A stunning and moving novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller - featuring the bravest dog in all the world...This is the story of Aman, as told in his own words - a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the horror of the Afghan war. When a western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman lives with his mother, Aman is initially repulsed - it is not customary for people to keep dogs as pets in his part of the world. But when Aman and his mother finally decide to make a bid for freedom, the dog Aman has called Shadow will not leave their side. Soon it becomes clear: the destinies of boy and dog are linked, and always will be...
Jim, Mickey and Lisa belong to a secret club called the Sewer Rats. Every Saturday the Sewer Rats reign supreme in paintball wars held in the city's storm drain system. The new kid, Carter, wants to join, but Lisa doesn't want him in the club. When Carter is hurt in his first paintball war, Jim and Mickey suspect that Lisa planned the accident. They try to confront her, but she runs into the tunnels just as a rainstorm begins. Jim and Mickey have to get Lisa out before the tunnels fill with water.
A summer to remember'
Angie always thought high school romances were just silly infatuations that come and go. She certainly never thought she would fall in love over one short summer. But then she sees Jack Duluth's crew cut peek out over a booth in McKnight's drugstore, and their connection is beyond any childish crush. Suddenly, Angie and Jack are filling their summer with stolen moments and romantic nights. But as fall grows closer, they must figure out if their love is forever or just a summer they'll never forget.
'An utterly enchanting book.''New York Times
Maybe you don't believe in ghosts, and vampires, and spooky things that creep around in the dark...
Then you don't mind sitting by a vampire's tomb at midnight. Or being locked up with the mummies in a dark museum. Or you might like to join the mysterious boy who lurks in the shadows at Saint Michael's. Or the ghost who waits by the side of the road. Or maybe, when you are home alone, you'd like to listen to these spine-chilling tales...and try to believe they won't happen to you!
"Well-crafted and smoothly written...suitable for reading aloud...Even better for reading under the cover with a flashlight." - Booklist
Seven Grandfathers is a bright and vibrant journey through the bedrock of many aboriginal cultures. Children will be introduced to the eagle, the turtle, the bear, the buffalo, the wolf, the sabe, and the beaver as the seven grandfathers work together to try and save their world.
This collection features seven tales inspired by America’s colorful history, from colonial times to the early twentieth century, including the Newbery Medal winner The Matchlock Gun.
In The Matchlock Gun, young Edward must protect his family from marauding Indians when his father is called away. In Two Logs Crossing, John Haskell spends two harsh winters fur trapping with a wise Indian to pay off his father’s tremendous debt. And in Tom Whipple, an adventuresome youth leaves his mother in New York and signs up for sea duty on a ship bound for Russia, where he hopes to meet the czar. Other stories include Wilderness Clearing, Cadmus Henry, Water Never Hurt a Man, and Uncle Ben’s Whale.
Three years after being kidnapped as a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment to determine the cause of her deafness, Mary
Lambert has grown weary of domestic life on Martha's Vineyard, and even of her once beloved writing.
So when an old acquaintance summons her to an isolated manor house outside Boston to teach a young deaf girl to
communicate, Mary agrees. But can a child of eight with no prior language be taught? And is Mary up to the task? With newfound
purpose, Mary arrives only to discover that there is much more to the girl's story--and the circumstances of her confinement--than
she ever could have imagined. Suddenly, teaching her and freeing her from the prison of her isolation, takes on much greater
meaning, and peril.
Riveting and complex, delicately nuanced and fervently feminist, Set Me Free is a masterful stand-alone companion to Show Me
a Sign, and a searing exposé of ableism, racism, and colonialism that will challenge you to think differently about the dignity and
capacity within every human being.
Set de llops és una nena a qui li regalen un cadell, un noi pastor que fa un amic molt especial, un gos que és abandonat a prop d’un bosc, un nen que el dia del seu aniversari reviu un conte de l’àvia, una lloba blanca que es transforma amb la lluna plena, tres llobatons que han de marxar del bosc on viuen i un conte que amaga endevinalles sobre els habitants d’un racó del bosc. En definitiva, set contes que intenten fer justícia a aquests animals que han estat tractats sovint tan immerescudament als contes i faules tradicionals.
Psychiatric service dog are specifically trained to help handlers with psychiatric disabilities. It can be of great use to people suffering from schizophrenia or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Service dog training for psychiatric disabilities is a relative new comer to the world of the handicapped. It involves much more than just providing the comfort and companionship that a regular pet does. These dogs provide tangible lifesaving services for people with mental conditions.
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Th? Benefits of D?g Pet Therapy in P???hi?tri? P?ti?nt?
Factors to Consider when Choosing a Psychiatric S?rvi?? D?g
The Importance of Obedience Training for P???hi?tri? S?rvi?? Dogs
Thing? You Sh?uld N?t Do with Your S?rvi?? D?g
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H?w Y?u Can M?k? Agility Tr?ining Fun F?r Y?ur P???hi?tri? S?rvi?? Dog
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Why, why are grownups so insane?
That's exactly the question that Norman, Anna and Emma (the twins), and I, Leonard, try to answer. And with the help of Norman's new tutor, Balthazar Birdsong (also fairly nuts), we nearly do it, too.
No, seriously!
