Laura Robinson's life is on a desperate downward spiral… Both Laura and her dear friend Bette are prostitutes working the streets of Bath, but now Bette is dying, and the possibility of Laura falling into the clutches of a renowned and brutal pimp grows ever more likely. She has to find a way out. Her dreams of being onstage are only heightened once she gets a job as an orange seller at the Theatre Royal. And then she comes to the attention of a handsome and determined playwright. As soon as Adam Lacey sees Laura, he knows he has found the perfect woman to play his heroine Lucinda—he just needs to convince Laura the same. Yet, how was he to know how affected he would be by her violet eyes, fierce intelligence, or her need to look after everything and everyone...including him.

In this book you will find an approach to the animal kingdom, from a psychological perspective, showing differences and similarities with humans. Likewise, it's commented about the actual experimental work in the search for diseases' cures and disorders' treatments. Finally, you will find an approach to animal-assisted therapy for various psychopathologies.

This text examines the theoretical basis of role play and the range of approaches involved. It enables the reader to develop: a strategy for conducting valid role plays; an idea of the questions to be asked when planning a role play; and an understanding of the issues that must be addressed.

Reconsidering the Role of Play in Early Childhood: Towards Social Justice and Equity—a compilation of current play research in early childhood education and care—challenges, disrupts, and reexamines conventional perspectives on play. By highlighting powerful and provocative studies from around the world that attend to the complexities and diverse contexts of children’s play, the issues of social justice and equity related to play are made visible. This body of work is framed by the phenomenological viewpoint that presumes equity is best confronted and improved through developing an expanded understanding of play in its multiple variations and dimensions. The play studies explore the potential and troubles of play in teaching and learning, children’s agency in play, the actual spaces where children play, and different perspectives of play based on identity and culture. The editors invite readers to use the research as an inspiration to reconsider their conceptions of play and to take action to work for a world where all children have access to play. This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care.