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Johanna basford the enchanted forest6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() When the genre stormed the best-seller lists five years ago, Basford’s debut, Secret Garden, led the charge. She’s a pioneer-possibly the pioneer- of the modern adult coloring book, a childhood pastime retrofitted for frazzled grown-ups. ![]() The 35-year-old Basford is something of a revelation herself. I do remember the day that I learned that if you heated up the crayons, you could bend them. “But I don’t think I had any specific favorite colors. “As a child, I used to think the yellow and the white were just a bit redundant,” she says in a soft burr that tends to drift upward at the end of a sentence, making statements sound like questions. Basford sits in a pub in nearby Ellon, her hands wrapped around a cup of English breakfast tea, comparing the colors of nature with those found in a 120-pack of Crayola crayons. On this biting afternoon, the sea changes shades with each shift of cloud and rain and wind. Throughout the winter the shoreline is invariably a few degrees warmer than inland. During the summer months, strong gusts combined with the powdery sand can ruin a perfectly good sandwich. A wildlife Eden, this stretch of heathland serves as a motorway for birds that wheel in from the Arctic-red-throated divers, pink-footed geese and long-tailed ducks with cream and chocolate plumage. Not far from Johanna Basford’s home on the northeast coast of Scotland lies a parabola of golden-ocher sand where the proportion of sky to land is unlike anything you’ll likely see outside of a Bertolucci film. ![]()
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James michener poland6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() TikTok video from Katie □ "I haven’t said wtf this much at a book since Verity- Never Never was so good! It follows a boy and a girl who have known each other their whole life and have been in a relationship for four years when, one day in history class, they lose their memories. ![]() ![]() There is so much to this plot but if I say anything else it will be a spoiler and I don’t want to ruin it because, when I was reading it, it genuinely felt like there was a new twist every 5 minutes!! For me, I absolutely loved this book, I was hooked from the first chapter and I know I’m not going to stop talking about it for weeks!! <3 #books #booktok #booktoker #bookreview #bookreviewer #foryou #foryoupage #fyp #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #bookish #colleenhooverbooks #coho #colleenhoover #nevernever #tarrynfisher #neverneverbookĥ1.4K Likes, 275 Comments. I haven’t said wtf this much at a book since Verity- Never Never was so good! It follows a boy and a girl who have known each other their whole life and have been in a relationship for four years when, one day in history class, they lose their memories. ![]()
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The sacred balance by david suzuki6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() These elements are not just external factors we take them into our bodies, where they are incorporated into our very essence. ![]() The basic message of this seminal, best-selling work remains the same: We are creatures of the earth, and as such, we are utterly dependent on its gifts of air, water, soil, and the energy of the sun. ![]() In this new and extensively revised and amplified edition of his best-selling book, David Suzuki reflects on these changes and examines what they mean for our place in the world. In the ten years since The Sacred Balance was first published, global warming has become a major issue as glaciers and polar ice caps have begun to melt at an alarming rate, populations of polar bears have dwindled, the intensity of hurricanes and tsunamis has drastically increased, coral bleaching is occurring globally, and the earth has experienced its hottest years in over four centuries. ![]()
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For we are many bobiverse6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Instead he's become a sky god to a primitive native species, the only hope for getting humanity to a new home, and possibly the only thing that can prevent every living thing in the local sphere from ending up as dinner. A system-wide war has killed off 99.9 percent of the human race nuclear winter is slowly making the Earth uninhabitable a radical group wants to finish the job on the remnants of humanity the Brazilian space probes are still out there, still trying to blow up the competition and the Bobs have discovered a spacefaring species that sees all other life as food.īob left Earth anticipating a life of exploration and blissful solitude. ![]() ![]() But that's the only part of the plan that's still in one piece. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe.īob and his copies have been spreading out from Earth for 40 years now, looking for habitable planets. The highly anticipated sequel to Audible's Best of 2016 - Science Fiction winner, We Are Legion (We Are Bob) a book listeners are calling "so much fun", "what science fiction was meant to be", and what would happen if "Andy Weir and Ernest Cline had a lovechild".īob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. ![]()
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![]() Each entry lists possible causes for why a trait might emerge, along with associated attitudes, behaviors, thoughts, and emotions * A large selection of attributes to choose from when building a personality profile.Inside The Positive Trait Thesaurus, you’ll find: UNEARTH YOUR CHARACTER’S UNIQUE PERSONALITYĬharacter creation can be hard, but it’s about to get a lot easier. So how do writers choose the right blend of strengths for their characters-attributes that will render them admirable and worth rooting for-without making it too easy for them to succeed? To forge realistic characters, we must hobble them with flaws that set them back while giving them positive attributes to help them achieve their goals. But building authentic, memorable heroes is no easy task. It’s a writer’s job to create compelling characters who can withstand life’s fallout without giving up. ![]()
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And One Wore Gray by Heather Graham6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() And soon enough Daniel discovers that wounds of the flesh are nothing compared to wounds of the heart. ![]() He also forgets that he is too deep in Union territory to trust any woman. In Callie’s bed, Daniel forgets all about the horrors he has seen. But the look in the silver-gray eyes of the stunningly beautiful Yankee widow tells him to stay-at least for one night of passion. But when a dashing Confederate soldier falls on her land, Callie is inexplicably roused to help this desperate, surprisingly vulnerable, and heartbreakingly desirable man.Īfter suffering the sting of defeat, Colonel Daniel Cameron wants nothing more than to heal his wounds and rejoin his retreating cavalry unit. Now Callie’s only defense is to hunker down and hope the war blazes right on past her Maryland farm. Her husband gave his life on the battlefield, fighting for the North. In this sensual Civil War romance from Heather Graham, the scars of battle are healed by a searing desire that crosses enemy lines.Ĭallie Michaelson knows all too well the costs of war. ![]()
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Unconditional parenting6/28/2023 ![]() One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. ![]() In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking, “What do kids need-and how can we meet those needs?” What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them. Most parenting guides begin with the question “How can we get kids to do what they're told?” and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. A groundbreaking approach to parenting by nationally-respected educator Alfie Kohn that gives parents “powerful alternatives to help children become their most caring, responsible selves” (Adele Faber, New York Times bestselling author) by switching the dynamic from doing things to children to working with them in order to understand their needs and how to meet them. ![]()
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Guild codex demonized6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hazel is a witch who doesn't like to count on luck because she knows better. POV - first person - original character.different from Annette Marie's usual sex scenes.canon divergence - something I wrote before the Unvailed was out.Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings.Just_Lu Fandoms: The Guild Codex Series - Annette Marie Language: English Words: 49,332 Chapters: 16/? Hits: 27 ![]() Gwenaelle Le Galloudec of the Menhirs of Morbihan must make her way to Vancouver to find out if it is a coincidence - and if not, what the background of these incidents is. A month later, they found out that there was another attack: in Stanley Park. In August, there was an attack on a local fae lord in Brittany, France, which was averted by the local magicians. What, if this wasn't the only attempt to get the hands on a local Prince of the Fey? Red Rum tried to bind Llyrlethiad but were stopped by Tori and the Mages. Aimella Fandoms: The Guild Codex Series - Annette Marie ![]()
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Stellarlune paperback6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Books in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series: Keeper of the Lost Cities Exile Everblaze Neverseen Lodestar Nightfall Flashback Legacy Unlocked The next thrilling installment of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. And in the battle that follows, only one thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same. Now she’s facing impossible choices: When to act. The Lost Cities' greatest lie could destroy everything. In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie and her friends discover the true meaning of powerand evil. And as the Neverseen's plans sharpen into terrifying focus, it appears that everyone has miscalculated. But finding truth in the Lost Cities always requires sacrifice. In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie and her. ![]() Stellarlune - and the mysterious Elysian - might be the key to everything. But her instincts are leading her somewhere else. Her friends are divided and scattered, and the Black Swan wants Sophie to focus on their projects. In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series. Now she's facing impossible choices: When to act. View All Available Formats & Editions Learn more. In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie and her friends discover the true meaning of power - and evil. ![]()
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How to catch a star by oliver jeffers6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Instead of focussing on an overarching theme and selecting texts in response to that theme I am now selecting a text and basing our literacy centres and supplementary texts on our main focus text.Īs this week was the first week back I decided to use quite a simple text from a much loved author in our classroom, Oliver Jeffers. This term I have slightly diverted from my theme focus to a text focus. It's a teething process with endless ways of doing things, however I can without a doubt see the value of the P3 reading process. I have had (and continue to have) many struggles with implementing 元 in my classroom. ![]() The whole class focus on a particular theme has also seen a deeper understanding when it comes to topic specific vocabulary, which is particularly noticeable in their writing. ![]() Following a theme has allowed my students to really immerse themselves in a topic. ![]() I have absolutely loved using this structure in my classroom. Our literacy centres have been loosely based on theses theme and where possible I incorporate the weekly theme into other KLAs. With each theme I have selected different texts to use as our 元 Procedure Three texts, as well as supplementary texts for students to read independently or to be read as Procedure One texts. For the majority of this year I have had a fortnightly themes, such as the zoo, magical creatures, dinosaurs (just to name a few). ![]() |