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The Jumping Fish is a story about a granddaughter‘s visit with her grandparents in a Mexican Village. Ericka and her grandfather share a special moment talking about how we are all created for a purpose and a time. This conversation focuses on a fish that was in the fisherman‘s boat and has just died. The story uses the death of the jumping fish to talk about death and the appreciation of life. The book will appeal to an audience of young children (4 years and older) but would best be shared with a caregiver. The book could provide opportunities to have a discussion about feelings that occur when something or someone dies. Ericka realizes that as the fish dies we all will eventually die....
A hilarious under-the-sea retelling of The Three Little Pigs! "Little fish, little fish, let me come in.""Not by the skin of my finny fin fin!""Then I'll munch, and I'll crunch, and I'll smash your house in!"Mama tells her three little fish that it's time to make their own homes. Jim builds his house of seaweed, but the big bad shark munches it up. Tim builds his house of sand, but the shark crunches it up. It's smart Kim who sets up house in an old sunken ship!Children will delight in this silly whale of a tale with funny, eye-popping illustrations!Safe for all ages.
From grassroots to global activism, the untold story of the world's first domestic workers' movement. Domestic workers exist on the margins of the world labor market. Maids, nannies, housekeepers, au pairs, and other care workers are most often ‘off the books,’ working for long hours and low pay. They are not afforded legal protections or benefits such as union membership, health care, vacation days, and retirement plans. Many women who perform these jobs are migrants, and are oftentimes dependent upon their employers for room and board as well as their immigration status, creating an extremely vulnerable category of workers in the growing informal global economy. Drawing on over a decad...
Be who you were born to be ... Marina Andersen’s structured life is ruled by the Three S’s: Swim. Study. Succeed. But all this routine and order leaves little time for what she really wants to do: SING. Try telling that to her overbearing father, a former rock legend whose personal demons keep Marina’s extraordinary musical talents behind closed doors. After a chance performance at school drops a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—and a gorgeous young rocker—at Marina’s feet, she’ll have to decide what lengths she’s willing to go to in pursuit of the one thing that reminds her heart to beat. While navigating the rough seas of managing her father’s expectations and finding her o...
Who sent the black panther guide, and where will it lead her? A young woman, Jennifer, receives a visit from a spirit panther which takes her into an amazing adventure. Thrust into a relationship with Vijay, a technician in the Mercury Theatre, she must overcome her past to learn to love him. Meanwhile, the message of the panther is not clear, and an Artificial Intelligence named Gabriel claims to be the one who can help her solve the puzzle. This speculative, romantic fantasy is the first novel of the Jennifer Trilogy, which begins the series of Gaia’s Daughters.
Introductory treatment for undergraduates provides insightful expositions of specific applications of mathematics and elements of mathematical history and culture. Topics include probability, statistics, voting systems game theory, geometry, Egyptian arithmetic, and more. 2016 edition.
When he feeds his new pet fish dog biscuits, Simon's wish for a dog comes true in a most unusual way.
Jeff Grabowski has been fishing all his life. When it comes to fishing, he has a sixth sense, knowing just what to do to win fishing tournaments. Jeff firmly believes that "there is no problem that can't be solved with a cooler full of fish." Jeff's dad, "The Rummy," is a nice guy, aptly named because of his affinity for rum. But he is a burden to his son, since Jeff must take on the responsibility of running his father's fishing charter business. He watches his friends as they join the Army, marry, go to college and assume the roles of adulthood. Meanwhile, Jeff is left to wonder why he has a "gift" for fishing. What is his purpose in life and how can he persuade his girlfriend to understand this calling? As Jeff struggles to figure out his life's path, friends encourage him to get on with his life, telling him, "You can't fish forever." But Jeff intends to do just that. He comes to realize that your life's purpose is often right at your doorstep, and following your heart is the way to find it.
Covers receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds.
Student publication for Cowell College, University of California, Santa Cruz, "231 expletives . and other words, remembered by a newspaper staff."