SynopsisEight-year-old Jonathan who is intrigued on Christmas morning when he spots his neighbour, Agnes Sweetwater, trudging off into the forest, pulling a sledge loaded with sacks.Agnes will not divulge the secret of where she goes. Jonathan develops a close relationship with the Ojibway woman over the following year. They collect items for her Christmas journey.As Christmas approaches, he once again asks if he might join her. She refuses stating he is not ready f...

It's just a roadside cross. We've all seen them. Lonnie didn't even intend to stop there. Now doing so will cause an encounter that will change his life. Pollyanna is a pretty special truck. In fact, more special, than he ever could have imagined.

The feathers and skin in birds are the first line of defence, but are also important in helping the bird to maintain a stable internal temperature, facilitate integral mobility and ensure successful mating in some species. For poultry, the physical conditions of feathers and skin are important barometers to assess the impact of management and ensure health and welfare. Based on the proceedings of a recent symposium, this book documents the significant developments that have been made in ou...

Reviews advances in poultry genetics and their application in marker assisted breeding;Summarises recent research on poultry digestion and nutritional requirements;Discusses current studies on optimising the role of dietary components such as enzymes, minerals and probiotics

Charles Parker awoke in a cold sweat. He knew it was all a dream, but he swore it was real. He knew the Sergeant in this dream was his father. But Charles felt like it was him, like he was taking his father's place, in his skin. seeing, touching, feeling everything his dad had experienced, on that fateful day in 1944. It was crazy, his dad had never told him about what happened in the war. Only a vague reference, to how a corporal had, "saved his butt".The dreams had started when he...

Seit der Einführung des konfessionell kooperativen Religionsunterrichts in Niedersachsen als erstem Bundesland sind nunmehr als 25 Jahre vergangen. Inzwischen wurde diese Form des Religionsunterrichts auch in weiteren Bundesländern eingeführt. Parallel wird gegenwärtig gesellschaftlich wie religionspädagogisch die Frage diskutiert, ob der konfessionell kooperative Religionsunterricht nicht längst ein überholtes Modell darstellt in einer Zeit, in der viele Schüler*innen ihre eigene Konfessi...

A collection of fifty-word stories written by "The Wellies" a group of writers from Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Short bites of literature that touch on humorous, dark, twists and turns, life lessons and life's like that. And a bonus section of member's favourite recipes.