This beautifully illustrated children's story is about how Tom Goode rescues an old mower from Mr Pickle's junk yard and saves him from being thrown out onto the scrap heap. With the help of Mr Pickle, Mervin works again! But Mervin is no ordinary mower because he can magically talk, but only to Tom, who also seems to be the only person who can start Mervin. Because Mervin can talk, Tom decides to call him Mervin the Magic Mower. This is the first in a series of children's stories about ho...

Tom Goode discovers that not only can Mervin the Magic Mower talk, but he magically mows the lawns of people who cannot mow their lawns at night. This is a great mystery for the adults in the community because no one hears or sees Mervin doing his magic night mowing. The only person who knows is Mervin's friend Tom Goode. Tom and Mervin join up with his friend Richard and Richard's mower, Rosie the rotary mower, to help the families in the area by mowing the grass at the small park next to...

Tom Goode asks Mervin the Magic Mower how he knows what lawns to magically mow at night. Tom learns that Mervin has many animal friends that tell him which lawns are getting so long that they need to be magically mowed by Mervin at night while everyone is asleep. In this story about the adventures of Mervin and TomYou will find out how Murray the Magpie, Penny the Possum, Mallee the dog, The 'Kooka' Family, Lucy the Lacewing Butterfly and Ozie the Owl help Mervin. Tom also decides to give ...

This book contains self-appraisals for the reader to measure their strengths and weaknesses in twenty five different leadership skills. There are self-appraisals covering the following leadership skills: Communication, Counselling, Customer Service, Decision Making, Delegation, Disciplinary Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Giving Instructions, Integrity, Interviewing Skills, Leadership Skills, Listening Skills, Managing Email, Conducting Meetings, Negotiation Skills, Conducting Performance ...

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Mama and Papa are frustrated that Brother and Sister can’t seem to pick up after themselves. Will the cubs ever learn to clean up their messes? This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about tidying up, organization, and taking good care of their belongings.

Colin was a cart horse,Hay his favourite treat,It was ever so soft and incredibly sweet,But the day he branched out and broadened his diet...Why, who could have guessed it would trigger a riot?Gavin Puckett, Welsh comic extraordinaire, brings us another wonderful tale of rhyming fun and nonsense, in the very best tradition of Edward Lear and Hilaire Belloc.

Lydia the Lazy Ladybug is a creative and extraordinary creature. This is a story about Lydia and how being different, can lead to new adventures. Ladybugs are busy! They have a lot of things to do, like eat other bugs, and lay lots of eggs, in a very short lifespan.Lydia is a dreamer, and she would rather watch the clouds go by and listen to sounds in the world around her instead of doing what other ladybugs expect her to do. Lydia spends most of her time alone in an imaginary worl...

A Musicians Recipes, Strung Twice. Is a collection of nursery rhymes that contain a recipe to illustrate and ignite the imagination of the reader. A musical journey is explored throughout finding within areas tempting and responding curiosity destined to be known by the reader. The fairytale reviewed by the imagination and read by young viewers, is intended to fill a world with laughter and songs. As well as nonsense and tangible thoughts, lilting lullabies caught in a rich fairytale of da...

Most people have never been taught how to work. We are committed to our job and want to be good at what we do. We are neither lazy nor unwilling. But we do not always work effectively - we work hard but not always smart. To increase performance many people believe they need to do more. We spend less time with our loved ones, neglect our health and put our passions and hobbies on the back burner. And we end up frustrated, out of control and stressed.Work Smarter: Live Be...

In 1996, John P. Kotter's Leading Change became a runaway best seller, outlining an eight-step program for organizational change that was embraced by executives around the world. Then, Kotter and co-author Dan Cohen's The Heart of Change introduced the revolutionary "see-feel-change" approach, which helped executives understand the crucial role of emotion in successful change efforts. Now, The Heart of Change Field Guide provides leaders and managers tools, frame...

A new collection of hilarious jokes on anything and everything to do with sleepovers. Divided into sections, it features all the fun of sleepover visits, the food, the videos, the games, the music, the gossip, the telling of creepy late night stories, the joke telling and giggling - and of course the sleeping!

This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to teach children about caring for the planet!Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Brother is doing a report about endangered species, so he and Sister visit the museum to talk to Professor Actual Factual about what they can do to help save the environment. Includes over 50 bonus stickers!