A true story of a beautiful little girl and an orphan baby duck that took place for one year in the late 1950s. Pam, the little girl in this book, really loved monkeys and always wanted one as a pet but quickly discovered that a really smart baby duck, found abandoned on a local golf course, could generate such love for her and her family, often with very amusing results!

As a modern society, we have all become accustomed to technology. We have vices that center around things that those have the privilege to acquire. Be it your brand shoes, your mobile phones, cars, homes, everything - we take for granted.Now, if you were to imagine what life would be like if everything you held dear vanished within an instant, in a flash of blinding white light, everything around you de-materialising and returning to the Earth, leaving you naked and vulnerable in a...

Proof is central to any mathematics curriculum and indeed, all mathematical thinking. Now we are delighted to provide an International Edition of our guide to proof for students…and for their teachers too. Contents: 1. Introduction to proof 2. Exploring Methods of Proof 3. Mathematical Language 4. Direct Proof 5. Indirect Proof 6. Proof by Induction 7. Proof and Applications of Pythagoras' Theorem 8. Proof in Calculus 9. Proving Trigonometric Identities 10. Proof in Statistics and Probabil...

Ed Hall interviews the legendary singer, songwriter and actor Alice Cooper, about everything from having a girl's name to on-stage hangings.

Problem behaviours are often the result of how an animal thinks and feels, genetics and environmental influences. Steering away from just description diagnoses and focusing instead on emotional and cognitive causes, this book provides a practical approach to diagnosing, treating, and managing behaviour pathologies in dogs and cats. Beginning by addressing cases in the first opinion practice, this book then considers physical disorders that may lead to or exacerbate abnormal behavior. From ...

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST'Essential reading' - THE INDEPENDENT'Vital and insightful' - OWL FISHERWhat does it mean to be non-binary in the 21st Century?Our gender identity is impacted by our personal histories; the cultures, communities and countries we are born into; and the places we go and the people we meet. But the representation of contemporary non-binary identities has been limit...

This is the story of my family - first-time Mum, first-time Dad, and me. I'm a first-time baby.We've never done this before... but I think it's all going smoothly.Sometimes parenthood isn't picture-perfect. But from first nappy change to first words, it's full of love, laughter and unexpected moments.

This inspiring book shows how K–12 teachers, literacy specialists and coaches, and school- and district-level administrators can work together to make needed instructional improvements while fostering a lifelong love of reading and writing. The book presents collaborative leadership strategies and research-based best practices for creating joyful, effective learning environments. It includes ways to evaluate and recalibrate literacy programs for sustainable change, provide...

How do Americans bypass the increasingly dangerous influence of a sharp decline in individual and collective intellects? How does America regain intellectual and technological leadership on the world stage? Accomplished author and retired Brigadier General Hall unlocks the answers in his newest book.Unwilling to watch the world - America, in particular - decrease its individual and collective intellects, Brigadier General Wayne Michael Hall's newest book presses de...

How do Americans bypass the increasingly dangerous influence of a sharp decline in individual and collective intellects? How does America regain intellectual and technological leadership on the world stage? Accomplished author and retired Brigadier General Hall unlocks the answers in his newest book.Unwilling to watch the world - America, in particular - decrease its individual and collective intellects, Brigadier General Wayne Michael Hall's newest book presses de...

This innovative book helps K–6 teachers infuse the entire school day with research-based literacy best practices. Classroom-tested strategies are presented for planning and implementing each component of the "exemplary literacy day"--vocabulary and word study sessions, literacy work stations, differentiated guided reading groups, reading and writing workshops, and interdisciplinary projects. Teachers get tips for organizing a print-rich classroom, supporting students' social–emotional well...

When studying mysterious creatures called cryptids, the line between fact and fable sometimes blurs. Believable finds-like the Piltdown Man and the Cardiff Giant-may turn out to be clever hoaxes. And impossible fictions-like a 44-foot squid and a living "missing link," the coelacanth-may be found swimming today's oceans. The Earth's remote regions and the water's murky depths may still harbor undiscovered marvels. Reports of Bigfoot-like creatures spring from the wilds of every continent. ...