Everyone has a moment of selfishness, and Olympos is no different. Olympos wants a different life-to be a different animal. He only thinks of himself, visiting the most fearsome creature in the forest. But the task that she gives Olympos will cost his friends everything and soon Olympos is faced with the most painful decision. Will Olympos be able to get himself out of his predicament, or will he suffer the consequences? Would you choose to sacrifice yourself to save your friends? In Olympos, the Selfish Squirrel, Olympos is faced with this decision. Join new author Darla DeSosa-Rocha as she takes you on a journey from selfishness to altruism. Darla DeSosa-Rocha is a third grade teacher who enjoys teaching and has always enjoyed reading and writing. Darla earned her bachelor's degree in upstate New York and is pursuing her master's degree. Darla and her husband, Rick, currently reside north of Tampa, Florida where they enjoy the sunshine and warm weather.

In the 40 essays that constitute this collection, Guy Davenport, one of America's major literary critics, elucidates a range of literary history, encompassing literature, art, philosophy and music, from the ancients to the grand old men of modernism.

Updated with nearly forty new selections to reflect the tremendous growth and transformation of scholarly, theological, and activist religious environmentalism, the second edition of This Sacred Earth is an unparalleled resource for the study of religion's complex relationship to the environment.

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