Children's Letters to God is the unassuming national bestseller that has featured in Cardinal O' Connor's sermons has been read by Oprah Winfrey to her viewers & been given as a gift to over one million readers young & old. It is a wonderful portrait of how children view their world: a charming funny & moving collection of letters expressing that part of a child's world reserved for special thoughts & wishes. Covering beliefs & desires to questions & doubts that are urgent & common to all children many of the letters are disarmingly wise others naive; some are knowing some simple; some reverent some not so reverent. All of them are addressed to God with much hope & trust. A truly uplifting book which provides a sometimes humorous insight into the dilemmas puzzlements suggestions wishes & complaints common to children everywhere. ...

This second edition of Children's needs
- parenting capacity" updates the original exploration of the research literature in the
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This is the inspirational story of life as a nurse during the 1960s 70s & 80s most of which was spent at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Susan Macqueen was 12 years old when she accompanied her mum to see her friend Ms Fairweather the matron at the local nursing home & from that day on she knew she wanted to be a nurse. A few years later despite being told that her grades weren't good enough & having left school with only two O-Levels Susan was accepted on the three-year nurses training course at Addenbooke's hospital in Cambridge. It wasn't long before Susan knew she wanted to work with children & set her sights on a job at Great Ormond Street. Thirty-five years later on her third attempt Susan has finally retired from that iconic hospital & is enjoying a more leisurely pace of life. Hope despair laughter & tears Susan's stories move the reader through the incredible stories that she was faced with on an every day basis. ...

Over 100 simple recipes for everything from scrambled eggs to delicious pastries are presented with full-color step-by-step illustrations introducing children to the joys of cooking & eating good food. Prepare for parties; treat yourself to a home-made ice-cream; or make something special for your family with this mouthwatering introduction to cooking. ...

NULL The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook" is the very first complete cookery course for aspiring young cooks with page after page of mouth-watering dishes. The book features more than fifty easy-to-follow recipes
- from snacks & toast treats to pies & party cakes
- that are fun to make & delicious to eat. Clear step-by-step photographs show each stage of the recipe as well as all ingredients & utensils."

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This comprehensive guide to markets in all areas of children's media now in its 9th edition contains practical information on all aspects of publishing for children including submitting to publishers & agents copyright self-publishing & e-publishing. Inspirational advice is given by best-selling authors across a large range of genres: humour historical fiction horror fantasy crime & ages (pre-school young adults & all ages in between). The extensive listings of key contacts are thoroughly updated every year to provide comprehensive guidance to all the media in this competitive area of publishing. New articles for 2013 include: Writing non-fiction for children; Marketing publicising & selling children's books by World Book Day Director Kirsten Grant; Building a successful children's publishing list; A year in view of children's publishing by Caroline Horn; Overnight success by award-winning author Lauren St John 'I wish you all the luck in the world. Don't be a ninny like me practically giving up at the first rejection. Consult the excellent Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook & get going!'
- Jacqueline Wilson
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Life in care has changed over the years. Originally children came into care when their parents went into the workhouse. Later children orphaned during the wars & when parents died from illness or accident was housed in one of the 12 cottages on Shenley Fields Drive. Some children remember their stay at Shenley Fields Cottage Homes with good memories that have helped mould their lives. Many however hated their stay at Shenley because they lost touch with their siblings. Children were originally housed in single sex homes & contact with other children from other cottages was not allowed. Republished by demand this book has helped people who lost touch with their siblings to meet again. Many families have been brought together again. This book contains memories both good & bad of life in care. There are many photographs that have been of interest to families when parents talk about their life in a children's home. The Shenley Fields Cottage Homes were closed in 1987 & pulled down home by home. It was a very sad time for adults & children who had to be rehoused but we still have our memories of 12 beautiful houses in lovely surroundings. ...

A brand new edition of the Chile & Patagonia Nelles Map with a scale of 1:2.5 Million in use. It features transport systems rail networks physical relief mapping & distance indicators. Major tourist sites are highlighted & the high quality paper ensures durability & easy folding. This edition contains special maps of around Santiago Easter Island & the Peninsula Valdes & features city maps of Central Santiago Arica Iquique Antofagasta La Serena & Punta Arenas. ...

Chile is nature on a symphonic scale. Diverse landscapes unfurl over a 4300km stretch: parched dunes fertile valleys volcanoes ancient forests clear rivers massive glaciers & fjords. Carolyn Mc Carthy Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 172 days of research 60 National Parks & Reserves 31 wineries
Includes: coverage of Argentine Patagonia Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps At-a-glance practical information Activities feature Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background
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In this title fiery & spicy Mexican dishes are shown in over 390 specially-commissioned colour photographs. It

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