Get ready for a magical holiday season with Christmas Stories For Kids! This delightful collection of 25 short stories is perfect for children aged 4-10 and is designed to bring the spirit of Christmas to life. Each story is filled with joy, wonder, and important life lessons, making it ideal for bedtime storytime or cozy read-aloud moments with the whole family.Join beloved characters and embark on heartwarming adventures with stories such as:The Christm...

ABC's With Dinosaurs is the perfect way for early learners to explore the alphabet while indulging their love for dinosaurs! This vibrant and engaging book is filled with colorful, eye-catching illustrations of different dinosaurs for each letter, from A to Z. Whether it's the mighty Allosaurus or the gentle Brachiosaurus, your child will be captivated by the wide variety of fascinating creatures, making learning letters a fun and exciting adventure.But that's not all! In addition ...

In a world overrun by hordes of the undead, where humanity teeters on the brink of extinction, one man stands as the last beacon of hope. Meet Zebediah Ezekial, known to all as "Zee Zee." He's not your ordinary survivor. He's a brilliant scientist, a fearless leader, and a relentless fighter.Zee Zee Zombie plunges you into a nightmarish future where the line between life and death is blurred, and the living must fight for their very existence. The world is infested...

Dive into the colorful world of "My Five Senses," an engaging ebook designed for preschoolers aged 5-8! This delightful book introduces young readers to the five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—through bright, eye-catching illustrations and simple, easy-to-read sentences. Each page is filled with fun examples that spark curiosity and encourage exploration, helping children discover how they experience the world around them.With vibrant visuals, "My Five Senses" makes l...

Being a PhD student is not easy. Navigating the highly competitive world of academia while working hard for little or no pay would be stressful for anyone—but it’s especially challenging for graduate students who are also parents.Featuring contributions from more than forty current and former graduate students raising children, Parenting While PhDing offers valuable advice for students and administrators. Parents will get practical recommendations on both child care and se...

The astounding true story of the ordeal and escape of the British frigate Amethyst from Chinese Communist batteries in the Yangtze River in April 1949.In the early morning of 20th April 1949, HMS Amethyst was fulfilling orders to travel to Nanking to stand guard for the British Embassy during the height of the Chinese Civil War when she was fired upon by guns from the riverbank.Shells pounded into the ship, killing the commanding officer a...

August 18, 2020, marked the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920, women wearing yellow roses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee, awaiting the roll call of men who would cast their votes for or against a woman’s right to a voice in government.Though this movement won rights for some women—an achievement to be acknowledged and celebrated—the struggle did not end there. Due to states’ laws and prohibitive policies, ...

Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins in underrepresented regions of the Global South, within the context of scholarship focusing on indigenous languages and development communication. Contributors present cases as a starting point for further research and discussions about indigenous language and development communication in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Scholars of communication, sociology, linguistics, and develo...

Throughout history certain theories of childhood have influenced the way we have understood, cared for, and educated our young. These theories form the bases of our attitudes toward children, and underpin our popular childrearing pracitces. Yet they have passed through history fort eh most part unexamined. In Visions of Childhood, the authors unveil the central and often surprising notions that have shaped our conceptions of childhood in the Western world.Bringing the skill...

Religious pluralism is the greatest challenge facing Christianity in today's Western culture. The belief that Christ is the only way to God is being challenged, and increasingly Christianity is seen as just one among many valid paths to God.In Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World, four perspectives are presented by their major proponents:Normative Pluralism: All ethical religions lead to God (John Hick)

‘Hurry’ is an intrinsic component of modernity. It exists not only in tandem with modern constructions of mobility, speed, rhythm, and time–space compression, but also with infrastructures, technologies, practices, and emotions associated with the experience of the ‘mobilizing modern’. ‘Hurry’ is not simply speed. It may result in congestion, slowing-down, or inaction in the face of over-stimulus. Speeding-up is often competitive: faster traffic on better roads made it harder for pedestria...

The yearly volumes of Censored, in continuous publication since 1976 and since 1995 available through Seven Stories Press, is dedicated to the stories that ought to be top features on the nightly news, but that are missing because of media bias and self-censorship. The top stories are listed democratically in order of importance according to students, faculty, and a national panel of judges. Each of the top stories is presented at length, alongside updates from the investigative reporters ...