A midwife's heartwarming and inspirational true story Catching Babies is a moving account of an extraordinary career. It reveals the unique experiences that filled midwife Sheena Byrom's days as she looked after mums and dads and helped to bring their precious babies into the world. From her very first day as a nervous student nurse in Blackburn to the dedicated completion of her midwifery qualifications in Burnley, Sheena has never once looked back, enjoying a thirty-five-year career with the NHS. At the forefront of evolving medical practices, she was the first midwife to oversee a home water birth in her area, but also found herself at the centre of a traumatic delivery that tested her to her limits. Yet, whatever has come Sheena's way, ultimately, there are the strong mothers who taught her so much and the little miracles who have made every single moment as a midwife truly magical.
Badges, Egg Salad, and Green Jackets: The Masters A to Z captures the rich history and traditions of the Masters Tournament. Find out what kind of food is served, some of the tournament rules, and the landmarks of this famous sporting event. Written and illustrated by Georgia natives Julie Alfriend Ferris and Joshua Henry Thomas, this book introduces children to one of the four major championships in professional golf, but is perfect for fans of all ages.
Exclamation Point is a children's book with a charming story about a child explaining how he received the exclamation point-shaped scar in the middle of his chest when the doctors fixed his heart through surgery for his Congenital Heart Defect (CHD).
Reading aloud to children boosts their vocabulary, grades, social skills, and well-being. Now, families worldwide have joined the movement to read 1000 books in the years before school. This reading log, created by the former head of K-12 Education at Google and her husband--Washington DC's Teacher of the Year--comes with everything you need to make reading aloud an easy part of your daily routine: 100+ kid-friendly stickers for tracking progress Free app that saves a visual library of all the books you read together Guided activities like "Cooking with Storybooks" and "How to Host a Reading Party" Genre and Game suggestions from "Real-Life Heroes" to "Role-Playing with Characters" A full list of 1000 quality titles, sorted by age and interest Whether you read 200 or 2000 books, your child will treasure those minutes together. Cuddling close while reading aloud builds a powerful emotional bond, all while inspiring imagination and creative thinking. Plant a love of reading and watch it bloom! Reading is to the brain as exercise is to the body--and independent reading volume is the #1 predictor of reading achievement in elementary students. Badge Books motivate kids and families to read for fun, and reward their progress. An in-hand companion to the Beanstack mobile app used by 2 million readers, each title is a reading log and sticker book, plus themed challenges, activities, and recommended titles. Badge Books have helped more than 100,000 families build a lifetime love of reading. Each Badge Book connects kids to a set of realistic reading goals, then rewards their efforts with over 100 themed stickers and digital badges. The books work hand-in-hand with the free Beanstack Mobile App available on Android and iOS. Simply swipe your phone over any book cover to the book and get credit for every minute your child reads. How It Works: Fun activity pages get kids to dive deeper into favorite reads Easy guides on where to place badges and mark progress Spiral binding allows the book to lay flat As kids hit their reading goals, they get rewarded with stickers and activities in the Badge Book Use the app in conjunction with the books for easy tracking - switch between all your kids with a tap or log for multiple kids at once Cover art, titles, and authors load automatically when you scan books with the app New reading challenges and learning activities added to the app regularly With theme kids love--from science, space, music, mystery, heroes, and more--there's a Badge Book for every interest.
Babies love to look at faces and high-contrast images from birth. Baby's Very First Book: Faces also has a mirror and crinkly pages to stimulate their senses. illustrated by Jo Lodge, this best-selling cloth book is perfect for babies from 0 months plus!
Lullabies and Love COP DADDY? The moment Danny Sullivan discovered the blue-eyed, spiky red-haired bundle of joy in his patrol car, he knew he wouldn't rest until this precious little lady was safe and sound. But what did he know about hungry babies…and dirty diapers? He was just a bachelor—and a man who'd given up on ever being a daddy…. Childhood friend Katie Wagner was the one person he trusted with his charge's care. Plus, she never could resist his sexy grins. But playing house with baby Molly and his very beautiful—very grown-up!—best friend soon had this duty-minded lawman looking to love, honor…and adopt! A legendary cradle brings three law-enforcement brothers lots of love!
From Super Cop…to Super Dad? Now we've seen everything. Jake Castro has come to Thunder Canyon…with a seven-month-old infant in tow! The decorated police officer is clearly hoping the family-friendly town will prove the perfect place to raise his daughter. But the rumor mills started to churn the moment Calista Clifton was hired to help out the handsome single father… Serious sparks flew as soon as our hometown star met the out-of-town hero. But my sources tell me Jake might not yet be ready to settle down, despite his daddy status. Can he make Calista's dreams come true—and transform the babysitter into a bride? Stay tuned, loyal readers—this column will reveal all!
This stark novel is set in an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son. Both brother and sister wander separately through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying and elusive strangers, headlong toward an eerie, apocalyptic resolution.
"Zip-Line is a charming children's book written for young boys and girls that had open heart surgery and are left with a "zip-line"--A large scar on their chest. Written and illustrated by the father of a baby girl who had open heart surgery at 6 months of age, this heart warming rhyme book whimsically explains the answer to the question "How did that line get there?""--Author's website
