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Proceedings of the Fifth Canadian conference, with the main subject of Earthquake Engineering held in Ottawa, on the 6-8 July 1987.

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Learn how to play a classic playground game filled with activities for jumping, skipping, and hopping with stretchy rope.Jumpsies is not your ordinary jump rope game! This classic playground activity combines the joy of hopscotch, jump rope, and string games all in one. Played all around the world, Jumpsies has the timeless appeal of Cat''s Cradle. A safety-tested stretchy rope plus a complete instructional book on games can get you jumping in no time. Jumpsies is a fun activity for boys, girls, and jumpers of all skill levels.

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Learn the science of electricity while crafting with clay! Two specially formulated clays allow readers to build circuits into monsters, cars, and other easy-to-mold sculptures that light up and buzz. Comes with 3 colours of conductive clay, one colour of insulating clay and assorted LED lights, amongst other materials.

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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical milestones to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2022, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2022 is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth Scores of new special days, weeks and months Birthdays of new world leaders, lauded authors, and breakout celebrities Info on key anniversaries, such as the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color line, the 200th birthday of Louis Pasteur, the 100th birthday of Charles Schulz, and the 50th anniversary of the Watergate arrests And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."

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Based on the popular MUNCHIES and VICELAND television series Bong Appétit, this cannabis cookbook features 65 ‘high’-end recipes for sweet and savoury dishes as well as cocktails to satisfy all your catering needs! Bong Appétit is for a generation interested in making serious, upscale food – with weed. From weed butter-basted chicken to weed chimichurri to weed brownie sundaes, the science of infusing oils, butters, milks, alcohol and more is broken down to create a wide range of exciting new recipes. Bong Appétit also includes a selection of starter to dessert dishes, like North African broccoli salad, roasted vegetables with whipped weed-infused honey, green mac and cheese, ‘pakalolo’ poke bowl, Korean fried chicken, green shellfish curry, stoner candy bites and an adults-only celebration cake. Each recipe is accompanied with a guide on how much THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) it contains, so you can control your high. Along the way, the book hits on the best equipment to extract cannabinoids, how to prepare the plants for cooking or storage, marijuana politics, dosage and pairing strains and flavours, and has tips from MUNCHIES’ vast network of friends and experts, including Bong Appétit stars Ry Prichard and Vanessa Lavorato. Whether you want to host a dank dinner party or treat yourself to a casual edible, this book’s got you covered!

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Tailoring is the complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats. Written by sewing professionals, this book teaches the trusted, proven methods for sewing tailored jackets with impeccable details and perfect fit. Written for the intermediate sewer who wants to move on to more challenging projects, this book ensures success with detailed, step-by-step instructions, more than 400 photos, in-depth discussions about products and how to use them. Tailoring offers guidance for every aspect of tailoring a jacket: fitting and pattern alteration, fabrics and tools, interfacings, interlinings, seams and finishes, hand stitches, collars, pressing, topstitching, shaping shoulders, setting in sleeves, sewing pockets, vents, and making perfect buttonholes.

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This on-the-go art kit includes everything you need to personalize postcards year-round. Learn the basics of watercolour painting and letter writing, then fill in ready-to-mail postcards with paint. (Simply add a stamp!) Artwork is themed around special occasions, sharing kindness, or just to say hi. INCLUDED IN THE KIT: a backpack-stashable box 16-page instruction book with beginner-friendly painting tips and techniques six watercolour paints a palette a paintbrush so you can make like Matisse on the go! What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

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Everything you need to create twelve paw-some cat & kitten photo mosaics! Create 12 mini posters with a fun search-and-find activity by matching tiny stickers featuring hundreds of adorable cats and kittens! Simply pick out a mosaic you would like to create. Then, find the page with the corresponding stickers. Sit back and start sticking to create a purr-fect mosaic masterpiece! Each mosaic is perforated to easily remove and display, and the book includes 2800+ individual stickers for hours of crafting fun.

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Make three super-duper cute, furry creature cubes with Sew Squishy Cubes! Discover the magical possibilities of sewing with this adorable, accessible sewing kit. This kit has everything you need to make three lovable creature cubes: a yeti, a unicorn and a dragon. The kit includes: an instruction book sticky felt decorations pre-cut felt pieces stuffing fabric tape fabric and felt embroidery thread. What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

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Build a spy vault to hide your most prized possessions from meddlersand enemy agents with the ULTIMATE SPY VAULT & CODE KIT.

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  Can doughnuts get any cuter? You can sew your own adorable doughnut-shaped animals in this fun kit! These treats are too sweet to eat, so we are making them out of felt. This kit includes pre-cut felt pieces to make 6 doughnuts and a paper-craft box to put them in. There's Cookies-and-Cream Panda, Waffle Cone Narwhal, Coco Kitty, Pineapple Parrot, Strawbunny and Cinna-Chicken. All you need are scissors, a ruler and a pen or pencil! Components: 66 pre-cut felt bases for 6 doughnuts pre-cut eyes and cheeks 8 colours of embroidery thread 2 needles Poly-Fil stuffing doughnut box paper-craft.

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  Create a variety of familiar pets using pre-made pom-poms, paper punch-outs and glue. With this kit, kids can create ten of their own fuzzy friends using pre-made pom-poms, paper punch-outs, and glue. Then, they can assemble their own pet carrier to transport their critters. Altogether it’s everything you need to make a pom-pom pet shop—no food, walks, or house-training required. There will be a variety of textures and colours to make one of every pom-pom animal in the book. The book comes with easy step-by-step instructions to build each adorable pom-pom animal. WHAT YOU GET 28-page book of instructions and ideas 20 plastic eyes 3 sizes of pom-poms 1 Glue

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Enjoy16 months of freedom machines from the world’s most famous motorcycle manufacturer with this stunning 12" × 12" wall calendar. Produced in cooperation with Harley-Davidson, this officially licensed Motorbooks wall calendar features Harley-Davidson’s latest machines. Harley-Davidson® 2024 showcases ravishing portraits of favorites like Fat Bob®, Softail®, Sportster® S, bespoke CVO™ tourers, and the Pan America™ adventure bike. This striking calendar also features a convenient page with the months of September, October, November, and December 2023 followed by individual pages for the months of 2024. Harley-Davidson has reigned as America’s top motorcycle manufacturer for more than 120 years, and each month Harley-Davidson® 2024 reminds riders and fans why.

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From the practical to the intriguing, to the flat-out ridiculous,these projects encourage children to explore the possibilities hiddenin their LEGO collection. Includes pieces to make between tenand twelve projects.

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Draw, colour and shade like a real manga artist! Includes manga industry tools and directions to draw, ink and colour manga characters like a pro. This next-level watercolour kit provides the traditional art skills of Japan's most influential manga artists with a beginner-friendly instruction book jam-packed with manga and anime art. An introductory primer guides artists of all skill levels through interactive lessons. Learn the importance of character expression and movement, then master the skills of line weight and shading while inking your character with the black waterproof pen. Finally, have your manga characters jump off the page with colouring techniques using the included watercolor paints to paint over lightly sketched artwork. With 18 trendy designs, this all-in-one kit includes everything a new manga artist needs to get started and create the manga art of their dreams. What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

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Create and blend beautiful oil pastel art with Pastel Studio by Klutz! More than a colouring book, this complete kit teaches budding artists how to feel confident using oil pastels. There are step-by-step instructions that teaches learners how to get layered, vibrant colours with texture and patterns – plus there's space to practice. Printed designs include cute animals, fun florals and positive words of affirmation. The kit includes: an instructional and colouring book oil pastels blending sticks. What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

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Build a rainbow maker that attaches to the window and casts rainbows around your room on a sunny day! With the materials included, build a triple-crystal, motorised rainbow maker that hangs to your window.You'll learn all about the best weather conditions to find and record rainbows in the wild. This fun STEM kit lets you have fun while learning about the subjects you may encounter in school: reflection/refraction, light and prisms. The kit includes: an instruction book faceted crystals silver rings motor suction cups alligator clips holographic sheet Requires 2x AA batteries, not included. What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combina

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Postcards from Home: Creativity in a Time of Crisis is a beautiful and unforgettable collection of self-rendered images from a bevy of photographers, filmmakers, actors, creative directors, performance artists, fashion designers, and models from Marc Jacobs, Karen Elson, Florence Pugh, Maurizio Cattelan, Virgil Abloh, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Billy Porter, Donatella Versace, Tom Ford, Lizzo, Kendall Jenner, Gisele Bundchen, Cindy Sherman, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Kim Kardashian West, among others, that share a glimpse of their lives under lockdown. From self-portraits in their homes, to images of Vogue s friends and collaborators with their families, to photographs of original artworks created during this time of social distancing these snapshots reflect a moment in history when the world turned upside down, but creativity flourished. This unique photography book is a must-have for devotees of fashion, art, culture, and photography, and reaches across a readership of all ages. A portion of the proceeds will go to A Common Thread, Vogue s new fundraising initiative to provide assistance to the fashion industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical milestones to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2023, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2023 is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth Scores of new special days, weeks and months Famous birthdays of new world leaders, lauded authors and breakout celebrities Info on milestone anniversaries, such as the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, the 225th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the 125th anniversary of the Curies' discovery of radium, the 100th birth anniversary of Hank Williams, the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, the 50th anniversary of Skylab Information on such special sporting events as the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."

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The next in Klutz's beloved line of tiny, adorable shops. Sculpt a variety of clay dogs plus artisanal clay treats for dogs with five colours of clay for such pun-tastic, puppy-fied treats as pupperoni pizza, pupcakes and puppuccinos! Use mixed-media supplies to create easy yet realistic details that bring your doggie dining franchise to life! ABOUT KLUTZ: Klutz's award-winning products combine clear instructions with everything you need to give children a hands-on learning experience that ranges from the artistic to the scientific. And for younger children there's Chicken Socks. An assortment of fun activity books for preschool children ages 4 and up. They include crafts, games, beads and more all great for tapping into budding creativity. Klutz kits include everything you need to create exciting crafts Perfect for those who enjoy making adorable crafts This cute kit will provide hours of fun Includes an easy-to-understand instruction booklet

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Cuddle and dress-up your new unicorn plush with Craft & Snuggle: My Pet Unicorn by Klutz Junior! Make a pretty flower crown for your unicorn and dress it up with hair accessories and more! The kit comes with an adoption certificate so make sure you fill it in to name your unicorn. After, colour in the super-cute storybook about your unicorn's first ballet class! Included in the kit: Klutz-designed unicorn plush a pre-made tutu a storybook pipe cleaners pre-cut felt pieces stickers. What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

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The follow-up to the popular Watercolor Crush and Watercolor Dreams, this beautiful kit teaches watercolour techniques and provides 18 pages of illustrations. Create gorgeous watercolour art in this lovely kit – there are even spot-gloss areas for resist painting. This is the perfect gift for creatives and also a great way to encourage creativity in children and help them develop an eye for detail. The kit includes: watercolour art boards with resist print seven colours of watercolour paint a paintbrush a pallet tray. What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

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Make and bake 15 clay cuties and then help them find their foreverhomes with MINI CLAY WORLD PET ADOPTION TRUCK.

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A companion to Sew Mini Treats, this title is all about easy-to-makeand flawlessly adorable animals. Comes with punch out patterns,pre cut eyes and noses, needles, and thread to create more than10 soft cuties.

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Stitch and stuff your favorite pretend foods with Sew Mini Treats! Make your own felted play food with fabulous faces. Includes instructions, patterns and materials for 18 cheerful, itty-bitty food items as well as tips and tricks to customize your own designs. It's an instant recipe for fun! With super-clear instructions and no sewing experience required, Sew Mini Treats provides hours of endless entertainment.

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Introduce your little one to the great outdoors in this interactive activity book full of camping fun! Use the cardboard cut outs to build a campfire or fill your backpack with a compass, sleeping bag, and more!My First Campout is the perfect start for boys and girls to experience the joys of camping. Build your campfire, track and learn animal prints, organize your backpack with the essentials, and more! This uniquely designed sturdy activity book will encourage creativity and hours of fun as kids learn about the basics of camping life.This interactive book features: Lift-the-flap peekaboo panels and removable cardboard cut-outs that pop up, including rocks for your campfire, flashlight, medical kit, and more A secret fold out for the fire Sturdy board book style format My First Campout is: Perfect for nature lovers, campers, outdoorsman or outdoorswoman who want to introduce their child to the wonderful world of nature and wilderness A fun game and activity for children and adults alike Great gift for birthdays, holidays, or any National Park enthusiast Don’t miss out on the other activity books in the series: My First Tackle Box, My First Golf Bag, and more!

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For kids and adults alike, be a jester on the go with this pocket-sized book: Pocket Jokes. Never miss a punchline with a whole book of jokes to choose from. Whether you're a knock-knock joke enthusiast or a dad-joke aficionado, there's a joke for comedians of all ages. Gift the up-and-coming comedian and punster in your life with on-the-go jokes. Take a world of comedy with you wherever you go with this travel-sized book!

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A collection of six volumes that have shaped America—from colonial times to the present day. Since its founding, the United States of America has represented freedom, whether it be that of the state or the individual. This boxed set of six special-edition Word Cloud Classics includes The U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings, Selected Works of Alexander Hamilton, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Common Sense and The Rights of Man, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Other Works, and Presidential Inaugural Addresses. Readers with an interest in American history will be proud to display these works on their bookshelf—and a montage of the American flag on the spines is sure to provoke many an interesting conversation.

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Storey's popular Backpack Explorer series of colourful take-along field guides for kids ages 4-7 encourages the littlest explorers to look, listen, touch, play, and discover the wonders of the natural world. This valuable gift set bundles five books in the series (On the Nature Trail, Bird Watch, Bug Hunt, Discovering Trees, and Rock Hunt) in a high-quality box. The box includes sturdy dividers and sticker labels, along with instructions for using the box to house a unique collection of nature finds.The best-selling Backpack Explorer series has become a favourite of nature-curious kids and families. Now available in one value-packed bundle, the Backpack Explorer 5-Book Set with Nature Collection Box includes five books in the series: On the Nature Trail; Bird Watch; Bug Hunt; Discovering Trees; and Rock Hunt. Packed with prompts, activities, interactive field guides, and sensory scavenger hunts, each Backpack Explorer book gets kids outside and exploring the world around them. Colourful, lightweight, and durable, these books are designed to be popped in a backpack and taken along on nature walks-turning any outdoor adventure into an opportunity for nature science learning! In addition to the hands-on activities, each book includes a real magnifying glass for outdoor and on-the-page observing, three sheets of sticker patches for keeping track of nature finds, and a log for recording naturalist notes. The five books in the gift set are packaged in a keepsake nature collection box with sturdy dividers and label stickers for storing and identifying rocks, feathers, leaves, and other nature treasures that kids pick up along the trail. Bursting with hundreds of activities for screen-free fun and nature learning, this collection will make a special gift for junior naturalists ages 4-7.

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“When I grow up, I want to be a veterinarian!” With stickers, fill-out forms, and pop-out pieces, this fun activity book for kids aged 3–7 includes everything aspiring vets need to provide top-notch care for their stuffed animal friends. Veterinary equipment — from a pop-out stethoscope to bottles of pretend treatments — and essential supplies such as signs for welcoming patients, examination checklists, and bandage stickers for fixing boo-boos, make this colorful, interactive book a source of fun and creative role-play that sparks the imagination while reinforcing early math, science, and literacy skills.

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Begin your day with Morning Meditations, with reflective meditations and thoughtful journal prompts for every season paired with serene landscape art to get you on the path of mindfulness. Though it can be easy to get caught up in the fast-paced world throughout the year, Morning Meditations encourages you to be present and mindful of every thought. With this beautiful book, you can start each day focused and prepared to take on anything. Morning Meditations will help you create a peaceful and purposeful mindset, giving you the freedom to feel calm and think reflectively as you begin to understand your thoughts each morning through this mindful routine. With prompts for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, this guide is perfect for everyone—from those picking up their first mindful practice to long-time followers. Some prompts include: Spring – What things in your life do you need to examine more closely today? Summer – In what ways are you growing, both inward and outward? Fall – How will you receive peace today? Winter – Describe the things about yourself that you are glad to have. The Everyday Inspiration Journals series has a guided journal for every self-improvement journey. Whatever your personal goal, whether it is to incorporate more positivity into your life, or to slow down and find calm, or to hone your spell-building craft, or something else, you will find in this series an elegant journal in which you can record your thoughts, aspirations, and progress. With a simple, easy-to-follow structure, each journal is filled with powerful prompts and helpful trackers to illuminate your way. Also available from the Everyday Inspiration Journal series: Astrological Self-Care Journal Be Happy: A Journal Beautifully Brave Journal Calm Your Anxiety Journal Essential Dream Journal Everyday Calm: A Journal Find Your Mantra Journal Finding Gratitude: A Journal Healing Burnout Self Care Journal Spellcraft

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“. . . readers will count on Popular Mechanics’ advice.” —Booklist (starred review)For any home repair, big or small, homeowners can turn to this practical and portable reference. Got a squeaky floor or a rattling door?Is your grout a color you don’t recognize anymore? From quick fixes like linking broken chains and patching drywall to more involved projects like replacing a fuel line and bleeding your brakes, Popular Mechanics How to Fix Anything is the handy and reliable go-to guide for the most common household problems offering a primer on plumbing, unexpected hacks like using a golf tee to fill a stripped screw hole, instructions for tuning up the garage door, and so much more. Throughout the book Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics’ senior home editor, answers questions about the trickiest fix-its, including how to deal with a recurring ceiling cracks or get rid of that stench from the kitchen sink.. And because it’s organized room by room, from basement to bathroom to bedroom, it’s simple to find the solution you need—so you won’t have to hire someone else to do the job.

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Take a magic-infused journey through your year with this undated weekly and monthly planner inspired by the otherworldly power of cats. This unique planner invites you on a mystical planning and scheduling experience, whether for work, school, or your daily life. Infused with spells to help you actively manifest your intentions, soothe stress, unblock your creativity, and much more, this enchanted planner is designed for those curious about cat magick as well as seasoned practitioners. This planner features:   Stunning artistic renderings of cats that will accompany you in your spells paired with in-depth descriptions of their energy, elements, planetary companions, and folklore. Full-page step-by-step instructions for spells, potions, and charms. Incantations to enhance your intentions and call forth what you seek. 18 full-month calendar spreads 72 weeks with plenty of space to write.

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Go on an adventure through the Amazon rainforest and get a close-up look at jaguars, poisonous frogs, gorillas, giant river otters, and other creatures in this educational and exciting coloring book for kids! Featuring 40 line art designs of animals that live in the Amazon, from sloths and anacondas to toucans, piranhas, and more. This book is the perfect outlet for kids to express their creativity while they learn all about this amazing ecosystem and its crucial role on planet earth! Interesting facts complement each illustration for children to learn about each animal and how they live – from high up in the tree canopies to deep in the river waters – and the rainforest itself and all its wonders for an element of fascinating fun! Also included are extra pages filled with tons of bonus stickers!

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