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Taming Papa
Mylène Goupil; Translated by Shelley Tanaka
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In an extracurricular experience gone hilariously wrong, innocent
Takashi Tono accidentally joins a club of young men who put the
“dick” in “valedictorian.” At an all-boys’ boarding
school deep in the mountains, hapless transfer student Takashi Tono
joins the Photography Club, only to learn too late that the
club’s main extracurricular activity is offering its sexual
services to the student body! Now that Takashi’s surrounded by
bedroom aces, can this virgin survive a day, much less the whole
school year, as part of the school’s most lascivious club?Â
In a bid to stave off the sex quota required of the promiscuous
Photography Club members, first-year Takashi Tono has protected his
virginity by fake-dating fellow club member Yu Kashima. But while
Kashima’s affections are real, Tono still has a crush on his
sweet-and-sour classmate Yacchan—and so does
club upperclassman Tamura! When confessions spill
out, hearts will break! But could something even more
scandalous be afoot when club president Akemi reveals a long-held
secret?
In the UK, around one in six men will experience some form of
sexual violence. Many of these men who experience sexual abuse are
dismissed, only brought up as the butt of a joke, an exception to
the rule or, perhaps at worst, are used as a rhetorical tool
against female victims. Conversations on sexual violence have
understandably focused on women's voices and experiences, with data
indicating that women are still the majority of victims and not
enough is being done to prevent this violence. As most perpetrators
of this violence against women are men, it becomes almost easy to
mistake that male survivors stories are exceptions or irrelevances.
The fact is that we share a world and our experiences are closely
interwoven. Sons and Others challenges misconceptions and
misrep-resentations of sexual violence against men across media and
society and offers a new way of seeing and understanding these men
in our lives, asking how the violence they experience affects us
all.
When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the
city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions
that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how
can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an
elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of
events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to
believe it's true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist
Yoko Tanaka, this timeless fable from Kate DiCamillo evokes the
largest of themes-hope and belonging, desire and compassion-with
the lightness of a magician's touch.
From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I
Have the Right to Be a Child comes this beautifully illustrated
picture book about a child's right to advocate for the environment
they live in. All children have the right to learn about the world,
to celebrate the water, air and sunshine, and to be curious about
the animals and plants that live on our planet. All children also
have the right to learn about endangered species, to be concerned
about plastic in the ocean, and to understand what a changing
climate means for our Earth. Scientists tell us that every living
thing is connected. When we cut down forests, we destroy animal
habitats. When we throw plastic in the garbage, it never really
goes away. When we spray pesticides on our fruit and vegetables, we
poison the earth, animals and ourselves. What can children do to
help? All children can draw posters of endangered animals to raise
awareness. All children can send a letter to the leader of their
country, signed by every member of their family. All children can
protest along with their parents. Children have the right to do all
these things as proclaimed in the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child. All children have the right to try to help our
Earth, in whatever ways they can. Told from the perspective of a
child, this colorful and vibrant book explores what it means to be
a child who dreams of a beautiful future for their planet.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language
Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text,
including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
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Daisy Jealousy
Ogeretsu Tanaka
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Misaki’s dream of becoming a video game designer is sent
off the rails when he meets a rival who brings out his very
best—and his absolute worst. Misaki has always loved video games
and would do anything to break into the industry. Despite his
silly, happy-go-lucky attitude, he’s always putting his head down
to be the best game designer around. And Misaki’s certain he
is—at least, until he meets Kaname, a stoic genius who tops him
in just about every way. With his skills, smarts, and sweet smile,
Kaname has Misaki swirling in a pool of envy, admiration, and maybe
even love. Will Misaki be able to overcome his jealousy and learn
how to love Kaname?
At last, Hiroto arrives at the distant Gate 42 that the professor
told him about before his journey began. The person he meets there
offers him a way to stop the station's functions if he wishes—but
would that really be for the best…??
From the creator of Apple Children of Aeon comes a gripping,
six-volume thriller manga about trauma, healing, friendship, and
what it means to be "sick" or "healthy." A must for fans of
suspenseful, complex manga like Naoki Urasawa’s Monster and The
Promised Neverland. It's been eight years since the pandemic in
which a deadly sleeping sickness claimed millions of lives. After a
serious injury cost him a leg (and, nearly, his life), Petty
Officer Adam Garfield retires from active service in the U.S. Navy.
But his plan to focus on his family and physical therapy is
shattered when he receives secret word that the sleeping sickness
has returned, and it's his job to bring back the mysterious man who
helped cure it by diving into people's memories: a man known by the
codename "King."
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Pebbles to the Sea (Hardcover)
Marie-Andree Arsenault; Illustrated by Dominique Leroux; Translated by Shelley Tanaka
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Two children feel adrift between the separate worlds of their
parents ... With their father at the marina, and their mother in
the workshop, Flo and Fee aren't sure where they belong. But at
least they can still have fun painting the treasures that wash up
on the shore. One day they hear a noise and see a stone trace an
arc across the sky - it must be from Henri's giant slingshot! They
decide to go see him, but first stop at the cafe, where they chat
with the piano player, then visit their artist-friend in her shop.
When they finally reach Henri, he lifts them up onto ladders where
they can see two islands that were once connected by an ice bridge.
"Have the two islands separated? Like Maman and Papa?" Flo asks.
But Henri tells them there's a sand bridge underwater that links
the islands, just as the girls still link their parents. Then he,
like the piano player and artist, walks away with a brush and can
of paint. Where can they all be going? This richly nuanced story is
inspired by the geography and close-knit coastal community of La
Grave heritage site on Quebec's Iles de la Madeleine. The French
edition, Des couleurs sur la grave, won the prix Harry Black de
l'album jeunesse. Key Text Features dialogue explanation
illustrations photographs vignettes Correlates to the Common Core
State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and
major events in a story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories,
including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their
central message or lesson. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use
illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters,
setting, or events.
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His Favorite, Vol. 13
Suzuki Tanaka
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One hot guy, one funny-looking guy, one hilarious couple! Yoshida
is short, scrawny and generally unattractive. To make matters
worse, all the girls in his class hate him because Sato, the
hottest guy in school, always uses hanging out with him as an
excuse to turn them down. Is Yoshida just a convenient excuse or is
there something more? Could this odd couple even make things work?!
Awkward Yoshida’s life got flipped upside down when the hottest
guy in school started going out with him. Things should be easier
for Yoshida now that his whole class knows about his relationship,
but it’s never that simple with Sato as a boyfriend. Yoshida and
Sato seem to be getting along well these days, but when they each
start receiving attention from the cute girls in class, rising
insecurities may put their relationship in jeopardy.
Replete with interviews with key practitioners (both in the book
and online) will give up-to-date information on the techniques,
forms and concepts used by leading figures in contemporary Live
Visuals.
This book compares two countries with striking parallels in
economic and political outcomes, yet with some distinct features in
terms of institutional structures, relative size, and culture.
Therefore, this book forms a fruitful platform for the study of the
similarities and differences in the economic and societal
development of Japan and Finland. Despite their geographic distance
from one another and the aforementioned differences, both countries
experienced rather similar economic and societal development
patterns after the Second World War. The study of these societies
both individually and through commonalities will provide a unique
perspective on the emergence of modern economies and
institutions.
The book provides comprehensive coverage on issues such as
welfare state formation and society, security and military
spending, education system, industrial development, international
trade, governmental economic policies, energy solutions, and
bubbles and their collapse; thus, issues typical for these
countries, as well as most modern states, studied from a
longitudinal perspective.
The book aims to answer a fundamental question in social
science: Why do there seem to be common trends and developmental
paths among countries differing in size, culture, and economic
structure? This book will provide insights for those seeking to
decipher how the developments in their own countries came about and
where they may be headed to.
Edge computational intelligence is an interface between Edge
Computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. This
interfacing represents a paradigm shift in the world of work by
enabling a broad application areas and customer-friendly solutions.
Edge computational intelligence technologies are just in their
infancy. Edge Computational Intelligence for AI-Enabled IoT Systems
looks at the trends and advances in edge computing and edge AI, the
services rendered by them, related security and privacy issues,
training algorithms, architectures, and sustainable AI-enabled IoT
systems. Together these technologies benefit from ultra-low
latency, faster response times, lower bandwidth costs and
resilience from network failure, and the book explains the
advantages of systems and applications using intelligent IoT
devices that are at the edge of a network and close to users. It
explains how to make most of edge and cloud computing as
complementary technologies or used in isolation for extensive and
widespread applications. The advancement in IoT devices, networking
facilities, parallel computation and 5G, and robust infrastructure
for generalized machine learning have made it possible to employ
edge computational intelligence in diverse areas and in diverse
ways. The book begins with chapters that cover Edge AI services on
offer as compared to conventional systems. These are followed by
chapters that discuss security and privacy issues encountered
during the implementation and execution of edge AI and computing
services The book concludes with chapters looking at applications
spread across different areas of edge AI and edge computing and
also at the role of computational intelligence in AI-driven IoT
systems.
An honest, humorous and factual book for children and early teens
who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies.
Sometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes
invincible. Expert Katharina von der Gathen's many years of
experience working with children as a sex educator are the basis
for this witty encyclopedia covering interesting facts about skin,
hair and body functions alongside the questions that may affect us
through puberty and beyond--gender identity, beauty, consent,
self-confidence, how other people react and relate to us, and how
they make us feel. With accessible and warm text, Any Body gently
acknowledges common feelings of ambivalence about our bodies.
Through showing body diversity and positivity, it encourages
acceptance of self and others. The illustrations are relatably
funny and include charts, cartoons and more--even a handy page of
visual compliments. This compendium is an encouraging starting
point for conversations with children navigating puberty and laying
the foundations for body acceptance in a straightforward and highly
entertaining way. Translated from the German edition by Shelley
Tanaka. Katharina von der Gathen works in the area of sex education
with children and adolescents from a wide range of backgrounds. She
lives in Germany. Anke Kuhl is one of Germany's leading children's
book illustrators, whose awards include the German Youth Literature
Award in 2011. Praise for Tell Me "(Tell Me) employs appropriate
vocabulary that's respectful of the capabilities of their audience
and calmly inclusive of variations in human and cultural
experience....Funny and frank, this will be an important resource
for many kids."--Kirkus Reviews "This is a great book of questions
and answers that will spur discussion and help start or continue
essential conversations about growing up."-- San Francisco Book
Review "One of the best books on the topics of bodies, sex, and
emotions that I've encountered."--School Library Journal
From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I
Have the Right to Be a Child and I Have the Right to Save My Planet
comes this beautifully illustrated third book in the series. I Have
the Right to Culture explores a child's right to be curious and to
experience all of humanity's shared knowledge, including music,
art, dance and much more. When a child is born, they learn the
language of their parents, they sing the songs of their
grandparents and they eat the delicious food that their family
prepares. They also start to wonder about the lives of other
children who live far away. What languages do they speak? What
songs do they sing? And what games do they play? Every child has
the right to learn about the world they live in, including its
history and its inventions. Every child has the right to learn
about artists, about writers, about potters and photographers and
architects, about musicians and dancers and poets. All of
humanity's treasures are for sharing, and every child has the right
to know about what has come before them! Children have the right to
partake in culture as proclaimed in the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the Child. Told from the perspective of a child,
this colorful and vibrant book explores what it means to be a child
who has the right to find beauty in their world. Key Text Features
further reading Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in
English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1 With prompting and
support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.6 Name the author and illustrator of a text
and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information
in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.7 With prompting and support,
describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in
which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the
text an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.8 Identify
the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
"I absolutely love this book." - Jane Goodall From the New York
Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees and The Inner
Life of Animals comes a book for kids ages 8-12 about animals at
home and around the world. Get ready to become an animal expert!
Perfect for STEM home-schooling, online learning, and outdoor
education. Have you ever wondered .... Are worms afraid of the
rain? Do fish use farts to communicate? Why do elephants stomp
their feet? Do animals dream? What do they dream about? Do animals
get scared, feel happy, or become excited like we do? In this
highly visual, fun, and interactive book, kids will get to know all
sorts of animals, from birds and caterpillars in their own
backyard, to grizzly bears in chilly Alaska, to puffer fish in the
waters of Australia. Through a mix of at-home activities, facts,
stories, and pictures,kids will learn: How to spot animal homes and
follow their movements How our actions impact animals and their
ability to survive and thrive in nature About some of the wildest
and most interesting creatures on Earth This wonderful introduction
to the animal kingdom features playful questions, fun quizzes, and
activities that will help kids study animals in their own
backyards-and make the world a better place for them.
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Dandelion's Dream (Hardcover)
Yoko Tanaka; Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka
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1 The first book on data-driven national assessment of social,
ecological, and economic rangeland sustainability 2 Written by
leading experts who include real community case studies to
personalize the assessment and impacts 3 Highlights data needs for
future assessments to spur innovation in development of new
techniques and technologies 4 Explains web-based mapping tools to
help users create maps of sustainability metrics at their preferred
scale of interest 5 Introduces a novel 3-dimensional triangle to
depict sustainability ratings at variable scales
The essays in this collection examine the fundamental issues related to the rise of political economy in eighteenth-century Scotland against the backdrop of the Scottish Enlightenment. The book demonstrates the importance of the rise and progress of economic discourse as an integral foundation of the social sciences of the Scottish Enlightenment and considers figures such as David Hume, Adam Smith, Robert Wallace and Dugald Stewert.
Polar law describes the normative frameworks that govern the
relationships between humans, States, Peoples, institutions, land
and resources in the Arctic and the Antarctic. These two regions
are superficially similar in terms of natural environmental
conditions but the overarching frameworks that apply are
fundamentally different. The Routledge Handbook of Polar Law
explores the legal orders in the Arctic and Antarctic in a
comparative perspective, identifying similarities as well as
differences. It points to a distinct discipline of "Polar law" as
the body of rules governing actors, spaces and institutions at the
Poles. Four main features define the collection: the
Arctic-Antarctic interface; the interaction between global,
regional and domestic legal regimes; the rights of Indigenous
Peoples; and the increasing importance of private law. While these
broad themes have been addressed to varying extents elsewhere, the
editors believe that this Handbook brings them together to create a
comprehensive (if never exhaustive) account of what constitutes
Polar law today. Leading scholars in public international and
private law as well as experts in related fields come together to
offer unique insights into polar law as a burgeoning discipline.
The motorcycle helmet has encountered much resistance from bikers
who cherish the sense of freedom they get when riding without one.
At the same time, the design revolutions it has undergone since its
introduction in the 1930s have made it as much a part of the
motorcycle culture as the leather jacket. Here the whole history is
traced, from the ancient beginnings in warrior's helmets to the jet
age molded plastic designs of the late twentieth century. All of
the world's major manufacturers are covered, and their helmets are
illustrated in detailed full color photographs. In addition, the
author has included vintage advertising, racing photographs, and
promotional materials. You will see the early football style
helmets, leather pilot's caps, pudding-style helmets, the Air Force
inspired full-coverage helmets introduced by Bell Auto Parts in
1954, and the continuing evolution up to the end of the century.
Both technical and decorative aspects are considered, along with
the changing culture around motorcyclists. For the motorcycle
enthusiast and collector, or those interested in a significant
design movement, this book will both entertain and inform.
Advertising Language analyses the ways advertisers use language to gain and retain the attention of their audience, with particular emphasis on puns and metaphors. The book contains a unique chapter on images of women in Japanese advertising and is the only book to contrast British and Japanese advertising, subsequently revealing penetrating insights into these two cultures.
Keiko Tanaka offers an analysis of the linguistic devices that are
used in advertisements, looking at the stratagems which advertisers
employ to gain and retain the attention of their audience. Using
Relevance Theory as a framework, she sets out the key aspects, then
applies these to the language of written advertising in Britain and
Japan. Particular emphasis is placed on "covert communication" and
puns and metaphors, and the book contains a unique chapter on
images of women in Japanese advertising. It is fully illustrated
throughout with recent contrastive advertisements drawn from the
two countries.
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