gille. The poems in manuscript were produced in the context of the opulent francophone Flemish courts of the mid-to-late thirteenth century. The manuscript (known as BNF fr 25516) is richly illuminated, and the study includes the popular Beuves de Hanstone, forerunner of Shakespeare's Hamlet, and the poem Robert le Diable, later becoming meyerbeer's celebrated opera. Concluding with the comparative study of BNF fr 24403's epic treatment of the only illuminated version of Chretien de Troyes' first Arthurian work, Erec et Enide, and the Sancti Bertini version of La Chevalerie Vivien, the first dated collection of epics made for a prominent northern Bishop, this study introduces the hitherto little-explored world of medieval illumination and epic narrative poetics. Book jacket.
Home to long-forgotten mining towns, defunct fisheries and neglected cabins, the turbulent headwaters of the Upper Rio Grande conceal a largely unknown history. Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys brought their legendary Texas swing to Crooked Creek Canyon's S Lazy U barn dance, while a comedy of errors unfolded around the ranch's secret still. Obstetrician Dr. MaryAnn Faunce, the daughter of an abolitionist and suffragette, made house calls as a real-life Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Rough-and-tumble miners drawn to Creede's silver boom found accommodations ranging from the primitive to the opulent, though none as enduring as the Creede Hotel. Upper Rio Grande native Carol Ann Wetherill and author Sandra Wagner preserve and celebrate the pioneering spirit that defined the early days in this obscure corner of southern Colorado.
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