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“When you came out of my tummy, the first thing you looked for was my breast.” This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the powerful bond shared between a mother and her newborn baby. You, me and the breast is part of a delightful series of illustrated books by Monica Calaf and Mikel Fuentes, which also includes Your Daddy and Me, When you were in my tummy, and How You Were Born.

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Special Brothers and Sisters is a collection of real-life accounts from the brothers and sisters of children with special needs, disability or serious illness, ranging in age from 3 to 18 years. They explain, in their own words, what it's like to live with their siblings.There is a lot of advice available for parents of a child with a disability or illness, but very little about the important issue of educating their siblings about how they feel, and why they may behave differently from other children.These stories - from 40 different families - come with related tips to help siblings deal with some of the things that happen in their family lives. The book also provides a helpful glossary to explain, in child-friendly language, the disabilities and medical conditions mentioned, including:* ADHD* autism* cerebral palsy* cystic fibrosis* Down syndromeSpecial Brothers and Sisters is an engaging and educational collection that will enable young people and adults to share in the extraordinary experience of being a sibling of a child with special needs, a disability or serious illness.

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Icons features colorful portraits of 50 of the most admired women in the fields of music, politics, human rights, and film. This diverse and inclusive collection features the world's most inspiring women, including Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Yayoi Kusama and so many more. From singers to writers, activists to artists, politicians to filmmakers, Icons is a celebration of the strength of women. Illustrated by Monica Ahanonu, each portrait is accompanied by a short biography about what makes each woman a force to be reckoned with. • The ultimate gift for women to women: mom-to-daughter, daughter-to-mom, friend-to-friend • Keep it out on the coffee table to read about the lives and accomplishments of each woman, or simply enjoy the enigmatic portraits. Ahanonu's illustrated portraits are both easily recognizable and also an artistic take on each featured woman's likeness and identity. • A smart and empowering collection of female role models • A great gift for Mother's Day, birthdays, graduations, and Women's History Month • Perfect for those who loved In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs by Grace Bonney and Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World by Mackenzi Lee

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This book was born from the desire to analyze the role of social recruitment in human resources management. The first chapter analyzes theoretical background of social media communication and focuses on the trend to make use of these instruments in SMEs and public and non-profit sectors. The second chapter explores an analysis of social sphere through three perspectives: a) how it has changed the identity of individuals; b) the relationship between social media and aspects of personality; c) the correlation between social media and cultural dimensions. The third chapter, focuses on the advantages and limitations of social recruitment and examines how employer branding can used strategically in order to attract potential candidates. The relationship between social network and recruitment has been analyzed through empirical research on public and non-profit sector and SMEs (using Cranet data) in the fourth chapter. The last chapter analyzes the competitive advantage which social recruitment can generate.

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The fourth of a delightful series of illustrated books by Monica Calaf and Mikel Fuentes gives young children the opportunity to learn about how they were born.

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A delightful and beautifully illustrated story for children about a mother’s experience of pregnancy and her joy as a child is brought into the world. When you were in my tummy is part of a delightful series of illustrated books by Monica Calaf and Mikel Fuentes, which also includes Your Daddy and Me, How you were born, and You, me and the breast.

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The figure of Spartacus often serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many different popular media. This new essay collection brings together a wide range of scholarly perspectives on the four seasons of the acclaimed and highly successful premium cable television series 'Spartacus' (2010-13), with contributions from experts in the fields of Classics, History, Gender, Film and Media Studies, and Classical Reception. 'STARZ Spartacus' uncovers a fascinating range of topics and themes within the series such as slavery, society, politics, spectacle, material culture, sexuality, aesthetics, and fan reception. As the first volume of essays published on the entirety of the STARZ series, this book is a valuable resource for both students and scholars eager to confront a new Spartacus, as the hero of the slave revolt is recast for a twenty-first century audience.The first academic volume looking at various themes of the premium cable TV series 'Spartacus'Includes original, innovative research in fields of history, politics, gender, film, fan culture Explores the theme of Spartacus on screen from multiple angles: history, classics, film studies, reception studies, gender studies, fandom studies

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From bears on the Renaissance stage to the equine pageantry of the nineteenth-century hunt, animals have been used in human-orchestrated entertainments throughout history. The essays in this volume present an array of case studies that inspire new ways of interpreting animal performance and the role of animal agency in the performing relationship.In exploring the human-animal relationship from the early modern period to the nineteenth century, Performing Animals questions what it means for an animal to “perform,” examines how conceptions of this relationship have evolved over time, and explores whether and how human understanding of performance is changed by an animal’s presence. The contributors discuss the role of animals in venues as varied as medieval plays, natural histories, dissections, and banquets, and they raise provocative questions about animals’ agency. In so doing, they demonstrate the innovative potential of thinking beyond the boundaries of the present in order to dismantle the barriers that have traditionally divided human from animal.From fleas to warhorses to animals that “perform” even after death, this delightfully varied volume brings together examples of animals made to “act” in ways that challenge obvious notions of performance. The result is an eye-opening exploration of human-animal relationships and identity that will appeal greatly to scholars and students of animal studies, performance studies, and posthuman studies.In addition to the editors, the contributors are Todd Andrew Borlik, Pia F. Cuneo, Kim Marra, Richard Nash, Sarah E. Parker, Rob Wakeman, Kari Weil, and Jessica Wolfe.

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In the years following the Civil War, pioneers in the women’s rights movement, women’s medical education, and public-private charitable partnerships joined forces to reduce the incidence of abortion in America. As alumni of the abolitionist movement, they analyzed abortion in ways that resembled their earlier critiques of slavery. Abortion, too, was a structural problem. A self-evidently evil act, it was sustained by the quack doctors and unscrupulous press that it enriched. These advocates believed that women seeking abortions had usually been deprived of their ability to act freely, rationally, and well in the world, almost always by external forces. Thus, they had sympathy for their suffering sisters and pity for their injuries—physical and moral. Early women’s rights advocates worked to raise vulnerable women to their feet, providing them with material and moral resources for “self-extrication” from the depths into which they had sunk. The authors of this book have approached their subject critically, examining not just the early women’s rights advocates’ publicly spoken words, but the networks and institutions that they built. This previously untold story illuminates the early history of women’s rights and abortion in America.

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Ahoy, little mateys! Captain Jack and his crew have found a bottle with a hidden message! It will lead them to the mysterious Achoo Island… An island inhabited BY GIANT NOSES! As they approach, the giant noses start attacking them with boogers. It was a trap! Boogers fly everywhere! Take cover, mateys! Will Little Captain Jack and his crew be able to escape? Caution! You may wanna have a hanky ready as you read this hilarious tale of adventure (by Alicia Acosta and Mónica Carretero). But wait, there’s more! You can also read the first adventure of Little Captain Jack. Anyone can be brave, no matter their size!

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A bouncy, colorful picture book by award-winning author Eric Kimmel for Rosh Hashanah.“A beautiful retelling with a kinder, more inclusive ending.” –Midwest Book ReviewIn this playful version of The Little Red Hen, a young girl enlists her animal friends to help make the challah for Rosh Hashanah.The whole diverse neighborhood joins in the Rosh Hashanah celebration at the end of the story, emphasizing the universality of our resolve to build a better world in the new year.

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A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolutionNature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? Delicious is a supremely entertaining foray into the heart of such questions.With generous helpings of warmth and wit, Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez offer bold new perspectives on why food is enjoyable and how the pursuit of delicious flavors has guided the course of human history. They consider the role that flavor may have played in the invention of the first tools, the extinction of giant mammals, the evolution of the world’s most delicious and fatty fruits, the creation of beer, and our own sociality. Along the way, you will learn about the taste receptors you didn't even know you had, the best way to ferment a mastodon, the relationship between Paleolithic art and cheese, and much more.Blending irresistible storytelling with the latest science, Delicious is a deep history of flavor that will transform the way you think about human evolution and the gustatory pleasures of the foods we eat.

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From bears on the Renaissance stage to the equine pageantry of the nineteenth-century hunt, animals have been used in human-orchestrated entertainments throughout history. The essays in this volume present an array of case studies that inspire new ways of interpreting animal performance and the role of animal agency in the performing relationship.In exploring the human-animal relationship from the early modern period to the nineteenth century, Performing Animals questions what it means for an animal to “perform,” examines how conceptions of this relationship have evolved over time, and explores whether and how human understanding of performance is changed by an animal’s presence. The contributors discuss the role of animals in venues as varied as medieval plays, natural histories, dissections, and banquets, and they raise provocative questions about animals’ agency. In so doing, they demonstrate the innovative potential of thinking beyond the boundaries of the present in order to dismantle the barriers that have traditionally divided human from animal.From fleas to warhorses to animals that “perform” even after death, this delightfully varied volume brings together examples of animals made to “act” in ways that challenge obvious notions of performance. The result is an eye-opening exploration of human-animal relationships and identity that will appeal greatly to scholars and students of animal studies, performance studies, and posthuman studies.In addition to the editors, the contributors are Todd Andrew Borlik, Pia F. Cuneo, Kim Marra, Richard Nash, Sarah E. Parker, Rob Wakeman, Kari Weil, and Jessica Wolfe.

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When an acorn falls on little Chicken Licken's head, he thinks the sky is falling. Soon the whole farmyard is in a flap, apart from sneaky Foxy Loxy. But he's in for a surprise too.

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Although chubby and gray, these funny little animals will embark on the adventure of forming their own theater and will remind us of that artist that we all carry inside.Still don''t know the Poly family? Beneath a large cabaret theater lived a huge family of roly-polies. The cabaret was open at night, and it welcomed the greatest stars of the moment, who got together to sing and dance to the rhythm of the music. But of course, with that noise, no one could sleep! So the Poly family decided to sleep during the day, and at night they put on their best evening gowns and joined the party. Undoubtedly, these little creatures were real artists. That is why they decided to put on their own show in an abandoned theatre box. Each member of the family had a special talent: one sang like angels, another preferred to dance and create the best choreographies They all had their role in the show. One day, a family member who lived abroad made a proposal

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? Una obra práctica e inspiradora que ofrece propuestas para vivir con plenitud y consciencia el proceso del embarazo, abarcando las facetas emocional, física, mental y espiritual.? Dividida en trimestres y subdividida en semanas, explica los cambios que la madre experimenta junto a su bebé durante todo el proceso de gestación.? Permite ordenar y clasificar todo lo relativo al embarazo y al parto, e incluye espacios en blanco para plasmar las experiencias y sensaciones vividas durante esta etapa.La Agenda-Libro del Embarazo Consciente es una bonita herramienta ideada para ayudar a las futuras mamás a disfrutar del embarazo de una forma consciente y plena. Semana a semana, Mónica Manso y Yadday Hermoso explican los cambios que la mujer experimenta durante la gestación y proponen ejercicios y recursos corporales, emocionales y espirituales para hacer del embarazo un proceso consciente y creativo. Sus páginas incluyen actividades de visualización y mindfulness, meditaciones, pr

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La pequeña charca se está secando, los habitantes están preocupadísimos, necesitan un líder que los dirija. Quién será el más idóneo? el más antiguo? el más fuerte? el más habilidoso? el que siempre lo ha sido?. A veces nos enzarzamos en discusiones que no van a ningún sitio y dejamos lo verdaderamente importante a un lado. Descubriremos si en esta charca ganan las ganas de arreglarlo o las cualidades de ese líder.

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Pasad página y leed sin miedo a pincharos. Mónica ha abrazado este libro el tiempo suficiente y tenía razón: las espinas han desaparecido. Esto no es un libro, es un año. Es un antes y un después. Es una muerte y una segunda oportunidad. Es una pistola en el pecho pidiendo ayuda. Soy yo en el suelo, eres tú leyendo heridas con el corazón acariciando cada sutura.

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Premiado en Estados Unidos en los 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Cada vestido de mamá es único, como única es la aventura que inspira cada uno de ellos. Cada vestido de mamá es un espejo de sus emociones que nos invita a crear y volar con la imaginación. Los vestidos de mamá celebra el amor entre madre e hija. Lexile Level: 640L No se pierdan el booktrailer! Las primeras páginas:

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AuronPlay es, a día de hoy, uno de los youtubers más conocidos e influyentes del mundo hispano. Su canal ya tiene cerca de tres millones de suscriptores, y las visualizaciones de sus vídeos se cuentan por centenares de millones, de manera que su nombre se ha ganado un sitio merecido entre los grandes del mundo del canal de vídeos más popular de internet.Si todavía no lo conoces, este es el libro que necesitas para saberlo todo acerca del personaje que interpreta Raúl Álvarez. De pocos se puede decir que siempre han estado ahí desde que existe YouTube.

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Stairs that wobble, secret passages and plenty of ghosts wait hidden within the pages of this spooky tale. Open the door for a spine-chilling adventure!Would you dare to live in a haunted house?Tired of living in the big city, Mrs. Muac and her son look for a new home to start over in a much quieter place. But, try as they might they can't seem to find the perfect house: they are so expensive! One day, they stumble upon a mysterious real estate agency called The Haunted House Agency and embark on a great journey to find the house of their dreams or nightmares?Join the adventures of Mrs. Muac and her son to find stairs that wobble, secret passages, talking bells, and plenty of funny ghosts are just some of the strange things they discover hidden within the pages of this spooky tale.Open the door for a spine-chilling adventure.Escaleras que se bambolean, pasadizos s

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Tras sufrir un terrible accidente de coche, en la difusa línea que separa la vida de la muerte, a Malena se le aparecen todas las palabras que se quedaron sin decir: palabras de amor, de perdón, de amistad, de reconocimiento?Por su mente desfilaron todos sus amores, los felices y los fallidos: aquel que la hizo sufrir, aquellos otros que le sirvieron para olvidar y su amor actual, a quien tanto debe y de lo cual hasta ahora no se había dado cuenta; su mejor amiga, a la que olvidó decir te quiero antes de que se fuera; su familia y, sobrevolándolo todo, el personaje de su perrita Mia, una figura entrañable, divertida y sorprendente que conseguirá encauzar el destino de Malena para que nunca más olvide decir Te quiero.Yo me quedé tanto tiempo empapada, sin paraguas, sin consueloque cuando dejó de diluviar me quedé inmóvil. Y continué enaquel mismo lugar imaginando que seguía cayendo, que me seguíacalando hasta los huesos, cuando ya lo único que quedabaera un pequeñ

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