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The Alphabetical Zoo is an illustrated book of humorous poems about the animals in a zoo and their very strange eating habits - all built around the letters of the alphabet.

'The Mini Mentor' by Ava A.S. Jacobs is an insightful collection of short stories, each tailored to instil valuable life lessons in young readers. The book covers a broad range of themes, such as the importance of empathy, the strength found in courage, and the benefits of maintaining a positive mindset. Written in a style that is both engaging and accessible, it makes complex concepts understandable for a younger audience. Interactive elements like tongue twisters add a playful dimension to the learning experience. The stories are designed not only to entertain but also to provoke thoughtful reflection, encouraging young minds to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. This book is an excellent resource for parents and educators who aim to guide their young future leaders towards becoming mindful, confident, and compassionate individuals.

This book can be used by both teachers and parents to help teach children the important skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening and drawing too.This book of eight stories focuses on morals and they are stories that you can learn good behaviour and lessons from.Each story comes with its own ten-question comprehension exercise with the answers in the back. The comprehensions test the children's understanding of each story.Also, the children can draw their own pictures to go with each story in the space provided.And, the glossary in the back can be used to test their knowledge of English words and literary devices.

Hi, my name is Owen Williams. Let me take you through a traumatic, thrilling, but sad journey of my childhood and how unfairly and unequally I was treated as a twin. For years I kept things inside was scared to speak out about the abuse and mental torture I've endured... I never knew how to speak out ...until I found my passion for writing, and I was able to use writing as a therapy to speak out and deal with all the traumas I went through from my childhood to my teens. "All I ever wanted was to be loved by those that were supposed to protect me."

"They're fine once they're here, no need to worry."Advice from many educational professionals. "She doesn't look autistic."A friend's observation. "I don't think I could even score that low."A comment made by a professional in relation to a child's autism diagnosis. Just some of the many things that have been said to the parents of three amazing children - Mia, George and Finley. Follow James on his journey as a father, along with his wonderful wife Emily, as they fight for the future of their neurodiverse children. From the early years of parenthood to the present day, we see their perspectives change as they take on new roles as parent/carers.It's a journey that impacts their children, themselves, and the people immediately around them, as they advocate in ways they didn't know were possible. From a challenging diagnosis, battles with the education system and school avoidance, through to struggling with a father's own mental health, we learn how as parents, and as a family, they start to process the past events, accept their different paths in life and begin to find their tribe.

Having signed on the dotted line to be an Irish guardsman not fully understanding all that Queen and country, and other territories stuff, that after six weeks on my own help only by others, I slept beside in the gutter since leaving Ireland to see the world. Finding no work, food and shelter I was on my knees and making this last day as a homeless orphan in Liverpool to ask at the port about working my passage home to Dublin when I saw a window display asking for men to join the Irish guards that foxed my mind as to who or what Irish guards are. It was recruiter Sgt George Smylie Liverpool office kind offer of a cup of tea and biscuit and warm manner that close the deal making my dream to see the world happen.

Jules Dufour, a Jewish banker in Paris, devised a complex scheme (involving his son Armand) to save the family and the family bank from liquidation when Germany invaded France in 1940. The scheme worked, but it needed the co-operation of Sheikh Ghassan, the Amir (ruler) of Abdali Umm-Qasr, an oil-rich French dependency. Ghassan had reason to believe that, at the end of the war, his country would gain its independence and control the oilfield. However, under pressure from the USA, this only happened years later, in a deal negotiated by Jules in 1945. Sheikh Khalil, Amir from 1965, saw the deal as a betrayal by Jules. In 2010, as a very old man, he wants revenge - which he delegates to his nephew Omar, head of the government's IT procurement agency. Khalil induces Armand, head of the bank from 1955, to open a subsidiary in Abdali Umm-Qasr, managed by Frederick Chapman from the bank's Vienna office. Omar has a secret hold over Frederick's wife Laura and can use her, if necessary, to put pressure on the bank. Omar approaches Frederick for a huge IT loan, which is granted without involving Laura. However, he has planted a flaw in the loan, so that it will not be repaid and will destroy the bank. He has diverted part of the loan to his girlfriend Trudi's business in Vienna, where she is one of Frederick's customers. Learning of a connection between Omar, Trudi and Laura, Frederick asks his wife about this. She alerts him to Omar's designs, and he discovers the booby trap in the loan - but with the bank's reputation and Laura's liberty at stake there is no way out. Armand, long retired, appeals to Khalil directly. Khalil won't listen, but has a change of heart when Armand tells him that Laura (Khalil's distant relative!) is being exploited by Omar. Khalil wanted to damage the bank, not destroy it, and says that Omar has acted disgracefully. He defuses the plot, and the bank survives. Frederick deals with Trudi, and is revealed as Armand's grandson - and the next head of the bank.

Childhood memories of her parents and their acquaintances in particular Rudyard Kipling and the secret language, which he taught her and his ownchildren, incorporating Xhosa clicks and Soswati whistles, which she remembered to her dying day. Her own views of the main characters and the important events of her father's life. She demonstrates acute observations of the principal political issues and her father's important role in them.

Follow Your Heart is a novel that portrays a friendship that develops in the beautiful direction of love.Jason, an intelligent man with a successful career who lives with his very faithful devoted mum, finds true friendship when he meets Audrey. She is a young lady that lives with her two aunties and works at the hospital as a nurse. Having common friends, they meet and enjoy each other's company.When an unexpected opportunity comes by, she choses to move as she is not sure that a successful man like Jason would have time for her. Being apart, she realizes that she would love to try to move forward and keep meeting Jason and was no point hiding her feelings for him.The truth always sets free and, having a good conversation, and dealing with their feelings, they decide to date.The Lord is leading them on a new path of being together, in spite of Jason losing his mum and being on a new path with the Lord.Working together, they are learning how to walk this journey of love as a couple.

History, mystery, and enough bitchery to meet your daily nutritional requirement for snark, secrets, and sweet sentiment! The Brightonians Under Siege is about a group of warring socialites coping with the bonkersness of the first lockdown. But on a broader level, it's about how resourceful people can be when they feel under attack. Under siege you might say! The important role played by humour and friendship. And in the case of our Brightonians: dabbling in the dark arts, too! Beginning in 2020 with an ominous card-reading that the fortune-teller hasn't drawn for 40 years, one question preys on his mind. Could this scary new virus he's read about be as devastating as the one that killed so many of his friends in the mid-80s? Only time will tell. But as countries close their borders and people are told to stay at home, one set of Brightonians becomes transfixed by his reading. Especially the Saxon symbols on which the cards are based. Deprived of their usual battlegrounds of parties and social events, they take to the internet - and the occasional illegal gathering - in a race to be the first to capitalise on this ancient magic. Peppered with flashbacks to the hedonistic 80s, before the arrival of that 'other' pandemic and the darker period ushered in as a result, The Brightonians Under Siege explores how differently the world responded to both viruses. But far from being a sad tale, this is a joyously, funny story. Perhaps not so surprising when the key narrator is a 73-year-old ex-porn star turned drag queen, keen to reminisce about outrageous gay discos and leather fetish clubs! At a time of unprecedented crisis, the stakes couldn't be higher. What answers might the symbols offer in the fight against this new virus? And more importantly, who will be victorious in the battle to control this most colourful of social circles? Too soon to reminisce about lockdown? Not on your nelly. Cut yourself a slice of banana bread and let the socially distanced party begin! Following the success of The Brightonians - described variously on goodreads.com as evoking the style of E F Benson's Mapp & Lucia, P G Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster and Maupin's Tales of the City - The Brightonians Under Siege is written in the same satirical style. Of interest to fans of The Brightonians, the sequel is a standalone work aimed at readers not familiar with the first novel.

The micro Amusings of Australian author Ian Jackson suggests a definitive 'without fanfare' approach to humour and satire. His stories and ditties sweep across different genres and subjects with a thought-provoking approach to debate and discussion. A former London resident, his narratives are ensconced deep within the heart of Hampstead, the traditional London borough that is home to some of the richest inhabitants of our planet, yet also harbours the lower orders of the population, such as the jobless man at the end of his wits who finds himself thrust into the limelight when he suddenly inherits divine spiritual aptitude. Then there is the uber ambitious estate agent hatching a plot to use counter intelligence to inject dynamism into the housing market and the erstwhile leader of a secret mystical organisation burdened by the calling to make the most important announcement of his life to his followers. Jackson also tackles domesticity with the long suffering wife wondering how to spice up her staid marriage and politics comes under the radar when a Parliamentary Senate Committee is recalled to discuss the most far reaching scientific discovery of our age. Jackson's writing takes in spies, extra terrestrials, religion and intergalactic Superheroes in equal measure. Whether the reader is a political observer or a radical dreamer, has interest in religion or race, society or nature, conservation or the vagaries of one super power or t'other, Amusings tickles the edges of humour with its eclectic and succinct micro narratives. Subtle, laconic, surrealist and at times acerbic witticisms offer a translucent glance at generic satire, whimsically casting a glance at our post modern world.

There are very few original voices. Rick Walton is one. Beautiful Games, despite being something of a sequel to The Dots Will Not Be Joined, stands out, feels unique. Sure, it's about a life in sport and the power of and necessity for active cultures but Walton again takes on the universe. It's charged, unashamedly philosophical: 'authentic, wise, and beautiful'.Largely autobiograpical - 'to be clear and true' - the book is in three sections. 'Formations' leads off in a mire of weird-but-all-pervasive discrimination, in Northern England: with young lives somehow made blissful by familial love and several hours of footie *every day*. The local park becomes not just the place to head cannonballs but the site of something big. Heading a football becomes big.Then there is crushing, multiple loss, addressed directly, remembered through tears. Then adventure, with sport often the way in, across the hemisphere, from Grimsby to Thunder Bay and back to Wales. The wonders; the 'soccer'; the Italians; the knives. Madness; hilarity; joy. Big, filmic, relatable stories.Part Two is about who has inspired this life in games - and maybe how. So brilliance and good practice. All Blacks; Clough; Guardiola; Stokes/McCullum and England Women Cricket. Not a comprehensive list but a nod towards genius, behaviours, 'positives'. Part Three is where the author - an award-winning sports coach and teacher - makes the Case for Sport. Why and how. By looking at nuts and bolts: Sport Development; research; critical insights; urgency. We drive towards the conclusion that we must, for our communities, for our wellbeing, get moving.

A fun, quirky read in the form of a fantasy, adventure-come detective novel told from the perspectives of the two main characters. Set in the medieval cathedral town of Rochester, Kent and its surrounding areas, 'The Tombstone Detective Agency' tells the story of the county's mysteriously disappearing Ghosts (with a capital G!). Why? How? Who's responsible? As the Kent Board For Ghostly Behaviour is about as effective in protecting its citizens as a leaky umbrella is in keeping out the rain, it's up to Edwardian Ghost Girl Tessie and her detective obsessed Mortal (capital M!) friend Alex to find out by setting up their own detective agency and employing a bunch of eccentric spooks to help with their investigations. Will they succeed in solving the mystery or is there a traitor within their ranks?Aimed at children aged 9 - 12, the book is a fast-paced, imaginative read, packed with colourful characters, vivid descriptions of setting, and events, humour and twists and turns. Designed to encourage reading for pleasure, the novel also offers opportunities for parent/child and class discussion on themes such as friendship, the importance of making good choices, and celebrating differences.'The Tombstone Detective Agency' is in line with the literacy goals for reading and writing at KS2 including 'show don't tell'.Note: Log on to the writer's website at www.kdgreaves.com to find further information about this book and other works by the author.

Welcome to Owl stretching and other issues..... a self help manual."Navigating Teenage Life: Your comprehensive guide to overcoming challenges and thriving."This guide is your roadmap through the exciting, tumultuous, and transformative years of adolescence. Whether you're a teenager seeking guidance, a parent hoping to understand your teen better, or anyone interested in helping young people succeed, this book is designed to be your trusted companion on this incredible journey.The teenage years are a time of profound change. You are no longer a child, but not quite an adult. You may be dealing with a range of emotions, facing challenging situations, and trying to discover who you truly are. It's a period marked by growth, self-discovery, and the development of skills that will shape your future.This manual sets out examples, some with follow up information and some that you will need to research on your own.

On: The Essence of Time. Essays On Mastering The Shortness of Life is a contemplative book that delves into the philosophy of maximising our limited time on Earth. Inspired by the teachings of Seneca, the book is structured as an anthology of essays, each exploring a different aspect of living a meaningful life. Key themes include acknowledging the finiteness of life, embracing change, cherishing small pleasures, overcoming regrets, and avoiding procrastination. The book emphasises the importance of self-awareness, mental resilience, striving for excellence rather than perfection, and maintaining focus amidst distractions. The narrative intertwines stories of individuals like Oliver, who, after facing a life-altering illness, realise the importance of living each day to its fullest. The book advises readers to lead a purposeful life by setting meaningful goals, acknowledging the impermanence of life, and finding joy in every moment. It stresses the significance of courage and gratitude, self-awareness, strength of mind, and the balance between striving for excellence and accepting imperfection. The book's overarching message is to live intentionally and with purpose, focusing on what truly matters, staying strong amidst life's challenges, and appreciating even the most minor victories. It guides readers to let go of unproductive pursuits and embrace activities that bring genuine fulfilment and peace.

William Taylor feels like a total school failure and misfit. That is, until his life is turned around when he receives an invitation from his favourite teacher to enter the hidden Thomon world and join Belbury Academy. Here he is not perceived as a school failure but a highly gifted individual. William embraces this thrilling and advanced world, where he learns to use an object-altering, imagination controlled device called a Hadron-Tool. However this exciting adventure soon turns dangerous when he uncovers a plot by Krevak Ragwort to control world-altering technology, and must be stopped at all costs.

Mervin is mischievous, and lives in a house. Under the floorboards I tell you, a fluffy grey mouse. The Mischievous Mouse follows Mervin, the delightful and cheeky mouse who lives under the floorboards of a house. His mischief and antics will engage and entertain all young readers and is aimed at children ages 3-7. This book has the ability to transport children to an imaginative world of a loveable mouse and will become a requested bedtime story, time and time again. With rhyming words of fun and games and an overall message to be kind this book will become a firm favourite in every home.

The war had left a population with a desire for personal family transport. The demand for this far outstripped the existing supply capacity. Cars were out of the question; it would be fifteen years before the British infrastructure would have the capability and manufacturing techniques to serve up the cars needed at the price required. There was no shortage of motorcycles in the country and nothing else could fulfil the public need other than the humble sidecar. Then great British entrepreneurs stepped in and made it all possible. This book is about those men and the sidecars they made. Those post war sidecar entrepreneurs were heroes, they provided the holidays, the days out, the work transport, the trips to the shops, long before the Mini or the A40 ever existed. The book gives a history of 42 sidecar manufacturers along with details and over 200 pictures of models produced between 1945 and 1965.

Tales of Mr Explorer* This a travel book with a difference.'Tales of Mr Explorer' captures the adventures of an ordinary family man with a normal office job who has a passion for wilderness, wildlife and travel.Hopefully these tales relate some of the interesting moments experienced during my trips including instances of awe, enlightenment, fear, my stupidity, human kindness, deep sadness as well as huge joy.For example; 'Kissing a 45ton female Gray Whale on the lips - in the wild.' 'Being hunted by a three to four metre Nile Crocodile'. 'Sitting two metres from a Male Silverback Gorilla'.It was written primarily so my grandchildren could enjoy my adventures as well as encouraging them to explore the wider world. I have experienced many similar situations to those shown on the famous David Attenborough TV series. Hopefully my book will inspire people and show that these opportunities are available without huge costs and without dedicating months of time. Mike HelliwellMr Explorer*Why Mr Explorer? My daughter is a primary school teacher and I often go into school to support her teaching. I talk to children, aged between four and six, about animals and the world. My character name is Mr Explorer. The children get very excited when Mr Explorer comes to school. I started this as a 'bit of fun' for both the children and myself. However, talking to the teachers they told me they get a lot of positive opportunities from these sessions. Children, especially the disruptive ones, become engaged with the subject and the teachers use this as a teaching tool for weeks afterwards. I now see this as more than just fun but 'giving something back'. In one particular lesson a year 5 boy put his hand up at the end of the lesson and said "When I grow up I am going to be Mr Explorer".

The Children of Israel were God's first chosen people but rejected the teachings of Prophets Jesus and Moses (peace be upon them both) and rebelled against God's will.God then chose the Arabs as His replacement people and sent Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to communicate His message through the Glorious Qur'an. The Arabs would form a great nation and carry out the job the Children of Israel had failed to do.God's rejection of Israel is described in the Old and New Testaments, as is one of the most famous battles of Islam, the Battle of Badr. Jewish and Christian leaders reject these teachings, however, and read Scriptures out of context to stop people following the true path of God.Its aim is to warn Jews and Christians of the Hell fire which awaits them if they continue to ignore God's will.

The Tidmarsh family tree is the story of a family, my family, across twelve generations, charting the historical legacy and records as closely as possible. The story celebrates the continuation of a family line that started from an Anglo-Saxon homestead in Berkshire and picks up from records dating back to the 16th Century in the Cotswolds. It follows our agricultural background, the family migration to the brutal Docklands of east London and the relocation to the bland council estates of Downham and Bellingham. It follows the story of ordinary people living through the events of English history and concludes with the story my grandfather, a most extraordinary man. In my travels to uncover my family history, I encountered mysteries, sadness, disappointments, some beautiful Churches, some lovely people and the most charming village museum. What started off as the completion of a small family tree with an explanatory narrative became an obsession to find out as much as possible about the family that came before me. The book includes anecdotes from my cousins, family trees, chronological data and an insight into how I processed the information I sourced to create a structured document, which I hope will do at least two things - help others who have an interest in genealogy and inspire someone to write volume two!

Blue cannot believe her luck when she sees that someone has forgotten to break through the bottom of their eggshell after breakfast. She takes the shell and heads off to the stream at the end of the garden where she sets sail in order to reach the bluebell wood. Here she discovers that, just because things have always been done a certain way, doesn't mean they are the right thing to do and she decides to change.

London 1939. With a global conflict on the horizon, 19-year-old waitress, Charlotte Reid meets 21-year-old fighter pilot Tom Hammond. They soon realise that they have something special and after a short engagement, they marry, just after war with Germany is declared. The fall of France puts the Luftwaffe within striking range, and Tom in the thick of the action during the Battle of Britain. Both he and his young wife are taken through every nerve-shredding emotion as the fight for air superiority intensifies. If the Germans achieve their goal of totally destroying the RAF, then invasion would be the likely outcome. With fighter pilot casualty rates so high will Tom Hammond be one of the lucky ones or will the future he has planned with Charlotte literally go up in smoke? If that were to happen, how would she cope with grief at such a young age? Could she cope? War asks some tough questions of love. Is it stronger than fear? Stronger than hate? Stronger than death even? As the bloodiest conflict in history got underway, millions of people, including Tom and Charlotte, didn't know the answers. But they were about to find out.

Everyone who knew her as Ah Ping is now dead.I know her only as Paupau - Cantonese for 'maternal grandmother'.Paupau is forgetting many things. She can't remember what day of the week it is, what she had for breakfast or even how old she is as early onset dementia slowly eats away at her brain. But some things Paupau can never forget, even if she tried. The burning smell of her village after the Japanese destroyed her home in Southern China, or her mother's pained face as seven-year-old Ah Ping is sold to the Tang family as a child bride. Torn from her family and imprisoned in Tang House on an island off Hong Kong, Ah Ping endures decades of physical and emotional abuse, sexual violence and abject poverty. How does Ah Ping learn not to succumb to the tyrants in her life and lose her capacity for love?Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing post-war Hong Kong, A Hakka Woman is a remarkable and heart-wrenching tale about survival, womanhood and the power of a mother's love. Retold through her granddaughter Di Lebowitz, Paupau's story defines what it means to be a Hakka woman.

"Incy-Wincy" takes the well-known poem, "Incy-Wincy spider climbing up the spout" and describe how the spider faces many challenges and failures but carries on despite them. It describes how she balloons on her spun silk and lands in a garden far away. There she builds her web and home but faces many dangers including being eaten by a bird and being swept away by enthusiastic cleaning. Eventually she lays her own eggs and watches with pride as a host of spiderling begin their journeys.

This is the unique and remarkable story of a family, spanning more than a century. It has been a labour of love, written with honesty and candour. Many of the stories are beautiful and moving, others reveal uncomfortable truths. We begin with the author's maternal grandmother who was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw, Poland in 1914 before moving to what is now Ukraine as a young child. She would experience the Russian Revolution, epic journeys and the Nazi occupation of Belgium. Then there is the story of the paternal grandparents who originally came from a shtetl in Bessarabia called Yedinitz. They too would experience the Holocaust and a terrible tragedy. The next generation (the author's parents) were hidden children during the war in Belgium. They eventually emigrated to Israel to join a socialist community living on a kibbutz. After leaving the kibbutz, the author's father was recruited by the Israeli Intelligence Agency and the family were relocated to Paris with their two young children. Eventually, the family were to settle in London and made it their permanent home. Why embark on such an ambitious piece of writing which juxtaposes monumental world events with the deeply personal and intimate experiences of individuals? Put simply, this treasure trove of incredible recollections gives us a lens through which we can view, remember and appreciate the lives of those who lived through extraordinary times, shaping them and the world they lived in.

A story about a girl with a unique superpower who helps her animal friends and the natural world.

The Portrait is set mainly in the late summer/early autumn 1928, and opens in France where Richard Anderson, in his mid-thirties, a wealthy publisher and writer is researching for a book he is writing on his home, Shearwater Manor, a 17th century manor house in Berkshire. The house was very run down when Richard first saw it five years earlier, having been empty for almost one hundred years, since the death of Thomas Courtney, he young squire. His ill-fated life and untimely death had deterred all prospective purchasers until, that is, the arrival of the level-headed and skeptical Richard Anderson. He ordered extensive renovations to return the manor to its former glory, and has been living there for three years, alone, except for the servants, all of whom live out, apart from Maurice, the butler, who has a room at the manor. Whilst in France, Richard meets Yvette Moreau, a young French woman in her early twenties, and after a whirlwind romance the pair fall in love. Yvette has no family, so they return to Shearwater Manor, with plans to marry some weeks later, to enable Richard's closest friends, the Appleby's, to attend the wedding. On their arrival at the manor, Yvette sees a portrait hanging in the sitting room and asks Richard about it. He tells her it is the portrait of Thomas Courtney, who became squire of the estate in the 1820s after the death of his father. He relates the tale of Thomas's short and tragic life, and his eventual suicide, following the death of his wife, Catherine, in a riding accident. However, Richard could never have imagined the effect this subsequently has on Yvette. From that point she becomes obsessed with the story, having vivid dreams and imaginings, with the result that tragedy lies in wait.

How do you choose the right career path and what do you do when it doesn't feel right anymore? Graduate was written for ambitious people either applying for their first job, aiming to change careers or simply finding purpose in what they do - one step at a time. "Soukayna is an explosion of positivity and ambition, she lights up every single room she enters by how bright she is." Account Executive, Salesforce "Before meeting Soukayna, I had been reading her LinkedIn content for about one year. She is truly an inspiration to many women out there, her impact is incredible." Head of E-Commerce, Google "Soukayna is the kind of person who you speak to for a couple minutes, and you know she will conquer the world. She has the ability to rise up to the top in anything she does." Account Director, LinkedIn