A girl names all the animals she likes on her farm, from Jock the dog to the pig and her piglets.

Disaster strikes on a day out to the countryside but, working together and combining their individual powers, the Fantastic Five save the day. Teeming with Quentin Blake's characteristic sense of fun and his exuberant illustrations, The Five of Us is a powerful, though subtle, reminder that the world is a better place when we can focus on what we can do, rather than what we can't. 'An inspirational book with a lovely message. Quentin has a talent for storytelling and has crafted a tale that is moving, nail-biting and incredibly uplifting' - Junior Magazine

(Meredith Music Resource). This book reveals how anybody can learn to sing and how any voice teacher or choral conductor can get anybody to sing, and keep making breakthroughs in singing. With multi-sensory techniques to match and build learning strengths, this book is for any singer from the rank beginner including those thought to lack the ability to the experienced and mature singer. Whether for self-guided, teacher-guided, or conductor-guided learning situations, this unique collection of exercises wakes up the senses for amazing results. (a href="http://youtu.be/gfgYisAjZ2Y" target="_blank")Click here for a YouTube video on Making More Sense of How to Sing(/a)

"There I was, on my knees. You might be thinking I was a church girl praying. I, for sure, wasn't a church girl and was for sure not praying. I wish I could tell you something exciting, but I was just cleaning my dirty refrigerator, an ordinary, dreaded duty. And what happened while there will never be put into words or fully grasped for it went into the deep--too deep for words. "The sun was beginning to set, and soon it would be dark like you couldn't imagine. This is the third world. No electricity means blackness, not darkness. Until you experience it, you can't imagine it. We got off the bus and moved toward the entrance. There was a pickup truck blocking our way. I saw lots of people in the bed of the truck. I told Dr. Polo to stop and that we needed to help them. Because it was getting dark quickly, we couldn't see very well. Dr. Polo put his hand on my shoulder and told me they were all dead. I thought to myself, How could this be?" "Where I was, you want to make sure you have a passport on your body. We had a game of tug-of-war. He looked at me as a woman of no value and took his rifle, lifted it, and pointed it at my head... I knew this was not going to be a good day." "After a couple of rounds of this, I thought to myself, Oh no! I lifted her sheet, and sure enough, she had a big enough bump to know there was a baby in there. She was bleeding a lot. It was now clear what was happening... We made it to the bathroom. She sat down, and her contractions were steady and very strong at this point. My fear became her reality. She wanted to return to bed. We walked back--no contractions. She lay down, turned toward the wall, and refused any interaction." "She turned her head to look at me. I had been looking down. Her hand reached up and took hold of mine. My eyes moved up her body. Our eyes met. She looked at me, but half of her face was missing. At this point I removed myself from the reality I was in. The mind is only capable of so much." "The baby wasn't responding to the bottle. I saw a piece of cloth lying in the dirt. I took the baby from my daughter and swaddled him tight. I took the baby to his mother. She didn't want to take him. I sat next to her and placed him close to her, encouraging him to nurse. Mom didn't flinch. Our eyes met. I took her arms and wrapped them around her son so she could hold him close. I then put my arm around her and held her close. Time stood still, and eventually, I stood up, looked deep into her eyes, and kissed her forehead. It was now time to hold my sweet, brave daughter as we walked back home down that dirt road." A life with Christ is to humbly say, "Yes, Lord, send me" and mean it. It is to accept inconvenient invitations and go on assignments wherever He sends us. It means to go frightened with confidence and believe. Time waits for no one. God bids us to join Him as he writes His story in and through each of us. What is your story?

The main character in the book is Gordon William Grey, a young man from Australia who was raised in the bush. It’s the 1930s, and his love for flying takes him to Victoria, where he joins the RAAF. Circumstances then take him and a group of RAAF pilots to England. Great Britain’s Fighter Command does not fall for Hitler’s political rhetoric of peace. They believe a war is imminent. As a result, RAAF Flight Lieutenant Gordon Grey and his Australian contingent are retained and must join the RAF as fighter pilots. In the theatre of war, all sensations are accentuated. Fear, happiness, pain, love, heartbreak, and hate, and in this story, all those experiences materialise.

Lucy relates her Italian family’s experiences and traditions, especially those centered on food and the family dinner table. Her insight as an Italian-American helps us understand the true importance of genuine food culture. She takes a look at America, the most health conscious nation in the world, as it struggles to have a food culture, amidst a population with a love of fast food and convenience. Comparing it to the Italian food culture that, she knows and loves. She guides us through the decades and relates personal observations and experiences. Lucy encourages us to consider incorporating Italian food culture into our daily lives to bring about quality time around the table and a healthier lifestyle -- enjoying Convivio.