Alexeis Blue Marble is set aboard a cruise ship embarking on a five-day journey to the Bahamas. Twelve-year-old Alexandre Kristian, originally from France, tells this story of his life and his crazy cruise, which is a birthday present from his adoptive parents. At age seven, Alexandre lost his birth parents in a car accident on a country road in France. Soon he was adopted by an American couple and was brought to Virginia. He lost one kidney, and his remaining kidney was damaged in the same accident. Alexandre is still stricken with grief over the loss of his birth parents. He grapples with his feelings of confusion about the meaning of life and death. He wishes he had died with them. Alexandre also has a hero, an individual from history, Alexei Romanov, Crown Prince of Russia, who was executed in 1918 at age thirteen. Thus, Alexandre prefers to be called Alexei. During the cruise, Alexei finds many adventures and makes new acquaintances who have profound impacts on his present and future life. These new acquaintances include a beautiful girl and a rough boy with an attitude who sees Alexei as a threat to him. Alexei loses his kidney. Hospitalized and under anesthesia, Alexei had a vivid dream: a face-to-face encounter with Alexei Romanov, who helps convince him that it is good to be alive and that his parents would have wanted that.

When Aaliyah and Kalani go from having fun to tussling, Big Mama puts it to rest, as fighting and bullying are plain wrong. Later Big Daddy tells the girls about the photo of a man on the mantle. “His name is Daddy Yo-Yo,” he says, telling the girls about his late grandfather, who watched out for all the children in his neighborhood. Daddy Yo-Yo and the Legendary Marble Tournament is about a group of boys having fun until Evil-Eye Bucket Smith tries bullying his smaller rival, young Chuckie Fry. Daddy Yo-Yo won’t stand for it. He knows that looking out for kids also means teaching about pride, self-worth, and caring for others. Find out who the real winners are as we all learn the wisdom Daddy Yo-Yo shares.

Katherine, Irina and Marissa are three women whose stories are woven into this novel. Set against the glittering backdrop of Imperial Russia before the devastation of the First World War and Revolution, it contrasts the lifestyle of the rich with the deprivation and struggles of the poor. It is also a novel of love and loss, altruism, ruthlessness and espionage, bringing to life the intrigue and plotting by the men and women who brought about the end of the three hundred year rule of Russia by the House of Romanov.

A first-of-kind book on marble collecting for beginners interested in learning about how to identify and value old marbles.

He’s a royal, a soldier, duty-bound, and she’s wild and free. Together, they’re about to change history! Small-town girl, Katie O'Connor has always dreamed of seeing her name in lights. Check the box for fame, a movie deal, the perfect leading role that comes with a gorgeous leading man! Katie moved to Hollywood, elbows her way into auditions, lives on a shoestring budget—whatever is required to land a deal, she throws her heart into… until she's involved in a royal kidnapping. As the future king, Prince Alexander refuses to rule from an ivory tower. Duty-bound, he intends to relate to his future subjects, regardless of their walk of life. Before his coronation, he needs a foolproof plan to outrun his security team and go temporarily AWOL. While visiting L.A., all it takes is a soundstage collision and Alex is blindsided by a headstrong woman who is simply irresistible. So much so, he calls in a favor in order to secure her help … as his pretend girlfriend. Their worlds are oceans apart, but their immediate attraction is impossible to put aside, especially their nonstop banter. Miffed at being wrangled into a situation that might blow up in her face, Katie comes up with her own plan. If The Prince is serious about walking the walk of the common folk, she's only too happy to oblige as his pretend girlfriend. Through an ice storm, a road trip, kitchen duty, and a Texas pig race, Alex captures the hearts of the locals as well as Ms. O'Connor's. What starts out as a deal Katie can't refuse becomes the acting role of a lifetime… letting Prince Alexander go without a fight. A delightfully funny retelling of The Prince and The Pauper that romance readers of all ages will enjoy. On a two-week 1,500-mile road trip, Katie and Alex discover the end of the road might just be the beginning of their 'Happy Ever After' together.

Mystery: In 1994 the Pataluzans (actually Chile) had been loudly informing the world that their system of aggressive injury prevention had markedly cut their worker compensation costs without sacrificing good care. Prof. Edgar Stratham, M.D., Ellen Chapman, Esq. and Alex Steinman, M.D. (the narrator) who were involved in the Worker's Compensation Program in California, decided to visit Pataluza and study its worker compensation system while having a bit of fun down under. Due to their intelligence, powers of observation and bad luck, the Yankee trio stumble upon and unearth evil - tragic, ageless evil.

Overall Winner, SAGT (Scottish Association of Geography Teachers) Awards 2022 Winner, Global Dimension Teachers' Choice Award 2023 Shortlisted, BERA Educational Research Book of the Year 2023 Highly Commended, GA (Geographical Association) Publisher's Awards 2023 Sustainability Education: A Classroom Guide provides an accessible, in-depth guide and critique of sustainability education for school and university students, teachers, curriculum makers and school governors working around the world with children aged 3- to 14-years old. Informed by research findings and learning theory, it provides a progressive framework for sustainability education spanning all subject areas and applicable in a wide range of settings. There are over 180 age-related teaching ideas on topics such as conservation, health, food, wildlife, climate change, social justice and sustainable living, as well as provocative questions designed to stimulate educational debate. Written by two highly experienced UK-based educators, it draws together specially commissioned contributions from Australia, Israel, Norway, South Africa, the UK and the USA. Key concepts and links to the UN Global Goals (SDGs), are highlighted throughout. A companion website offers an extensive toolkit of specially prepared PowerPoint presentations and details of over 100 lectures, reports, picture books, websites and classroom and INSET teaching resources.