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When the exotic stranger Vianne Rocher arrives in the old French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique called “La Celeste Praline” directly across the square from the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock. It is the beginning of Lent: the traditional season of self-denial. The priest says she’ll be out of business by Easter. To make matters worse, Vianne does not go to church and has a penchant for superstition. Like her mother, she can read Tarot cards. But she begins to win over customers with her smiles, her intuition for everyone’s favourites, and her delightful confections. Her shop provides a place, too, for secrets to be whispere...
The witches' little sister has a magic witches broom, but in the process of getting ready to fly to moon, she forgets everything including her broom, hat, cat, and light. The book is 8/12 x 11 with full page illustrations on the right hand page and text on the left with small illustrations above the text. The book appeals to ages 3 through 12 and to parents and grandparentss. The watercolor illustrations are original with great detail. Children enjoy the rhyming text and wonder what the little with will forget next. One adult reader said, "Oh, Harry Potter for little kids".
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This advanced textbook moves beyond a basic scientific comprehension of urban ecosystems to understand the essential details of how scientists, policy makers, and practitioners develop solutions to effectively manage urban biodiversity. Such efforts necessitate unravelling the complex components that bolster or constrain biodiversity including human-wildlife interactions, resource availability, climate fluctuations, novel species relationships, and landscape heterogeneity. However, key to an understanding of these processes is also recognizing the tremendous social variation inherent within and across urban areas. The diversity of urban human communities fundamentally shapes how society desi...