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Mary is from a dairy, but there is a drought in Australia. Come on an adventure with Mary as she travels the world in search of green pastures and a beautiful dairy to call her own. Where would you want to end up?

A much-treasured book, My Language, My Experience focuses on teaching positive, empowering language through concepts and using the English alphabet as a framework. To contextualize, My Language, My Experience provides everyday contexts where these words are applied effortlessly and effectively. This is designed to enable children to build their vocabulary using positive powerful language in everyday contexts. My Language, My Experience is written with a high degree of lightness and playfulness, and it reflects the author's perception of both Tiffany and Rafael, who are cousins in real life. It also draws on some of their conversations and extends them to make My Language, My Experience book the delightful educational book it is. Wise Owl, an additional character in the book, assumes the role of teacher or adult guide, for example, a parent. Wise Owl enriches the conversations by drawing on a child's experiences and expanding on their understanding as they enjoy reading My Language, My Experience. My Language, My Experience supports teaching of children to embed positive, empowering language that can raise their self-esteem; promote their social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes; and enhance their lives altogether.

There are three stories in this novel-none of which are connected.The stories are written in a lighthearted and humorous vein and have adult content. Therefore, it is NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.

The book Philosophy of Fear is a philosophical manual developed to aid human person overcome the limitations imposed on him by fear. The author recognizes two categories of fear (positive and negative) and blamed all forms of negative activities of human persons to negative category of fear, while he attributes all aspects of positive development to positive fear. The author further argues that since fear is fundamental to all beings, it ought to be given its philosophical brand name, and that is, philosophy of fear or fearism. He believes that fearism as a school of thought, will offer an expanding opportunities into the study of fear and it related challenges.In suggesting a workable methodology to the solution to fear problems, the author adopted unification- complementary approach, where fear and fearless (the opposites) are investigated in a unified and complementary manner in order to have a complete knowledge about fear. He uses love -courage as the method for decision making within the framework of fearism.This interpretative and explanative guide into the study of fear, if followed, will help human persons overcome all forms of negative fear, which this book has identified as an impediment to human development. The book is a must read for all those who want to use fear positively to confront their existential challenges.

A common thread that connects us all to the world and each other is the use of our physical senses to experience the particular energies of the earth element. Working closely with the energies described in astrology of earth sign children, this story is designed to embrace the child's deepest desire in life for security, connection, and comfort through a natural and innocent attraction to nature.This book has been carefully and beautifully created to capture the natural characteristics and energies of earth sign children in order to allow shared connection to their internal and external selves by using a touch of magic, spirituality, and poetry.

Who Am I? is the story of many older people living with dementia. A challenging behaviour equals an unmet need, and people experiencing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often in places they don't remember and don't feel safe. Often as caregivers, our primary role is to establish trust and give them a place to feel safe. It is important to check basic needs often because people can't always tell you what they need. As family, it can be hard to see the person you love becoming more frail. But sometimes, the small things can help them to be comfortable and remember who they are.

Po and the Lie, is book 4 in the Naughty Soul Collection.This book is how lying is wrong! It is wrong for someone to be punished for something they have not done.

The crew of a ship are sailing directly into the path of an oncoming storm. Will Captain Steve be able to save them all? Will his ship sink? And what is that flash of light in the distance?

Beyond Belief The Story of AvaBorn into a simple, disciplined and conservative life, Ava, a naive and submissive girl from the province always had family to speak for her. She was born with odds against her and with unfortunate timing, when “catch the baby with a bayonet” was a favourite pastime during the brutal Japanese invasion. Her discovery of being a daughter out of wedlock – mocked and ridiculed for this – forever changed her. Unbeknownst to her, this was to prepare her for the harrowing events to come.She evolved out of her cocoon to become a “strong willed woman” as once described by the US media. Ironically, it was not only her own traumatic ordeal in Australia and America, but also her whole family’s as well, under the Martial Law regime of the Philippines (1972 – 1986), that reaffirmed her belief and faith in herself.At the end of an agonising struggle to find a country to accept them, amongst which only Nigeria was willing to grant them asylum, they were given a chance to make a fresh start in Australia, the very country she dreamed to reside in and learned to love.Ava, from simple and earnest beginnings was thrust into a complex world of emotional, political, physical and social survival. It was only due to life’s vicissitudes that she came to realise that she had always been a fighter.

A common thread that connects us all to the world and each other is the use of our physical senses to experience the energies of the water element. Working closely with the energies described in astrology of water sign children, Cocoon-Water Child is designed to embrace children's deepest desires in life-security, connection, and comfort- through a natural and innocent attraction to nature.This book has been carefully and beautifully created to capture the natural characteristics and energies of water sign children and allow shared connection to their internal and external selves by using a touch of magic, spirituality, and poetry.

An inspirational story told by Eros, the son of Gods, in a desperate attempt to gain his father's approval he sets out to prove his worth. For Eros to execute such an impressive feat, he devises a unique plan to achieve his goal, and in the process, he creates the greatest supernatural gift that the Gods have ever given the world.One dark and stormy night the first warrior goddess was created.This is the story behind the journey taken by an ordinary being who was chosen for an extra extraordinary life.Eros created a hero so powerful that even evil feared for the day that this child would grow up to realize her exceptional potential. And with this pending fear in shire desperation, they do the unspeakable to try and stop her from discovering this unforeseen power that for now lay dormant within.Defying all the odds, through all her trials and tribulations she rises to greatness in the quest to fulfill her destiny. Where the lifelong battle of good versus evil risks coming to an end.Come join Dakota's epic journey and enjoy the adventures as she discovers her extraordinary powers and changes history along the way.

The most powerful organised crime families are under siege.Unknown assailants are targeting powerful crime syndicates throughout the Carina Region. Suspecting that high ranking officials in the Interstellar Colonial Administration are involved, Commissioner Charles Rathau hires private investigator Ellie Reece to investigate.Ellie begins her investigation and quickly finds herself hindered by legalities and a lack of verifiable evidence. A witness eventually leads her to seek assistance from Harrison Carver, the leader of a powerful organised crime syndicate who also has a vested interest in the killings. The alliance with Carver enables Ellie access to resources and information inaccessible to law enforcement agencies. The asking price for this assistance-information.With Carver's backing, Ellie embarks on a quest that will take her into the dark underbelly of four star systems. Time runs short and Ellie's 'second' client comes under threat. Is this a gang war? The assailants are near undetectable, except for the fact they are using weapons and equipment right off I.C.A inventories. Ellie digs deeper and soon uncovers a conspiracy far, far worse than what the Commissioner fears. A conspiracy that has the potential to effect entire worlds and the lives of billions...

Cilla dumps her fiancé, Matt, and his well-heeled lifestyle to tackle a new future aboard Tindarra, a boat she buys on time-payment. Romance for her will be the Chinese junk sail she plans to sew for her new home. Matt scoffs and tries to spoil her independence but during her first sail a three-masted junk crosses her path and she makes a tactical error that has far-reaching consequences for that independence.Sheltered water sailing is the way Cilla wants her boating - that is non-negotiable. Deep water scares her witless. Has it not stolen people she loved?Why then has she fallen in love with Jim, an architect who loves the ocean and sails it for pleasure and business? She won''t compromise with a partnership that doesn''t involve sharing one hundred percent, and the sea is a no-no.Jim has reservations too, for a serious relationship would spoil his lifestyle, and yet this petite girl has grabbed his heart. He knows she fears open water and wishes she would accept his help to beat her demons. To win his angel-sprite must he give up all else he loves?These are star-crossed lovers indeed, and the sea cares no more than the stars.

Poetry is one of the great avenues in expressing our emotions, feelings and everything we go through. In this book, you'll get a glimpse of the author's past as he shares his experiences on life, family, love and the heartbreak of divorce. Poems, Tears and Heartache is a good release for people who have gone through loss of love. This may bring out the hidden memories you'd locked away but will definitely help you feel better-because you are not alone.

This is a story about a family wherein the father was a football coach and shift supervisor who spent long hours away from home. This meant his wife had to discipline her three children, and she would tell him about them when he got home from work. The children thought of her as a telltale, and she was not as popular as her husband with them. One day, the father found his wife crying as she heard her children saying that she was a telltale, so the father decided to do something about it, as he thought it was very unfair to his wife. One day, he saw a little bird sitting on a tree, which gave him an idea. He told his wife about it, and they decided to try it, even though it was a white lie. So now when the children were naughty, instead of saying, Your mother said you were naughty, he would say, My little bird said you were naughty. That was when the telltale bird came into being.From then on, when the father was informed that his children had been naughty by their mother, he would say, My little bird told me that . . .

The book includes five loosely related stories on the nature of reality, each one building on the last. It starts in a world dealing with climate change and ends with a battle in heaven between angels and demons. Along the way, space pirates search for the ark of covenant, an ancient pyramid is found in Australia, and God explains the meaning of life.

A great deal of business expense is spent on training. While some employers worry about the money spent on training when people leave, more successful bosses worry about what happens if untrained people stay.But how do we know what our people know?Assessment, of course. But does it work? Try these simple tests. Ask your most valued employee to do the test. Do they get a perfect score? If not, it is the test that is wrong. Ask your most valuable supervisor to review the test. Is this what we want our people to know and do? If the answer is no, the assessment is not working. Ask your newly trained employee to redo the test six weeks later. Be prepared to be shocked.Using the techniques in this book will put you on a path to assessments that work. But you will still need the help of your valued employees and valuable supervisors to get it right.

The government stole my children after my wife left me. Then I lost my lifes earnings when a mortgagor sold me up. Although alone and homeless, God comforted me and the Bible inspired me to fight back to eventually become re-united with my children and regain financial stability.

Margie and Wolf live in Australia, where they enjoy their friends and family.In author Lynette Collinss Margie and Wolf: The Surprise Partybook five in the Margie and Wolf seriesthe duo join other friends to celebrate a very special event. It is the triplets Blueberry, Raspberry, and Blackberrys birthday! All their family and friends are going to make it a wonderful party they will never forget.Heres your personal invitation to join Margie and Wolf, and celebrate Blueberry, Raspberry, and Blackberrys birthday!

Pos Night to Shine is the first book in the Naughty Soul Collection. This is a series of books about goodness and badness and who we choose to be. The first book is about Po and Ceca, a rainbow angel who heard Po pray and came to help him.