Sara Midda is back and so are the tiny, whimsical figures that have always beguiled us. The acclaimed artist and author of "In and Out of the Garden," Sara Midda's South of France, and "Growing Up and Other Vices "(together with 436,000 copies in print), Sara Midda now celebrates the joys of babyhoo[...]
A wondrous sketchbook from a year spent in the south of France--an artist's personal journal carried everywhere and crammed with drawings and notions and thoughts surprising and whimsical.
Delicate watercolors shine like jewels set into each page of this exquisite book. In tones of sea and morn[...]
A key component of democratic accountability is that citizens understand 'who is to blame'. Nonetheless, little is known about how citizens attribute responsibility in the European Union or how those perceptions of responsibility matter. This book presents the first comprehensive account of how citi[...]
Howie's shopping spree gets out of hand, and trouble abounds. Early readers will learn that no matter how bad things get, families stick together and love each other. Howie Goes Shopping will keep My First--level readers turning the pages to find out what happens next.La salida para ir de compras de[...]
In Howie Wants to Play beginning readers learn that God loves them no matter what. It's a lesson playful Howie learns after he makes some big messes. The fun illustrations match the tone of the story. My First-level readers will find this book to be as irresistible as Howie himself.En Chispa quiere [...]
We think we know the story of Eleanor Roosevelt--the shy, awkward girl who would redefine the role of First Lady, becoming a civil rights activist and an inspiration to generations of young women. As legend has it, the bane of Eleanor's life was her demanding and domineering mother-in-law, Sara Dela[...]
As children, Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick were both social outcasts.They were also one another's only friend.So when Cameron disappears without warning, Jennifer thinks she's lost the only person who will ever understand her.Now in high school, Jennifer has been transformed.Known as Jenna, she'[...]
Three hilarious stories in easy-reader format about things dogs understand best -- burglars, bones, and running free -- with lively pictures of dogs doing exciting things. "Humans will find these selections entertaining even without a hound present -- but it's always nice to share." -- Publishers We[...]
This exciting collection of work from leading feminist scholars including Elspeth Probyn, Penelope Deutscher and Chantal Nadeau engages with and extends the growing feminist literature on lived and imagined embodiment and argues for consideration of the skin as a site where bodies take form - alread[...]
This volume considers pictured and picturing women in Renaissance and Baroque Italy as the subjects, creators, patrons, and viewers of art. Art itself is broadly defined to include not only painting, sculpture and architecture, but also popular prints and domestic objects. Womenâs experiences a[...]
When Paul Casablancas, Claire DeWitt's musician ex-boyfriend, is found dead in his home in San Francisco's Mission District, the police are convinced it's a simple robbery. But, as Claire knows, nothing is ever simple.[...]
More than half of all children in the current generation will live in a single-parent family - and these children will not fare as well as their peers who live with both parents. This is urgent message of this book. Based on four national surveys and drawing on more than a decade of research, "Growi[...]
Case Studies in Nursing Ethics presents basic ethical principles and specific guidance for applying these principles in nursing practice through analysis of over 150 actual ethical case study conflicts that have occurred in the practice of nursing. Each case study allows readers to develop their own[...]
By turning over the flaps of this clever book, you can put together 1,000 imaginary dinosaurs, like the Stegodocus, the Oviplosaurus, or the Diploraptops. Each dinosaur has fascinating information about its head, body, and tail - so you can make your own Flip-o-saurus and see what it can do![...]
Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood icon, with five Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, and numerous other accolades for his work as an actor, director, producer, and composer. Yet because he rose to fame in "spaghetti westerns" and Dirty Harry shoot-em-ups, few critics have ventured to explore Eastwood's[...]
From the author of Central Park, An American Masterpiece and Seeing Central Park comes a book about the most visited spot in Central Park and one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City-Strawberry Fields. Countless tourists and fans flock here every day to gather around the world-fa[...]
New entry in a growing series! Bright pictures, a sweet, reassuring message, and an adorable DOLPHIN finger puppet fill this book with reading and playtime fun![...]
For readers of "The Tiger s Wife "and "All the Light We Cannot See" comes a powerful debut novel about a girl s coming of age and how her sense of family, friendship, love, and belonging is profoundly shaped by war.
Zagreb, 1991. Ana Juri is a carefree ten-year-old, living with her family in a [...]
No two children experience the toilet-training process in exactly the same way. While some kids might be afraid to even go near the bathroom, others may master the actual act right away. "Stress-Free Potty Training" takes the anxiety out of this challenging rite of passage. The book differentiates t[...]
Jewish people have settled around the world, adapted to their host nations, and produced cultural variances within Judaism. In doing so, they have experienced both prosperity and tragedy. In about 800 A-to-Z entries, "Encyclopedia of Judaism" explores a religion that has a 2,000-year recorded histor[...]
REA's MAXnotes for Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes a[...]
This book continues from where the authors' previous book, Structural Proof Theory, ended. It presents an extension of the methods of analysis of proofs in pure logic to elementary axiomatic systems and to what is known as philosophical logic. A self-contained brief introduction to the proof theory [...]