There are plenty of guides out there for humans about training their dogs
- as if humans have ever been the ones in charge. One
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How do you choose a kitten? What sort of basket should you get it? What food will it like, & how much? How do you train it & keep it happy? What should you do if your cat looks ill? Find answers to all your questions in this guide to cat care written specially for young pet owners. With illustrations that are simple & fresh, cute & funny accompanied by informative texs from well-known animal writer, Helen Piers, this book has everything you need to join the Pet Cadet Club. ...

How do you choose a puppy? What sort of basket should you get it? What food will it like, & how much? How do you train it & keep it happy? What should you do if your dog looks ill? Find answers to all your questions in this guide to dog care written specially for young pet owners. With illustrations that are simple & fresh, cute & funny accompanied by informative texs from well-known animal writer, Helen Piers, this book has everything you need to join the Pet Cadet Club. ...

11-year-old Rose is autistic & struggles to understand her classmates. But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her best friend, her anchor in a confusing world. So when Rain goes missing during a storm, Rose refuses to stop looking for him...A touching story from the bestselling author of The Babysitters Club. ...

By the much-loved author of The Journey Home & Dinosaur Farm. Everyone knows that once a lemur takes a fancy to you there is not much that can be done about it. While being followed by lemurs one day, a boy tries hiding up a tree (without luck), disguising himself (without success) & even tries to sail off in a boat to get away from them
- only to discover the lemurs snorkeling behind him. Eventually, after climbing mountains, taking trains & going through the air in a balloon, he finally thinks that he has lost them. Or has he? In the process, he has managed to get himself lost, & it is only then that he realizes that the cunning lemurs might just be helpful after all...
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` There is a way to be cruel that seems Jamaican to me.` Tenderness & cruelty, loyalty & betrayal, ambition & regret
- Alexia
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At a time when work & home life are becoming increasingly blurred, & modern technology brings the realm of the public into what used to be a personal & private space, Ed Hollis looks at what it means to make a home in today`s world. Exploring the meaning of private & public space, the importance we place on physical objects & the demands we make of our home environment, How to Make a Home challenges us to re-imagine the concept of home & hearth. ...

What characteristics & values define a country? Which countries are particularly successful in terms of education, economics, or culture? In this book, Monocle provides a global perspective on the distinct qualities of nations. Monocle`s books with Gestalten have shown you how to build a better life, business, & home. But now Monocle raises the bar: how do you run a great country? They are not talking about might, muscle, or nationalism
- although you need a bit of a swagger every now & then. They are talking about a country that feels like a cohesive community, knows what to value, & goes out into the world to gently get its way with soft power, fine ambassadors, & compelling cultural offerings. At home, this country celebrates good education, well-made institutions, & its own people & their skills. How to Run a Nation: A Monocle Guide is a thought-provoking primer that informs & inspires. The best ideas don`t need to be invented
- they need to be found & copied. Let Monocle be your guide

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Belching, banana skins, being eaten & bear hunts make children laugh. As do practical jokes, peekaboo, pantomime & poetry that makes no sense. Why & how does this work? & why does it matter? Writer & Professor of Children`s Literature Michael Rosen, whose books
- from We`re Going on a Bear Hunt to Chocolate Cake
- have made millions of children rock with laughter, gives us the tools for this greatest of gifts.

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Caffeine is the most widely consumed mind-altering molecule in the world; we cannot get enough of it, & drinking good coffee is our delivery system. How is it that coffee has such a hold? Its all in the chemistry; the molecular structure of caffeine & the flavour-making phenols & fats that can be lured out from the bean by roasting, grinding & brewing. Making good coffee depends on understanding the science: why water has to be at a certain temperature, what method works best with which grind, how roast affects taste, what happens when you add cream, & which bean you start out with. How to Make Coffee lays out the scientific principles for the coffee-loving non-scientist; stick to these & you will never drink an ordinary joe again. ...