One little cat and one humongous yacht equal infinite hiding places. Naturally, Morta decides to explore while her mom's off the ship--after leaving her in the care of two sitters. Can they find her before Mom returns? More importantly, before she gets hurt, or worse.

Zoom! Flash fiction collection. Fantasy, science fiction, mainstream.What Time We HaveHow much living can a person pack into ten years?Guardian AngelShe woke up in a burning apartment; luckily not alone.The Element of SurpriseComrades in arms Meg Nichols and Allie Oshikawa just want to enjoy the concert during their brief leave on Jupiter's moon. Some local rabble, though, mistakes the soldiers for easy targets.XivaariFleetfoot: m...

Angel Cats: At home regardless of where: on an intergalactic Core Ship in the 35th century, in the White House or on a megayacht in the 21st century, in a hacienda in the 16th, or in a pirates' lair in the 8th century.Always defending their turf and helping their family—feline or otherwise. Sometimes magical; sometimes messing with magic. Sometimes magnificently mundane.Always perpetual mischief makers!Twelve stories collected in one volume:In t...

Don't mess with a family of marines, least of all with the General. Especially when that general knows how to show who's boss.Tiny calico or not, the General does not allow anyone to mess with her on her own turf. When the neighbor is even more obnoxious than usual, the General takes matters into her own paws.

Queen Kitten and her human, Juan, are allowed to visit the Oval Office so he can film her settling in to her new home. His mom the President gave her permission this one time. But things never go as planned . . .

This volume identifies and debates important elements of what would be involved in an education that is truly adequate for the environmental situation that currently confronts us. The chapters in the book present a wide variety of perspectives and raise questions about much mainstream environmental education, particularly the heavy emphasis given to science in understanding environmental problems and to technology for solving them. Contributions argue that there are other equally – if not ...

Ekaterina Rodchenko thought her life would have been simpler if she'd been born a boy. Simpler, not easier. Not that she herself wants to be male. She likes being a girl—even if she isn't into pink lace and ruffles—and she has an incredibly hot boyfriend who is as supportive as he is gorgeous. And her family is nothing but encouraging. But she had long since decided that it would frustrate her far less to fight her way out of the shadow of her famous father, than to constantly be told by e...

Oysters are humble animals yet very important. Vital to the health of our coast, this keystone species helps filter coastal waters and protects shorelines from undue erosion. In addition, oysters are a source for both food and physical shelter for a wide array of other animals as well as some plants.This book began with a federal grant to create a living shoreline, a manmade slope carefully engineered to provide optimal living conditions for oysters and that will function as a seam...

Previously published as a special issue of Environmental Education Research, this collection includes some of the most influential and important articles contributed to the field over the last decade. Drawing out the best articles from volumes one to ten, the editors highlight six major themes:EE and ESD: tension or transition? locating the environ

This collection traces the development and findings of curriculum studies of environmental education since the mid-1970s. Based on a virtual special issue of the Journal of Curriculum Studies, the volume identifies a series of curriculum challenges for and from environmental education. These include key questions in curriculum politics, planning and implementation, including which educative experiences should a curriculum foster and why; what the scope of a worth...

The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in civics and citizenship education. There have been unprecedented developments in citizenship education taking place in schools, adult education centers, or in the less formally structured spaces of media images and commentary around the world. This book provides an overview of the development of civics and citizenship education policy across a range of nation states. The contributors, all widely respected scholars in the field of civics a...

This timely collection surveys and critiques studies of environmental and sustainability education (ESE) policy since the mid-1990s. The volume draws on a wide range of policy studies and syntheses to provide readers with insights into the international genealogy and priorities of ESE policy. Editors and contributors call for renewed attention to the possibilities for future directions in light of previously published work and innovations in scholarship. They also offer critical commentary...