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What a Waste: 9 Ways to Fight Climate Change (Orca Take Action)
by Karen Tam WuHumans create mountains of garbage, but did you know you can use that waste to help the planet? You can heat your house with poop, make coffee with filtered pee and blow your nose with your cereal box. People around the world are finding creative ways to transform food scraps, invasive plants and sea creatures into alternative fossil fuels and even plastics. There are cities reusing water and recycling paper, crops, and old clothes to help protect the land, forests and water. In What a Waste, young readers will learn about cutting-edge projects to reuse and repurpose garbage, and the people behind these innovations. Do you want to become a waste warrior? Don't just talk trash, reuse it! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
The Money Reset: Take Control of Your Money and Your Life
by Gemma MitchellStart over stronger — with a plan that works for you 'Clear. Kind. Actionable. This 12-step plan is everything a money book should be.' — Molly Benjamin, founder, Ladies Finance Club Are you ready for a reset? When life throws you off balance with divorce, job loss, illness or another unexpected shake-up, your finances often feel the impact first. In The Money Reset, financial advisor Gemma Mitchell helps you get back on track with a practical, step-by-step plan tailored to your new reality. Whether you're rebuilding over 12 days, 12 weeks or 12 months, you'll discover simple but powerful strategies that lead to big change. It's time for you to take control — so you can thrive no matter what comes your way. With the right tools, you can turn financial upheaval into a fresh start and build a future that reflects your life today. Blending real-life stories with expert guidance, The Money Reset is your roadmap to stability, confidence and long-term financial security. You'll learn how to: Build resilience by reflecting on and reframing the challenges you face Leverage your income, reset your cashflow and manage debt wisely Invest in a way that feels right for your goals—including property and super Apply key wealth-building principles to craft a personalised financial strategy Embrace growth, maintain momentum and protect long-term financial stability while adapting to life's ongoing challenges. It's time to look forward with a plan that's practical, personal and designed to protect. The Money Reset equips you with the mindset and methods you need to build a new future on your own terms.
A Short History of Stupidity
by Stuart JeffriesWe are living, it is often said, in a golden age of stupidity, in which boneheaded, mendacious politicians get elected by voters who’ve become too mindless to realize their interests are ill served by narcissists, while vapid social media influencers corrupt their no less witless followers with groundless conspiracy theories and eye-wateringly foolish takedowns of scientific expertise. Our time, one might be forgiven for thinking, is one in which the fool’s gold of stupidity has become a desirable commodity, a must-have, with bumbling celebrities venerated more than those who have more than two brain cells to rub together. In this book, Stuart Jeffries analyses how we got into this parlous state and wonders if the stupid, like the poor, are always with us, or if, rather, stupidity is like Japanese knotweed, difficult to root out but to be exterminated with extreme prejudice. He considers what some of the greatest of minds – Socrates, Buddha, Voltaire, Arendt, and others – have to tell us about the slippery nature of stupidity. During a narrative that takes us from ancient Greece to artificial intelligence, and accompanied by such heroes of stupidity as Flaubert’s double act Bouvard and Pécuchet, Jeffries casts a sceptical eye on attempts to root out stupidity by such means as IQ tests, eugenics, gene editing, and racist education policies, finding each attempt to be more stupid than the stupidity they were ostensibly devised to eradicate. If today we are living in a fool’s paradise, has our species become too dim to learn anything from its rich history of folly?
Rapid Transformation: Shape the Future Now with Ancient Ritual, Awakened Thinking and Emerging Technology
by Catriona WallaceOld leadership models won't solve tomorrow's problems. The time for rapid transformation is now. Faster than ever before, our world is moving from one extreme to another. How can we respond in a way that creates meaningful change for a better future? In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Catriona Wallace reveals a pathway for implementing a powerful shift in perspective and leadership. Rapid Transformation combines ancient wisdom with emerging technologies, offering practical tools to rise above crisis and create a safer, more sustainable tomorrow. Through science-backed research, personal experience and compelling storytelling, Rapid Transformation will help you expand your vision, foster healing and lead significant evolution. It introduces three essential pillars for guiding individuals, organisations and society through uncertain times: Learn how ancient and indigenous rituals can help you ground your leadership, navigate uncertainty and inspire meaningful change. Unlock clarity, connection and purpose through altered states of consciousness, using techniques such as plant medicine and psychedelics to open new pathways for leadership. Discover how to leverage the power of AI to accelerate visionary leadership and unlock tomorrow's potential. Rapid Transformation is a one-of-a-kind blueprint for leaders who are ready to step into their highest potential and better serve themselves, their communities and the world. It is a must-read for trailblazers, entrepreneurs, disruptors and anyone seeking the practical wisdom — and pioneering ideas — they need to navigate change and effect transformation now. Are you ready to lead the change? This book will show you the way.
Ghosting: On Disappearance
by Dominic PettmanAbandonment is as old as time, but ghosting is a modern twist on this ancient experience. It translates this age-old phenomenon into our modern world of screens, delete buttons and blocking options. Ghosting is not only an unpleasant experience, or cowardly act, but a symptom of our increasingly spectral – that is, mediated and virtual – relationship to the world. The overabundance of new modes of communication has invited an almost infinite number of contacts and conversations. At the same time, it has also offered an unprecedented opportunity for ignoring messages from others. And just as we invented the car crash when we invented automobiles, we also encouraged ghosting when we created the internet.Ghosting creates an empty space in our minds: a space faithfully tracing the silhouette of the one who ghosted us. But unlike traditional ghosts, today’s ghosters simply disappear, leaving behind a form of haunting that is closer to mourning: mourning for someone who is not in fact dead. In putting a kind of preemptive mourning into our everyday affairs, ghosting tells us much about the current human relationship – or non-relationship – to a shared sense of mortality, purpose, and spirit. This book – the first sustained analysis of ghosting – traces the source of this vexed experience to, and through, our current media ecology, technological networks, political landscape, collective psychology, romantic mantras, and deep sense of social neglect.
Next of Kin: What to Expect When You're Expecting to Care for Someone You Love
by Casey BerosA compassionate guide to navigating the complex, emotional and challenging world of care When someone you love becomes seriously ill, disabled, or starts to decline with age, knowing what to do can feel overwhelming. Next of Kin is a heartfelt and practical guide to navigating the complicated world of care. Written by journalist and health communicator Casey Beros, this book offers clear, empathetic advice for tackling the medical, legal, physical and emotional challenges of caring for someone close to you. When it can be hard to see a clear way forward, Beros delivers what every carer needs: guidance, reassurance, and real-life tools. She shares everything she learned on her journey as her father's carer, as well as insights from other patients and carers she met along the way and learnings from over two decades of interviewing medical professionals. Beros unpacks advice from world-leading experts in care, loss and grief, reflecting on the best way forward in one of the most challenging times any of us will ever face. Next of Kin shines a bright light into a dark experience and gives readers a hand to hold along the way. Inside, you'll find: Tools to navigate the medical system and advocate on behalf of yourself or someone you care for Techniques for talking about uncomfortable topics, like illness, death and loss, with children and adults Advice to navigate loss, grief and the transformation of relationships affected by illness and death Strategies for much-needed self-care when you're devoted to caring for someone else Key legal considerations, including important details about wills, powers of attorney, guardianship and what it means to be the executor of an estate Whether you're currently caring for someone, or you are expecting to in the future, Next of Kin is the practical, compassionate resource you need. This essential guide will show you how to move forward with kindness and strength – for others and yourself – and will inspire you to step up to the plate when someone you love needs you.
Rosie Woods in Little Red Writing Hood (Rosie Woods)
by Maya MyersRosie is a good writer, so how come she can’t come up with a single good story idea when her friend Wolfie has a million ideas? Rosie knows all the elements needed for a great story, but she wants her story for a class assignment to be really great—and that means giving it a surprise twist. Then Wolfie himself unwittingly inspires the perfect idea for the “twist” Rosie’s been looking for. But will using it make her story better or ruin her friendship with Wolfie? Author Maya Myers, former K-1 teacher and classroom literacy specialist, infuses this tale with clever curricula and captures the antics, excitement, drama, and hilarity of elementary school. Rich back matter offers additional curriculum support.
Riley Reynolds Slays the Play (Riley Reynolds)
by Jay AlbeeIt’s one hour until the curtain goes up, and nonbinary fourth-grader Riley and their classmates just had a disastrous dress rehearsal. How can they fix everything in time? Riley and their classmates find out that there are many ways to solve a problem, especially when the clock is ticking and fun is on the line!
Riley Reynolds Glitterfies the Gala (Riley Reynolds)
by Jay AlbeeMama is throwing a fundraiser gala at the library branch where she works. Nonbinary fourth grader Riley is there, with streamers to hang from every bookshelf, bannister, and door. Riley glitterfies the entire library! But will anyone come? And if they do, will they raise enough money to repair the library’s broken elevator? In a neighborhood like Riley’s, you know this will be a night to remember.
Protein Foods Are Good for You! (Healthy Foods)
by Gloria KosterAlmonds, eggs, and beans . . . What do these protein foods have in common? They’re all healthy! Discover where protein foods come from, what nutrition they provide, and how they help form a healthy diet. Filled with meaty facts, including meat alternatives, this Pebble Explore book will give curious young readers—and report writers—plenty to chew on.
Dog Fact Frenzy! (Fact Frenzy)
by Nikki PottsThere&’s a DOG FACT FRENZY headed your way! Did you know that a service dog named Kirsch holds an honorary degree from John Hopkins University? Or that two dogs have served as mayor in Cormorant, Minnesota? Dozens of bite-size dog facts are paired with fun canine photos, welcoming in even the most reluctant readers. Whether kids are in the mood to browse or to devour a book from cover to cover, even a dedicated dog fan is sure to learn something surprising as they flip through these pages.
Space Fact Frenzy! (Fact Frenzy)
by Emma Carlson BerneThere&’s a SPACE FACT FRENZY headed your way! Did you know that life on Earth wouldn't exist if the Sun were any larger or any smaller? Or that the temperature on Mars can change more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit between day and night? Dozens of bite-size space facts are paired with stunning photos, welcoming in even the most reluctant readers. Whether kids are in the mood to browse or to devour a book from cover to cover, even an aspiring young astronaut is sure to learn something surprising as they flip through these pages.
The Otter in Charge: A Conflict Resolution Story (My Spectacular Self)
by Jessica Montalvo JacksonMurray is frustrated with her older sister. Otti always has to be first, say what game they will play, and takes whatever toy she wants. Murray is so tired of being bossed around so she comes up with some rules to make playing with Otti go smoother. Will Murray and Otti learn how to resolve their conflicts in a fair way?
Mind Myths Exposed! (The Unexplained: Fact or Fiction?)
by Megan Cooley PetersonIs mind reading a real skill? What about being able to move things with just your mind? Readers will be captivated by claims of psychic powers while also learning the facts about each story. Which tales could be true and which myths are busted? Exciting, easy-to-read text and compelling images will keep struggling and reluctant readers alike flipping the pages to find out.
Camila the Music Star (Camila the Star)
by Alicia SalazarCamila has always loved music and singing, and now she’d like to play an instrument. Her music teacher offers her a few to try. From the deep beat of the drums to the trill of the flute, which instrument will pave the way for Camila to become a music star?
Dairy Is Good for You! (Healthy Foods)
by Gloria KosterYogurt, cheese, and kefir . . . What do these dairy foods have in common? They’re all healthy foods! In this Pebble Explore book, explore where dairy foods come from, what nutrition they provide, and how they help form a healthy diet. Filled with fantastic facts, including dairy alternatives, young readers and report writers will be hungry for more.
Apple and Annie, the Hamster Duo (My Furry Foster Family)
by Debbi Michiko FlorenceAnnie and Apple are a pair of chatty, restless dwarf hamsters from the animal shelter who are being fostered by eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her family. Kaita can't wait to find forever homes for the inquisitive furballs—but first, she has to find them! Bright, engaging illustrations and 1st-person narration invite early chapter-book readers into the nonstop fun and adventure.
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (A Day That Changed America)
by Jessica GundersonOn April 14, 1865, only days after the Civil War had come to a close, a gunshot rang out in Ford’s Theatre and President Abraham Lincoln slumped forward in his seat. Hours later, the United States had lost its leader. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to the assassination plot, how the fateful evening unfolded, and the ways in which one tragic day changed America forever.
Deadly Natural Disasters (True Survival Graphics)
by Steve FoxeA massive tsunami slams into a tourist’s train. A violent volcanic eruption overwhelms a hiker with hot ash and gases. A raging wildfire forces a family to flee without their beloved animals. These deadly natural disasters ended in tragedy for some—but not everyone. How did the people in these true tales come face to face with the forces of nature and live to tell about it? Young readers will find out in this easy-to-read hi-lo graphic novel that will keep them on the edge of their seats!
History Tipsters Break Down the U.S. Constitution: The Inside Scoop on Our Founding Document (History Tipsters)
by Sara LattaThe history of the United States goes back hundreds of years. In that time, the country has changed and grown a great deal. But it all began with one document. Follow historical figures in this graphic novel as they break down the U.S. Constitution and get the juiciest tips on how the document—and the nation—has changed over time.
Home Ice Rivals (Jake Maddox Graphic Novels)
by Jake MaddoxBenji Krueger loves playing hockey with his friends at his home on Prairie Lake. But Benji's heart is broken when his parents announce that they're having a baby and the family will have to move. To make matters worse, his older sister, Raina, is a skilled hockey player and loves to embarrass Benji on the ice. When Benji learns about a pond hockey tournament by his house, he rallies his friends to take on his sister's team. Will Benji finally defeat his sister on their own home ice and learn to have confidence in his own abilities?
Go Canoeing! (The Wild Outdoors)
by Nicole A. MansfieldGet out on the water and enjoy the sights and sounds of the great outdoors! Readers will learn all about planning, paddling, and the gear they need to take a canoe trip. They’ll learn about safety and caring for the environment while enjoying an outdoor canoeing adventure!
History Tipsters Sneak into the Oval Office: The Inside Scoop on the U.S. Presidency (History Tipsters)
by Blake HoenaPeek inside the most important office in the country! Today, the president of the United States is one of the most powerful people in the world, but before America was a country, ruling royalty was the norm. Let the U.S. presidents of the past and present lead you through the history of their office and how it changed over time in this fun graphic novel.
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks (A Day That Changed America)
by Amy MaranvilleOn September 11, 2001, an entire country ground to a halt as terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City, the U.S. Pentagon in Washington D.C., and crashed an airliner near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Now readers can step back in time to learn what led up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, how the tragic events unfolded, and the ways in which one devastating day changed America forever.
The Black Sunday Dust Blizzard (A Day That Changed America)
by Bruce BerglundThe 1930s were a tough time. The Great Depression left many people jobless and penniless. Dust storms and drought led to failed crops. Livestock died. People thought things couldn’t get much worse. Then, on April 14, 1935, the sky turned black. For hours, an enormous dust blizzard blanketed the country in darkness. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to this terrifying storm, how the tragic event unfolded, and the ways in which one dark day changed America forever.