![]() ![]() This is the second book in the Save the Earth series! You won't want to miss inspiring your precious little one with this brilliant arctic tale!"Save the Arctic" is the second book in Stahl's best-selling "Save the Earth" series! ![]() Learn exciting animal facts about polar bears and beluga whales Brainstorm ideas on how you can help the Arctic from your home Name the colors of the buildings in the Arctic village! ![]() This time, Bethany Stahl's interactive book immerses children in a fun and unique journey where they can: The ice is melting, and the animals are disappearing! During his search, he makes an unlikely friend with Toklo, a silly beluga whale! The friends work together with a native girl, Ahnah, as they figure out how everyone can work together to help "Save the Arctic"! Nanu, a lonely polar bear, searches for dinner. From the Amazon bestselling author, comes a new children’s book that is engaging, fun, and teaches about the environment! ![]()
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The guided narratives encourage and inspire the kiddos to practice their breathing techniques while taking them on imaginative journeys to a rainforest, to the moon, a meadow, or underwater. Whether you’re looking for a way to enhance or aid in a positive and relaxing bedtime experience, these eight visualizations from Mariam Gates are a fantastic way to wind down after a busy day. Sweet Dreams: Bedtime Visualizations for Kids ![]() Read your way to a calmer day and don’t forget to be the calm you want to see in your child. ![]() You’ll discover guided visualizations that will spark imagination and encourage restful relaxation, an alphabetic introduction to mindfulness and breath awareness, as well as exercises designed to teach kids techniques for taking ownership of their bodies and emotions. 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Edwards Award for Outstanding Literature for Young Adults, Chris Crutcher is best known for his sports-related fiction. ![]() Lemry better get a handle on this class before it turns into some kind of therapy group. I feel tears welling up, and I see them running down Ellerby's cheeks. I was embarrassed that I haven't found a way to include her somehow the way Mobe has.' I was embarrassed that I let some kid go to school with me for twelve years and turned my back on pain that must be unbearable. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Deadline. Because the other day when I saw how hard it was for Mobe to go to the hospital to see her, I was embarrassed that I didn't know her better, that I ever laughed at one joke about her. 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I felt sure that that world would indeed be curiouser and curiouser - that things would not be as they had appeared from our side of the mirror.Īfter Dark, the latest surreal novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami lets us into a mirror world normally hidden. Anna Hedigan: Do you remember the moment in Through the Looking Glass when Alice finds the mirror on the mantelpiece turned to 'silvery mist' and she jumps through it into the reverse-world of her room? As a child I felt the thrill it gave Alice to move beyond the glass. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So, it does excite me when I see a poem that is clear in its intentionality with the form -in other words, the poem shows that the author has thought about “how does this container hold or shape my story”? The poem can be in a “standard” form, let’s say, in couplets, or in a more experimental form with refreshing visual elements, but the poet should be thoughtful about how the story is told in addition to what it says. Today, we’re speaking with Emily Jungmin Yoon, poetry editor for The Margins,the digital journal of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop.įrom a craft standpoint, what causes you to accept a poem?Įmily Jungmin Yoon: I think that every poem is a story, whether it is written as a narrative or not. In that light, we’ve been asking some great editors from around the literary community for their frank thoughts on how poems get evaluated from within their slush pile of submissions, and what poets can do to better their chances. ![]() The community lifts itself up together or not at all. Editors Talk Poetry Acceptances: Emily Jungmin Yoon, Poetry Editor of The MarginsĪs a platform for emerging poets, our mission is to provide practical help for serious writers. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s an engineering project that runs into trouble with politics, with office. ![]() Which parts Not the stylethe usual blur of amiable banalities. 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King Kalidasa, tyrant of the second century, murderous usurper of an ancient kingdom, sought to reach heaven by creating his lofty Pleasure Garden, with their towering fountains and the panorama of beautiful maidens. ![]() ![]() So overall, didnt love this as much as the first two books for various reasons, but there are still some good qualities about it. the atmosphere is definitely the shining star of this. it also continues the excel at the dark, gothic, bloody vibes that i have loved since the first book. its an apt conclusion and one that suits the characters and their storylines. ![]() ![]() based on what i started to remember from the previous books, the ending to this is really fitting. That being said, i still really like the concept/idea of the story. felt a general disconnect with the characters and story (see point one), as well as with the writing (see point two) this book is way too long with such slow pacing and nothing happening in a span of 300 pages ![]() Least favourite book in the series for the following reasons: - too long between books and didnt feel like doing a reread, so completely forgot what happened in the previous book, and there are no little recap points to jog the readers memory in this at all ![]() |