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The Rhode Island Red Who Loved The Garage
by Doris Haines
This book was inspired by one of the author's chickens, Rhode Island Red. Rhode Island Red likes to go wherever she wants on the farm, it is a very special place for her. Her day is never complete without a visit to the garage.
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Blackie's Day Out
by Teresa Ward
Blackie loves going anywhere with his "Mama Lady" especially riding beside her in the truck anticipating where "mama" will go next! From treats at the bank, to watching Mama exit that big building carrying all those yummy smelling bags. Best of all, Blackie loves joining mama for a stroll around the Pet Store visiting other furry friends, and picking out a treat for himself and his cat brother "Cubbie." Blackie shows his caring and giving nature in all his adventures, which are just beginning!
Colorfully illustrated and written from the perspective of "Blackie" a fun loving and very sweet Alaskan Malemute, this story is sure to entertain and delight!
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Red Pines on the Ridge
by Leon and Ann Pavlick
Red Pines on the Ridge is the first in the On the Ridge series. Foxes on the Ridge and Aspens on the Ridge will follow in the near future.
The book is the story of a red pine tree that lives on a low ridge in southeastern Manitoba. The tree tells the story of the almost three hundred years it has been growing on the ridge. It speaks of the days when first nations people were the only inhabitants of the ridge, of the coming of the explorers, fur traders, and pioneers, and finally of the timbermen with their cross saws and broadaxes. In lovely, lyrical passages it describes the plants, animals and birds that befriend the ridge and of the welcome winds that carry its pollen and seeds, the ‘hope for the future of my kind.’
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In Search of a Smile that Stays
by John McGrath and Connie McGrath
What makes you smile? What makes your friend smile? What makes your mom smile? Can you draw a picture of what makes you smile? Can you write a story about what makes you smile? Enjoy this Search for a Smile that Stays!
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The Moonicorn Fairies
by Heather MacLean
It is midnight and the moon is full and very bright. Earth unicorns leave their cave to play in a magic lake. Restless horses, on a nearby farm, feel the need for an adventure. The moon smiles and stretches her moonbeams. Two moonicorn fairies are born. Moonicorns leave the moon to take the fairies on an earth adventure. Is this adventure a DREAM? Could the horses be mystically, magically moonstruck? If so, then why are the the new baby moonicorn fairies still hiding in their manes after sunrise?
In this enchanting, dreamy fairytale Heather MacLean brings to life an adventure of fairies, unicorns, horses and moonicorns ( unicorns that live on the moon)with her delightful illustrations and clear text. She effectively combines fact and fantasy as the full moon shines on both hemispheres in turn. Earth horses unite with mythical creatures. Baby moonicorn fairies celebrate their birthdays with the stars, creating a spectacle of lights in the sky.
This delightful story can also be used to develop the aural, visual, verbal and fine motor skills of the child when combined with classical music.
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On The Beat
None by Michael Patrick
The young man is listening to Grandpa tell about the time he was a Deputy Sheriff. He sits on the edge of his seat as Grandpa tells about wild chases, murders he investigated, fights he had and the interesting calls he went on.
Later in time, Grandpa passes away and the young man wishes he would have written down some of the things Grandpa said. Now those stories are gone forever.
Michael Patrick retired in 2005 after a 33 year career in law enforcement. He realized he could be that “Grandpa” and unless he wrote his experiences down now they would be lost forever.
“On The Beat” chronicles the law enforcement career of Michael Patrick. It tells about the agencies he worked for and the beats he worked. Read about wild car chases, a shooting he was in, murders he investigated, the fights and many of the interesting calls he went on. Read entries from a diary he kept in the beginning years when he was a “know-it-all rookie”.
“On The Beat” will give you an accurate picture of the career and personality of a veteran law enforcement officer.
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Sidetracked by Schizophrenia
A Mother and Son’s Struggles and Victories by Charlotte LeBlanc
In Sidetracked by Schizophrenia, Charlotte documents her son’s encounters with the many medications and difficult life situations that come as part of living with this disease. It covers the trials and errors, the failures, the partial successes, the side effects, the exciting movement toward more and more effective treatments, and the hope for living a normal life medication free. The book speaks to family members who are, or have been there and to professionals who are called on to make judgments about what regimen may be most effective for their patients. It encourages the reader to keep an open mind about the body’s capacity to heal itself when given the right balance.
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Nazima's Memoirs and Cuisine
by Rivka Goldman
Rivka Goldman and her family were part of the massive exodus of Jews from Iraq to Israel in 1951. She grew up in Jerusalem.This book takes you on a journey of Jewish Iraqi tradition, culture, including women’s roles and responsibilities as well as massive cultural and communal transformations, which the Jews of Iraq experienced on their emigration to Israel. As you begin to use this book, you will find that the recipes are easy to make. Between the recipes are stories of the author family’s heritage traced back to 1800. Traditional methods of cooking changed. Modern technology replaced a small cooking pilot with electrical stove, gas etc. In the center of this picture is the pilot stove as a memento of the beginning of the Iraqi Jewish life in Israel.
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Durant's Right-Hand Man
The Life and Times of Dr. Edwin Campbell, Founder of the Chevrolet Motor Company and Durant's Assistant in the Creation of General Motors and General Motors of Canada. by Paul Arculus
Edwin Campbell was born in rural Ontario, graduated from medical school and settled in Flint where he met Billy Durant and married
Durant’s daughter Margery. Campbell gave up his medical practice in order to work with Durant in the creation of General Motors. When Durant and Campbell lost control of GM in 1910, Campbell became a founder of the Chevrolet Motor Company which he and Durant built up so that they could use Chevrolet shares to regain control of GM. Campbell’s early friendship with Sam McLaughlin as a contributing factor to the creation of General Motors of Canada. Durant became a Wall Street guru and helped Campbell to become immensely wealthy. The Campbells moved to New York and became immersed in the social life of the city. After their divorce in 1919 Margery wound her way through a number of well publicized affairs and marriages. Following Campbell’s death in 1929, Durant’s life began slow spiral into ill health and eventual poverty. Margery was introduced to her fourth husband by her friend Amelia Earhart. This biography takes the reader through the intrigue of the automotive history of the early twentieth century, as well as the social history of the period.