Celebrate El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, with a young girl and her family in this Step 2 reader--perfect for young readers who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help!It’s the Day of the Dead, and time for a little girl's family to set up their ofrenda. This year, she wants to add pizza to their offering! Her brother likes that idea, and asks to add ice cream as well! Unfortunately for them, their parents only want to include ...

Why do we sometimes feel powerful, expansive, and driven—only to feel small, humbled, or overwhelmed moments later? This book proposes that much of human experience is shaped by a fundamental psychological rhythm between two states the authors call Bigness and Smallness.Blending psychology with insights from biology, development, culture, religion, history, and mental health, the book introduces a theory of Dynamic Magnitude: the idea that human flourishing depends on our ability t...

Blending elements of diverse spiritual traditions and grounded in mindfulness, this beautifully designed guide helps listeners reconnect with their inner calm, strength, and wisdom through adaptable daily rituals and practices.In these chaotic times, many of us yearn to feel at one with something eternal and benevolent. Fortunately, that eternal, benevolent force lives inside each of us—we need only remember how to access it. This carefully organized guide helps li...

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho MarxDogs and writers seem to belong together like bread and butter: you can't one without the other... well, not really. From John Steinbeck's poodle Charley and Philip Pullman's cockapoos, to Mr Rochester's Pilot and the faithful Argos of Homer's Odyssey, we have all grown up with a dog - whether real or fictional - there is a certain rightness

Sarah Martin, fiercely independent daughter of a reform-minded mill owner has grown up in a household devoted to social progress and nothing makes her more proud or is more important to her than her dedication to changing the world, until she meets Lord John Claverton.Sarah scorns the gentry as being superficial socially competitive and vapid, until she meets Lord John, rector of London's most fashionable church son of one of England's most powerful dukes. For the first time she fi...

Best–selling author Kim Michele Richardson’s picture book celebrates Kentucky’s pioneering “moonlight schools,” the first official adult literacy movement in the U.S.Jewel and her grandparents set off through the moonlit hills and hollers for graduation night at their moonlight school, where adults from all walks of life attend to learn. A coalminer can sign his full name for the first time in his life; one man is paid 50¢ more a day since learning basic math; Wido...

“Jewel, the moon’s rising!” Mamaw calls to me. “Time for us Moonlighters to go.”Up and down pine-needle trails, through tree-thick woods, and across crooked creeks, Jewel and her grandparents and dozens of people young and old make their way to class. But this school is for grown-ups, held only on evenings when the moon is bright enough for the students to walk safely, and tonight is the most important night. Jewel has been helping her Mamaw and Papaw with...

Every child owns the most powerful tool in the world. This book shows them how to use it.Maybe you feel like things in your life are out of your control. Maybe you don't have everything other kids have, or your family looks different from the ones you see on TV. Maybe nobody has ever told you just how special you really are. Here is the truth: out of roughly 8 billion people on planet Earth, there is only one you. And inside your head sits a three-pound universe th...

Blending mindfulness, mysticism, and compassion, this beautifully designed guide helps readers reconnect with the deepest, truest part of themselves, discovering their inner peace, strength, wisdom, gifts, and creative power through adaptable, everyday exercises.In these changing times, many yearn to feel at one with something eternal and loving. Fortunately, that sacred force lives inside each of us. This carefully organized compendium offers readers a wealth of s...

Which runes are associated with which Tarot cards? Which colours are associated with the Kabbalah's Tree of Life? What are the herbs sacred to each month of the Egyptian astrological calendar?Magic is based on correspondences - on the connections and associations between different esoteric symbols, signs and systems. This book contains fully revised and expanded versions of the original tables drawn up by Renaissance sages to provide the definitive reference resour...

Davey the Knight refuses to surrender to sleep. Determined to banish the "cursed pastime" forever, he embarks on an epic quest to conquer the night. Joined by his devoted stewardess, Momwyn, and his loyal squire, Dadrick, Davey searches for a way to defy destiny. But as the shadows lengthen and his eyelids grow heavy, he must face the ultimate question: can he stay awake to battle dragons until dawn, or will the darkness finally claim its due?

Creative Journaling: A Path to Clarity and Growth is your invitation to transform the simple act of writing into a powerful practice of healing, creativity and transformation.Across its chapters, this book guides you through the many dimensions of journaling - from reflective healing and recovery practices to goal-setting and vision journaling. You'll discover how you can make words become lanterns on your...