Rebecca Stern
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English
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Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays will inspire students to think differently about the much feared assignment in elementary and middle schools around the country: essay writing.
Rebecca Stern's fifth grade students were bored to death with essay writing, and the one thing Rebecca needed to inspire them-great examples appropriate for kids-was nowhere to be found. Inspired by a challenge, Rebecca joined forces with her friend, social...
6) Well groomed
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This documentary travels a year in the humorous and visually stunning world of competitive creative dog grooming alongside the women transforming their beloved poodles into living sculptures." --
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English
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Edna Pontellier has everything that a woman and mother should want - two wonderful sons, a husband, and good financial fortune. But still, she feels like something may be missing. While vacationing with her family, she meets a young man who shows affection and opens her mind to adventure and freedom.
Edna’s desire for freedom and independence begins to fester in her heart, and she finds that she is increasingly disenchanted with the responsibilities...
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English
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"Sigils are magical symbols that are designed to influence ourselves and the world around us. Tracing through history, art, and culture, this illustrated book offers an innovative and fresh approach to sigil magick that is accessible and intuitive. You don't need a degree in art or magick to make effective sigils!" --Amazon
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English
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In 1660, Amsterdam is the trading and map-printing capital of the world. Anneke van Brug is one of the colorists paid to enhance black-and-white maps for a growing number of collectors. Her artistic talent brings her to the attention of the Blaeu printing house, and she begins to color for a rich merchant, Willem de Groot. But Anneke is not content to simply embellish the work of others; she longs to create maps of her own. Cartography, however, is...
10) Iniquity
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English
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Crime boss Georgio Gambino abducts Sean "Mick" McPherson's pregnant wife, Emma, and his friend's two daughters and contracts to sell them and another group of women-some into forced labor, others as sex slaves, and a few for their organs.
Gambino confines three best friends-Mick, a PI; Joe, a homicide detective; and Rafferty, an FBI special agent-to Pines & Quill writing retreat and pits them against each other with a warning: "Mick, if you try to...
11) Dear Jacob
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English
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On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the boy's remains. What lies between is the riveting story of the search for Jacob, told by his mother, Patty. With down-to-earth candor, she details the investigation as it unfolds, discusses her family's struggles, and shows how she maintained her energy and optimism....
12) Ageless Aging
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English
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We are in the midst of a longevity revolution. And that's particularly true for women: -Women can expect to live five years longer than men. -A 50-year-old woman can expect to live another 35 years, on average. -Women comprise 80% of centenarians, now the fastest growing segment of the world's population. But despite these incredible statistics showing how women are living longer, women are not living well. Women typically spend the last 14 years...
13) Tre Maison Dasan
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A documentary film focusing on viewing adults in prison through the eyes of their children. The film also spends time with them when they are elsewhere observing their coping mechanisms and behaviors, and determining how they are responding to the parent's incarceration." --
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English
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Embarking on your first solo road trip. Receiving a special surprise that arrives out of the blue. Finding a sudden flash of inspiration that sets you on a wondrous new path. When we think about the moments that stand out in our memory, it's clear that our minds hold onto the unusual or unexpected. By tapping into students' innate curiosity, you can design memorable, meaningful learning experiences that captivate their interest and ignite their imaginations.
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