"ASHA My First Pow Wow Dance" is a heartwarming children's book about a young girl who is eager to learn the art of Pow Wow dancing. Following in the footsteps of her cousin Kika, Asha begins her journey toward mastering the Fancy Shawl dance. With the guidance of her wise Gramma and the support of her loving family, Asha learns that through hard work and practice, anything is possible. Along the way, she faces challenges and setbacks, but with determination and the help of her family, she discovers the true magic of dancing. With vibrant illustrations and engaging storytelling, "ASHA My First Pow Wow Dance" invites young readers to join in the joy and excitement of traditional Indigenous dancing. This book is perfect for children ages 3-8 and families who want to share in the celebration of Indigenous traditions and culture.
"ASHA My First Pow Wow Dance" is a heartwarming children's book about a young girl who is eager to learn the art of Pow Wow dancing. Following in the footsteps of her cousin Kika, Asha begins her journey toward mastering the Fancy Shawl dance. With the guidance of her wise Gramma and the support of her loving family, Asha learns that through hard work and practice, anything is possible. Along the way, she faces challenges and setbacks, but with determination and the help of her family, she discovers the true magic of dancing. With vibrant illustrations and engaging storytelling, "ASHA My First Pow Wow Dance" invites young readers to join in the joy and excitement of traditional Indigenous dancing. This book is perfect for children ages 3-8 and families who want to share in the celebration of Indigenous traditions and culture.
BOOK 2 NOW AVAILABLE ASHA ANDERSON HAD THE PERFECT LIFE UNTIL IT WAS TORN AWAY. Popular friends, a beautiful home, loving parents; she had it all. That is until her birthday and her trip to the wondrous city of Ascension's Cross. During an attack by the criminal organization called The Dragon, her mother tragically dies and Asha is left in a coma for weeks. Now, Asha has no friends, stays in a rundown apartment with her father who doesn't seem to know she exists, and lives in the same city that took her mother's life. Worst of all is her "condition" her body spasms, she screams, she blacks out. Add all that to having to start over at a new school and Asha doesn't know how things could get any worse. When The Dragon attacks yet again Asha is caught in chaos and learns her condition has given her amazing abilities: strength, speed, endurance. At every turn she seems to battle them, each fight becoming more thrilling, more dangerous. But even Asha's newfound powers may not be enough to stop The Dragon and their sinister plans for the city. . .Read this first, complete book in an upcoming series today
Join Anisha, Accidental Detective, to solve an extra-special festive mystery filled with snowmen and secrets, crackers and clues! IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAAS!My family LOVE Christmas and this year their excitement levels are off the charts because, drum roll with extra jingle bells...Dad has been put in charge of the festive fayre! Everyone's ready to help - my friend Milo and I have loads of SPARKLY ideas, Aunty Bindi's got a mountain of TINSEL, and we've even got a BIG RED SLEIGH for Santa's grotto! Well, we did have a big red sleigh, until someone STOLE IT in the middle of the night. So now I'm on the case to track down the THIEF before they ruin Christmas. I just wish I didn't have to dress as an ELF to do it! Looks like a case for me, Anisha, accidental Christmas detective! Praise for the Anisha, Accidental Detective series:Winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize and of the Crimefest Best Crime Novel for ChildrenShortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award"DELIGHTFUL! Perfect for younger detectives - so funny and clever and sweet" Robin Stevens, author of the Murder Most Unladylike series"An absolute joy" Jennifer Killick, author of Crater Lake"Super funny and packed with lovable characters" Swapna Haddow, author of Dave Pigeon
Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2019 Winner of the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2017 Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2019 Chosen as one of the Guardian's Best Books of 2019 'This book is such a light-filled, huge-hearted delight of an adventure.' KATHERINE RUNDELL 'An evocative debut novel ... satisfyingly classic in feel' GUARDIAN 'A heartfelt and mystical children's adventure story.' TELEGRAPH Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home and her mother talks of leaving. From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best friend, Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the journey is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountains and face hunger, tiredness – even snow leopards. And yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of her grandmother – her nanijee – is watching over her ... A gorgeously original and magical adventure set in India, for children aged 9 and up. From the author of Tamarind & the Star of Ishta – longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Prize. Explores themes of faith, family and friendship while capturing the wild, rich heart of contemporary India.
'AISHAH AL-BA'UNIYAH Sufi Poet & Female Perfect Master Selected Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith 'Aishah al-Ba'uniyah (1457 - 1517) came from the village of Ba'un in the south of Syria. Her family were well-known and respected religious scholars and poets. She surpassed her father and brothers in her poetry, scholarship and renown. As a young woman she went to Mecca where she had a vision of Prophet Mohammed. All her family were Sufis connected to the Qadir'iyah order. She had two spiritual masters Jamal al-Din Isma'il al-Hawwari and Muhyi al-Din Yayha al-Urnwari. The first she praised in a famous qasida. Her family moved early in her life to Damascus where she eventually married a devotee of her first spiritual master and they had a son and a daughter. She became highly regarded and later in her life was considered to be a great Sufi Master and poet. She wrote in many forms of poetry including ruba'is, ghazals, qit'as, qasidas in Divans and composed works on Sufism, still highly regarded. Her great qasida (translated here) was influenced by Ibn al-Farid's famous 'Mystic's Way' qasida. Introduction on her life, forms in which she composed, Sufis & poetry. The correct forms of her poetry have been kept. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 172 pages COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Nesimi, Baba Farid, Lalla Ded, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Bulleh Shah, Mahsati, Iqbal, Ghalib, Nazir, Mu'in, Huma, Jigar, Khalim, Majnun, Shah Latif and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com
Alisha Joy is eight years of age and has an intense fear of all insects..Living in the depths of the Kentish countryside in England does not help her aversion much... Until that is one hot summer's day she meets a certain Mr Beetle called Squat who takes her on a magical journey to the land of the honey bees where Queen Mellifluous rules..Before that however she has a number of scary obstacles to counter before she can become a Princess in the Kingdom of the Beasty Bugs....and will she or won't she rise to the challenges that await her within every garden flower, plant, bush or tree?
Discover the magic, adventure, history and science of the Asha and Baz chapter book series. Asha and Baz have a paper rocket to launch Whoever builds the rocket that travels the farthest will get to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield. The only problem is Asha and Baz don't know how to power their rocket. Stuck and unsure, the kids brainstorm by drawing a rocket in the sand using a stick. But this is a very unusual stick. In fact, it's a magic stick And it transports them back in time to meet a person who might be able to help them with their rocket problem: scientist Mary Sherman Morgan.
In the second book of Caroline Fernandez's Asha and Baz series, readers once more dive into the past--this time to learn about famous actor and inventor Hedy Lamarr Computer class is off to a rocky start for Asha and Baz They've been given a Coding Challenge and must correctly code instructions to send a digital frog across a computer screen. But they can't seem to figure it out. With their reputation as the smartest kids in their class at stake, the pair turn to their magic stick for answers. They use it to draw their coding problem in the sand and are transported back in time to 1941 Hollywood to meet Hedy Lamarr, leaving them even more confused: How can an actor help them solve the Coding Challenge?But when they learn there's a war happening and that Hedy Lamar has been hard at work inventing a device to help with war efforts, the kids realize her problem-solving skills may be just what they need. Coding, frequency hopping, and more await in Asha and Baz Meet Hedy Lamarr
In the fourth book in the Asha and Baz series, readers learn about volcanoes from renowned volcanologist Katia Kraft Asha wants to win a super cool volcanic rock by solving the Great Volcano Challenge at school. So she and her best friend Baz use their magic stick to travel to Iceland in 1973 to learn from famous volcano researcher Katia Krafft.She's sure to be able to help them with their project, but she's got an eruption to observe and data to record--and ash, lava, and smelly gases are a lot more scary than a classroom. With safety concerns rising, Asha and Baz will need to keep their cool to get back home and win the prize.
Asha and Baz travel beyond the community garden to learn about cardinal directions in their latest adventure Asha and Baz are visiting the community garden with their class when their teacher assigns a challenge: use a compass rose and a map to uncover parts of a secret message hidden around the garden.When trying to follow the instructions on the map leaves the best friends feeling lost, they look to the past for guidance. Together, they magically travel to 1978, to meet mathematician Gladys West.Gladys is is working on her own important project using a satellite to map the ocean, and with her help, Asha and Baz might just find their way.
Asha and Baz travel in time to unearth fossils When their teacher assigns The Great Fossil Challenge, best friends Asha and Baz wonder how they'll convincingly re-create a prehistoric fossil. Luckily time is on their side Together, they magically travel to 1823 to meet legendary fossil hunter Mary Anning, who shows them the marine fossil beds along the cliffs of the English Channel.Ammonites, evidence of marine reptiles, and more wait just beneath the earth's surface, and with Mary's instructions, the kids might uncover the exact inspiration they need to succeed back at home
