This title presents 15 easy-to-follow knitting patterns with an illustrated techniques section & clear step-by step instructions. All hats have a soft fleecy lining for added coziness & children's & adult sizes included in patterns. These projects from a UK author are suitable for knitters of all abilities. Express your inner animal instincts with these fun & fabulous hats. Adults & children alike will love this collection of absolutely adorable hats including a cheeky monkey a roaring lion & an energetic frog. Know-how for knitters is at the back of the book with the basic techniques clearly explained including how to add a fleecy lining for extra coziness. Sizes are included for children & adults so all the family can have their own hat. ...

With clear concise & immensely practical advice on how animals communicate behave & self-medicate The Animal Healer" is ideal for anyone who wishes to understand more about animals healing & themselves. When her horse Wow was seriously injured Elizabeth Whiter discovered her incredible talent for hands-on healing & also observed how Wow took steps to heal himself. Now with over 1 000 animals treated Elizabeth shares her remarkable journey knowledge & experience. She also explains many of the theories that inform her practice including how to provide hands-on healing; sensing & aligning the energies; zoopharmacognosy
- an emerging science that refers to the instinctive methods animals use to self-medicate; & how to feed your animals providing delicious recipes that are healthy for both you & your pets. " The Animal Healer" shows how a remarkable experience has led to wisdom that anyone who cares about animals will find invaluable."
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The PDSA Dickin Medal (regarded as the animals' Victoria Cross) has been awarded to just 64 animals from the Blitz to present day for their courage in times of crisis. Among these incredible true-life stories you will meet. G.I. Joe the plucky pigeon who rescued over 100 lives by flying twenty miles in twenty minutes to deliver a message in World War II. Theo the steadfast springer spaniel who served as a bomb-detection dog in Afghanistan. Rip the trusty mongrel who saved many victims of the Blitz air-raids. Olga the courageous police horse who bolted from the path of a flying bomb in World War II only to return to the scene & remain on duty. These heart-warming tales of gallantry & devotion will stay with you long after you turn the pages. ...

In a large format with flaps as well as textured patches this book introduces the characters from Apple Tree Farm to young children. The use of textures adds a different dimension to sharing books with babies & toddlers. As each page is turned a different texture is waiting to be discovered. ...

A 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park.... Gold stars for the creative team." -"io 9" As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics--The New 52 event of September 2011 Animal Man Buddy Baker has gone from "super" man to family man-but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine his young daughter starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? As these new abilities continue to terrify Buddy & his wife Ellen things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a journey into the heart of The Red. Collected here are the first 6 issues of this dramatic new series from writer Jeff Lemire ("" Sweet Tooth"") & artist Travel Foreman (" The Immortal Iron Fist")! This volume collect issues 1-6 of " Animal Man " part of the DC Comics--The New 52 event." ...

Do animals have moral rights? If so what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have & how should we understand welfare? By presenting models for understanding animals moral status & rights & examining their mental lives & welfare David De Grazia explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connection with our diet zoos & research. Animal Rights" distinguishes itself by combining intellectual rigour with accessibility offering a distinct moral voice with a non-polemical tone." ...

Snap is every childs much-loved first card game & these large colourful & high quality cards will delight very young children. Match as many animals or trucks & diggers as you can to win the game. The cards are durable & robust to survive repeated use. Snap is an easy & fun game which is a great way for young children to develop important sorting matching & reading skills. ...

Understand the significance of more than 200 animals that may come to you in physical or symbolic form. With this book you'll find meanings of the visitation practical ways that they can help you as spirit guides & how they reflect your own characteristics. Also included is a guide that explains which animal spirit guide to call on for any specific purpose. ...

The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets animal spirits are driving financial events worldwide. In this book acclaimed economists George Akerlof & Robert Shiller challenge the economic wisdom that got us into this mess & put forward a bold new vision that will transform economics & restore prosperity. Akerlof & Shiller reassert the necessity of an active government role in economic policymaking by recovering the idea of animal spirits a term John Maynard Keynes used to describe the gloom & despondence that led to the Great Depression & the changing psychology that accompanied recovery. Like Keynes Akerlof & Shiller know that managing these animal spirits requires the steady hand of government
- simply allowing markets to work wont do it. In rebuilding the case for a more robust behaviorally informed Keynesianism they detail the most pervasive effects of animal spirits in contemporary economic life
- such as confidence fear bad faith corruption a concern for fairness & the stories we tell ourselves about our economic fortunes
- & show how Reaganomics Thatcherism & the rational expectations revolution failed to account for them. Animal Spirits" offers a road map for reversing the financial misfortunes besetting us today. Read it & learn how leaders can channel animal spirits
- the powerful forces of human psychology that are afoot in the world economy today. In a new preface they describe why our economic troubles may linger for some time
- unless we are prepared to take further decisive action."




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A fabulous collection of stories for children aged 5 & over about animals that encountered Jesus during his lifetime & how they were there when key incidents in his life took place. Imagine you could have been there when Jesus was alive on earth. The animals in this book saw just what happened. The fox was out on a cold starry night when he suddenly heard the sound of Angels singing. The cat was looking forward to a wedding party that nearly went wrong. The magpie had a birds-eye view of Zaccheus climbing into his tree. & the mouse got caught on a boat in a storm & saw an amazing miracle ...