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A young bunny grows into greater responsibilities when his little sister arrives. Already a big brother, he thinks he knows everything about younger siblings. But Sister seems to be much more trouble than he had imagined. Realizing that not all children are alike, he finds that watching Sister is much harder than it sounds.
John, Wayne, and Duke are Belgian Draft horses that work together to draw a wagon on Mackinac Island, Michigan. They are always hitched in the same order. The horses are so used to being together, they walk around in the same order even when they’re not working: John on the left, Wayne in the middle, and Duke on the right. One day a new stable boy teams them up differently, and things go haywire in this fun picture book for young readers.
The oldest operating streetcar line in America is in New Orleans, evoking a sense of nostalgia while representing the legacy of America’s transportation history. Every day, both new and vintage streetcars transport commuters to and from jobs, classes, and various destinations across the city. This easy-to-use guidebook is filled with route maps and highlighted features, allowing even a novice rider to use this classic mode of transportation.
An iconic symbol of the Crescent City, the New Orleans streetcar possesses a colorful past spanning more than a century. Covering the time between 1964 and 2008, this pictorial book presents the story of the streetcar, from the year they were replaced by buses on Canal Street through the restoration of the lines following Hurricane Katrina. The streetcar evokes a sense of nostalgia while representing the great legacy of America’s transportation history. The St. Charles Avenue line is, in fact, the oldest operating street railway system in the world.
George Washington Cable merges the poetry of South Louisiana and religion of the soul in this collection of short stories. Cable tests his characters’ spirits, highlighting their capability for tremendous strength. “The Solitary,” “The Taxidermist,” and “The Entomologist” all take place in southern Louisiana and include Creole and post-Civil War characters. In this collection, Cable exposes his own philosophy on life and morality. He reaches into the depths of the soul by examining the surface of the heart. These are stories with feeling told from a singularly Southern voice.
Tales of the Mississippi offers over 300 magnificent pictures and nineteen rollicking tales about Old Man River. Painstaking research and intimate knowledge of Mississippi lore have gone into this handsome album, which brings the reader little-known, fascinating slices of Americana. Rafts, keelboats, flatboats, side-wheelers, sternwheelers, snagboats, steamboats, gunboats, showboats—all were a part of the stories of the legendary cast of characters who live on in the pages of the book. Paperback.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Kevin Hogan explains how to communicate interpersonally, talk to yourself, and transcend physical experience into the realm of idea and thought.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Kevin Hogan explains how to communicate interpersonally, talk to yourself, and transcend physical experience into the realm of idea and thought. He does so by revealing such communication secrets as reinforcing verbal messages with nonverbal cues and instructing readers how to interpret the body language of others and modify communication strategies accordingly.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Kevin Hogan explains how to communicate interpersonally, talk to yourself, and transcend physical experience into the realm of idea and thought. He does so by revealing such communication secrets as reinforcing verbal messages with non-verbal cues. He also instructs readers how to interpret the body language of others and to then modify communication strategies accordingly.
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By implementing these easy-to-follow instructions, anyone can become a better listener, a better speaker, and a better communicator, which will yield great dividends, both personally and professionally.
It’s the day before Halloween, and to every teacher’s dismay, school has been overrun by princesses and monsters, Jedi and ghouls. In every classroom, teachers are struggling to keep order, but students have brought in their costumes to celebrate a day early. A group of girls sneak into the bathroom to exchange tiaras, and grotesquely dressed fifth-graders pretend to eat two younger students in the cafeteria.
This concise, enlightening volume combines two classic books that present tales of patriotism, hard work, self-worth and ingenuity. Paperback.
Story time in the library had just come to an end when Max spies something amazing on one of the bookcases. It’s a large, speckled egg that with a loud CRACK breaks to reveal a small dragon. But the dragon doesn’t stay small for very long because he has a real appetite for books. Max tells his mom, the librarian, and even a policeman, but will anyone believe him before the dragon gobbles up the library?
Three of the coolest dinosaurs this side of the La Brea tar pits outsmart a carnivorous T-Rex in this wry adaptation of The Three Little Pigs that not only entertains children, but also teaches them that sometimes a bully will get his comeuppance. Hardcover.
Utilizing well-researched techniques of self-hypnosis, you can overcome your fears, lose weight or stop smoking, raise your self-esteem, significantly lessen the pain of childbirth, and strengthen your most important relationships. Through the Open Door: Secrets of Self-Hypnosis shows you how to use self-hypnosis to make big and lasting changes in your life by unlocking the secrets of your unconscious mind. Hardcover.
When America’s space program began to look for astronauts, it initially turned to fighter pilots, finding in them men who could remain calm in the face of fear and uncertainty and solve intensely complicated problems in disarmingly simple and effective ways. Men who possessed these skills were said to have “the Right Stuff.” Set in 1966 during the Vietnam War, Thunderchief is an extraordinary exploration of what the Right Stuff is and how jet fighter pilots pass it on within their close-knit community.
In this fun-packed volume, Timothy dives right into Mardi Gras tradition. He has just moved to New Orleans with his family, and when he receives an unexpected invitation to a king cake party, he doesn’t understand what it means! The more he hears about king cake parties, the more curious he becomes, especially when he hears about the plastic baby baked inside the cake.
Help one another. Say you’re sorry. Toby remembers what her rabbi said in his sermon for Rosh Hashanah, and she plans on being a good citizen, giving charity, apologizing for anything that might have hurt someone, and helping others. After saying “sorry” to her best friend Donna, Toby helps her understand all of the customs involved with the Jewish New Year. Hardcover.