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Welcome. Here we meet Morton the koala. Morton is a light-blue orphaned koala who wears a colorful scarf. He explains he is blue to help him stand out to all the boys and girls. Morton is an adventurer and goes on many meanderings or missions to deliver his messages. Morton comes in sadness and fear to deliver his first message. He has already lost his parents in a wildfire and now his remaining family and their homes are dwindling. On this first mission, he comes to explain why koalas need trees and how humans can help save them both. He points out that humans and koalas value trees and why the trees are so very important to koalas. He expresses his profound sadness that his family along with the trees are being destroyed by many sources. Morton explains our common threats and needs in the natural world. Working together, we can care for Mother Earth properly and help Morton and his koala family survive. Morton is very concerned about the rest of his family and needs your help quick. With your help, farther down the road, Morton hopes to continue his missions. These next messages would teach boys and girls, just like you, about wildlife conservation (focusing on koalas), other animals on the vulnerable or endangered status list, ecology, reforestation, global warming, and so on. Also mixed in these messages will be lessons of kindness, patience, tolerance, and other character traits that children need to learn. Remember, you must hear Morton's first message and begin working so Morton will know you want to help. Then he can continue with his next message.Morton will strive to tap into the children's imagination, giving them ways, both creative and practical, they can help nonprofit organizations as well as creating their own new pathways. This connection, Morton hopes, will enrich children's hearts and minds, creating a better future for our world.
Toni Bennett's partner Harry is in jail for a murder he didn't commit, a former client of theirs. Toni's first, last, and only priority is to find the evidence necessary to clear his name and set him free. The world, however, has other ideas.The mortgage is coming due, the utilities are due, she needs to eat, and her liquor store tab is in arrears. In order to keep the business open Toni has to find other work. But every moment spent making money is another moment spent not figuring out who framed Harry. When she finally does have time to work his case it turns out that how they framed him, and even who framed him, aren't nearly as important as WHY.
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Meridia is headed for extinction, unless a compatible species can be found. The backward planet, Earth, the one the Meridians stripped of technology now holds the only promising species in the Galaxy. As Ruler, Lysett Daboort will do his duty and choose a royal concubine from those women 'liberated' from Earth, but that is all it will be-until he meets Celeste Raynor. Celeste is barely subsisting on Earth and isn't enamored with becoming one of Meridia's concubines, despite the esteem afforded their females. But there is nothing left for her at home and she isn't averse to having a child to love, not to mention a caring, supportive partner. Until she meets the Ruler himself. The Ruler resists Celeste's appeal and she refuses his arrogant approach, yet they must somehow come to terms. Lysett rules supreme, or does he? Because love has the most power of all.
Will you be our valentine? What do you want for Valentine's Day? A heart-shaped box of chocolates? Dinner out with the love of your life? A romantic river cruise? How about a murder mystery? Betrayal? Revenge? We're delighted to bring you this anthology: A Gathering of Stories: Valentine's Day. Five Valentine's Day-themed stories by five gifted storytellers. Tales that will warm your heart...and get it pounding. Get your copy today Featuring stories by: Bonnie Elizabeth C.A. Rowland Johanna Rothman M.D. Posey Tami Veldura Contemporary Short Story Anthology
The Legacy of Gird Book Two follows 'Surrender None'. The second of two prequels to the "Deed of Paksennarion" trilogy. When Luap, sworn follower of Gird, discovers a distant land he can reach by magic, he considers what harm it would do to break his oath and crown himself king of this far-off land.
Finally, an all-inclusive book on young adult fiction must-do, don't do and how-to. If you want to write a young adult novel, you need to read this book first. Coauthored by an award-winning YA author and an acquisitions editor, both experts on kids and what they like to read, this encyclopedia contains all you need to start or improve a career as a YA fiction author. From an examination of the market, genre and its sub-genres, to mechanics and the business, everything is at your fingertips. This amazing writer's resource is written in a relaxed and interesting style, with plenty of contemporary references and examples for clear understanding and easier application.
The trouble with "how to" books on creativity is that they usurp creativity. Not so with this very insightful guide for YA writing. If it doesn't become a standard or even a classic among reference books, it will be an oversight. Janet Schrader-Post and Elizabeth Fortin-Hinds have all the marinated smarts and credentialed experience to pull this off, and they do No dictated wisdom from on high here, no grafted creativity, THE YOUNG ADULT WRITER'S JOURNEY is accessible, motivational and a clear map that leaves plenty of room to discover for anyone wanting to explore their creative side.-Thomas Sullivan, Pulitzer-nominated author of THE PHASES OF HARRY MOON Finally, an all-inclusive book on young adult fiction must-do, don't do and how-to. If you want to write a young adult novel, you need to read this book first. Coauthored by an award-winning YA author and an acquisitions editor, both experts on kids and what they like to read, this encyclopedia contains all you need to start or improve a career as a YA fiction author. From an examination of the market, genre and its sub-genres, to mechanics and the business, everything is at your fingertips. This amazing writer's resource is written in a relaxed and interesting style, with plenty of contemporary references and examples for clear understanding and easier application.
Journal of Ada Peck (1853-1859) written by her mother Emma in pre-Civil War East Tennessee and Henderson Plantation in LA. Includes 33 transcribed handwritten letters describing life before, during, and after the Civil War in TN and LA.
Ada's Journal provides a window into history. Ada Louise Peck was a well-loved little girl who traveled back and forth between Mossy Creek, Tennessee and East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, starting in 1853. She experienced trials, health problems, and travel by railroad, steamboat, and stagecoach. Her grandpa Jacob was Tennessee Supreme Court Judge Jacob Peck, and her grandpa William Henderson ran one of the largest cotton plantations in the South. This journal, recorded from Ada's perspective by her mom Emma, records the first two years of her short life. Edited by Andy Peck, numerous photographs and historical references bring this true story to life in a powerful way. Journey with little Ada on a Mississippi River steamboat; keep your hands inside the train as you pass through the half-mile Cumberland Mountain Tunnel on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad; and enjoy the mountain hospitality at the Wolf Creek Inn as Ada visits with Mrs. Emma Allen, Peck family friend and hostess to hundreds on the old drover's road by the French Broad River.Emma's Letters chronicle friendship, heartache, longing for connection, and the intense feelings and opinions surrounding our nation's Civil War. With originals held by the University of Tennessee Knoxville in the "Wolf Creek Papers," Andy Peck has carefully transcribed these letters written by Emma Peck to her great friend Emma Allen. You will learn how the Peck family decided to build their mountain home in Wolf Creek called Glen Ada; mourn with them as they lose young family members to diseases like cholera and typhoid; and celebrate with them as they write about mid-1800s Christmas traditions including Santa Claus. Emma's brother-in-law was Confederate General William Raine Peck, known as the largest Civil War General. Learn of his request for a pardon from President Andrew Johnson, and his brother Col. Wiley Peck's acquittal after killing Charles Harris at the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans with a bowie knife.Ada's Journal and Emma's Letters is a part of The Pecks of Mossy Creek Series, highlighting the first family of Mossy Creek, Adam and Elizabeth Peck, and their ancestors and descendants.A portion of the proceeds from each book sold will be donated to the Mossy Creek Foundation in its efforts to revitalize the Historic Mossy Creek District in Jefferson City, TN. Learn more about this great project by visiting mossycreekfoundation.org.
When Jillian realizes her day isn't going the way she had hoped she becomes disappointed and frustrated. She tries to control the situation but quickly comes to the realization that she can't change the inevitable. She recalls her Bible lesson from Sunday School and decides to cast her cares upon Him because He cares for her, and her day becomes something different but far greater than she could have ever expected This story helps all of us, at any age, to remember the importance of giving our fears, our worries, our anxieties and our disappointments over to the Lord and trusting in His plan for us.
Ruby wants pizza for dinner. Her mom wants her to eat something healthy. With a few special ingredients and a lot of work together in the kitchen, Ruby learns that making pizza can be fun and healthy too.
