Wildlife care and rehabilitation is often on a one-to-one basis and involves a lot of time, care and skill. However, for many years, care of injured wildlife was regarded as a low priority and euthanasia was the recommended option. A lot has changed over the past twenty years and now caring for wildlife casualties is part of everyday life in many veterinary practices.Following on from the major success of the first edition, this second edition provides even more useful information ...

*** Schneider Family Book Award Winner *A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. A robust author’s note brings further detail and highlights Evelyn’s own voice.**"No. You can't," people said.But Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen.From the moment Evelyn Glennie heard her first note, music held her heart. She play...

The only RAF flight engineer to be awarded a Distinguished Service Order recounts his prolific WWII combat career in this engaging military memoir.Flight Lieutenant Ted Stocker lived a charmed life. Joining the Royal Air Force as a teenager, he trained as one of the famous Halton Aircraft Apprentices known as Trenchard's Brats. Stationed at RAF Boscombe Down, he flew prototype Stirling and Halifax bombers just as the Second World War broke out. Qualifying as one of...

Wise Craft is a guide to the homemade life, turning old things into special new objects that enhance the home. Based on the popular blog of the same name, this guide focuses on creating a homemade atmosphere that reflects your family, without spending a fortune. Instead of throwing away old shirts and boring dishes, or passing up thrift store finds that aren't quite right, author Blair Stocker teaches how to remake, adding special touches to make them work for her home -- and your...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionFrom Schneider Family Award-winning author Shannon Stocker comes The Roach King of Raleigh, an unflinching YA novel about a high school sophomore who’s determined to rise above his circumstances—even if it means starting a secret roach breeding business. Even if it means letting people in.Quill Jenkins used to have a great life: a picture-perfect family, a big house in a nice neighborho...

Find Your Heart, the sequel to Kiss Your Elbow begins in 1968 at junior college when Jobs, friends, and the gay women's bar scene dominated life. The late sixties were the beginning of the women's movement. It was a time when we used fake IDs to enter the popular women's gay bar scene, and where my very disastrous and futile attempts at dating provided an infinite number of comical, and cringe-worthy and often painful moments.You'll remember your own awkward first dates, first relat...

One young warrior, Maria, prepares herself--again--to battle through a dangerous land in order to reach the bell on the mountain, ring it, and rid her kingdom of beasts. The brave girl faces Serpent Sea, Fear Forest, and Monster Mountain with courage--and help from a few friends. Will she reach the bell this time? At the end of the day's disappointing quest, Maria returns to her hospital bed feeling beat. But her team reminds her of exactly who she is, a warrior. An allegory telling the co...

Learn and Practice Proven Multiple Choice Strategies! If you are preparing for an exam, you probably want all the help you can get!Multiple Choice Secrets is your complete guide to answering multiple choice questions and increasing your score! IncludesFREE eBook version! Suitable for iPad, iPhone, or any tablet or smart phone! See inside for details!Learn and practice 15 powerful multiple choice strategies for any test! Includes str...

Growing up in the 50s and 60s was a hip, groovy, and a laid-back kind of a life for most young teenage girls. Except if you were taller than most adults, completely out of it because your mother had total control of your life, and discovered you were different than all your friends, it was more like a complete social wipeout.Susan was tall, athletic, and popular in elementary school and it never occurred to her life would change drastically when she entered junior high school. But b...

Curt Stocker began smoking pot in October of 1966, more than a year before he went to Vietnam. In fact, the rumor about the incredible superiority of Vietnamese pot was the only positive aspect about his pending tour. Upon being drafted in 1967, Curt enlisted for an extra year, in order to secure a position in Armed Forces Radio. The plan was to further his broadcasting career, while guaranteeing that he would never be in the infantry. He was totally shocked, however, to be assigned to Psy...

In Volume 1, Curt, "The Kid," dodged infantry duty by securing a spot with Armed Forces Radio only to be reassigned to Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) in Vietnam. Unable to speak Vietnamese, he was supposed to advise on propaganda announcements but was instead dragged into dangerous combat missions by his gung-ho commander, 2Lt. Wilson, who ignored their true mission. Desperate to escape, Curt fakes losing his glasses to get to Saigon, where he auditions for AFVN. They agree to transfer ...

Draculas Guest and Other Weird Stories by Draculas Guest and Other Weird Stories presents a collection of spine-chilling tales that explore the dark and mysterious realms of the supernatural. Each story invites readers to confront their deepest fears and most unsettling thoughts.