Luna has always been captivated by the moon, but when she discovers a magical telescope in her grandmother’s attic, her fascination takes her on an unforgettable journey. With the help of Selene, the Moon Goddess, and Eclipse, a mysterious shadow, Luna explores the moon’s phases, the tides, and its impact on Earth. From the full moon’s glow to the lunar calendar, Luna learns that the moon is not only a source of wonder but a powerful force that shapes life on Earth. "Luna and the Lunar Les...

Noah is an adventurous young boy with a big imagination. When he creates a paper airplane that carries his wishes into a magical land, he embarks on an unforgettable journey. In the Land of Paper Wishes, anything is possible—from candy mountains to balloon forests—but Noah soon learns that wishes come with their own surprises. With each adventure, he discovers the power of his imagination, the importance of thinking carefully about what he desires, and how sometimes the impossible can beco...

Uniquely wide-ranging in its coverage of key concepts, themes and issues relating to human growth and development in adults, this textbook explores the crucial challenges and transitions that adults negotiate in their lives. It examines key topics and issues within professional practice with adults and their families, covering a wide range of practice areas and fusing essential theory and research with practical application.Drawing on insights and debates from across sociology, psy...

In this book Bruno Latour calls upon Christians to join the struggle to avert a climate catastrophe. First and foremost, Christians need to overcome their lack of interest in “earthly things” and pay attention to the Earth at a time when it is being neglected. He also urges Christians to renew their understanding of their faith in the context of the new image of the world that has emerged from earth system science – that of a world in which the myriad of beings that inhabit the world are i...

For its own very good reasons, Scotland Yard sends Dover off to remote Creedshire to investigate the disappearance of a young housemaid, Juliet Rugg. Though there's every cause to assume that she has been murdered - she gave her favours freely and may even have stooped to a bit of blackmail - no body is to be found. Weighing in at sixteen stone, she couldn't be hard to overlook. But where is she? And why should Dover, of all people, be called upon to find her? Or, for that matter, even bot...

It seemed that everyone in the bleak little village of Thornwich had been honoured with the most obscene poison pen letters imaginable. And they showed no signs of letting up. So off goes Chief Inspector Dover of Scotland Yard, his unfortunate young colleague MacGregor in tow, to track down the source. Not-so-comfortably ensconced in the miserable lodgings of the Jolly Sailor, Dover’s easy confidence is quickly shaken when he suddenly has to deal with two suicides – one attempted, the othe...

One February evening in northern England, a young woman is shot in the head and left in a coma. Eight months later she dies, thus becoming a welcome excuse to dispatch the odious Inspector Dover as far as possible from London. It soon appears that Isobel Slatcher could have been smothered in her hospital bed with a pillow. Now Dover may have two murderers to catch: one who pulled the trigger, the other the last visitor she had in her short lifetime. If, that is, the town’s warring Catholic...