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When she was young, Alma used to love working with horses. But now she is older and suffering with dementia, spending her days unable to communicate with those around her. Until, that is, Jack Brock comes to visit. Creating havoc in his wake Jack brings joy and laughter to the care home residents . . . and a very special memory back to Alma.
On the train, his fellow passengers are impressed with how polite and grown-up Emil is, and the man in the bowler hat offers him some chocolate - but Emil keeps checking his coat pocket, where he’s pinned the money that he is taking to his grandmother. Soon, though, Emil finds himself getting sleepy... and the next thing he knows, the man in the bowler hat is gone - and so is the money! With the help of some new friends Emil becomes a detective and tracks the thief through the city. Filled with enduring themes of leadership, courage, and teamwork, Emil and the Detectives is a rollicking, heartwarming tale come alive.Mostra libro
Book 3 in the marvelous chapter book series, the Magical Animal Adoption Agency. A new volunteer has joined the Magical Animal Adoption Agency, and Clover's not too happy about it! Oliver Von Hoof is supposed to be an expert on magical animals, but he's barely older than Clover. How can he be an expert on anything? And it doesn't help that Mr. Jams keeps turning to Oliver instead of Clover for help with the animals. When Mr. Jams is called away from the Agency on a secret mission, Clover and Oliver are put in charge of the Agency once again. But when Picnic the invisible puppy starts turning visible, and the Agency's green cat, Dipity, begins to look white, Clover and Oliver realize that all of the amazing creatures are becoming ordinary. Even Oliver's trusty magical wands aren't enough to cure them! Will Oliver and Clover learn to work together in time to restore the animals' magical powers? In the third book of Kallie George's the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, an open heart can best the nastiest of spells.Mostra libro
The long-awaited companion to the bestselling The New Kid on the Block. ""A wealth of funny new verse from a favorite poet. Prelutsky's comic muse is at its best here. Another winner.""—Kirkus Reviews. ""Prelutsky has done it again.""—School Library Journal Something big is right here! It is this book of wonderful, funny new poems by beloved children's poet Jack Prelutsky. If you've read The New Kid on the Block, you have some idea of the treat ahead. And if you haven't, all you have to do is start reading! Here are four vain and ancient tortoises, a rat of culture, Super Samson Simpson, a meat loaf that defies an ax, five flying hotdogs—and many, many more people, animals, and things that are destined to become part of the lives of everyone who loves to laugh. Say them, chant them, learn them by heart, or just read them—Jack Prelutsky's poems are incomparable.Mostra libro
This book was composed during the journey from Jagannatha Puri to Vrindavana. I was anxious to get to the Holy Dhama of Vrindavana due to the presence of my spiritual master's samadhi. Our spiritual family comes together every year to celebrate his transcendental disappearance. Fear always intrigued me in general, thinking myself a breaker of rules and advocate of an easier and more direct way of living, I considered fear my friend. In society I observed different anxieties from social anxiety, to financial stress, physical conditioning or leadership pressure. All these fears originated in the forgetfulness of the living entity about the intrinsic presence of God everywhere and within everyone. People in general have forgotten the divine life of service and humility ending up in a selfish circle of bodily misery and construed philosophy. Anxious to live happily and fed until one faces death, the common man is fearful at every step and thus tries very hard by dint of scientific research to prolong life and prevent death. Inevitably, science has failed and death scares the people in general, because they lost understanding of the eternal soul. Such ignorance is pitiable and we must educate the general class of people that the living entity is eternal and eternally connected to Supreme Lord. Thus, this book is comprised to teach the people and remind them again for spiritual development. The first teaching of spiritual life is: You are not the body, but a conscious soul living within the being. The body is merely a vehicle to travel through this lifetime and enjoy accordingly. The greatest fear is to serve Kṛṣṇa perfectly, but because we have failed to do so, we continue to wander uselessly in time and space. Anxious to come home to the original spiritual consciousness, we search for so many ways, looking for Kṛṣṇa in so many activities. Actually, it is very simple to get back to Kṛṣṇa. Simply by chanting the Holy Name of the Lord one can attain fearlessness.Mostra libro
Day after day, a poor young girl discovers a lion who needs her help. In time, her care for the lion and her dreams of a better life intersect in a most unusual way. Themes: compassion, bravery, perseverance in this fable from SpainMostra libro
Two visitors arrive on Earth expecting comfort, indulgence, and invisibility. They have done this before. Earth is rich, forgiving, and full of people who refuse to notice what stands directly in front of them. For these travelers, that blindness is not a risk—it is protection. They move freely through cities, eat without restraint, and treat the planet as a seasonal retreat meant to be consumed. What they do not account for is how fragile that protection really is. A single shift in awareness, a moment where disbelief collapses, turns safety into exposure. When recognition spreads faster than they can flee, the rules they rely on no longer apply. Streets, crowds, and machines become unpredictable forces, and survival depends on whether invisibility can return in time. “Con-Fen” blends sharp irony with dark humor, using a light touch to build toward a brutally specific outcome. The story escalates through misplaced confidence rather than malice, and its tension comes from watching certainty erode step by step. What begins as indulgence narrows into panic, and the final moments hinge on whether belief can be undone once it has taken hold. James R. Adams published a small number of science fiction stories during the pulp magazine era, with work appearing in Planet Stories. “Con-Fen” stands as his most widely remembered piece, notable for its satirical take on alien contact and its unforgiving sense of narrative consequence. Rather than centering heroism or discovery, Adams focuses on entitlement, ignorance, and the hazards of assuming the universe will always look the other way.Mostra libro
