Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Firefly. Cricket. Vole. Peter. Can four creatures from four very different Nations help one another find their ways in the world that can feel oh-so-big? Firefly doesn't merely want to fly, she wants to touch the moon...read more

The first book of its kind, this basic science text is written specifically for massage and bodywork students and eliminates the need for multiple resources. It contains an overview of the body as a whole, mechanisms of health and disease, medical terminology, nervous system basics, an extensive unit on bones, joints, muscles, biomechanics and much more all in one source! This text combines Western science with an overview and correlation to Eastern methods, including acupuncture, accupressure, shiatsu, chakra systems and ayurveda. Sections on pathology with suggestions for intervention protocols and indications and contraindications for soft tissue and movement approaches are also included.* The first basic science book to focus specifically on soft tissue and movement therapy students. * Included in each chapter are key terms with definitions, chapter outlines, chapter objectives, and a workbook section at the end with an answer key. * Covers all basic science content needed to use structured touch or soft tissue and movement therapy as a main modality. * Incorporation of Western science and Eastern methods results in a comprehensive text. * Combines the features of a workbook with a textbook by emphasizing critical thinking through activities, short essays, fill in the blanks, and much more. * Provides practical applications for professional practice to enable the student to see how the material applies to the real world. * Includes sections on pathology with suggestions for intervention protocols and indications and contraindications for soft tissue and movement approaches. * Contains 661 high quality illustrations and photos, 77 of them in full color, to provide a visual guide to the material presented. * Written by a well-known, trusted author, as well as two co-authors.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. With the state fair in town, Bink and Gollie, utter opposites and best friends, must use teamwork while navigating its many wonders.

A young witch describes what she does on Halloween, her favorite holiday.

Product Description: The quirky and lovable Julia Gillian faces her toughest challenge yet in this touching conclusion to the trilogy.Julia Gillian is a true dog person.She likes all dogs, but she loves the Dog of her Dreams, Bigfoot, best of all. Julia Gillian and Bigfoot have grown up together and they can even understand each other’s telepathically beamed thoughts...read more

Following the death of his beloved grown son in a freak accident, William T. Jones finds his once happy and successful life falling apart as he struggles to deal with his own grief, loneliness, and the destruction of his marriage.

An eleven-year-old girl being raised by a single mother in the Adirondack region of New York begins asking questions about her biological father and her maternal grandmother.

A new middle-grade heroine is born! The first story in an extraordinary new series by a New York Times best-selling author.Ten-year-old Julia Gillian knows everything about her quirky neighbors, her Minneapolis neighborhood, even the inscrutable "claw machine" in the back of the corner hardware store. The one thing Julia Gillian doesn't know is how the book she's reading is going to end. It doesn't seem as if it's going to have a happy ending, and that scares her. But Julia learns a little something about fear: sometimes you just have to work through it. And though bad things do happen sometimes, having good friends and family around you makes life a bit less scary - and much more fun.

It's just ten days before kindergarten, and this little girl has heard all there is to know--from a first grader--about what it's going to be like. You can't bring your cat, you can't bring a stuffed animal, and the number one rule? You can't ask anyone for help. Ever. So what do you do when your shoes come untied, if you're the only one in the class who doesn't know how to tie them up again? Told with gentle humor by Alison McGhee and brought to exuberant life by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss, this lighthearted take on pre-kindergarten anxiety will bring a smile to the face of every child--and parent--having first-day jitters.

Product Description: A new middle-grade heroine is born! The first story in an extraordinary new series by a New York Times best-selling author.Format: 3CDs, UnabridgedTen-year-old Julia Gillian knows everything about her quirky neighbors, her Minneapolis neighborhood, even the inscrutable "claw machine" in the back of the corner hardware store...read more

Sure, first-grade teacher Mrs. Watson may look human, but she is actually a three-hundred-year-old alien who steals baby teeth from her students. Thank goodness for a second grader's warning, because this little first grader has a secret: She has a loose tooth! How will she make it through an entire year without opening her mouth?

Product Description: Sure, first-grade teacher Mrs. Watson may look human, but she is actually a three-hundred-year-old alien who steals baby teeth from her students. Thank goodness for a second grader's warning, because this little first grader has a secret: She has a loose tooth! How will she make it through an entire year without opening her mouth...read more

A big boy and his best stuffed friend seek the courage to move to a gigantic new bed.

A heartwarming tale of a mother's unconditional love for her child.

Left paralyzed by a mysterious accident, sixteen-year-old Joseph is living with his father in Minneapolis and working in a bakery, while two new people in his life--seventeen-year-old Zap, a fellow bakery employee, and Enzo, a nine-year-old girl--set out to unravel the mystery of Joseph's life and past, in a novel that turns the superhero myth upside down. Reader's Guide available. Original. 50,000 first printing.

A mother reflects on the all the milestones, from walking in a deep wood to holding someone else's hand, that her child will achieve during life.