Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind
Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind

Author: Warner Shedd

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2001-07-31

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0609807978

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In this fascinating book, wildlife expert and enthusiast Warner Shedd refutes popular animal myths like squirrels remembering where they bury nuts, wolves howling at the moon, and oppossums "playing dead." Have you ever seen a flying squirrel flapping through the air, watched a beaver carrying a load of mud on its tail, or ducked when a porcupine started throwing its quills? Probably not, says Shedd, former regional executive for the National Wildlife Federation. Offering scientific evidence that refutes many of the most tenacious and persevering folklore about wild animals, Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind will captivate you with fascinating facts and humorous anecdotes about more than thirty North American species-- some as familiar as the common toad, and others as elusive as the lynx. Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind is an entertaining dose of scientific reality for any nature enthusiast or armchair adventurer.

Addison Addley and the Things That Aren't There
Addison Addley and the Things That Aren't There

Author: Melody DeFields McMillan

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1554695686

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Addison Addley hates math. He hates public speaking too. Actually, he hates anything that involves work, but he only has a couple of weeks to write and memorize his grade five speech. The problem is, he can't think of a single topic. When he finally comes up with an excellent idea for a speech, it almost writes itself, but it's his poor math skills that make speech day unforgettable.

Listen to What Your Kids Aren't Telling You
Listen to What Your Kids Aren't Telling You

Author: Dan Spencer

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1411622464

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Listen up, parents! Your children may not be telling you all the amazing things going on in their lives. Or maybe you're just not listening! But Michael Pritchard has listened. And this PBS series host and award-winning youth counselor has some wondrous stories about your kids that you need to read.

Little Things Aren't Little . . . When You're Little
Little Things Aren't Little . . . When You're Little

Author: Mark Burrows

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2013-08-29

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781455617913

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Adults may see many things in life as small, but to young children, those little things aren't small at all. A beetle is not just a little bug; a border collie is not a little pup. This picture book, told in humorous rhyme from a child's perspective, helps remind us all what a big world we live in.

My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Vol. 4
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Vol. 4

Author: Otsuji

Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment

Published: 2024-06-18

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13:

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Miya, an illegitimate child taken in by the prominent Kounokura main family, never had much of a formal education before arriving at her new home. Her stepmother and stepsisters feel she has learned all she can within the confines of their estate though and enroll her in a prestigious all-girls academy. Surrounded by the daughters of society's most elite families, Miya can't help but feel out of place. And when the queen bee of the entire school singles her out just to tell her she's not up to snuff, Miya definitely feels the pressure! Will she be able to prove herself to her classmates?!

Why Aren’t You Writing?
Why Aren’t You Writing?

Author: Sharon Zumbrunn

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2020-11-21

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1544341148

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Write more with less pain! Why Aren’t You Writing?: Research, Real Talk, Strategies, & Shenanigans describes research on how bright and otherwise fairly normal people lose their minds when it comes to writing, and then shows the reader how to stop being one of those people. Author Sharon Zumbrunn designed this brief text for beginning and struggling academic writers so they can understand the psychological hang-ups that can get in the way of productivity. This book intertwines social and behavioral science research and humor to offer tips and exercises to help writers overcome their hurdles. Each chapter includes a description of findings from psychological and related research on writing hurdles and personal experiences of the writing process. Within the chapters, the author provides practical strategies and resources to help writers move beyond the challenges holding them back. Why Aren′t You Writing? acknowledges how emotionally and mentally challenging it can be to be a "writer." This book helps readers to balance the hard work required for change with a bit of levity often necessary for withstanding sustained difficult thinking and meaningful change. Together, the components of this text present a systematic approach for beginning and struggling academics to become aware of what might be happening in their heads when they (don’t) write, and harness that knowledge to build a healthier and more resilient relationship with writing.

They Aren’t Your Ducks
They Aren’t Your Ducks

Author: Sally McGreevey Hannay

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-03-23

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1725257548

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They Aren't Your Ducks chronicles twenty mid-life years in the well-examined life of a professional woman, mother, wife, sister, daughter, and friend. The poems are about the resilience of love, applied to everything from the angst of academic assessment meetings, to the love of a good dog, to the chaos that addiction can inflict on a family, to the caretaking of aged parents, to the grief and spiritual recovery from family loss. The poet uses a variety of poetic forms to tease out unexpected observations, understandings, and feelings she came to understand through her words and images. These poems have no axe to grind; they are grounded in the human condition and not the body politic. They are unpretentious and joyful and sad and understand the process of being a human, subject to stresses, strains, sorrows, and the inevitable losses and joys of living. The poems celebrate the gains salvaged from loss, the strength that comes only through loss, and the peace revealed by faith and acceptance. If you don't want to feel anything, don't read these poems. If you are grieving a loss, these poems will help.

Plays That Aren't Boring
Plays That Aren't Boring

Author: Dennis J. Barton

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2001-07

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 0595190456

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Four complete works for the stage and screen. Surreal Stage Plays “America the Odd”: son of Odysseus, Telemachus, has himself elected President of a new “America” during his father’s long absence from home. A drunken Abraham Lincoln and George Washington fist-fight over a lost love; the Lone Ranger and Custer form romantic ties; Adolph Hitler seeks redemption through an affair with a 1950s alcoholic housewife; Russian golfers conspire to beat Neil Armstrong to the moon and to help Odysseus recover his kingdom. “Watermelon”: a number of realities meld around the central themes of personal identity and free will. From the rural American farmlands to slapstick-tragic Watermelon World, characters seem puppets of fate until God discovers her own free will. Screenplays “Huck Finn Rides Again”: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn grow up to take opposite sides in the American Civil War, and it’s a contest between their boyhood friendship and the new ideals of adulthood. Issues of money, power, and racial prejudice drive a powerful wedge between the one-time pals originally created by Mark Twain. “Lemonjello”: a comic satire in which a young African–American man raised by white parents finds himself stuck between the black and white worlds of contemporary America, where racial prejudice, and a longing for true love and understanding lead Lemonjello into and out of one hilariously tragic situation after another.

When Answers Aren't Enough
When Answers Aren't Enough

Author: Michelle Singletary

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2010-01-26

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0310406463

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In her softcover book The Power to Prosper, award-winning writer Michelle Singletary has a field-tested financial challenge for you. For twenty-one days, you will put away your credit cards and buy only what you need for survival. With Michelle's guidance during this three-week financial fast, you'll discover how to: * Break your spending habit * Handle money with your significant other or your spouse * Break your bondage to debt with the Debt Dash Plan * Make smart investments * Be prepared for any contingency with a Life Happens Fund * Stop worrying about money and find the priceless power of financial peace As you discover practical ways to achieve financial freedom, you'll experience something even more amazing ... your faith and generosity will increase, too.

Gryphons Aren't So Great
Gryphons Aren't So Great

Author: James Sturm

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1596436522

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Refusing to be left behind when the Knight befriends a gryphon, Edward teams up with a bat to learn how to fly.