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"This is a lovely little book that could and should have a big impact...Let’s all get rebugging right away!"—Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Meet the intelligent insects, marvelous minibeasts, and inspirational invertebrates that help shape our planet—and discover how you can help them help us by rebugging your attitude today! Remember when there were bugs on your windshield? Ever wonder where they went? We need to act now if we are to help the insects survive. Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Attenborough, and Elizabeth Kolbert are but a few voices championing the rewilding of our world. Rebugging the Planet explains how we are headed toward “insectageddon” with a rate of insect extinction ...
First published in 1995. Marion Dadds case story depicts a teacher constructing her own practical theories of the situations she confronts in her classrooms and schools and testing them in action. The main feature of this book is a case story of a teacher action researcher, Vicki, undertaking research in her won school as part of an Advanced Diploma course. The second important feature is the study grew out of Dr Dadd's own action research on her in-service course with a group of primary and middle school teachers which included Vicki. The case story examines Vicki's three action studies in turn; how they related to her work in the school; how she did her research; what problems she had to encounter; how she felt about the research and the people involved in it; what impact the research had on her feelings and ideas; and what were some of the outcomes.
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A young woman and her group of friends in Sport, Maine, are immediately on the case when a priceless diamond is stolen from the Heritage Museum. Can they piece together the puzzle and discover the thief's identity, or will he discover theirs first?
The collection contains the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation dialogue cutting continuity scripts arranged chronologically by production date. Each script provides a cut-by-cut description of all camera shots, including the movement of camera and actors within shot, dialogue spoken within the shot, subtitle, in and out times and calculated duration.
In Book 2 of the Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess series, Vicki Barr is now a graduate of the Federal Airlines Stewardess School or, a "proud possessor of a career in the clouds." On a flight to New York, Vicki meets a troubled passenger named Joan Purnell. Reluctantly, Joan confides in Vicki that she is running away from home because her father is in debt and may lose his lumber business. Vicki convinces Joan to stay with her aunt that night, promising to take her back home the next day. Determined to help her new friend, Vicki persuades hot shot pilot Dean to fly her out to the Purnell's lumbermill in Norfolk, Virginia. There Vicki discovers that Mr. Purnell's partner is sending shipments of lumber via more expensive routes than necessary, creating false losses in an attempt to pressure Joan's father into selling his half the business. Vicki has no proof of her suspicions and must work quickly before Mr. Parnell loses everything and before Joan does something rash in an attempt to help her father...
“Frieda White has penned a loving account of a life that was poured out for others. Frieda has captured within these pages an ordinary person whose life became extraordinary.” —Germaine Copeland, Author of Prayers that Avail Much “Through the pages of this book we may very well see ourselves and be encouraged and cautioned simultaneously. It has something for everyone and it will at times touch hearts on the deepest level.” —Dr. Jason Guerrero, Lead Pastor, Regency Christian Center, Int., Whittier, California “Frieda's previous books have been a great blessing to me, and this one is no different. I believe that as well as being fascinated by what you read in these pages, you wi...
Power grid collapses. The economy nosedives. Ruthlessness rules. Will Major, Aimee Louise, his granddaughter, and Deputy Stuart succeed in their struggle to protect the families who have banded together? The cost of failure is death. Danger in the Clouds, Book 1 When the power grid collapses after a cyberattack, only Major can stop the conspiracy to overthrow the US government. The price of failure is death. Danger in the Wind, Book 2 Major sets a trap for a human trafficking ringleader. His nemesis plans to ambush Major. If Major’s trap fails, he dies. Danger on the Road, Book 3 Stuart, Aimee Louise, and Rosalie are on the road to pick up the badly injured FBI team that was ambushed. The desperate gang leader moves in for the kill.
This reader-friendly resource helps optimize the potential of brief, informal interactions with students to improve students' academic performance, increase learning opportunities, and foster a positive school culture.
Bring in the child tracker. That’s Agent Vicki Kahn’s assignment, her first foreign mission for the State Security Agency. That the child tracker is a top fashion model with connections to the president’s son is an added complication. Especially when Vicki watches as the model’s limp body is wheeled away at Schiphol airport. Then, in Berlin, she finds her contact dead on the kitchen floor, shot in the head. Get out, Vicki’s instincts tell her. Get out now. Vicki’s lover, PI Fish Pescado, is working another case. Find out who shot my husband, is his brief. The husband: a rebel colonel from the Central African Republic taken down in a spray of bullets on the steps of St George’s Cathedral. As Fish digs he comes up against a local connection: none other than the South African president. Drop the case, he’s warned. Go surfing. And take your girlfriend Vicki Kahn with you before it’s too late. Secrets, conspiracies, vested interests, commie plots. Vicki and Fish are caught in the mix, with only one way out.