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Professor Jennifer Cognard-Black takes you on a culinary tour of fiction, from Proust’s evocative madeleine and the voracious hunger of fairy tales to the intersection of recipes with storytelling and the emotional consumption of food on film. These lessons look at how food can be so much more than mere set dressing in a great story.

21 Stories from the Zzone is a collection of short stories situated within the Sapien Overlords universe. Some of them reveal the background of what happened before the Greatest War, a cataclysmic event that shook humanity to its core and brought a significant change to the world. Others deal with the consequences of that event, and the rise of the newly-established world government called the United Zzone Federation and its AI counterpart, Zetwork. A few remaining stories examine this project's future as humanity reaches for the stars and into the unknown galaxy.

Brave can't help but worry! Worry causes his heart to race and his stomach to ache. And when it gets really bad... Pop! The worry warts start popping up, too! What’s a brave beaver to do? Can his daily mantra help calm his fears?

Quilliam's bad temper and shooting quills are causing trouble. Can he learn to control his anger before someone gets hurt? A calming story for bedtime, the classroom, or during therapy. For children aged three to eight, preschool to second grade.

The Battle of Glenshiel, 1719. Thirteen-year-old James Lindsay watches the action unfold as the Jacobite forces supported by his family are defeated. For the rebels, it is the beginning of the end. But for James, forever marked by the battle, it is truly just the beginning. Later, forced to flee Scotland, James finds himself on the European mainland and eventually in the Roman palace of his own "king".

While Austen's novels bring to life complex characters living in intimate surroundings, England in the Age of Austen provides a fuller account of what the village, the church, and the family home would really have been like. In addition to seeing how Austen's own reading helped her craft complex characters like Emma, Black also explores how recurring figures in the novels, such as George III or Fanny Burney, provide a focus for a historical discussion of the fiction in which they appear.

A bedtime story showing that LOVE has no limits. Join mother, daughter, and a silly little frog on a heartwarming journey describing love through the eyes of a child. “The three greatest words that have ever been said. Are very contagious and like to be spread. So tell someone special ‘I love you’ today? I think you should try it and see what they say.”

Sloan the Sloth isn’t good at sports like some of the other animals. He’s too slow. But Sloan knows that’s okay. Instead of being discouraged, he focuses on what he is good at.

Grunt the Grizzly was a grumpy bear. But his grumpiness was making him miserable. Luckily, he has amazing friends, Punk the Skunk, Sloan the Sloth, and Brave the Beaver, who teach him that he can be in charge of his own happiness. Maybe their mantra can help him see past the negative and focus on the positive.

Un libro sobre cómo manejar la ira utilizando estrategias para calmarse. Para niños de edades 3-7.Pedro el Puercoespín tenía un MAL GENIO.Los amigos de Pedro tienen que agacharse cuando su cara se pone roja y comienza a temblar.Ellos saben lo que va a ocurrir y no quieren ser lastimados por una de sus púas del mal genio.La autora de este libro ha trabajado junto con un orientador escolar acreditado. Al final del libro encontrarás distintas estrategias para aprender a afrontar la ira, así como materiales para generar debate tanto con profesores como con padres.

Acompaña a una mamá y su hija con un sapito gracioso en un viaje mientras juegan a quién quiere más a la otra. A los niños les encanta acurrucarse junto a sus padres y leer esta tierna historia mientras exploran su propio lazo especial.

¡La gratitud nos ayuda a ser felices aún cuando las cosas no salen como uno quiere!Óscar el Oso Pardo era gruñón, pero su malhumor lo hacía sentir triste.¿Pueden sus amigos ayudarlo a ver que él está en control de su propia felicidad? Tal vez el mantra de sus amigos lo puede ayudar a enfocarse en lo positivo.¡Malhumor, malhumor, vete ya!Prefiero sonreír hoy.Cuando soy agradecido, puedo vertodo lo bueno a mi alrededor.

Cuando Zac se da cuenta de que sus bromas no son muy graciosas, ¿podrá hacer lo necesario para recuperar sus amigos o será muy tarde?¡Obtén tu copia hoy del libro “Zac el Zorrillo aprende a pedir perdón” para ayudar a tu niño a aprender la importancia de disculparse!

Cuando el Conejito viene a animar a Koala, quien estaba enfermito, ambos se imaginan todas las aventuras que quieren tener cuando Koala se sienta mejor. La manera perfecta para ir en una aventura sin salir de la cama.

Annie looks at the party going on next door, you know the house that no one's been at until today for almost a month. Yeah, that one and the guys at the party are pure man candy. Buff and sexy as sin. They look military, but I know looking military doesn't mean they are military. I've been invited by one of those gorgeous and tall men, but I'm here keeping a low profile. I even changed my type of job. Now I'm a freelance journalist, and romance author keeping out of society. Why you ask? I know secrets that can get lots of men hurt, it was my last job.

Punk the Skunk liked to tease. Normally, his teasing was harmless. But what happens when teasing goes too far? For a child, recognizing mistakes can be difficult. Saying I'm sorry can be even harder. Help your child learn this valuable social skill with Punk the Skunk. Parents, counselors, and teachers love that the valuable life lessons in this book are taught in such a fun way that kids won’t even realize they’re learning.

If you think Sage was excited to get a pet unicorn, wait until she discovers her mom's magical little secret. When Sage’s dog, Daisy, spills Fizzle Flakes on herself and turns into a unicorn, Sage is excited. But her mom is worried. The Fizzle Flakes are now gone, but Sage's mom needs them to become tiny and get wings. She’s a part-time fairy!

Dr. Duncan "Mac" MacGregor, a world leader in complex brain tumor surgery, accepts an all-expense-paid offer to take his family to Seoul, South Korea. His only apparent responsibility is to lecture at an international neurosurgical conference and treat his family to a vacation. North Korean agents kidnap him from the lecture hall and take his family hostage.

Mindfulness for Your Success is a nonfiction, self-help book with many insights, wisdom, and strategies for taking control of emotions and transforming them into constructive energy. Emotions are things we deal with every day. Unfortunately, most of us are weighed down by negative emotions rather than positive ones, and these can come between having dreams and achieving them.

One Time: The Adventures of Sarah is a partially autobiographical and partially fictional tale of a young girl whose innocent adventures lead her into hot water more often than not. An eight-year-old philosopher, her keen observances of life, and people in general, are timeless and hilarious.