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The A to Z of Everyday Things
by Janice Weaver* Why are Americans superstitious about two-dollar bills? * Why do we have twelve months in a year instead of ten, or six, or even twenty? * Why do we celebrate foolishness on the first day of April? * Why is yawning contagious? * Why is the number thirteen considered to be unlucky in so many different cultures? The A to Z of Everyday Things tells the surprising stories behind twenty-six seemingly ordinary objects and activities. From calendars and money to tulips and sideburns, this book uses commonplace items to explore the rich but often overlooked cultural history of our everyday lives. In the end, The A to Z of Everyday Things offers us a picture of modern life and how we got here in a funny, quirky, and highly readable form.
A todo gasss (Serie Perrock Holmes #Volumen 13)
by Isaac PalmiolaA todo gasss es la treceava entrega de las aventuras de #PerrockHolmes, la mejor serie de detectives, con más suspense, aventura y grandes dosis de humor. Cuando el misterio llame a tu puerta, tú llama a Perrock, Perrock Holmes. El Gran Premio de Mónaco se celebra mañana y alguien ha robado el trofeo ¡sin dejar ni una mísera huella! Parece una misión complicada, tanto que Julia y Diego sospechan hasta del vigilante. Estos son los hechos: el trofeo se custodiaba en un hotel de ultramegalujo lleno de celebridades. Estas son las pistas: parece que el ladrón tiene más de una cara... AQUÍ HUELE A MISTERIO... ¿O NO?
A veces siento alegría (Di lo que sientes)
by Jaclyn Jaycox¿Qué significa estar feliz? Los niños aprenderán cómo se siente la felicidad, cómo sus sentidos pueden afectar sus emociones y cómo identificar y manejar sus sentimientos. Diversas fotos a todo color ayudan a mostrar cómo se ve la felicidad. Se incluye una actividad de reflexión que permite a los niños explorar sus sentimientos.
A veces siento enojo (Di lo que sientes)
by Jaclyn Jaycox¿Qué significa estar enojado? Aunque el enojo no sea agradable, ¡es una emoción que todos sentimos! Los niños aprenderán a identificar el momento en que están enojados y cómo manejar sus sentimientos. Las fotos grandes y expresivas ayudan a ilustrar cómo se ve el enojo. Se incluye una actividad de reflexión que permite a los niños explorar sus sentimientos.
A veces siento preocupación (Di lo que sientes)
by Jaclyn Jaycox¿Qué significa estar preocupado? Todos nos sentimos preocupados de vez en cuando. Los niños aprenderán a reconocer, identificar y manejar sus emociones. Fotos llamativas a todo color ayudan a mostrar cómo se ve la preocupación. Se incluye una actividad de reflexión que ayuda a los niños a aprender a transformar la preocupación en sentimientos positivos.
A veces siento tristeza (Di lo que sientes)
by Jaclyn Jaycox¿Qué significa estar triste? Es normal sentirnos desanimados de vez en cuando. Los niños aprenderán cómo se siente estar triste, cuáles son las causas de la tristeza y cómo transformar este sentimiento en alegría. Fotos grandes y diversas ayudan a mostrar cómo se ve la tristeza. Se incluye una actividad de reflexión que permite a los niños practicar el manejo de sus emociones.
The A-Word: A Sweet Dead Life Novel
by Joy PrebleJenna Samuels and her guardian angel brother battle heavenly head-honchos and earthbound bullies in this Texas-set hilarious follow up to The Sweet Dead Life. It's been almost a year since Jenna Samuel's stoner brother, Casey, bit the dust and returned as her guardian angel. A year since Casey and his "angel boss," Amber Velasco, saved Jenna's life and helped her foil the bad guys--more or less. A year in which Jenna has solved the true mystery of the universe: how to get one Ryan Sloboda to ask her out. Jenna's feeling mighty cheery about life and love. But Casey, whose doomed relationship with Lanie Phelps (who has no idea her boyfriend is, well, dead) isn't doing much to distract him, has his own big question: Why is he still hanging around? Bo Shivers, a heavenly head honcho Jenna and Casey didn't even know existed, might have the answer. Bo knows something big is coming. Something that might just change everything for Jenna Samuels, who once again finds herself up to her non-winged shoulders in heavenly secrets of global proportions--just as she's finally found the perfect Homecoming Dance dress.From the Hardcover edition.
A Work Day/Un Día de Trabajo
by Pixar DisneySigue al robot Wall E en su aventura, descubre cuales tesoros encuentra junto a su fiel mascota Cucaracha. Follow the robot Wall E in his adventure, find out which treasures he find together with his loyal pet Roach.
An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales: From Angry Ant to Zestless Zebra
by Susan PerrowThis must-have collection of behavior tales offers "story medicine" as a creative strategy for parenting, teaching, and counselling. Telling the right story at the right time can help children face challenges and change behavior. <p><p> All 42 stories begin with an undesirable or out-of-balance situation. Through metaphor and imaginative story journeys, they lead to a desirable resolution. The stories can lead to nurturing positive values in children. <p><p> Following the alphabet from A to Z, each behavior is identified in the story title--angry, anxious, bullying, demanding, fussy, greedy, jealous, loud, obnoxious, quibbling, uncooperative, and so on. <p><p> The stories, some humorous, some serious, are especially relevant for children of three to nine years of age, as well as the child in every adult! They are for telling and adapting--turn them into homemade picture books or puppet shows, or even create new tales based on them. Pencil-drawn illustrations by Allmut French accompany each story.
A-Z of Being the Best Leader You Can Be: Leading Through the Alphabet
by Yvonne BleamMeet Alex the accepting leader, Olivia the open-minded leader, Tyson the trustworthy leader and the rest of the gang and understand the qualities of good leadership in this collection of short stories. Not your average A-Z, this book aims to teach young people aged 8-11 about what it means to be a good leader. From honesty and respect to understanding and dependability, each of the 26 stories covers a quality that any good leader should possess and is followed by fun activities and exercises to help children learn the true meaning of each concept. Building positive leadership behaviors in children, this book will be of interest to educators, school counselors, pastoral care workers as well as parents.
The A-Z of Careers and Jobs
by Kogan Page EditorialFrom accountant to zoologist, this new edition of The A-Z of Careers and Jobs is your one-stop guide for insightful guidance on more than 300 different career areas in the UK. This book is a quick and informative way to find out about what jobs and careers are out there, from traditional roles to brand new opportunities in the digital world. For those looking for their first job after school or university, or for anyone considering a change of career, this book provides reliable and up-to-date advice on a wide range of professions to help you choose the right path for you. The A-Z of Careers and Jobs covers the practical issues you need to understand, such as the extent of job opportunities in each industry, what personal skills are needed, what experience is required, entry qualifications, training, as well as typical earnings and starting salaries. In an ever more competitive and changing job market, information will help maximize your chances of success. This book is designed to help identify what personal strengths fit to what kinds of work, what skills you should highlight on a CV and what you need to know about each job. The A-Z of Careers and Jobs is also a valuable resource for careers advisers working in schools, colleges and universities who need to keep track of new developments - such as new roles and routes of entry, professional associations and exams - to offer the very best guidance to today's job hunters.
The A-Z of Wonder Women
by Yvonne LinCelebrate historic and contemporary Wonder Women from around the world, from Ada Lovelace to Zaha Hadid!Highlighting notable and inspiring women from across the globe and throughout time, The A-Z of Wonder Women features biographies of trailblazers and groundbreakers, including Ada Lovelace, Oprah Winfrey, Ruth Ginsberg, and Wajeha al-Huwaider.This empowering alphabet-style book celebrates a wide range of skills and masteries in the arts, politics and activism, STEM, and more, providing accessible facts about these heroic women--and inspiring young readers to make the change they want to see in the world.
Aaaarrgghh! Spider!
by Lydia MonksDon't let this lonely spider frighten you! She just wants to be a family pet--and she thinks she would make a better one than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead--until the day she unwittingly enchants them.
Aaela sutti devuya
by Meenakshi SardesaiOne day children decide to give rest to their mother from all house work. She goes to her cousin’s house. Father and children plan to do their jobs. Cooking was the most difficult part. Everybody helps. The cooked food is not like normal food. Chapati is different shape potatoes are burnt and so on. The cat drinks all the milk. The kitchen is in chaos. Suddenly mummy comes and the children become happy. All of them understand how difficult it is to manage the house.
Aag Gaditil Sahal
by Surekha PanandikarChintu was invited to Delhi for accepting an award for essay writing competition. The Prime minister himself was going to handover the award to him. He was traveling by a train. In the train Chintu managed to catch some thieves who were robbing a trunk of another passenger. The police alarmed the people and the police caught hold of those fugitives. Instead of one Chintu received two awards. One for essay writing and one for bravery.
Aai
by Uddhav J. ShelakeAai in a story . a woman working at farm. A day when the mother becomes angry on her son when he disobeys her and later she takes him near.
Aai Viruddha Baai
by Shrikant Vishnu BhosaleLife of a woman who lost her husband. she had a son, she fell in love with a man. the total family did not get along but this woman played the role of a mother of a son as well as a role of a woman to a man in marathi.
Aaich Aaikav
by Bha. M. VaidyaThis a story of mice. One old woman was lived in the hut. mice and four baby mice were lived near the hut. The old woman was upset with mice. One day she keeps a cage inside the hut. mice were stuck in the cage. read story what happens next.
Aaichi Shaletli Gammat
by Nandini Nayarएक दिवस मीराची आई तिच्या शाळेत गेली पण तिथे तर कुणीच नव्हतं. मीरा, वर्गातली मुलं, शिक्षक सगळे कुठे गायब झाले होते?
Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab
by Anupam MishraThe pond is also a major public event to be filled to capacity. The larger context of society and which would have flowed on the placenta of the pond. Bhuj culminating in the biggest pond pier Hmirsr a statue of elephant walking placenta indicator. When water touches the statue then spread the news was all over town. The losses come on the town pond. The event turned into a festival area short of water takes.
Aaji
by Madhuri PurandareA story of a small girl Radha. Her childhood memories describe in the story. Radha mentioned as the little grandmother.
Aaji Cha Chashma
by Rohini Nilekaniआजीचा चष्मा सारखा हरवतो. मग कधीतरी तिला चष्मा शोधण्यासाठी हुशार गुप्तहेराची मदत घ्यावी लागते!
Aaliyah: Aaliyah (The Divas)
by Victoria Christopher MurrayFrom the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian comes the fourth book in the The Divas series.Diamond, India, Veronique, and Aaliyah are fifteen-year-old high school sophomores on their way to becoming the hottest new group to hit gospel music—The Divas. That is, if they win the team talent competition. Now, the fourth book in the series follows Aaliyah, as she comes face to face with a secret from her past.. Straight-A student and &“brainiac&” of the group, Aaliyah is an only child living with her father, the deputy Chief of Police in Los Angeles. Even though Aaliyah isn&’t interested in singing, she&’s shown a remarkable, natural talent since childhood. It takes a bit of persuading to get Aaliyah to be a part of the Divas, but she gives in, and joins the group to be close to her friends. During one of their rehearsals, the girls hear a song by Zena, a successful African American singer. All the other girls are inspired and imagine themselves being as successful one day—except for Aaliyah, who turns off the CD and grumbles that they can find a better role model. Then, when Aaliyah learns that Zena will be attending their performance—accompanied by her father—her whole world comes crashing down. And all of her friends, who&’d been told that Aaliyah&’s mother died when she was a baby, suddenly realize where her natural singing ability came from…