The first essay is "Small Wonder," and Kingsolver tells the (true) story of a toddler that wandered off from his home in a small village in Iran and was found later, safe, in a bear's den, with the bear curled protectively around the child. Apparently, the bear had actually been nursing the baby. She calls it "an impossible act of grace." (5) She writes about hoping/insisting that the world is …
Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia. From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. She is caught off-guard by a young hunter who invad…
When archaeologist Tess Dickenson arrives in Java, she is confronted with seemingly impossible memories, overpowering fears and intense feelings for two very different men, one the local head of the office financing her project, the other an irrepressible anthropologist.
Learn an entire MBA course without spending thousands and waving goodbye to two years of your life If you want to succeed in business then an MBA programme is the best way to build expertise, knowledge and experience. But an MBA programme at any top school is an enormous investment in time, effort and money. In The Visual MBA, Jason Barron offers a radical solution, explaining all key busine…
This compact, comprehensive children's encyclopedia uses clear, bulleted facts and incredible info panels to explain everything from building nests to migration and feeding habits. Every topic is supported by photographs, realistic artwork and detailed diagrams, and colour-coded sections make navigation through the topics easy and quick.
Menjadi orangtua adalah sebuah anugerah sekaligus tantangan. Mungkin salah satu tantangan terbesar dalam kehidupan orangtua adalah membimbing anak melalui berbagai peristiwa dalam kehidupan yang belum tentu semuanya berarti bahagia. Bagaimana cara kita mengatakan pada si kecil kekeknya telah meninggal? Adakah cara terbaik untuk mengabarkan bahwa Ayah dan Ibu akan bercerai? Apakah kita harus …
Builds mental math skills by promoting understanding of the base ten system through patterns. The 36 lessons include teaching notes, transparencies visuals, bulletin board ideas, blackline masters, and unit tests.
There is a new boy in kindergarten, and guess what? He's the handsomest guy Junie B Jones has ever seen! She and Lucille and that Grace all want him for a boyfriend. only he thinks Junie B. Jones is a nutball. Just cause she couldn't stop laughing and rolling. So how is she supposed to get that boy to love her?