Ever been so lost you didn’t know what to do? And then find yourself again, but in a foreign country? Nine year old Anna couldn’t believe her German parents would relocate to Austin, Texas, in the United States of America. Not speaking any English, Anna is forced to leave everything familiar behind including her grandma. It totally turns her world upside down! Lost and Found in Texas chronicles her challenges, mishaps, victories, and gradual adjustment to America while introducing the read...

"Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom" is a compelling narrative that chronicles the remarkable escape of Ellen and William Craft from slavery in the pre-Civil War United States. The Crafts, a married couple, ingeniously devise a daring plan where Ellen, who appears white, poses as a young Southern gentleman, while William, her husband, serves as her devoted slave. The book vividly captures the harrowing journey as the couple embarks on a perilous trek from Georgia to Philadelphia, navigat...

This unique, hands-on reference for school administrators offers guidelines for effective student engagement as well as reproducible action tools that will enable you to identify and share The Big Eight Student Engagement Strategies with your teachers, promote teacher growth and provide support for new and/or struggling teachers, collect data to help you consult and coach teachers effectively in student engagement, and provide direct assistance with skills and strategies to sharpen student...

The Crafts, both born into slavery in Georgia, devised a clever plan to escape. Ellen, who was of mixed race and could pass for white, disguised herself as a wealthy, ill man traveling north for medical treatment, while William, her husband, posed as her servant. Their journey required immense courage and ingenuity as they traveled by train and on foot, covering a distance of nearly a thousand miles through hostile territory. The couple faced numerous dangers, including the risk of capture...

"Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom" is a compelling and inspiring narrative written by Ellen Craft and William Craft. The book tells the story of their escape from slavery in Macon, Georgia, in 1848, and their journey to freedom in the North.Ellen Craft was a slave who was light-skinned enough to pass as a white person, while her husband William was a darker-skinned slave. They hatched a daring plan to escape to the North by posing as a wealthy white couple traveling with their servant....

First published in 1860, ‘Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom’ chronicles the audacious flight of William and Ellen Craft which is often known as the cleverest plot in fugitive slave history. Ellen Craft and William Craft were slaves in Macon, Georgia in the United States. With great daring and courage, they fled to the North in December 1848. Their remarkable escape was widely publicized, making them among the most famous fugitive slaves. Abolitionists were featured to gain support in th...

Human-Animal Interactions (HAI) are a primary welfare interest to both animal scientists and practitioners. In zoos and aquariums, the study of Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVI), including both the impact of visitors on animals (the visitor effect) and the impact of animals on visitors (the visitor experience), have become a focus for understanding HAIs in zoos. The study of HAIs in zoos has grown to consider a number of factors, including animal-staff interactions and bonds, modern exhibi...

The fascinating and moving memoirs of American slaves, William and Ellen Craft. First published in 1860, this volume gives insight into the life and plight of slaves in the 18th century.Published just before the Civil War, these memoirs are one of the most influential slave narratives. Disguised as a servant and a white male painter, William and Ellen Craft escaped slavery in Georgia, USA, in 1848. They travelled north by rail and river before reaching Philadelphia...

This wickedly wise (and wisecracking) parody of classic fairy tales redefines happily ever after for the modern feminist era.You know what? It's super creepy to kiss a woman who is unconscious. And you know what else? The way out of poverty isn't by marrying a rich dude -- or by wearing fragile footwear, for that matter. And while we're at it, why is the only woman who lives with seven men expected to do the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?Fairytales need a ...

Going Circular explores the concept of a circular economy (CE) and its transformative potential for cities and regions. It emphasises the importance of spatial planning and the role of urban and regional authorities in driving the transition to a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive economic and societal model. The authors offer a critical perspective, arguing that there is no onesize-fits-all approach to regional and urban CE policies. Instead, they advocate for a context-sp...

A Winter's Tale is set in Sicilia where the King, Leontes, is enjoying a visit by his friend the King of Bohemia. When he wants to leave, he tries to persuade him unsuccessfully to stay. Leontes then decides to ask his wife to try and get him to stay longer which she does. He is then consumed by jealousy imaging that the reason she persuaded him so easily was because they were having an affair. Inevitably no good comes from his irrational jealousy in Shakespeare’s tale. This narrative vers...

The Tempest has the ingredients of a cracking good story – magic, power and love, that kick up a storm. The magician Prospero and his daughter Miranda are banished by his jealous brother Antonio with the help of Alonso, the king of Naples. Prospero conjures up a tempest than ensures justice is done.