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A wild noisy parade of animals and people begins when the fox steals baby Olena's blanket. Sonia, the kitten, and Cora, the cow, lead the chase as the fox heads for the river. The adventure of How Cora Lost Her Horn is filled with danger, excitement, and surprises. In this second book about Sonia, we meet the next-door neighbors and learn that baby Olena's parents have left her with her grandmother and have moved to Kiev. The fox's escape backfires and Cora suffers injury. There is no 911 to call in the Ukrainian countryside. Prayer, love, and instant folk medicine come to her rescue. The accident of How Cora Lost Her Horn brings unexpected results and reason to celebrate with tea and Ukrain...
Food and money are hard to come by during this time in Ukraine, so their cat, Sonia, becomes their gift to God. The adventures of Sonia, the Church Cat begin when Olena and her grandmother take their cherished cat to church to kill rats and mice. It is hard for seven-year-old Olena to leave her pet, but cats do need to eat and Sonia is an experienced hunter. Sonia is so good at her job that everyone wants her to stay and be the 'Church Cat.' Then the unthinkable happens: Sonia disappears. The principles of tithing, sharing, and friendship are entwined with many charming aspects of Ukrainian life in the story of Sonia, the Church Cat.
The aim of this project was to survey parenting beliefs and practices of a group of Alaska Native parents of young children living in Anchorage, Alaska.
In 1500 BCE, the Minoan king’s celebrated artist Paleus is invited by the prince of Egypt to travel to Thebes to paint a mural in Egypt’s royal palace. But the unsuspecting Paleus and his family and friends arrive in an empire reeling from years of war—and are quickly caught up in rebellions, political intrigue, and even an assassination attempt on the royal family. To complete his omission successfully—and survive the chaos surrounding him—Paleus must use his wits to deal with natural disasters, uninvited passions, and powerful magic and appease the Egyptian gods themselves.