The A to Z Book of Wild Animals

The A to Z Book of Wild Animals
Author: Rachel Williams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Alphabet books
ISBN: 9781607105923

Animals are used to demonstrate the letters of the alphabet that begin their names; also includes brief profiles of each animal.

Sophie Scott Goes South

Sophie Scott Goes South
Author: Alison Lester
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0544088956

Nine year-old Sophie Scott embarks on a mission to Antarctica aboard an icebreaker and documents her adventure in a diary of its natural wonders.

Alphabet Soup

Alphabet Soup
Author:
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Alphabet
ISBN: 9780867130256

Otter invites his friends to bring their favorite ingredients for an alphabet soup house-warming party.

The ABC's of Special Education

The ABC's of Special Education
Author: Dr. Jennifer Cooper Scott
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2019-08-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0359839037

The ABC's of Special Education book discusses a variety of special education topics such as behavior management in the classroom, special education paperwork, the importance of administrator support, working with paraeducators and so much more! The book is designed to assist new and seasoned teachers in developing or maintaining their sense of worth as teachers. It is also the hope that this book will inspire teachers to remain in the profession as it helps them navigate the uncertainty and demands of the profession.

The Last Trial

The Last Trial
Author: Scott Turow
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1538748088

Two formidable men collide in this "first-class legal thriller" and New York Times bestseller about a celebrated criminal defense lawyer and the prosecution of his lifelong friend -- a doctor accused of murder (David Baldacci). At eighty-five years old, Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit intact, is on the brink of retirement. But when his old friend Dr. Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, is faced with charges of insider trading, fraud, and murder, his entire life's work is put in jeopardy, and Stern decides to take on one last trial. In a case that will be the defining coda to both men's accomplished lives, Stern probes beneath the surface of his friend's dazzling veneer as a distinguished cancer researcher. As the trial progresses, he will question everything he thought he knew about his friend. Despite Pafko's many failings, is he innocent of the terrible charges laid against him? How far will Stern go to save his friend, and -- no matter the trial's outcome -- will he ever know the truth? Stern's duty to defend his client and his belief in the power of the judicial system both face a final, terrible test in the courtroom, where the evidence and reality are sometimes worlds apart. Full of the deep insights into the spaces where the fragility of human nature and the justice system collide, Scott Turow's The Last Trial is a masterful legal thriller that unfolds in page-turning suspense -- and questions how we measure a life.

A Pickle in the Post - Picture Book for Kids Aged 3-8

A Pickle in the Post - Picture Book for Kids Aged 3-8
Author: Department of Psychiatry Administration Scott Stuart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2018-02-12
Genre: Birthdays
ISBN: 9781642555776

It's Grandad's birthday & Colin wants to send him a present in the mail... except in a massive mixup, Colin sends a Pickle instead! Join the fun & imaginative adventure through the mailbox as Colin chases the pickle, meets the Postage Bunnies & learns that Grandads love their Grandkids, even when they get Pickles for their birthday! Kids will be imagining their own adventures in the mailbox, and will be eager to start sending pickles to their Grandparents! This story is perfect fans of books such as Room on the Broom & The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, The Worst Princess & Dogs Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp, and Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin. Read the Whole Story Below... For this story to begin, an introduction must be made. Our young lad's name is Colin, his Grandad's birthday is today. With gift in hand and spring in step, young Colin made his way, to the old and rusty postbox that sat on Rathdowne Lane. The postbox neared, he gave a grin as he picked up his pace... Instead he got all twisted up and fell flat on his face! The stamps flew high, the gift flew low and then here comes a riddle, for from his pocket flying fast out shot a juicy pickle. It hit the stamps and one stuck true then flew into the box... Colin leapt up and pulled the lid His eyes grew wide with shock! Where should be letters piled high with stamps and envelopes, instead there was a staircase leading where? He did not know... He jumped into the postbox and ran down those spiral stairs. There ahead he saw the pickle being carried by a... hare?! A postage hare in uniform official as they come, was carrying that pickle at quite a speedy run. It would not stop at Colin's shout so chase had to be made... Never had a stranger sight been seen 'neath Rathdowne Lane. Postage Hares all stopped and stared as Colin chased and chased. That postage hare was faster than young Colin had ever faced. Up and up and right and left and up and left and right. That pickle was almost in his reach, he reached with all his might! His hand wrapped round that pickle, the hare let out a cry... It threw them out the tunnel and up into the sky! And what a throw - so strong and true Over homes and trees and rocks. Colin landed perfectly Inside a letterbox! Stuffed neat inside that box was he and feeling rather sad... The lid went up, two eyes looked down, The eyes of his Granddad! Colin leapt up from that box Then sadly gave a sniff "I only have this pickle, I lost your birthday gift..." Granddad laughed and hugged young Colin, giving him a tickle... he didn't care about the gift, he just said "I love pickles!" Find it under: Bedtime Stories, Bedtime story, Kids Books, Books for Kids, Adventure Books for Kids, Picture Books for Kids.

The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate

The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate
Author: Scott Nash
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763662100

Hoist the Jolly Robin! Fly with a swashbuckling crew as they soar through the air — and evade danger on the ground — in search of treasure and lofty adventure. Captain Blue Jay, notorious and feared pirate of the skies, has a fondness for collecting treasure, especially eggs. Unfortunately, sometimes his treasure hatches, and this time the hatchling is the strangest one the Grosbeak has ever seen. No sailor is certain whether the chick is a young god or just an oversized bird who needs too much food, but one thing is clear: the winds over Thrushland are shifting, and dramatic changes are in store for all. Whether outwitting a gang of thieving crows, outrunning murderous fishers and weasels, or rallying Briarloch’s beleaguered sparrows, this motley crew must do all they can to stay together and stay alive. And that’s just the tip of the bird’s feather! Offering a bounty of illustrations and a host of memorable characters — from an endearing star-nosed mole to an unlikely little warrior with a vendetta — here is a treasure for anyone who has ever wanted to take to the skies and see where fortune blows.

The Book of Customs

The Book of Customs
Author: Scott-Martin Kosofsky
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0061739545

Fifteen years ago while researching Jewish imagery, award-winning book designer Scott-Martin Kosofsky happened upon a 1645 edition of the Minhogimbukh -- the "Customs Book" -- a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to the Jewish year written in Yiddish, the people's vernacular. Captivated, he investigated further and learned that from 1590 to 1890, this cross between a prayer book and a farmer's almanac was immensely popular in households all across Europe. Published in dozens of editions and revised over the centuries in Venice, Prague, Amsterdam, and throughout Germany before moving eastward in the nineteenth century to Poland and Russia, these books detail the evolution of Jewish custom over three hundred years. But by the 1890s, as Jewish practice became polarized between the secularist and traditionalist views, the Minhogimbukh disappeared. There are no works quite like the historical customs books available today and none so thorough and concise, intuitive in organization, and beautiful. Inspired by the originals, Kosofsky set out to make his own, adapting the books for modern use, adding historical perspective and contemporary application. The result is the reappearance of the Minhogimbukh after more than a hundred-year absence, and the first complete showing of all the original woodcuts -- a visual vocabulary of Jewish life -- since the 1760s. Faithfully based on the earlier editions, The Book of Customs is an updated guide to the rituals, liturgies, and texts of the entire Jewish year -- from the days of the week and the Sabbath to all the months with their festivals, as well as the major life-cycle events of wedding, birth, bar and bat mitzvah, and death. With the revival of this lost cultural legacy, The Book of Customs can once again become every family's guide to Jewish tradition and practice.

Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Nasty, Brutish, and Short
Author: Scott Hershovitz
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1984881825

An NPR Best Book of 2022 * One of Christian Science Monitor's 10 best books of May “This amazing new book . . . takes us on a journey through classic and contemporary philosophy powered by questions like ‘What do we have the right to do? When is it okay to do this or that?’ They explore punishment and authority and sex and gender and race and the nature of truth and knowledge and the existence of God and the meaning of life and Scott just does an incredible job.” —Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Some of the best philosophers in the world gather in surprising places—preschools and playgrounds. They debate questions about metaphysics and morality, even though they’ve never heard the words and perhaps can’t even tie their shoes. They’re kids. And as Scott Hershovitz shows in this delightful debut, they’re astoundingly good philosophers. Hershovitz has two young sons, Rex and Hank. From the time they could talk, he noticed that they raised philosophical questions and were determined to answer them. They re-created ancient arguments. And they advanced entirely new ones. That’s not unusual, Hershovitz says. Every kid is a philosopher. Following an agenda set by Rex and Hank, Hershovitz takes us on a fun romp through classic and contemporary philosophy, powered by questions like, Does Hank have the right to drink soda? When is it okay to swear? and, Does the number six exist? Hershovitz and his boys take on more weighty issues too. They explore punishment, authority, sex, gender, race, the nature of truth and knowledge, and the existence of God. Along the way, they get help from professional philosophers, famous and obscure. And they show that all of us have a lot to learn from listening to kids—and thinking with them. Hershovitz calls on us to support kids in their philosophical adventures. But more than that, he challenges us to join them so that we can become better, more discerning thinkers and recapture some of the wonder kids have at the world.

The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter

The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter
Author: Scott McBride
Publisher: Mascot Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-12
Genre: Boats and boating
ISBN: 9781631773891

Join Connor the Courageous Cutter in his first adventure in beautiful Serendipity Sound. When Sarah the Schooner gets caught in a storm, panic riddles the sound. Who will heed the Harbor Master's call and save her?