Fudge is five - and he's driving his older brother Peter mad, as usual. Going on holiday with Fudge - and baby Tootsie, Turtle the dog, and Uncle Feather the bird - means disasters every day. Even worse for Peter, disgusting Sheila Tubman is staying in the same house. Will it be Peter's nightmare ho[...]
Sheila hates swimming. And dogs. And ghosts. And thunderstorms. She'll do anything to avoid them all - except admit that she's scared. Her new friend Mouse Ellis, yo-yo champion of Tarrytown, thinks she's chicken. But Sheila is determined to show everyone that she can be Sheila the Great.[...]
Peter Hatcher's little brother is four. And he's as monstrous as ever! When fudge discovers that his new baby sister can't play with him, he tries to sell her. When that doesn't work, he tries giving her away. And on his first day at school he kicks his teacher and calls her Rat face. Can his big br[...]
Reviews of the first edition: ??i??...This book is a welcome addition to the sociology of technology, a field whose importance is increasingly recognised??i??i??' - ??i??Sociology??i??. ??i??...sets a remarkably high standard in breadth of coverage, in scholarship, and in readability and can be reco[...]
Analyses and reflects upon the influence of history, research and procedures upon contemporary public health practice. This book explores the debates surrounding the meaning of public health and looks at the policy changes that are reshaping its context. It examines the contributions that epidemiolo[...]
Offers students an overview of a range of theoretical concepts, some traditionally associated with early childhood and some less traditionally. This title aims to stimulate debate and to demonstrate how theoretical thinking can inform pedagogy and research with innovative results.[...]
A new edition of the only textbook for WJEC GCSE courses in Catering and Hospitality & Catering.
A detailed account of the race to solve the world's greatest scientific challenge--the sequencing of the human genome--describes the intense competition between biologist Craig Venter, the director of the Institute for Genomic Research and founder of the private company Celera, and Francis Collins, [...]
An updated edition of the best-selling, one-volume crash course in things you should have learned in school, had you been paying attention, covers thirteen major disciplines, including the fields of American studies, art history, economics, film, literature, music, philosophy, political science, psy[...]
At thirty-seven, Jane Howe is pretty sure she has attained the perfect life: a well-paying job, fantastic friends, family close by (but not too close), and a Greenwich Village apartment that makes visitors drool with envy. But that's before she sees the perfect child. There he sits in his stroller, [...]
A family-focused cowboy falls hard for the most single gal in town USA TODAY bestselling author Judy Duarte returns with a new installment of The Fortunes of Texas: Welcome to Horseback Hollow
Toby Fortune Jones has no problem with commitment. He's committed to his ranch, to his family and to [...]
His kingdom for a cowgirl
They go together like...chutney and barbecue. High tea and hot sauce. You couldn't come up with a more unlikely twosome than Jensen Fortune Chesterfield and Amber Rogers. So when the paparazzi catch the Fortune heir in a lip-lock with the free-spirited rodeo rider, Hors[...]
"It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo."
In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal--tall books for giraff[...]
She lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age forty-seven. Judy Garland died over thirty years ago, but no biography has so completely captured her spiritand demonsuntil now. From her tumu[...]
You know Judy Greer, right? Maybe from "The Wedding Planner, 13 Going on 30, Carrie, Arrested Development, " or "The Descendants." Yes, you totally recognize her. And, odds are, you already feel like she's your friend.
In her first book of essays, "I Don't Know What You Know Me From," Greer writ[...]
When Deenie finds out that she has scoliosis, she's scared. When she sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream.
But the words won't come out. And Deenie, beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips. For four years--or lon[...]
How can you be best friends with someone who keeps secrets from you--important secrets?
Stephanie's best friend is Rachel. Since second grade they've shared everything, good and bad. Now, as they start seventh grade, Stephanie meets Alison, who has just moved to their neighborhood. Stephanie hop[...]
Chef-owner Judy Rogers offers a collection of 250 diverse recipes along with explanations of each preparation step and ideas on roasting, pastry-making, braising, and the importance of tasting.[...]
Alternating voices, therapist and former client show how the adult can reclaim selfhood that was violently denied to the child.[...]
Illus. in full color & full-color photos. "The story of Apollo II's historic flight, from lift-off, through 'The Eagle has landed,' to splashdown and quarantine. Donnelly does a good job of setting the stage with chapters on the history of the idea of flight to the moon, astronaut selection and trai[...]