The Last Woman Born on the Island is an exploration of the past and the present, and a celebration of the landscapes, both physical and emotional, that make up our lives. What are the colours of the language or languages we speak, and how do they infl uence the ways we live? Much of this collection is set in the author's homeland of Scotland. Some poems contemplate the history and traditions of the Highlands and Islands - from the HMS Iolaire disaster off Lewis in 1919 to the knitting of Eriskay ganseys, from the legend of the White Cow at Callanish stone circle to herring girls at the start of the twentieth century. Others consider Scottish languages and parlances, the country's wildest and most beautiful landscapes, and the effects of tourism on the culture of the Hebrides. Is there is a diff erence between something lost and something merely forgotten? How do we fi nd what we don't know we ever had? And what is belonging to a place, let alone to two places? In one long poem, the author stands between her home country and her adopted country of France, letting her feet talk us through the places they have been. Who is the last woman and where is the island?

This practical guide explores professional values in nursing, helping you to develop safe, compassionate, person-centred and evidence-based practice.
The fundamental values of equality, anti-discriminatory practice and caring are discussed throughout. Chapters explore person-centred and holistic nursing care. They discuss working in partnership with people and families and working in partnership within the interprofessional team. The book explores vulnerability and safeguarding, challenging poor practice and promoting best practice.
* Chapters are mapped to NMC Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education
* Strong evidence base to ensure best practice
* Accessible style with features including learning outcomes, key points, summary boxes, case studies, reflection points and questions
* Relevant to all fields of nursing, with case studies representing patients across the lifespan and with different healthcare needs
* Free online resources include PowerPoints, additional scenarios and questions

Professional Values in Nursing is a valuable resource for all nursing students, helping to embed professional values in your everyday practice.

This text provides teachers, speech-language pathologists, and others working with young children with methods for providing systematic and engaging literacy instruction. The approaches it treats are evidence based, being examined and refined by classroom implementation. They cover the array of important early literacy and language skills, both print based and meaning based (phonological awareness, print awareness and letter knowledge, story comprehension and vocabulary, and oral and written language). In a casual style and tone, easily accessible to a wide variety of readers, each chapter presents underlying research, applied principles, and illustrations of a variety of contexts and activities for instructional purposes. Ideas for school-home connections are included as well.While there are a number of texts that focus on emergent and early literacy curriculum (defining curricular components and developmental progression), assessment, and instructional delivery models, this book contains innovative content not found elsewhere, including: Strategies and procedures for coordinating class-wide literacy instruction and activities with supplemental literacy services provided by support personnel Specific ways to use paraeducators and parent or community volunteers to increase instructional opportunities Procedures for conducting effective professional development Integrated arts curriculum and procedures Mechanisms for embedding literacy learning in all classroom contexts with varied participant structures in order to provide intense and frequent opportunities for children to practice literacy skills Primarily targeted at early childhood educators and speech-language pathologists at preservice and practicing professional levels, the content will also be relevant to any education professionals involved with literacy instruction in early childhood settings, including reading specialists, special educators, and teachers of English as a second language. The book is also appropriate for undergraduate or graduate level classes dealing with early language and literacy instruction or with intervention in early childhood education, speech-language pathology, or special education programs.

An anthology of the Best Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction from Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine online. Master works of speculative fiction from Abra Staffin Wiebe, Drew Arrants, D. L. Russell, Mary Patterson Thornburg, Todd Robinson, Matt Walker, Mason Kuldinow, Matthew Sideman, Joel Arnold, Stephen Goldsmith, R. J. Sullivan, M. Francis Patterson, C. L. Rossman, Dina Leacock, Terry W. Ervin II, A. K. Sykora, Mary Brunini McArdle, & Bruce Memblatt

Mmm What a deliciously erotic blend: medium-ship, the mythical, and mystery Exquisitely written with some of the most compelling damned characters I've followed in a long time. This is a talented writer who will have us panting for the next novel before we finish this one. -Bram Stoker Award Winner Steve Burt, author of the FreeKs paranormal teens series Australian author Barry Rosenberg's novel, Call of the Swami, is 88,000 words. His wife, Judith, provided the cover art of the Swami seducing a young Irena in India. Call of the Swami Folding a blanket, Irena sat in lotus position. Imagining a shell of blue light around her, she began an internal probe. It was like using her tongue to find a loose tooth. There She found it, a tug, a leak. Someone was draining her They were taking her energy to build up their own. But who or what? Never mind who or what, she applied a psychic bandage. At least, for now, she'd be able to handle the everyday. The Swami paused. Never mind, never mind. She will come. She will still come.

A little tornado is discovered in a laundry room. 'Sharona' Sharon Black's award-winning story sold with color artwork, brings smiles to small faces and chuckles to adults. The title implies a book for children, but it is a family story; clean-cut, no profanity, no violence. A story with a moral: even if one is small, they can succeed.