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The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
From the author of The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In
A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, Bennett describes the Queen’s transformation as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England’s best loved author revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader’s life. .
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The Secrets of Wildflowers: A Delightful Feast of Little-Known Facts, Folklore, and History
Jack Sanders's colorful tribute to wildflowers is bursting with odd facts, ingenious uses, and bizarre superstition about some of North America's most beautiful and common plants. There are more than 10,000 varieties of wildflowers in North America, some rare, some so plentiful that they are designated as invasive weeds. Each has a unique story. There's Bouncing Bet, a perennial common along the roads and railroad tracks of America. Like many of our most abundant summer wildflowers, Bet was brought over to fill colonial gardens. It's a beautiful plant, but also a useful one. Open up the stalk and its sap makes a fine soap. Colonial beermakers used to put a dab in to help the head on a brew. Doctors used it to wash wounds. Generally considered a weed, it's everywhere. Or Coltsfoot, which pops up almost alone in winters, and was used in New England as a cure for coughs, the leaves boiled down in water. Asthmatics, Sanders tells us, used to smoke it for relief. For many years, apothecaries in France used Coltsfoot as its symbol, a surprising pedigree for a neglected "weed." More a companion than a field guide, THE SECRETS OF WILDFLOWERS is a must-have for anyone who enjoys a walk in a meadow or a gaze outside. .
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Teaching Tunes Audio CD and Mini-Books Set: Nursery Rhymes: 12 Delightful Nursery Rhyme Songs With Sing-Along Mini-Books That Build Early Literacy Skills
12 Delightful Nursery Rhyme Songs with sing-along Mini-Books that Build Early Literacy SkillsGet kids ready for reading! Kids will love building early reading skills with 12 irresistible nursery rhyme songs on CD! Includes reproducible mini-books with song lyrics and illustrations that support the text. Once children learn the songs, they can read along in their own mini-books. You'll also find lots of creative activities to extend learning. A delightful way to enhance children's phonological awareness and introduce concepts of print!.
Price: $6.67
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70 Wonderful Word Family Poems: A Delightful Collection of Fun-to-Read Rhyming Poems With an Easy-to-Use Lesson Plan for Teaching the Top 35 Word Families
Set kids on the road to reading success with 70 reproducible, kid-pleasing poems—two for each of the top word families! Each poem gives kids plenty of opportunity to see a group of words from the same word family in action. A fun way to get kids to recognize the most common spelling patterns! Includes teaching tips, extension activities, and student worksheets. For use with Grades K-2. .
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The Leave-No-Crumbs Camping Cookbook: 150 Delightful, Delicious, and Darn-Near Foolproof Recipes from Two Top Wilderness Chefs
Imagine this: You're at a campsite 10,000 feet up in the Third Mono Creek Recess of the high Sierras You have no refrigerator, no food processor, no non-stick cookware, no measuring spoons, no pepper mill, no sea salt. How are you going to cook a meal that is imaginative, delightful, and delicious? That's what The Leave-No-Crumbs Camping Cookbook is all about.Rick Greenspan and Hal Kahn show anyone who loves the outdoors how to make homemade pizza, braid challah, wrap poached trout in a sushi roll, and even make dumplings for Chinese dim sum at their campsite. Campers who have never cooked anything more complicated than s'mores might feel uncertain about tackling chocolate mousse in the wild, but Greenspan and Kahn have three decades of experience teaching camp-out cooking. "We've taught people who could barely boil water," they say. And they are reassuring about trailside mishaps. If your grilled trout falls into the fire, take it out, brush off the ash, and rename the dish Cajun Blackened Trout. If the eggs break in their plastic container, make a dinner of crépes, huevos rancheros, and a cake. "The point of wilderness cooking is to have fun," say Greenspan and Kahn, "not worry if the Académie Française is looking over your shoulder." You'll find recipes for soups and stews; fruit, vegetable, and tofu dishes; pilafs, risottos, and polenta; pasta, noodles, and dumplings; sauces and schmeers (that's Yiddish for spreads); pancakes, crépes, and soufflés; pizza and quiche. An entire chapter is devoted to trout, and the book even includes a recipe for chocolate cake. There are instructions and tips for all sorts of of cooking techniques, including dehydrating, baking in coals or on a camping stove, grilling, frying, and steaming. And several pages are devoted to trip planning: how much food to bring, what to look for in a camp stove, how long you can expect your cooking fuel to last. This book is perfect for car campers, backpackers, bikers, canoeists, tail-gaters, and day picnickers who want good food to be part of the outdoor experience.
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Cool Cottages: 235 Delightful Retreats, 825 to 3,500 Square Feet
Imagine a cottage infused with the whimsical spirit of paradise. Cool Cottages presents a new collection of homes perfectly suited to casual livingas inviting in the Rocky Mountains as on the shores of a Caribbean island or in the lakes of the Muskokas. Inspired by styles as diverse as the English Cotswalds and Louisiana Creole, 15 architects and designers present 245 plans of all types and styles. Traditional arrangements convert to flexible interiors, and high style softens to relaxed spaces designed to ease the demands of everyday living..
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Party Cakes: Delightful Little Treats for Special Occasions
Mich Turner is London's top cake designer for society and celebrities alike. She has refined a simple and modular approach to entertaining-start with a dozen basic recipes and let the art of icings, glazes, and finishing touches be the key to perfection. This versatile guide is a sourcebook of ideas for celebratory treats, such as cakes, petit fours, and canapes for any event, formal or informal. The book begins with how to choose the right cake design (reflecting the venue and the season as well as the guest list and flower arrangements) and then details establishing the theme, the shape, the icing, and the flavor of the cake. The heart of the book is the step-by-step section on decorative techniques and designs that enable anyone, regardless of experience, to create show-stopping cakes with confidence and style..
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