From tools & techniques to fantastic projects everything in this kid-friendly guide to the art of beautiful writing has been chosen specifically for children. Youngsters can use special felt-tipped pens called chisel-edged markers & the attractive pages filled with brightly coloured examples get kids started with simple zigzags & then move on to small & large italics gothic lettering uncial & Roman calligraphy. Children will enjoy using their new skills to write down poems fashion border designs & create greeting cards & invitations. ...

Maya Delaneys paw-print birthmark is the sign of what she truly is
- a skin-walker. She can run faster climb higher & see better
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Meet DCI John Luther. He's brilliant. He's intense. He's obsessional. HE'S DANGEROUS. DCI John Luther has an extraordinary clearance rate. He commands outstanding loyalty from friends & colleagues. Nobody who ever stood at his side has a bad word to say about him. But Luther seethes with a hidden fury that at times he can barely control. Sometimes it sends him to the brink of madness making him do things he shouldn't; things way beyond the limits of the law. The Calling the first in a new series of novels featuring DCI John Luther takes us into Luther's past & into his mind. It is the story of the case that tore his personal & professional relationships apart & propelled him over the precipice. Beyond fury beyond vengeance. All the way to murder... ...

When DI Terry Connor turns up on David Hunter's doorstep it's an unwelcome reminder of the past in more ways than one. The two used to be friends before Connor's behaviour caused a bitter rift. & the news the policeman brings is even less welcome: the psychotic rapist & murderer Jerome Monk has escaped from high security prison. Monk's is a name all too familiar to Hunter. Eight years before he'd part of an ill-fated Body Recovery team assembled to try & find the graves of Monk's teenage victims on the bleak expanse of Dartmoor. Only one of the missing girls' bodies was ever found & Monk's own controversial involvement in the search led to more failure & a violent denouement. & now Monk is on the loose
- & seems to be targeting anyone involved with the original search. Then Hunter receives a mysterious appeal for help from Sophie Keller a young woman who also worked on the operation he suddenly finds that the past is far from dead & buried. Neither the events unfolding now nor those from all those years ago are quite as they seem. & as the maniac's bloody trail edges ever closer Hunter is forced to question who he can really trust. Especially when his own life depends on it...
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Gunder Jomann thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his bride arrives in Norway she vanishes. Then the town is shocked by the news of an Indian woman found bludgeoned to death in a nearby meadow. Inspector Sejer & his colleague Skarre head the murder inquiry planting seeds of suspicion in a community which has always believed itself to be peaceful & safe. ...

' At school we believe education should touch the whole child. This

Includes:: the physical emotional spiritual

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' We will never achieve true happiness if we continue to search for it outside the very source of love which we know is God himself.' In Calm the Soul: A Book of Simple Wisdom & Prayer The Poor Clares an enclosed order of nuns based in Nuns' Island Galway draw on the fruit of their monastic lives & suggest simple practices to help nourish our souls & find a sense of calm in today's world. With practical advice in preparing for prayer The Poor Clares look at ways we can slowly build up the amount of time spent in prayer & meditation in our daily lives to achieve a sense of peace & well-being. They combine reflections on familiar prayers such as the Our Father & Hail Mary with meditations on Scripture & prayers for specific needs such as depression self-esteem & sickness. An inspiring book of simple spirituality which offers faith & hope to anyone seeking solace in today's world. ...

Simple strategies for a happier home & more cooperative kids. For children aged 3-13. Finally a revolutionary programme that gives you simple steps to take the daily battles out of parenting. These strategies resolve one of parents' biggest frustrations: getting your children to listen & do what you ask the first time you ask. When children are at their best it is easy to get along with them & enjoy them. However when they are defiant argumentative or disrespectful it is easy to get wound up to argue back threaten nag or shout. If this sounds like the situation in your home too much of the time then Calmer Easier Happier Parenting is for you. When you use these strategies not only will your children become more cooperative but also more confident self-reliant & considerate. Learning new skills like Preparing for Success Descriptive Praise & the Never Ask Twice method can transform your relationship with your child in a short space of time & help bring the joy back into family life. Full of examples & real stories from parents this book gives you clear step-by-step guidance to achieve Calmer Easier Happier Parenting. These strategies work! ...

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What happens to a persons brain when they become angry? Anger is an instinctive yet complex emotional reaction that affects everyone differently. People whose brains are wired for anger may become angry at a moments notice act impulsively on their anger regret their behavior afterwards & fly into dangerous rages that leave them feeling out of control. Calming the Angry Brain" examines how the limbic system affects the way people process anger & why some people are predisposed to anger while others are able to remain calm in aggravating situations. Readers learn how to change their patterns of thinking so that they become less likely to experience extreme levels of anger & more in control of their behavior when they do become angry. By understanding the six natural stages of emotionality: system activation modulation planning taking emotion-influenced action evaluation & system deactivation readers can come to terms with possible problems at each stage of processing. The book then offers guidance for taking charge of anger & learning new ways to rewire the brain so that anger is measured & manageable not destructive." ...