The power of prayer, fasting, and meditating upon God's words made a difference in my life. I was at a point in my life where I had lost all hope, and I felt myself as an outcast in a strange place without anyone to understand my pain, which consumed my every means. Death was all I longed for both day and night. But something miraculously happened on the night that death visited me. I heard a soft whisper as it echoed the spoken words "'Vengeance is mine, ' said the Lord." I felt my tears drying up instantaneously, and God stopped me in my tracks and lifted me up and took me under his wings like I had never seen before or experienced in my life. God the Father had restored my faith, strengthened me spiritually, empowered me to take control of all my affairs, made me content in all circumstances, and established me. I was able to do all things with God ordering my steps. Through faith, I was able to overcome life's struggles, and I was able to live again.

An all-encompassing guide to entertaining, amazing, and possibly even educating children, "Be the Coolest Dad on the Block" provides the perfect excuse to stand on a balloon, play with grated cheese in the microwave, and unroll an entire roll of toilet paper, all in the name of spending time with your kids.
Written by a comedy writer and a cartoonist with thirty years' combined experience as dads, "Be the Coolest Dad on the Block "is a cornucopia of practical parenting advice, like how to skip stones or teach a kid to ride a bike. It has answers to the pesky questions kids love, such as "Why is the sky blue?" or "Where do babies come from?" And it can help dads entertain large groups of kids with slapstick gags ("burp the alphabet") or cool tricks ("the hole in the head"). "Be the Coolest Dad on the Block "also contains spooky myths for telling around the campfire and loads of quizzes and jokes for rainy days or endless car rides.
With a range of ideas to suit all situations and sensibilities, "Be the Coolest Dad on the Block" gives any dad the right stuff to be the wackiest and smartest guy in the room.

Two adventures from the early 1980s with Peter Davison starring as the Time Lord. In 'Kinda' (1982), the Doctor (Davison), Tegan (Janet Fielding), Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) and Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) land on paradisical Deva Loka, for rest and recuperation. However, the military expediton on the planet has lost several crew members, and the Doctor and Adric are taken hostage by the near hysterical Hindle. Meanwhile, Tegan's dreams have provided the gateway to an ancient evil, the snake-like Mara. The Doctor must prevent the Mara from taking over the Kinda and destroying the expedition, as the wheel of creation begins to turn. In 'Snakedance' (1983), a loose sequel to 'Kinda', Tegan must have made a mistake when she was setting the co-ordinates for the TARDIS, because the Doctor certainly hadn't intended landing on Manussa. When the Doctor learns that Manussa was once the home of the Sumaran Empire, he realises that an evil force has begun to take over Tegan's will. This force, the Mara, is planning to use Tegan as a vehicle to retake power on Manussa. Just as the celebrations to commemorate the destruction of the Sumaran Empire by the Federation are about to take place, the Legend of Mara is about to come true.

Improvisation is crucial to a wide range of artistic activities - most prominently, perhaps, in music, but extending to other fields of experience such as literature and pedagogy. Yet it gets short shrift in both appreciation and analysis of art within education. This is in no small part due to our tendency to view the world in fixed categories and structures that belie our ability to generate creative, groundbreaking responses within and between those structures. The Lived Experience of Improvisation draws on an analysis of interviews with highly regarded improvisers, including Roscoe Mitchell, Pauline Oliveros and George Lewis. Simon Rose also exploits his own experience as a musician and teacher, making a compelling case for bringing back improvisation from the margins. He argues that improvisation is a pervasive aspect of being human and that it should be at the heart of our teaching and understanding of the world.

The Underground, the Metro, the Tube, the subway - whatever you call it, underground transit is a mark of a modern city public transportation system. Packed with historic and contemporary photographs, this compelling book will grab readers with an interest in subways and railways. Also included are underground escape routes and abandoned underground tunnel systems.

The massive explosion in which Eleanor Chamberlain died at her research laboratory was seen as a tragic accident. Or was it the perfect crime? Two years later, Jake and Lydia discover a mysterious camera, capable of taking pictures of the distant past...and the future. As they uncover the shocking truth and learn secrets that people will kill to protect, Jake and Lydia are soon propelled into a deadly and desperate race against time to save the future.

The ceremonial mask of Kulkaan, high priest of the ancient civilization of Atlantis, was endowed with incredible powers. In the cataclysm that resulted in the destruction of Atlantis, the maskwas shattered and its fragments scattered to the ends of the earth. Over many generations, the mask of Kulkaan has been reassembled by the shadowy Crystalline Order, who intend to unleash its terrible powers on mankind. In a desperate race against time, Josh and Erica must destroy the mask before catastrophic consequences befall the world.

Born and raised in Britain, Canadian writer Simon Rose lives in Calgary, Alberta. The Doomsday Mask is his sixth novel for Tradewind.

Our young heroes, Emma and Luke, solve the mystery of why Emma's brother Patrick has disappeared and rescue him from the clutches of the powerful LennoxGen empire. Through their courageous sleuthing, they uncover the most insidious cloning experiment ever devised by human minds; thereby saving their own lives and bringing the evil perpetrators to justice. A book that young people won't be able to put down till they discover the truth behind The Clone Conspiracy.

On a school trip to the museum, Matthew has an eerie meeting with Peter Glimmer, who was imprisoned in his own portrait by his uncle, the villainous alchemist, Nicolaas van der Leyden. Peter Glimmer entrusts Matthew with recovering from the past the one thing that can save the world. Encountering magic, mayhem and murder, Matthew ends up in a desperate race back through time in order to save the future.

The Children's Writer's Guide examines how you can get started as a writer, create time and space to pursue your craft and deal with lack of motivation and writers block. Topics covered include where ideas come from and how writers turn them into stories, choosing names for characters that are appropriate to the story, the importance of historical research if your novel is set in a different era, writing science fiction and fantasy, and the use of magic in stories for children. The author examines the role of editing and revision and how to deal with what is often the inevitable process of rejection, at least until good fortune comes your way. The author also recounts some of his experiences with marketing and promotion, such as book launches and in-store signings, websites, blogs, and social media, and discusses presentations, workshops and author-in-residence programs at schools and libraries.

The power of prayer, fasting, and meditating upon God's words made a difference in my life. I was at a point in my life where I had lost all hope, and I felt myself as an outcast in a strange place without anyone to understand my pain, which consumed my every means. Death was all I longed for both day and night. But something miraculously happened on the night that death visited me. I heard a soft whisper as it echoed the spoken words "'Vengeance is mine, ' said the Lord." I felt my tears drying up instantaneously, and God stopped me in my tracks and lifted me up and took me under his wings like I had never seen before or experienced in my life. God the Father had restored my faith, strengthened me spiritually, empowered me to take control of all my affairs, made me content in all circumstances, and established me. I was able to do all things with God ordering my steps. Through faith, I was able to overcome life's struggles, and I was able to live again.

While exploring a medieval archaeological site containing the ruins of an ancient abbey, Annie discovers the long-forgotten tomb of Lady Isabella Devereaux, who had been condemned to death as a heretic. When Annie picks up a mysterious amulet that she finds in the tomb, she is suddenly hurtled back to the Middle Ages, encountering sorcery, treachery, treason and the ghastly horrors of the Black Death.
Simon Rose was born in Derbyshire, England and has lived in Canada since 1990. Simon and his two children live in Calgary, Alberta.