Download or read book Giraffe Asks For Help written by Nyasha M. Chikowore and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary the Giraffe is finally six years old, which means he is old enough to reach the leaves on the trees all by himself! Except…he tries and tries, but simply can’t reach on his own. With a little guidance from his friends, Gary learns that it’s okay to ask for help. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers with more information on discussing help-seeking and independence in children.

Download or read book Tears of the Giraffe written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2008-10-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series The one where Precious gains a new family Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J.L.B. Maketoni. But first she must deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up. Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . . 'One of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction' Newsweek 'Soothing, full of hope' Sunday Telegraph 'Delightful' Evening Standard 'Enthralling... Mma Ramotswe is someone readers can't help but love' USA Today

Download or read book Motivating Giraffe written by Penny Redshaw and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colourful collection of motivational cartoon images, featuring a giraffe and his friends.

Download or read book Giraffe and Bird written by Rebecca Bender and published by Pajama Press Inc.. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Bender's hilarious Giraffe and Bird was an instant classic when it was first published in 2011, selling 10,000 copies in Canada alone. Since then children and their parents have giggled their way through a sequel, Don't Laugh at Giraffe (2012), and a prequel for younger readers, Giraffe Meets Bird (2015). Now, after several years out of print, the original story is rejoining its partners on the shelf in a sturdy, new trade edition with a padded cover. Giraffe and Bird are not friends. Not even a little bit. The bird pesters the giraffe with his face-making, feather-pruning, and disgusting eating habits. The giraffe annoys the bird with his bad breath, ear-swatting, and lack of respect for personal space. Of course they are always fighting. Of course they would be better off without each other. Except, it turns out, maybe they wouldn't be. With bold acrylic illustrations and laugh-out-loud storytelling, Rebecca Bender's bestselling debut will continue to delight children, adults, and friends of all kinds.

Download or read book Giraffe written by J. M. Ledgard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astounding novel based on the true story of the life and mysterious death of the largest herd of giraffes ever held in captivity, in a Czechoslovakian town sleepwalking through communism in the early 1970s. In 1975, on the eve of May Day, secret police dressed in chemical warfare suits sealed off a zoo in a small Czechoslovakian town and ordered the destruction of the largest captive herd of giraffes in the world. This apparently senseless massacre lies at the heart of J. M. Ledgard's haunting first novel, which recounts the story of the giraffes from their capture in Africa to their deaths far away behind the Iron Curtain. At once vivid and unearthly, Giraffe is an unforgettable story about strangeness, about creatures that are alien and silent, about captivity, and finally about Czechoslovakia, a middling totalitarian state and its population of sleepwalkers. It is also a story that might never have been told. Ledgard, a foreign correspondent for the Economist since 1995, unearthed the long-buried truth behind the deaths of these giraffes while researching his book, spending years following leads throughout the Czech Republic. In prose reminiscent of Italo Calvino and W. G. Sebald, he imbues the story with both a gripping sense of specificity and a profound resonance, limning the ways the giraffes enter the lives of the people around them, the secrecy and fear that permeate 1970s Czechoslovakia, and the quiet ways in which ordinary people become complicit in the crimes committed in their midst.

Download or read book Pursuing Giraffe written by Anne Innis Dagg and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s, Anne Innis Dagg was a young zoologist with a lifelong love of giraffe and a dream to study them in Africa. Based on extensive journals and letters home, Pursuing Giraffe vividly chronicles the realization of that dream and the year that she spent studying and documenting giraffe behaviour. Dagg was one of the first zoologists to study wild animals in Africa (before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey); her memoir captures her youthful enthusiasm for her journey, as well as her näiveté about the complex social and political issues in Africa. Once in the field, she recorded the complexities of giraffe social relationships but also learned about human relationships in the context of apartheid in South Africa and colonialism in Tanganyika (Tanzania) and Kenya. Hospitality and friendship were readily extended to her as a white woman, but she was shocked by the racism of the colonial whites in Africa. Reflecting the twenty-three-year-old author’s response to an “exotic” world far removed from the Toronto where she grew up, the book records her visits to Zanzibar and Victoria Falls and her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Pursuing Giraffe is a fascinating account that has much to say about the status of women in the mid-twentieth century. The book’s foreword by South African novelist Mark Behr (author of The Smell of Apples and Embrace) provides further context for and insights into Dagg’s narrative.

Download or read book Garoo written by Jeffrey Otersen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garoo, a baby Giraffe now raised by a Chetah (Magnus) and a Baboon (Papio) in the African jungle. Magnus the most fierce and fastest Chetah of the land, trains Garoo to run swiftly in order to survive. Papio teaches Garoo wisdom and gives him knowledge of foods to make him strong. Colekio a Hummingbird then watches over Garoo from high above guiding, him away from danger. Garoo trains rigorously in hopes of capturing his dream of racing in the Great Horseshoe Cup.

Download or read book Partners in Play written by Terry Kottman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play therapy expert Terry Kottman and her colleague Kristin Meany-Walen provide a comprehensive update to this spirited and fun text on integrating Adlerian techniques into play therapy. Clinicians, school counselors, and students will find this to be the definitive guide for using Adlerian strategies with children to foster positive growth and effective communication with their parents and teachers. After an introduction to the basics of the approach and the concepts of Individual Psychology, the stages of Adlerian play therapy are outlined through step-by-step instructions, detailed treatment plans, an ongoing case study, and numerous vignettes. In addition to presenting up-to-date information on trends in play therapy, this latest edition emphasizes the current climate of evidence-based treatment and includes a new chapter on conducting research in play therapy. Appendixes contain useful worksheets, checklists, and resources that can be easily integrated into practice. Additional resources related to this book can be found in the ACA Online Bookstore at www.counseling.org/publications/bookstore and supplementary material Here *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected]

Download or read book Tall Tails from the Giraffe Hotel written by R. Alden Fish and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy Giraffe has been struck by Cupid’s arrow. He wants to engage the interest of beautiful Carolyn Tawny-Mane, who has just gotten a job at the local newspaper, The Giraffe Gazette. He tells her of his adventures with friends, crazy hotel guests he’s met at the Giraffe Hotel, and the triumphs of his Grandfather Torch, when he fooled a lion and saved the clan from a rhinoceros stampede. Billy realizes he is a truly good storyteller, and that he can stand up for himself, despite a tattle-tale brother and two older know-it-all sisters. Says the author, “As a young man I was not allowed to read comic books or any kind of fantasy at all. So I surprised my family and friends when I created the story line for this book. I wanted to bring more fantasy into my life and share the joy of it with others. I have always liked giraffes due to their mild but adventurous natures, and feel they have not been understood as well as elephants, tigers, and bears.”

Download or read book Suburbanites on Safari written by Alex Shaland and published by GTA Books. This book was released on 2023-01-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An amazing real-life perspective on an African safari that has been delightfully shared. Funny and witty. Footsteps well worth following.” –Philip Coetzee, South Africa, Advanced Nature Guide, author of Birds for Beginners. Four friends, all big-city dwellers, embark on their first African safari. An internationally published travel writer and her husband, an award-winning travel photographer, are joined by their life-long friends on a journey to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Previously, their exploration of over 60 countries took them to big cities, architectural masterpieces, and world-class museums around the globe. But this trip is different. Following laborious preparation, they find themselves face to face with the wild animals of the African savannah on their first of several African safari adventures. Traveling in a safari vehicle and on foot around Kruger National Park and Victoria Falls opens a new and exciting world of the animal kingdom to this group of friends. They crisscross the bush and meet African wildlife in its natural habitat. Which predators, grass eaters, branch nibblers, and birds of prey did they find? What did the African safari animals do in the presence of people? How did each traveler behave in unexpected and dangerous situations? How does it feel to be only a few feet away from a pride of lions devouring their kill, a herd of suspicious elephants, an intimidating Cape buffalo, or an unpredictable rhinoceros? In an easy-to-read, conversational style, the author, Alex Shaland, delivers a fair mix of wildlife photography, animal and bird factual data, and practical information. Shaland shares his experiences as a first-time safari explorer and sprinkles the narrative with a good dose of humor and personal stories. Starting out with the preparation for the trip, he talks about the options of safari game reserves, lodges, and vehicles that he and his wife considered and adds a touch of historical information related to the places they chose to visit. Chapters discussing individual animals and birds combine insightful information illustrated by an ample number of author’s photographs with his personal observations. If a trip to Africa is in your plans, this entertaining and informative book, jam-packed with photos of animals and birds, will help you make the first step on the way to your dream. If you like African stories and are interested in wildlife, nature, and animal protection, this story will enrich your knowledge of the animal kingdom. If you already read some of the other African safari books, this one will be a nice addition to your collection. At the very least, it is just fun to read.

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Download or read book Seeing Sideways written by Kristin Hersh and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doony, Ryder, Wyatt, Bodhi. The names of Kristin Hersh’s sons are the only ones included in her new memoir, Seeing Sideways. As the book unfolds and her sons’ voices rise from its pages, it becomes clear why: these names tell the story of her life. This story begins in 1990, when Hersh is the leader of the indie rock group Throwing Muses, touring steadily, and the mother of a young son, Doony. The chapters that follow reveal a woman and mother whose life and career grow and change with each of her sons: the story of a custody battle for Doony is told alongside that of Hersh’s struggles with her record company and the resulting PTSD; the tale of breaking free from her record label stands in counterpoint to her recounting of her pregnancy with Ryder; a period of writer’s block coincides with the development of Wyatt as an artist and the family’s loss of their home; and finally, soon after Bodhi’s arrival, Hersh and her boys face crises from which only strange angels can save them. Punctuated with her own song lyrics, Seeing Sideways is a memoir about a life strange enough to be fiction, but so raw and moving that it can only be real.

Download or read book I m An Idiot You re An Idiot written by Richard Scott and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-05-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Cows from Outer Space.” “Why I Ate My Husband.” “Jesus Returns, and the Christians Think He’s Nuts.” These and other pieces of unintentional genius from the demented mind of Richard Scott complete this collection of hilarious short stories and idiotic comedy bits. Scott’s comedy ranges from the highbrow “Toilet Humour” to the historical docu-drama, “I Heard the President Fart.” From the absurd “Toast Hunters of the Amazon,” to the surreal “My Father the Android,” to the farcical “Dances Like Jew,” to the ridiculous “The Adventures of Superman’s Pants,” I’m an Idiot, You’re an Idiot is guaranteed to make readers laugh like the idiots we all are. Read what the critics say! “It’s not the worst thing I’ve read.”—Rachel Scott, mother “Needs more pictures to color.”—George W. Bush “LOL!! :-))))) WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?”—random Internet blogger “Did he spell his name right?”—Arthur Scott, father “Hey, buddy, I don’t take personal checks.”—Mistress Dominix

Download or read book All Will Be Well Letters to My Daughter written by Natasha Illum Berg and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of letters addressed to her daughter, Natasha Illum Berg reflects on her child's forthcoming journey into a world of love, death, and big game hunting. A gorgeous and powerful introduction to the beauty and brutality of the cycle of life, "All Will Be Well: Letters to My Daughter" poetically examines life's greater values. ©2024 Natasha Illum Berg (P)2024 Saga Egmont Natasha Illum Berg (b. 1971) is an author, hunter, and conservationist known for her debut novel "Floder af Rød" released in 1999 and her advocacy for African elephant protection through the Ivory Black Foundation.

Download or read book Classics Authors Super Set Serie 2 Shandon Press written by Oscar Wilde and published by Oregan Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 23108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the following works with an Active Table of Contents - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell : The Complete Novels - Thomas Hardy : The Complete Novels - Nathaniel Hawthorne : The Complete Novels - Victor Hugo: The Complete Novels - Robert Louis Stevenson: The Complete Novels - Rudyard Kipling : The Complete Novels and Stories - H. P. Lovecraft : The complete Collection - Edgar Allan Poe : The Complete Tales And Poems - Mary Shelley : The Complete Novels - H. G. Wells : The Classics Novels and Short Stories - Oscar Wilde : The Complete Collection Also available : Classics Authors Super Set Serie 1 (Shandon Press) 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 1 Shandon Press 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 2 Shandon Press 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 3 Shandon Press

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Download or read book Takedown Twenty written by Janet Evanovich and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Powerhouse author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are “as entertaining as ever” (Entertainment Weekly), “brilliantly evocative” (The Denver Post), and “making trouble and winning hearts” (USA Today). Stephanie Plum has her sights set on catching a notorious mob boss. If she doesn’t take him down, he may take her out. New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore “Uncle Sunny” Sunucchi goes on the lam in Trenton, it’s up to Stephanie to find him. Uncle Sunny is charged with murder for running over a guy (twice), and nobody wants to turn him in—not his poker buddies, not his bimbo girlfriend, not his two right-hand men, Shorty and Moe. Even Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, has skin in the game, because—just Stephanie’s luck—the godfather is his actual godfather. And while Morelli understands that the law is the law, his old-world grandmother, Bella, is doing everything she can to throw Stephanie off the trail. It’s not just Uncle Sunny giving Stephanie the run-around. Security specialist Ranger needs her help to solve the bizarre death of a top client’s mother, a woman who happened to play bingo with Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur. Before Stephanie knows it, she’s working side by side with Ranger and Grandma at the senior center, trying to catch a killer on the loose—and the bingo balls are not rolling in their favor. With bullet holes in her car, henchmen on her tail, and a giraffe named Kevin running wild in the streets of Trenton, Stephanie will have to up her game for the ultimate takedown.