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What is the one thing you least expect to experience when you wake up in the morning? Waking up on the kitchen table? Waking up to find out that you wetted your bed? No, no! Emma's situation is a little different. One morning, Emma wakes up to find that something unimaginable has happened to her. There are bumps on both sides of her head, and soon they grow into antlers like seeds growing into a plant! She needs to find out how this difference will make her "cooler." The Girl with Antlers is the story of a child who faces the thing that makes her different and comes to accept it. At first, Emma won't leave the house because of the antlers that have grown on her head. However, her grandpa's wise words make her change her mind. This is a story that makes us question what is `normal' and tells us how our differences can transform us into more colourful and compassionate people.

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A cautionary tale with depth and humour, A Garden on Top of the World is environmental fiction for ages 12 and up. Includes resources on gardening, urban gardens, heirloom seeds and organic foods. The year is 2066 and life in Greenland is much warmer, more crowded, and lacking in fresh food. Sixteen-year-old Jonnie lives in the Relocation city of Shamed. Hundred-story high rises house extended families from American coastal cities relocated after the Sixth Sea Rise. Work and school are conducted from overcrowded apartments, and homeless people camp out in the streets. Red is a homeless man who takes up temporary residence in a pigeon coop on the roof. After Red talks about the seeds in the birds' droppings, Jonnie gets interested in heirloom seeds. The family business has just been awarded a lucrative contract from Monarcho, the international conglomerate that holds patents to much of the world's seeds. Jonnie knows little about how food grows because meals come in packages ordered online and delivered by drone. Dishes are manufactured in the home using 3D printers. Armed with a new understanding of old-fashioned garden-grown food, Jonnie is determined to create her own garden on the roof of her high rise. Jonnie's search for who she is and what she might be able to offer the world is one that will resonate with readers of all ages. The information she learns about healthy food, sustainable agriculture, and urban gardens may inspire readers to start their own gardens.

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Come with Roberto the Sea Boy on a visit it his friends who live deep in the ocean. You’ll meet turtles, a tonguefish, and even a giant whale. Would you like to meet Roberto too? Inside, he gives you the secret of how to meet him. Seas all around the world are in trouble. They need your help. So does Roberto

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To live an elevated life or a base spiritual life depends on how you perceive the world and how you act. To Be or Not To Be – Discredited is a personal development book telling you how to develop your spirit by giving samples from the lives of various people. This book tells you the true stories of the ones who are ascending spiritually when it seems that they are descending and vice versa. People may possess wealth, post, power, etc. but if they are slaves of these material and worldly issues, even they seem to be ascending, in reality their spirits are descending and they will be losers in the end. They need to feed their spirits – this book explains how. On the other hand, you can find the stories of the people who are ascending spiritually even if they seem to be descending worldly. Every suffering possesses a wisdom that one may not be able to see at the beginning. Suffering can be a launching platform for ascending. With his plain and fluent language, Doctor Ismail Yavas sheds light to the past and present and gives advices for a brilliant future.

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Fast food chains have spread to every corner of the globe, eroding the taste of good food from our kitchens and scouring delicious homecooked odours from our homes. When parents spend time with their children in the kitchen, they are engaging in more than the mere act of cooking. Rather, they are participating in a living cultural history that cannot be replaced by the fast food phenomenon. Preparing, baking, and eating your own bread might sound like an ordinary task, until you are reminded of the history behind the labour. Humans have farmed and harvested wheat for ten thousand years. We’ve been making bread for thousands of years. Bread has acquired a unique meaning in every culture. The history of humanity is woven into its smell. Why don’t you make some homemade bread with your child, add your own page to this chapter of humanity’s history? Every child deserves this experience. Why don’t you write your own story with your child? Homemade Bread has a special place among the library’s collection of children’s books because it reinvigorates the joy that can be found in the simple and ancient art of baking bread.

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There are dozens of theories and hundreds of books around explaining what kind of a parent you should become. However not only every parent, but also every child is unique. Be the one to determine which is the right way for yourself by moving from your own theory and practice.

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There are days when we wish we had a very special book. One which will not only let us know the direction we should take, but will also make us feel better about our physical appearance, and.at the same time, bring a smile to our face. Yoga with Cats is definitely this type of book. It helps you get an inspiration for daily exercises, to receive an intuitive message, AND, if necessary, to involve your cats in all the fun. Yoga with Cats has 33 exercises - each of them showing a yoga pose and usual help from your cats, while you are trying to accomplish it. Would you like to pick up your daily yoga routine? Shuffle the deck and choose your poses! Don't forget - your cats will try to be very helpful as well! And who knows, maybe you will be able to add your own variations for each pose later. Or pick up a pose for a daily Intuitive message or quick energizing yoga pose. But the most important thing is that you enjoy it! Laugh and have as much fun as possible with your cats on this daily yoga journey.

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All the lakes of the world are drying up. A direct result of human dereliction, lakes and waterways on every continent are disappearing at unprecedented speed. These waterways are our future, yet they continue to evaporate before our very eyes. If the climate crisis is not arrested, our planet will wither and die. Despite this grim possibility, there is no need to spread fear in the hearts and minds of our children. Rather, we must build hope for the future -for their future. In this third book of our Woodpecker series, our bird heroes uphold this sense of hope as they band together for the sake of a magnificent lake hidden deep in the forest. They show us that where there is unity, there is power. And we can’t help but smile when they triumph and the lake is saved. Neither avatars nor wishful thinking will save our planet. We need to educate our children and ensure they understand the steps they can and must take in caring for the world.

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Nuclear power plant disasters threaten the entire planet. From so-called `developed’ Russia to Japan, USA to France; in the aftermath of an accident, thousands of people are deprived of their basic human right to health and subjected to lies and suppression of information. Workers of the nuclear power plant, people who live in that region as well as in other parts of that country, residents of close countries and even consumers from distant places who have to buy the contaminated products; every single one of them is affected. Nuclear Disasters: Chernobyl and Fukushima covers the impacts of accidents in these two nuclear power plants with more clarity since a reasonable amount of time has passed for data accuracy. Even a country as developed as Japan failed to take the first measure after a nuclear power plant accident, iodine tablet distribution, and it has already led to great consequences. A significant lesson learned from all these accidents is that, just like the global climate change, nuclear power plants concern an area larger than the jurisdiction of the state that they are built in, namely they concern every living organism on this planet. Therefore, all the people who will suffer from the negative effects have the right to resist nuclear energy regardless of whichever country a reactor is built in.

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How is it possible for a tiny little bird to peck a hole in the trunk of a huge tree? With ten hits per second, and force 100 times stronger than gravity, woodpeckers are one of the most interesting and inspiring members of the bird kingdom. They use their magnificent beaks and amazing strength to hammer holes in trees - and that's where they make their nests. Woodpecker couples are a great example of solidarity. Males and females work together to build a nest and gather food, and males share in the duty of sitting on their eggs. They provide us with an opportunity to rethink all that is around us. In this new century, libraries are full of books containing new ideas and the embracing value of solidarity. The Woodpeckers' Cooperative is a modern fairy tale about the danger of failing to prepare for winter-as well as the importance of community and cooperation. A good children's story should catch a child's full attention. At Dixi Books, capturing a child's imagination is our priority and our promise.

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Composting with red worms is easy, even for very young children. Composting teaches children not to waste, to know the value of what they have, and that they should not leave food on their plate. Joe knows the value of worms; many of them live in his compost box. When the worms' lives are suddenly endangered, Joe gets help from his friends to save them. The connection between children and animals is incredible. Children have a way of understanding and communicating with animals that adults don't have. Join Joe on his adventure to save the worms!

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Nona has never worked in a garden before, but she would like to give it a try. When her parents rent a small plot of land across the street from their house, Nona and her best friend Toby transform the empty space into a magnificent vegetable garden. And Nona's dream of becoming a farmer comes true! My Garden shows that modern occupations aren't the only path to success. Happiness and achievement can also be found in traditional occupations such as farming and working the land. My Garden is a charming story that opens the door to dreams and to a future that each and every child can enjoy

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“Mottainai feels like sacrifice at first. Then it feels like the only way to live.” Mottainai means waste. Popular with the Japanese for generations, mottainai (pronounced moe-tie-nye) is the Buddhist term for essence. One can say mottainai and mean “waste nothing.” Or, if something appears wasteful, one might remark, “mottainai.” A kind of modern day fairy tale, MOTTAINAI: A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF THE ZERO WASTE LIFE is the story of a young man who has everything and feels nothing but frustration. Until he meets an unusual stranger and learns how little we really need—and why living differently is important for each of us, and for the planet. An ancient Japanese philosophy popularized worldwide by the late African activist Wangari Maathai, mottainai is both an individual consciousness and a global movement toward zero waste. To support this important worldview, MOTTAINAI: A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF THE ZERO WASTE LIFE provides an entertaining story, an allegory about what it takes for us to change our comfortable, wasteful lifestyle in order to save our beautiful, beleaguered planet. Includes tips for cutting back on waste and helpful resources/references.

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Animals have always been attractive for children. Theirs is the most basic and different life style after human nature. A child is always curious about what is different from himself or herself. This book fosters children's curiosity about the animal world and equips them with new information about how they feed.

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The book “Josephine” is an illustrated story that speaks about personal liberation: “We have to get rid of everything we know to imagine and accept whatever new is coming … Our daily actions lay the foundation for societies to come.” Josephine. A pathway to freedom is an illustrated tale for grownups that narrates the story of a young woman and her life path towards freedom. More than that, it aims to inspire its readers to never give up looking for the pure essence of their precious self. The book is introduced with a preface that addresses the importance of freeing your mind and thoughts, in a society that subtly tempts you to do otherwise, and it closes with a special, imagined letter from one of the author’s favourite writers, Virginia Woolf.

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Bunny is back for new adventures! This time she is in Portugal with Mommy, Poppy, and Bearli. There they will discover new places, try new things, explore new tastes, and meet salty new sea friends who invite them to consider a life of gratitude. Join Bunny for this new experience and be a part of her ongoing adventures. This is the second book of The Bunny Chronicles series, the first of which was released in July 2019.

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A new generation of children… They are not afraid of taking responsibilities any more, but they are rather keen on addressing problems. Claire is one of them. The moment she sees the broken swing and the cracked slide in the children’s park in her neighbourhood, she decides to take action. Not surprisingly, her way of reaching a solution is an interesting and innovative one. You will love the journey of Claire, a strong and ambitious girl, so much that you will want to read this book over and over again.

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Birds live in this world right alongside us. We might know the names of a few species, but they’re not cats or dogs. How many of us really know them well? For children, flying is a miracle unique to birds. Children are curious about our winged friends, the way they fly, sometimes over extraordinary distances, the way they eat, build their nests, and raise their young. In this second book of our Woodpecker series, our woodpecker friends teach us the meaning of solidarity. We see how they build a cooperative, a food store built for the purpose of sharing food with those who need it. We learn that it is possible to establish a united community deep in the mysterious world of the forest. Beyond the birds’ squeaks and squawks, Volunteer Woodpeckers takes place in a different space and shares with children a sense of joy and wonder that adults might never comprehend.

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A man notices a crow and a seagull flying together as friends. He is surprised because these two birds happen to be enemies. When he looks more carefully, he realises that both birds are lame. Like us, our children are smart, clever, and creative. However, they also have habits or behaviours they don’t like. A child’s odd behaviour is not a defect, but rather something to address and modify. The fairy and cloud experience this in our story. Though the fairy cannot sing and the cloud is getting smaller and smaller, their friendship will get them through their troubles. With their out-of-the-box children’s story, our Catalan author and illustrator present a gift of extraordinary colours to the children of the world.

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Her eyes drift as she wonders who they are and where they're going. More importantly, where is she going? Where are they going? And what's going to happen when they get there? A new life? A new beginning? She bites her lip. She doesn't think so. Australia is known as the lucky country, but as we know luck is relative. S.C. Farrow's Open Wounds is a collection of unflinching Australian short stories that shines a light on those moments in life that are as profound as they are traumatic.

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Seed is the assurance of life and humanity’s future. It is important for children to recognise the value of seeds, as well the joy of planting and growing them. Lily grows seeds in the greenhouse she built in the community garden with her friend Jack. Now, she is teaching all that she knows about seeds to children in the neighbourhood. Seed and Life teaches children about the value of seeds, the usefulness of composting, the benefit of gardening, and the importance of recycling.

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Sunfish and Moonlight are two big-hearted sea creatures who love each other and who want to have a family. But the water where they live is too warm and they cannot spawn their babies. They decide to leave their home and go on an extraordinary adventure to a place where the water is colder. Straight from the tales told by Sunfish's mother, the North Star becomes their compass on a journey where they not only fight with hostile fish but escape from humans hunting them from big ships. Despite ongoing concerns about the seas' rising temperatures, they avoid all dangers and eventually spawn a family of many babies. Explaining global climate change to young children is by far one of the most challenging tasks an adult can face. A contemporary fable of love and adventure for young children, Sunfish and Moonlight creates awareness of global warming and its effects on the environment.

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Touched is a collection of fantastical short stories where the bizarre meets the mundane and nothing is quite what it seems. In Touched, the writer takes you on a journey through the garden of fantasy. The reader will pick the flowers of jokes, mysteries, weirdness, and enjoyment. You will enjoy reading this collection of eighteen short stories brimming with unexpected events and unforeseen endings. So, please, sit down on a comfortable chair, lean back, and plunge your mind into a world of fantasy. You will be Touched. We hope you like surprises. Why not? Everybody likes surprises…

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It all started on an ordinary day, when a letter from Antoni Gaudí, the architect of the Sagrada Familia, emerged out of nowhere speaking about a secret that nobody knew. Two children, John and his friend Peter, now try to discover the secret that is hidden in the Holy Family. And they have to hurry, because there are other people who want to discover it first, and these other people carry very bad intentions ... An exciting adventure for 8 -10 year olds.

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Have you ever dreamed of going to faraway lands and seeing extraordinary things? Together with Yun Chen, you will have a chance to go to the very edge of the world and meet the Snowman from the magical garden. You will see the close friendship and lots of miracles. After all, while northern lights are shimmering in the sky, the most cherished dreams come true. You just have to believe in it with all your heart! One gift may change our life in an unexpected way. Life might surprise us. Children's world of imagination may open the door to an exciting world. All we need to do is to listen carefully.

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In schools everywhere, children are asked what they want to be when they grow up, and we try to motivate them for future. For a long time, all of us have all been going through these processes, looking for answers to the question, “What do I want to do?” Last year, a child called Greta Thunberg decided what to do without waiting to grow up and took action. The reason that pushed her to take action was very simple. Climate change had turned into a climate crisis and the elders, who hold the power, were doing nothing. So, she had to do something to protect the environment. As she often said, she didn’t do it so willingly. Greta’s story is really inspiring and could change the world. This book is prepared in order to announce this story to all children and to make them share the same feeling about the future.

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Mission Cheese! is a picture book with a rhyming text which takes place in more than 20 different European countries where the audience is exposed to cultural experiences connected with the fascinating social history of piracy, smuggling, and some traditional, unusual or even weird cheeses. The author has inter-twined historical facts, myths, folk tales and legends of world literature: Hans Christian Andersen's ""the Steadfast Tin Soldier""; the Bremen town musicians; King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table; Mabinogi tales from Wales; the Spanish Armada La Girona shipwreck; Don Quixote; the Bayeux tapestry; Count Dracula; Alkmaar Cheese Festival; book and film locations etc and these snippets can be further explored by readers and teachers if they so desire. Unlike in the movies where pirates hunt for gold, in this book pirates hunt for cheese. While reading this story, children will understand that cheese, or rather food, is more valuable than gold. While hunting for cheese in all of Europe, pirates learn that the types of cheese may vary tremendously from country to country. You may know that coffee, cheese and wine are a very important parts of food culture in the majority of European countries. Depending on the country, there are different tastes, preparation methods and ways of eating those products. This book fuels children's interest in adventure, pirates and different cultures.

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Animals live in a world that is free of these thoughts. Now, in our story, a flamingo and a frog are cousins. Isn’t that beautiful? Our children are very familiar with animal stories, but these classic fairy tales implant so many prejudices in our children. Let’s knock down these prejudices together. We are setting off on a journey of extraordinary animal friendships. The new century needs new fairy tales because change is everywhere. Our main goal is to make reading a fun activity. Helping us to achieve this goal are the wonderful animals in our books, and you, our readers’ parents. Together, we can tell stories that teach our children far more than can be found in a book that is strictly educational. Children like reading the same book again and again. At Dixi Books, we are publishing stories that you will also enjoy reading again. Every time you turn a page, new discoveries are there to be made.

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`Creative Solutions to a World in Crisis’ is a manual for change, a wakeup call for us to take back control over our lives before they become irreversibly controlled. The book examines where we lost our way: historically, socially, environmentally, agriculturally, economically, technologically, and in law, education and spirit. It demonstrates how to now resolve the key dilemmas brought about via `wrong doing’ in each of these spheres –and beyond. The book focuses on pragmatic human scale resolutions to conflicting socio-economic problems, proposing realisable `local’ solutions as an antidote to rapidly developing global crises. Through the channelling of reawakened human energies into a process of root and branch societal reform, the author foresees a `new renaissance’ of hope, creative endeavour that can reshape our perilous planetary existence and lead to a deeper and more subtle relationship between man and nature as well as between fellow human beings. Quite simply: it is an uncompromising call for us to rise to meet the challenge of our time.

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A Rat’s Tale is the charming story of two sisters who are forced to go on a journey where innocence is lost, but strange and wonderful friendships are made. With their tummies rumbling and the cupboard bare, elder sister Lisa declares she’s going out into the alley to find something to eat. Younger sister Hannah is worried because she knows a cat is lurking just outside the front door. Lisa cannot bear the thought of her younger sister going hungry, so when Hannah falls asleep she creeps outside in search of food. She’s only outside for a minute when the cat spots her. Lisa runs for her life and gets horribly lost. As she walks the city’s dark and scary streets, she fears she’ll never find her way home - or see Hannah again. Lisa meets a frightening-looking creature she’s never seen before. When the creature helps her to find her way home, both Lisa and Hannah learn they should never judge a book by its cover, and that the most unlikely creatures can become life-long friends.

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Our closest friends are the people we trust the most. We tell them our secrets and share our lives with them. But, what happens if our friends and our secrets turn against us? Jenna’s Truth, inspired by Amanda Todd’s tragic story of bullying, is a book that tells us what can happen when we discover our friends are no longer who we think they are. The internet age offers many opportunities and makes life easier, but it also put us in great danger. Every post creates a digital trail that can't always be erased. Nadia L. King has woven together a contemporary teenage story, a lesson of empathy and self-awareness, and a tale about the dangers of digital life to create a book that is utterly captivating. Jenna’s Truth is both bleak and full of hope.

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Ecological Community is the perfect guide to teach ecological fundamentals to children aged 6-11. The book enables children to realize their ability to solve a diverse range of problems they face, from the lack of a volleyball court in the neighbourhood to climate change. Sophia, Jack, Lily, Nick, Mila, Leo, and Nora are all friends living in the same neighbourhood where they want to open a cafe, but they need money for that. What can they do? They share things they do not need in their homes with those who need them, visit shopkeepers and cooperate with them, meet with staff in the neighbourhood who help, for example, the firefighters or the police officers, and they do not forget to play games! The book not only teaches the basic elements of ecology such as solar energy, recycling, and composting, but it also invites children to brainstorm so they can internalize those elements. This opens the door to creating a habitable world by explaining the basic principles of ecology.

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When would-be author, Amelie Trott, meets a ten foot tall stranger on the stairs she is faced with an impossible challenge: to rescue her family home from the clutches of the devious Bottomley-Slighs. However, she is soon to discover that this is simply a rehearsal for averting a more sinister danger still - the End of the World... This is the extraordinary story of how one small girl stopped a planetary catastrophe. It's a very timely book, written for the child in us all, with a forceful message about the power of young people to transform the world - a theme currently demonstrated by brave young heroes like Greta Thunberg. And with magical synchronicity, the very week Greta began her lone vigil outside the Swedish government last year, over 1,000 miles (1,897 km) away in the fictional world of books, Amelie Trott took to Parliament Square, London - on a mission to avert the End of the World. It's a family drama with an international feel - set mainly in England but with episodes in Washington DC and around the world

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Why Are Some Animals Less Popular?’ is the second book of our animal series where we enjoy the surprises of the animal kingdom with our children. Fun, not boring. It’s captivating, intriguing and more importantly, full of surprises. Why? Because we are so sick and tired of listening to the same old animal stories for years. It is a huge world! There are so many animals that live on the land, in the air, and in water. Come and let’s meet with the less popular animals through the second book of our series. Yet more, let’s make their models, take them to school, listen to their amazing sounds and mesmerize with the wonders of the world, look at them with love! With QR codes on every page to listen to the sounds of each animal.

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Edu is eight years old, 4 feet tall and weighs 53 pounds. Like most other children, he loves chocolate bread, climbing trees and stopping by his famous candy store for the great smell. Edu does not like pepper, or cola, or the sound of flies crashing against the window of his bedroom. He is restless, a dreamer, intrepid, energetic, a little impatient and very, very magical. Edu usually plays at the cabins. Every day, after lunch, he dismantles the kitchen chairs to build very complicated structures, which he covers with tablecloths that turn them into castles, skyscrapers or houses with a garden. Because Edu, above all, wants to be an architect. That is why he sets out to investigate in past times, to help him discover the keys to good design. A search that will take us to know the landmarks of architecture, while immersing us in the challenge of finding the best house in the world.

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Mainstream fashion system is experienced in an unsustainable cycle with the global supply chain. It is an unsustainable system not only because of its effects on the environment and ecology, but also because of the unfair working conditions which put a social distance between the employer and the employee. This structure, which has greedy characteristics with its production and consumption rates, due to its `fast' cycle on a global scale, recreates a `throwaway' consumption culture every day which causes a waste problem that cannot be solved by the linear production model. Together with this, the non-transparent global supply chain builds the modern slavery system in the third world countries by applying hard labour conditions and violating human rights. Slow fashion movement, which has emerged as an alternative to this course, builds an ecological, sustainable and ethical sense of fashion for design, production and consumption relations. Slow fashion promises a hope for the search of a more humane and ethical future, for the production of long-lasting, enduring, unique, and eco-friendly goods that have been made with care for local values and have respect for craftwork. Slow fashion promises these by also making relationships between the designer, producer and consumer transparent. This book consists of eleven chapters discussing the following issues in the context and socio-politics of slowness: The social justice system of fashion, the social and environmental effects of supply chain, the probability of creating a cyclical economic system rather than the linear cycle of production and consumption, the creative waste management strategies, the role of slowness in association of design and craft, the responsible consumption understanding created by slowness as opposed to the illusion of hedonic sense of consumption and happiness, our emotional and sensual relationship with clothes, and the role of education for the creation of a sustainable fashion system. Contributing authors: Duygu Atalay, Otto von Busch, Hazel Clark, Irem Yanpar Cosdan, Alex Exculapio, Erica de Greef, Alison Gwilt, Alastair Fuad-Luke, Solen Kipoz, Sanem Odabasi, Alice Payne, Yuksel Sahin, Nesrin Turkmen

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In fairy tales, it's usually easy to guess what animals will do, or who they will befriend. But this fairy tale is different. A young wolf decides to leave the pack, the only home they have ever known. They want to leave so badly, but how will they manage on their own? The adventurous young wolf has positive experiences as well as negative ones, but they never lose heart. As they navigate their new life, they discover the graces of the forest, and makes friends with other unexpected animals. The best part of Young Wolf is that its ending is another beginning. It is our hope that children will continue the story with ideas of their own, which can be written in a special reserved section at the end of the book. Let us see how the story continues...

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