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'Sunshine! We're making a sunshine pie.' Olive and Aunty Jen are
going to make a special pie for their picnic in the garden. It's a
SUNSHINE pie! But how do you catch the sun and put it in a pie?
Olive is going to find out. Join them in the supermarket and as
they pick their own fruit at the farm, before heading back home to
bake. But storm clouds are building – will rain ruin their
picnic? It is, after all, a sunshine pie... Drawing on themes of
intergenerational friendship and the value of community, this cosy
story journeys from farm to table and teaches us that the best
stories, like pies, are made for sharing. A warm-hearted picture
book for children aged 3+ with a recipe at the back so you too can
make your very own sunshine pie!
'The child-appeal of Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks and Other Incredible
Creature Features isn't limited to the title' – Guardian A
delightful compendium of all the most unusual and unexpected
features in the animal kingdom, from puzzling toes to weird ears,
and all the other body parts in between! These creatures have
strange features – but they all serve a very useful purpose. This
charming and visually appealing book carries the underlying message
that everybody and everything is strange and wonderful in its own
way – difference should be celebrated! 'A fascinating
introduction to the diversity of life on earth ... This compendium
intrigues and delights the reader. It celebrates evolution and
creates a feeling of awe and wonder at the variety of the natural
world. The book informs and inspires and can be dipped into again
and again. Highly recommended for children aged 6+' – The English
Association
Everything changes. From the birth of new stars to the endlessly
shifting tides and tiniest life cycle. Some change happens right
before your eyes, while other transformations happen so slowly that
you won't notice them in your lifetime. And you change too, just
like everything else in Nature - growing, learning and changing
your thoughts and feelings. All Things Change is a lyrical and
beautifully illustrated book looking at the many different
processes of change in the natural world, covering geology,
ecology, biology and more. It also embraces the philosophical topic
of change - how do we approach changes that make us feel sad? How
do we cope with changes we can't control? Ideal for children to
explore independently or with parents, it holds a special appeal
for anyone struggling to find stability in a rapidly changing
world.
Everything changes. From the birth of new stars to the endlessly
shifting tides and tiniest life cycle. Some change happens right
before your eyes, while other transformations happen so slowly that
you won't notice them in your lifetime. And you change too, just
like everything else in Nature - growing, learning and changing
your thoughts and feelings. All Things Change is a lyrical and
beautifully illustrated book looking at the many different
processes of change in the natural world, covering geology,
ecology, biology and more. It also embraces the philosophical topic
of change - how do we approach changes that make us feel sad? How
do we cope with changes we can't control? Ideal for children to
explore independently or with parents, it holds a special appeal
for anyone struggling to find stability in a rapidly changing
world.
In her 1865 autobiography, Canadian-born Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds
(nee Edmonson) recounts her sensational life on the front lines of
the American Civil War. As a young woman, Emma Edmonds ran away
from home, escaping an abusive father and an arranged marriage. To
avoid being discovered, she dressed in men's clothes and cut her
hair and, eventually, assumed the full-time identity of a man,
taking the name Franklin "Frank" Thompson. Frank worked for a time
as a Bible salesman, but in 1865 joined the Second Michigan
Volunteers as a nurse. Frank, already a master of disguise,
eventually volunteered to be a spy and penetrated the enemy lines
multiple times in various forms: as a slave, with silver nitrate
painted skin to appear Black and, curiously, as a woman. Fearing
discovery after recuperating from falling off a horse, Frank
eventually deserted the army, and Sarah Emma Edmonds returned,
enlisting in the army as a nurse. In 1867, Emma Edmonds married Mr.
L. H. Seeye, a fellow Canadian, and eventually the two settled in
La Porte, Texas, where they raised three children. In 1884, she
attended a regimental reunion, as herself, without her disguise as
Frank. Urged by her fellow soldiers, she filed for a full army
pension. In 1885, she was awarded a pension from the army for both
of her identities. She became the only recognized woman in the
Grand Army of the Republic.
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