Fun, rhyming, short stories, unveiling a view of the world as seen through the eyes of kids and using innocent words as they think they are pronounced, but sometimes coming up with a whole new meaning! Such times are often funny, often revealing, but always putting a whole new slant on life for adults and kiddiwinks alike! Designed for adults to read to kids so imaginations are used to build the pictures contained within the words and rhymes of the poems. This second edition now also conta...

We never truly know what’s just around the corner, for life is full of surprises is it not? It’s also a jigsaw puzzle and we must find all the pieces and put them together to build each of our own individual stories. My poems and haikus are about life, love, war, peace and may be the piece you need to help tell yours. I hope that to be true and you enjoy them all as many others have done so before!

This is the perfect primer for anyone interested in the foundation of Western thought and a unique companion for visitors to Greek and Roman sites. John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world still visible in todays cityscapes and archaeological sites and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader. The author associates each philosopher and his ideas with a particular tourist destin...

A companion for visitors to Greece and Rome, and for armchair travelers as well.John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death, and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world—still visible in today’s cityscapes and archaeological sites—and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader.It was the Greeks who first asked and discussed in a rational way two fundamental questions that never cease to concern...

The Anthropology of Learning in Childhood offers a large, mural-like portrait of childhood across time, culture, species, and environment. Even a casual reading of the literature on childhood will persuade one that learning is a very important topic that commands the attention of tens of thousands of scholars and practitioners. Yet, anthropological research on children has exerted relatively little influence on this community. This book will change that. The book demonstrates that...

Six short stories to shake you to your core.O****ut and Back by Barbara RodenAn abandoned amusement park attracts unwary thrill seekersThe Game of Bear - Reggie Oliver & M. R. JamesReggie Oliver completes M. R. James' unfinished classic.Shem-el-Nessim: An Inspiration in Perfume - Chris BellVenturi - Richard Christian MathesonParty Talk ...

Camping sounded like a great idea—until it wasn’t.In book fifteen of the #1 international bestselling series, the Heffleys hit the road and end up stuck in a flooded RV park.Are they in over their heads, or can they rescue their disastrous vacation?A great read for ages 8–12 who love wild outdoor adventures and the unexpected surprises of camp life.Collect all the books in the #1 bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: ...

Now available in paperback?a provocative new look at biology, evolution, and human behavior ?as disturbing [as it is] fascinating? (Publishers Weekly).Why are most neurosurgeons male and most kindergarten teachers female? Why aren?t there more women on death row? Why do so many male politicians ruin their careers with sex scandals? Why and how do we really fall in love? This engaging book uses the latest research from the field of evolutionary psychology t...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrate nature with Dr. Seuss and the Lorax in this classic picture book about sustainability and protecting the environment!I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.Dr. Seuss’s beloved story teaches kids to treat the planet with kindness and stand up and speak up for others. Experience the beauty of the Truffula Trees and the danger of taking our earth for granted in a story that is timely, playful, and hopef...

A book that challenges common misconceptions about the nature of intelligenceSatoshi Kanazawa's Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters (written with Alan S. Miller) was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "a rollicking bit of pop science that turns the lens of evolutionary psychology on issues of the day." That book answered such burning questions as why women tend to lust after males who already have mates and why newborns look more like Dad tha...

From a Newbery Award winner, "a boy who has lost his mother . . .and a girl who has a mother and moves out to get away from her. . . .Elegant and memorable." ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review)Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother.Sarcastic and bossy thirteen-year-old Primrose lives with ...

WINNER of the 2013 Alberta Readers' Choice award!Rebee Shore’s life is fragmented. She’s forever on the move, ricocheting around Alberta, guided less than capably by her dysfunctional mother Elizabeth.The Shore Girl follows Rebee from her toddler to her teen years as she grapples with her mother’s fears and addictions, and her own desire for a normal life. Through a series of narrators—family, friends, teachers, strangers, and Rebee herself—her family’s dark past, ...