A Christmas Collection to Warm the HeartGrab a warm cup of tea and watch as romance is kindled and joy is restored to broken lives during six bygone era Christmas celebrations.A Christmas Castle by Cynthia HickeyMarried by proxy in Missouri, Annie Morgan sets off for Tombstone, Arizona, to join her new husband as a cattle rancher. But too soon she finds herself a widow with an unexpected daughter and butting heads with her handsome neighbor.A Star in the Night...

Become the unexpected candidate who lands ultra-competitive career and academic opportunities.We all want to compete at the highest level in our careers and land dream opportunities. But what do we do when the number and caliber of competitors are high, and others tell us we don't have any chance of getting selected?In Pitch Your Potential: The Formula for Winning Dream Jobs, Awards, and Elite Opportunities, Dr. Vicki Johnson, admissions expert and...

Mac has a hat for every mood in this infectiously positive book by the author and illustrator team behind Molly's Tuxedo!There's a thingthat makes my heart go zing.Hats.Mac loves to wear hats. She has one for every occasion, and they help her feel joyful, confident, and adventurous. Not everyone understands her style, but kind words from strangers encourage Mac to be herself.

Children's and young people’s right to participate has been increasingly acknowledged and taken up internationally, as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet much of this has focused on collecting children’s voices, rather than achieving change, and has met its limits. This book provides an analysis of children’s participation in formal, collective and action research processes in six different international settings. It offers a deeper understanding of what helps a...

Poppy the Dog has watched her puppies grow up. Poppy wants each of her pups to explore traditions around the world. Poppy has a bag of magical charms. In each book Poppy gives one of the charms to a puppy. Once placed on their collar, the charm takes the pup to a family who is preparing for their special occasion.In this book, Puppy Nell is given a magical wooden shoe charm. It whisks her off to Holland where a welcoming family shows her how they prepare for Saint Nicholas Day. As ...

Molly wants to look her best for picture day at her school, and what looks better than a tux?Molly's school picture day is coming up, and she wants to have a perfect portrait taken to hang on their wall. Her mom has picked out a nice dress for her, but Molly knows from experience that dresses are trouble. They have tight places and hard-to-reach zippers, and worst of all, no pockets! Luckily, she has the perfect thing to save picture day--her brother's old tuxedo!

Poppy the Dog has watched her puppies grow up. Poppy wants each of her pups to explore traditions around the world. Poppy has a bag of magical charms. In each book Poppy gives one of the charms to a puppy. Once placed on their collar, the charm takes the pup to a family who is preparing for a special occasion.In this book, Puppy Frannie is given a magical May basket charm. It whisks her off to Greece where a welcoming family shows her how they prepare for May Day. As Frannie partic...

Ordained elder and radio personality Vikki Johnson has delivered another collection of spiritually enriching and heartwarming gems. A seasoned motivational speaker and guest lecturer, she has pulled from her own experiences on her journey through life and delivers an abundance of captivating and life-affirming messages of healing wisdom. Vikki Johnson masterfully touches upon a number of subjects and will add clarity to your physical, mental and emotional health. No matter what turmoil you...

This book offers a concise history of 25 legendary women who made significant contributions to engineering and were recognized for their work by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) between 1952 and 1976. In addition, the book provides a backdrop of the cultural and technical advances that led up to the time they were recognized. The book includes inspiring stories of their engineering career achievements and the legacies of how these women made a difference in the world. Set against a bac...

The Practical Guide to RTI: Six Steps to School-wide Success shows K-6 school leaders how to start, customize, and sustain Response to Intervention (RTI) in a common sense and effective way. With a focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3, veteran educators Rebecca Johnson and Vicki Weatherman guide principals and teachers through a three-tiered RTI implementation process for K-6 schools. Johnson and Weatherman’s voices are authentic. They demystify the RTI process by drawing from their own experience w...

When we open our closet doors each morning, we seldom consider what our sartorial choices say, whether we tend toward jeans and a well-worn concert t-shirt or wingtips and a three-piece suit. Yet, how we dress divulges more than whether we crave comfort or couture; our clothing communicates who we are and how we relate to our culture. But how does a Balenciaga bag or a tough leather jacket topped by liberty spikes signify these things?Fashion in Popular Culture considers this quest...

The 21st Century has brought a new urgency for Christian women to search for meaningful relationships whee they can live out their faith. This is due in part to our increasingly secular lifestyle and the radical changes in marriage and family life that have isolated and discouraged many women. Women Mentoring Women offers the solution to a chronic weakness in churches: the lack of involvement of wives, sisters, mothers, and daughters in vital women's ministries.