Busy Beach


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Busy Beach


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Push, pull, turn, and slide--it's playtime This interactive board book has spinners to turn and tabs to slide, colorful illustrations filled with things to spot, and lots of new vocabulary to learn. At the beach having fun--throw and catch, jump and run Kids will spend a lovely day by the sea making a whirly pinwheel spin, building sandcastles, eating ice cream, and bringing the whole sunny scene to life.




Too Busy to Die


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Frances Lief Neer's work since 1981 tells of her life in the past twenty years. Since she went blind in 1981, she has written wonderful volumes that illustrate how individuals can thrive without the benefit of sight. She graces us with her wisdom; she teaches through her own example. This is the Frances Lief Neer we've all come to know and love. At last, Ms. Neer unveils the rest of her story. Fearless throughout her long and triumphantly full life, Ms. Neer transports readers from the Long Island of her youth to her San Francisco of today. Through her still passionate point of view, her exceptional sense of humor and timing, the author reveals herself: highly motivated, never downtrodden and as vibrant and vital today as ever.




Magic Beach


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A 'big-book' edition of Alison Lester's all-time favourite Australian beach book, perfect for library and classroom storytimes.




Tar Beach


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CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER • CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK Acclaimed artist Faith Ringgold seamless weaves fiction, autobiography, and African American history into a magical story that resonates with the universal wish for freedom, and will be cherished for generations. Cassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on “tar beach,” the rooftop of her family’s Harlem apartment building, her dreams come true. The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city, claiming the buildings and the city as her own. As Cassie learns, anyone can fly. “All you need is somewhere to go you can’t get to any other way. The next thing you know, you’re flying among the stars.”




535 Best Beaches - Fodor's


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The ultimate guide for planning a beach vacation covers every great beach from Maine's rugged coast to the tranquil waters of the Florida Keys to the best surfing beaches in Los Angeles to the white sands of Grand Turk to the Banzai Pipeline of Oahu. Full-color photos and magazine-style features make this the go-to source for beach-lovers.




Fodor's Bahamas


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Briefly traces the history of the Bahama islands; describes special events, activities, and attractions on each island; and recommends hotels and restaurants.




Mindful Moments for Busy Moms


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Bring peace and calm to your busy-mama days with these 365 meditations and mantras—one for every day of the year. Mindfulness is a powerful practice that can help you navigate the ups and downs of motherhood, and help you be the mother—and the YOU—that you want to be. Mindfulness is our ability to attend to the present moment, with curiosity and without judgment. It is a powerful tool that transforms how you relate to your own life and how you engage with the world. There is a growing body of research out there that tells us that when mothers practice mindfulness they experience less stress and anxiety, build stronger relationships with their children and feel less overwhelmed by the demands of motherhood. Their children experience less stress and anxiety, too. In this beautifully illustrated book, mindfulness expert Sarah Rudell Beach introduces the basics of mindfulness and then offers a collection of meditations and mantras. From dealing with tantrums and your patience being tested to making time for yourself and practicing self-compassion, you’ll discover how a mindful approach can lead to greater calm, balance, and ease in your daily life.




Adventure to the New World


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Adventure to the New World is an interesting real life story of a typical Vietnamese person who grew up in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, had fortunately eluded numeral aerial attacks from the fierce American bombardments. By the time he was a teenage, he escaped out of Vietnam in a small sail boat and had traveled many days out at sea, heading for a better place to live. Luckily after a long and dangerous sea journey, and with the help of the kind-hearted people, he finally arrived in the Free World. The rich and moving story narrates his life during the war time in North Vietnam, the dangerous escaping journey, and how he started his life in the New World.




Florida 2008


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Provides complete travel information on the cities, small towns, and resorts of Florida with advice on transportation, dining, sightseeing, accommodations, sports, shopping, and other attractions