Read aloud book for 2-4 year-old children about an unusual, odd looking pink bird, The Roseate Spoonbill. The story features the life cycle of the species, the natural habitat, its challenges and dangers, human intervention and rescue, and finally the life cycle repeating. Beautiful watercolor illustrations featuring the Florida pinks and blues.

Based upon the Ukrainian creation myth, Rosie's Rescue is a cross between Harry Potter and The Black Stallion---with a courageous girl leading the way. Rosie's got big problems. Her best friend has joined the Mean Girls, she's stuck riding a bike instead of a horse, and Mom's nagging about weight. Rosie's life takes a sudden turn when she rescues a tiny frozen spider. She zooms into a mystical universe where horses need her as much as she needs them, she's surrounded by loyal friends, and she feels fine just the way she is. Why does Rosie feel as if something important is still missing? As she travels deeper and deeper into galaxies woven by Grandmother Spider, she uncovers family secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Will the Golden Magic she must learn, heal broken hearts and dreams?

In essays and analyses of 12 stories by established writers and students, bestselling author Madison Smartt Bell emphasizes the primary importance of form as the backdrop against which all other elements of a story much work.

Nestled on the British Columbia coast, the community of Powell River sent several Canadian men and women overseas to fight in the World War II. When all was said and done, more than forty war bride families made their home in Powell River and the nearby town of Stillwater. War Brides and Rosies compiles these families amazing stories and artfully captures the history of Powell River and Stillwater, British Columbia, during World War II. Barbara Ann Lambert recounts how the Powell River Company became a major player in war production as local girls became Rosies of the north, assembling planes for Boeing of Canada as well as running the largest pulp and paper mill in western Canada. Through their monthly newsletter, the company also became a social network. It included correspondence from Powell Rivers service men and women stationed around the world and news on overseas marriages. Using this resource, as well as accounts from war brides and their families, Lambert shows how these women influenced the communities and helped change the perspective of womens roles in Canadian society. Full of vivid detail, War Brides and Rosies is an important contribution to the local history of these Canadian communities.

Rosie's family is a story about belonging to a family regardless of differences. Rosie is a beagle who was adopted into a family of schnauzers. She feels different from the rest of her family and sets forth many questions that children who were adopted may have.

The puzzling behavior of a two-year-old boy baffles his parents. Why would a child flap his hands, not respond to his name, and regress in his language skills? A specialist reveals the news-autism. Yet amid the heartache, the couple discovers a road to overcoming autism. A Life to Rescue relives the wonder of this child's deliverance providing a hope available to other young children with autism. ** The book appendix includes: therapy basics, hiring tips, scheduling, meetings, payroll, workshops, peer play, learning in a group/school, success and depression. "I found it [A Life to Rescue] very readable and a valuable presentation of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis). How anyone could read this mother's account and not be informed, impressed, and inspired by the method and the results gained with her son is totally beyond my imagination. I learned so much, and I've been working in the field of autism from over thirty-five years." Dr. Laurence A. Becker, Ph.D."What a great book! A fantastic reference for parents. A great tribute to all that ABA/Lovaas therapy can do." Crystal Burns Held, ABA Consultant. Website: www.aLifetoRescue.com ---- Karen Michelle Graham is a wife and mother of two children, a 22-year-old daughter, Jennifer, and a 17-year-old son, Jeremy. Karen received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management, worked as a computer programmer for fourteen years, and is currently a writer and speaker. She has served as a Christian school board member, been president of her local Toastmasters club, and taught Women's Bible Study at her church.

She's off-limits…and perfect for him! It was supposed to be easy. Sarah Mcallister was going to flip her late father's house and head back to Colorado for a fresh start. But when her shady contractor gets arrested, taking most of her budget with him, she's at risk of losing everything. Enter Matt Conner…sexy pilot, single dad, Sarah's brother's best friend…and far too good with his hands for her peace of mind. Moving into Sarah's spare bedroom is just asking for trouble, but Matt's trying to make amends with his troubled teen son, and a key step is finding a decent place to crash for as long as it takes. And the woman needs his help…