The Little Snake


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Charming lessons in life, death and kindness . . . Hugely moving' Observer This is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend. The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her grow and her city change, as bombs drop and war creeps in. Lanmo wonders, can having a friend possibly be worth the pain of knowing you will lose them?




Kitten & Snake


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Kitten wants to be friends with Snake. But, Snake looks and sounds so tough! Discover how these two very different creatures find a way to play together. The fourth book in the Kitten and Friends series, Kitten & Snake is a story of friendship and acceptance. Snuggle up with the sweetest, fluffiest kitten in the whole wide world! "This tale is filled with compassion..." --Rosie Russell, Author, Beasley's Journey The Kitten and Friends series will help you teach your child friendship skills, manners and etiquette in a fun and engaging way. Kitten shows, through words and action, how to make a new friend by asking questions, sharing his own likes and dislikes, and trying new things. Kitten always treats his new friends with kindness and respect. Each book ends with a "Moral of the Story" that reinforces the message of getting along with others who may look and live differently. Your child will learn something about each creature featured in a Kitten and Friends story. Like the fact that snakes can swim (Kitten & Snake) and Koi like to eat algae (Kitten & Koi). Each Kitten and Friends story has a companion version in Spanish (Gatito y amigos) for a rich bilingual reading experience. Perfect for a child in a Spanish immersion program or living in a home where both English and Spanish are spoken. The companion Spanish version of Kitten & Squirrel is Gatito y Koi. There are seven books in the series: English (Kitten & Friends series): Kitten & Butterfly Kitten & Koi Kitten & Snake Kitten & Squirrel Kitten & Monkey Kitten & Boy Kitten & Kin Spanish (Serie Gatito y amigos): Gatito y Mariposa Gatito y Koi Gatito y Serpiente Gatito y Ardilla Gatito y Mona Gatito y gatitos Gatito y Niñito




Magic to the Bone


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Devon Monk is casting a spell on the fantasy world... Using magic means it uses you back, and every spell exacts a price from its user. But some people get out of it by Offloading the cost of magic onto an innocent. Then it’s Allison Beckstrom’s job to identify the spell-caster. Allie would rather live a hand-to-mouth existence than accept the family fortune—and the strings that come with it. But when she finds a boy dying from a magical Offload that has her father’s signature all over it, Allie is thrown back into his world of black magic. And the forces she calls on in her quest for the truth will make her capable of things that some will do anything to control...




Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental


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Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental integrates the epistemology of reasoning and philosophy of mind. By examining the fundamental competencies involved in reasoning, Gerken argues that reasoning depends on the external environment in ways that are both surprising and epistemologically important.




Kitten Smitten


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Bertie Fletcher is back! She's happier than a cat who's got the custard when she gets Jaffa, her very own beautiful marmalade kitten. Even Dad seems to have come to terms with the whole pet-owning thing. But then the horrendously over-perfect Meerley family arrives on the scene and Jaffa is caught in a tug-of-love between them and Bertie. Who will Jaffa decide she wants to live with? May the best family win! The sequel to KITTEN KABOODLE, this is another funny and heart-warming story about a kitten with lashings of CATtitude!




The Loathing


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Seven, who live as humans unaware of their true identities, suffer shocking fates and are thrust into the battle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests in their hands but they have forgotten their centuries of knowledge and skills. They resent the re-training they must endure and the responsibility for the fate of the world that they did not ask for.




Surprise Me


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When they learn they will live another sixty-eight years together, Sylvie and Dan plan to create little surprises for each other to keep their relationship fresh, but a scandal from the past reveals how little they truly know about one another.




Working with Dreams in Psychotherapy


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Working with dreams in therapy can help clients establish a focus and reach core issues quickly, and can play an important clinical role in both brief and long-term therapeutic relationships. This accessible volume integrates the latest research on sleep and dreaming with a cognitive-experiential psychotherapeutic perspective, providing a comprehensive guide to dream interpretation. In clear, jargon-free prose, elucidated by extensive case material, the author presents a three-stage model of dream interpretation based on the premises that dreams reflect waking life, that their meaning is best understood in a collaborative effort between client and therapist, and that both cognitions and emotions are important in this process. An Appendix contains a reproducible, self-guided manual on dream interpretation featuring step-by-step instructions and worksheets. This Appendix is an ideal resource for therapists to use with clients.




Practical Kitten Care


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Practical Kitten Care gives owners all the health-care advice they'll need for their kitty's first 1 to 18 months. There are chapters on feeding and nutrition, overall grooming, preventive care, problems of various areas such as eyes and ears, and a final chapter on ushering in cathood.




The Homestead


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