Education and Teaching books

A beautifully illustrated celebration of the many things babies can do from a talented author and illustrator team, Susan Meyers and Hiroe Nakata.Whether two-legged or four-legged, babies have a lot in common. They run, hide, jump, tumble, tug, cry, munch, and snooze, as babies of all kinds do on th...

"Readers will learn how forensic scientists identify victims and criminals by examining a variety of different things, such as facial reconstructions, skeletons, remains, and DNA evidence"--Provided by publisher....

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally impor...

A children's picture book about a selfish shellfish who discovers the joy of sharing....

We all know that everything we have is a gift from God. But sometimes it’s hard to know just how to give back to God. How much is enough? What does the Bible really say? What should giving look like in our everyday lives? Filled with good news for followers of Jesus, Mark Allan Powell’s Giving to Go...

A provocative satire of love, sex, money, and politics that unfolds over four wild days in so-called “paradise”—the long-awaited first novel from the acclaimed author of Sam the Cat“I seriously, deeply love this book.”—Michael CunninghamNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES A...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa...

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Book by Alice Leonhardt...

In the hilarious follow-up to Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten, strong, sassy, and funny Amanda Panda is having a birthday crisis!Amanda Panda's birthday is tomorrow. She'll be the first kid in her class to turn six! But when she gets to the bus stop, her best friend/worst enemy Bitsy announces that ...

“What capacity for good lies in the hidden depths of people?”...

An Alabama School Girl in Paris, 1842-1844 [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2001] Editor-Nancy M. Rohr...

Although most associated with the 1920s and 30s, Art Deco began in France prior to World War I. During the interwar years the style evolved and was adopted by an international elite set as the perfect expression of modern opulence and elegance in an age that gave birth to jazz, the Charleston, speak...

Title: An address delivered before the Zelo-Paideusian Society of Washington County Seminary : Salem, Indiana, March 14, 1834 : fifth annual exhibition.Author: Benjamin C CressyPublisher: Gale, Sabin AmericanaDescription:Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americ...

Excerpt from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, at Tarrytown, on the Hudson RiverI beg you to correct this oversight, should you, as I trust you will, notice this sepulchral enterprise.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks....

In recent years, Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) for HIV has been acknowledged internationally as an efficacious and pivotal strategy for both HIV/AIDS prevention and referral into care and treatment. China started providing free VCT service by implementing the China CARES program in 51 commu...

Why do people get moved to protest against some violations of human rights and not others? How can the culture of human rights be made inclusive? This book offers insights into these questions by tracing the dialectical connection between economic interests and human rights. It offers a unique under...

In a form of detection, the book tells various fields of knowledge about the work of legal medical experts. Followed with criminal cases, it introduces the work with vivid plots and plain language from major perspectives like medicolegal investigation of crimescene, forensic clinical examination, fo...

What’s it really like to be a prince? To his horror, British schoolboy Alex Varenhoff finds out when the monarchy is restored in the tiny country of Rovenia.“To see, to do, to prevail.” The motto of Rovenia stands for bravery and honor. But none of this matters to Alex Varenhoff. Though he was alway...

Robert Maxwell—ruthless, volatile, defiant; a man of gargantuan appetites, for food, wine, women, power, money—unabashedly bared his ambition to the world, as he strove to build a publishing empire. But, throughout his career, Robert Maxwell also nurtured another, more driving, and—until now—altoget...

Japan's Sengoku jidai ('Warring States Period') was a time of crisis and upheaval, a chaotic epoch when the relatively low-born rural military class of 'bushi' (samurai warriors) succeeded in overthrowing their social superiors in the court throughout much of the country. Into this tumultuous age of...

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A tale of love, lies, and a six-foot-four psychic in a bridesmaid’s dress, from a New York Times–bestselling master of romantic comedy . . .Jamie Peters has just been told by her cross-dressing psychic that she’s about to meet her soul mate. Yeah, right. Jamie no longer believes in true love after d...

Official corruption has become increasingly prevalent around the world since the early 1990s. The situation appears to be particularly acute in the post-communist states. Corruption—be it real or perceived—is a major problem with concrete implications, including a lowered likelihood of foreign inves...