This is the third story about the COOL Nguni calf named Gaps. This time, Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to grow mealies and beans for the Farmers' Show. Will they win the prize for the best crop? Gaps's real name is 'Gaps Between the Branches'. This is because it looks like he is sitting in the shade of a tree, and the sun is making shadows on his hide. Sugarbean's name is 'Sugarbean' because her hide looks like speckled sugar beans.
A creative and engaging tale, this book presents a fable to justify Dog's frightened behaviour around storms. Accompanied by delightful illustrations, it explains why Dog's eyes grow wild and why he shivers and shakes and hides away.
Early one morning three tired, dirty, hungry elders – Blessing, Wisdom and Love – knock on the door of a family home. The family wishes to invite them in but they can only choose one visitor to enter their home. Which of the three do they pick? This fable is told across the continent and belongs to all of Africa and its people. Although the setting and characters are quintessentially African – from the rhythms of their speech to the patterns on their clothes – the message is universal. This is a book for every child and family. Well written and beautifully illustrated, this book will have children wanting to read it over and over again. This story originally appeared in the Sunday Times Storytime: 10 South African Stories for Children in 2014.
As summer begins, law student Maryanne flees to Dallas, Texas. She desperately wants to escape the memories of her first year in law school. Final exams were bad enough, but why did there have to be zombies and vampires?Maryanne hopes she'll be safe working in a big city law firm, but the supernatural is a force she can't outrun. Vampires are waiting for her in Dallas. There's something they want Maryanne to find.Between the bright city lights, steamy jazz and soaring glass towers, a dark mystery waits. It's lingered for decades, ever since President John F. Kennedy was murdered on a Dallas street. There's an object at the center of the mystery, and the vampires want that object now.Maryanne could get the object for them ... or she could solve the mystery herself and stop the vampires taking over the city. She might even find a way to - dare she hope - get a little revenge.As Book 2 of the Undead Bar Association series, Shadowed Demise fills the space between parts 1 and 2 of Book 1 - Matriculated Death, answering readers' burning questions about that fatal summer in Dallas.
Dare to enter the Land of Enchantment with New Mexico Fairytales, a fantasy treat of southwestern lore. When you walk through the desert, a place where relief from sun and wind hides from human eyes, you'll find spirit guides who bring relief to thirsting human souls. ... in the desert snow, a monstrous chupacabras and a shepherd battle to the death, while a desperate man risks everything to avenge the murder of a friend.... in the desert snow, a monstrous chupacabras and a shepherd battle to the death, while a desperate man risks everything to avenge the murder of a friend.... in a home full of love, holiday smells of cinnamon and chocolate give way to terror, and a young girl begins a desert quest to save her family from a curse set long ago.New Mexico Fairy Tales is Volume 1 of Tales of My Mother Road.
For new lawyer Maryanne, returning to Amarillo, Texas is as natural and comfortable as putting on a favorite pair of worn blue jeans. Her friends eagerly welcome her home, and Maryanne settles in contentedly. Then he shows up - Anthony the ghost, a specter Maryanne thought she'd left far behind. Anthony's got a mystery on his hands that he's sure Maryanne will want to solve, but the young lawyer's had enough of ghosts and zombies. If only walking away was that easy. Before Maryanne knows what's happened, she's caught in a web of twisted science, black magic, and tainted love. It's more than one member of the Undead Bar Association can handle. Maryanne knows she should call for backup, but if she makes the call, she risks everyone learning the one secret she swore she would never tell. Tell the truth and live but lose your closest friends, or fight the monsters alone? It's time for Maryanne to decide, and one thing is clear ... Amarillo, Texas will never be the same.
Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibres describes the optical properties of microstructured fibres, how they are made and modelled, and outlines some potential applications. These applications include areas where polymer fibres are already used, such as high-data rate transmission for Fibre-to-the Home or within cars, as well as completely new areas such as the photonic bandgap transmission of "difficult" wavelengths. Emphasising a conceptual understanding of the underlying physics, Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibres is clearly written, and includes numerous illustrations. It provides an excellent overview of the latest developments in the field, making them accessible to industry, technical and research audiences.
