One dozen daring and colorful girl-power crafts for future leaders! This edgy craft book enables even the youngest children to feel empowered and create beautiful projects inspired by feminist motifs from the dawn of history to the present day. By following clearly photographed step-by-step instructions, kids can learn how to make a host of items that reflect the feminist spirit, including: Hand puppets of feminist icons Backpack badges embroidered with equality symbols A goal tree to help them realize their ambitions A crown with which to channel their inner goddess And more! A visual guide will take kids through the basics of felt craft, letting them create projects they’ll feel proud of in no time!
A quadruple of riotous comic fantasy! Ta, I'm 'ere all week... don't try the halibut. Landos - a bustling, developing (slowly) city of chancers, lunatics, thieves and utter stupidity... and that's just the coppers! Book One - SVELT: Are you ready to join an unlikely hero on an unexpected quest? While in the city taking a break from work on the farm, Svelt 'inherits' a strange map from a dying wizard and, with the vague clues as his only guide, begins the seemingly impossible task of searching for the mysterious artefact. Although he is oblivious to the 'help' from a mischievous, ancient time-traveller, some believe it should not be found. Finding himself was the original objective, but Svelt soon learns that being the centre of attention in Landos is not conducive to growing old... especially for a dwarf troll. Book Two - EVENTFUL TIMES: An astronomical anomaly causes widespread panic! With a strong possibility of impending doom for humanity, Death looms grimly over the entire planet - he doesn't know how to loom any other way. The non-tangible believers turn to (insert here). The citizens of Landos turn to the authorities. The authorities turn to the scientists. The scientists turn to the wizards. The wizards turn to brandy... and eventually, when the threat becomes impossible to ignore (even by wizard thresholds), someone has the good sense to ask for practical help. But is perennial tinkerer Albert Sonny ready for such a challenge? Book Three - THE Nth HORSEMAN: Landos is under attack again! This time, a long-forgotten winged menace terrorises the citizens. With rewards on offer, the ever-resourceful opportunists offer their dubious services, yet, even a professional slayer meets his match with this beast - unprecedented in the entire history of dragon lore... not to mention mathematics. A specialist horseman of the twilight is summoned to guide victims in the unorthodox aftermath - his steed not being particularly fond of sugar lumps, and noticeably lacking in the limb department. Book Four - LAWFUL TIMES: With no heir to the throne of Merewood, the elves are divided in their choice of successor. Merith, a loyal friend of the late king, believes his son, Thaldyr, has more right to rule than most, but others remember a different bloodline. The great forest of Merewood has not seen a queen - a jewel - rule for centuries, but does the lost jewel of Merewood even exist? Both parties believe that she does, and with a vague idea of where she resides, both intend to find her first... for very different reasons. Meanwhile, in the bustling city of Landos, a travelling con man returns, fresh from escaping the merciless grasp of King Louis de-Cap - Garlician monarch and lover of all things painful to those that aren't... him. The prodigal son soon formulates a plan to turn the city's archaic law system on its head. On the outskirts, in their strange little blithering bohemia, the wizards... are being wizards... Oh, to live in truly Lawful Times.
Kids Story Book is a must have for parents and teachers with beginning readers. This interactive book is an asset and learning tool to assist a child in the early stages of their reading. By employing two creative fast-paced short stories to draw a child's attention, they are also challenged to recognize "sight words" and "high-frequency words" that are necessary for children to learn. An extensive appendix of "sight words" for separate age levels and knowledge bases are located at the conclusion of each story for word review. Parents and children or teachers and students will enjoy the learning process that they share. The two short stories, "The Lost Little Sheep" and "The Feisty Bird," also implements positive themes of cooperation, honesty, good deeds, sharing, perseverance, and friendship in a kid-friendly manner they can easily comprehend.
A contributing editor to Publishers Weekly presents the story of country music legend Patsy Cline--a compelling woman, with a capacity for terrible heartache and pain and a willfulness and independence that was truly ahead of her time. 16 pages of photos.
Alaya has the unique creative capacity to teach using the hands and feet of our ordinary human experience to understand and come closer to secrets of the universe. Martha Harrell, M.S.N., Ph.D., Licensed Training Jungian Psychoanalyst, Biodynamic Cranio-sacral Therapist, and contributing author in Transforming Terror: Reclaiming the World Soul Alayas Fables takes us into the world of make-believe to discover how problems are solved from the heart. Meredith Young-Sowers, D.Div., Founder & Director, Stillpoint Foundation and School of Integrative Life Healing, Author: of The Angelic Messenger Cards These unique fables engage both right and left hemispheres, and truly invite us to reach our potential. Thank you from an inspired heart! Joyce Buckner, Ph.D. Author of Making Real Love Happen, Master Imago Therapist, and guest on the Oprah Show Alayas Fables offers a welcoming trail into ones heart and soul. Enjoy and use these lovely fables as a way to explore, grow, and play with all that you are. Dee LaCrosse, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist ONE need not be the lonely number its name implies. Alaya Chadwick takes us to the land where dreams live to find intimacy with our inner selves. Mark W Shulkin MD, Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Clinical Assistant Professor or of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine (retired) Sunny L Shulkin LCSW, BCD, Master Trainer of Imago Relationship Therapy
When we lose someone or something close to us—a loved person or animal, a relationship, our health, our dream, our idea of who we are—it hurts. A lot. Grief is both what we experience and how we heal. Dr. Faith Harper, bestselling author of books like Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Boundaries brings us a counseling and neuroscience perspective on grieving. She explains what is actually happening in our brains and bodies and what we need in order to allow it to happen fully. She also shows us how to identify and treat traumatic grief, the variety of grieving processes we experience, what grief looks like in the long term, when to get professional support, and how to ask the people in our lives for what we need (and to give ourselves the care we need as well). You'll also find solid advice on how (and how not!) to support a grieving person in your life. Wise, a little crass, and gently funny.
Happiness is big business. Books, consultants, psychologists, organizations, and even governments tout happiness secrets that are backed by scientific findings. The problem is that all of this science is done by and for cis white men. And some of the most vocal of these happiness experts were announcing that women could become happier by espousing "traditional" values and eschewing feminism. Skeptical of this hypothesis, Ariel Gore took a deep dive into the optimism industrial complex, reading the history, combing the research, attending the conferences, interviewing the thought leaders, and exploring her own and her friends' personal experiences and desires. Fuck Happiness is a nuanced, thoughtful examination of what happiness means and to whom, how it's played a role in defining modern gender roles and power structures, and how we can all have a more empowered relationship with the pursuit of joy in our lives.
Radical Sewing is a guide for learning how to make your own clothes. Kate introduces you to the basics and best practices of garment sewing for yourself at home, as well as advice and info on things you wouldn’t even know to ask about sewing. Topics include hand sewing, picking out a sewing machine, adding pockets to anything, sewing a button so it stays on, altering your clothes to fit your unique body, and so much more! Regardless of your sewing experience, gender, or body type, this illustrated guide will empower you to make your wardrobe your own. With loads of encouragement to try things out, all you’ll need to do is experiment and break the rules to create the clothes and outfits that you want to wear.
Art and writing can be the most fulfilling part of our lives. But it's often difficult to make space for it in our day-to-day existence, especially if we're not at the point yet where creating it is our job. Sometimes we have so many ideas it’s difficult to keep them all organized, much less maintaining a creative schedule or dedicated workspace. With all the clutter overwhelming your scattered brain (not to mention your desk), it's all too easy to fall into procrastination and disarray. From Chaos to Creativity is a series of glowing beacon. Jessie L. Kwak has written a Getting Things Done for artists and writers, drawing on her experience as a professional copywriter with a novel-writing habit, and from interviews with other authors, artists, musicians, and designers, to teach you how to focus on the good ideas, manage your project, make time in your life, and execute your passions to completion. Make great art by channeling your chaotic creative force into productive power and let the world see what you're capable of!
How does feminism relate to motherhood, how has it changed over time, and what does the future of motherhood and feminism look like? These are just some of the questions Amber E. Kinser, PhD, tackles in Motherhood and Feminism. The latest in the Seal Studies series, Motherhood and Feminism is an important title, examining the role of feminism within motherhood. The topic has garnered a lot of attention lately, as society shifts to adapt to new definitions of these roles. Kinser has made a career of speaking, teaching, and writing about motherhood and feminism--weaving her own experience as a mother together with the knowledge and critique she has garnered through her studies. She offers insight on the core questions of motherhood: what it means to be a good mother, the role of mothers in the family and in society, and how motherhood has been redefined throughout time. Kinser examines how the changing world of motherhood fits into feminist activism, and speculates on the future directions of these identities.
