About the BookYou wake up and look in the mirror to see a picture of an old face and gray hairs. Are you happy? Are you satisfied? Aging sucks. Dying sucks. Racism sucks. Crime sucks. Poverty sucks. Gray Hairs in the Mirror takes the reader on a journey of self-reflection. A journey into the world in which we live, with its joys and challenges along the way.It is Shane’s hope that readers take away from this book words of encouragement that help one survive the obstacles and ...

Attention Platform Owners! Are you under pressure from stakeholders to deliver results faster and increase the value from your platform? Do you worry that platform investments are expensive but offer limited returns? Are you the owner or custodian of a platform and wondering where to start? The Platform Owner's Guidebook answers these questions and more to help you maximise your platform's value. You'll learn how to build capability around your investment the secret sauce that turns expens...

Shane Williams has spent almost a decade thrilling the rugby world with his evasive running skills and a box of tricks that has left the best defences grasping thin air, disproving the notion that size matters in modern professional rugby. He's been called the little wizard, the artful dodger and a whole host of other superlatives, and wherever Williams has played, the crowd have been on the edge of their seats.As his teenage years came to an end, Williams looked set for a life of ...

Whatll I do if I dont get my way is written in a rhyming style with creative illustrations that identify feelings that a child might encounter if they do not get everything they want or have everything their way. It encourages positive reactions to negative situations and attempts to help children to understand that they will grow into better adjusted and happier young adults if they learn at an early age to handle lifes inevitable ups and downs and not getting everything they want.

What'll I do if a Bully Bullies me is written in a rhyming style with creative illustrations that identify choices and feelings that a child might encounter if they are ever confronted by a bully. It is written for the child's enjoyment and education and can be used as an effective tool by parents and//or teachers for beginning a conversation with their children about the power a child possesses to make appropriate choices in their life and not let others control or affect their feelings a...

Want to keep your ERP on track?In ClustERPuck, Shane Williams breaks down the common pitfalls that can derail even the most well-intentioned enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects. This insightful guide reveals the often chaotic and problematic nature of mismanaged ERP implementations, offering practical advice and strategies to avoid turning your ERP project into a costly disaster. Written for small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) m...

"[Diamond] has captured the world of the class—at times chaotic, always busy, usually inspired"— Essential reading for parents and teachers alike ( Los Angeles Times).Hailed by renowned educator Deborah Meier as "a rare and special pleasure to read," Kindergarten explores a year in the life of a kindergarten classroom through the eyes of the gifted veteran teacher and author Julie Diamond. In this lyrical, beautifully written fir...

Jumpstart! Storymaking is a collection of games and activities to develop the creative process of ‘storymaking’. It focuses upon 'storytelling for writing' as well as creating a whole school culture of storytelling, reading and writing. Storymaking is the process of retelling, innovating and creating new stories.Like the best-selling Jumpstart! Literacy, this book contains imaginative ‘quick-fire' ideas that could be used as creative warm-ups and starters or devel...

Children are often entertained by things that are disgusting and absurd. They will regularly seek this kind of material, so it is nice to have books that expose them to this stuff in a harmless fashion. The humorous value is endless, and kids inadvertently learn some science while reading. Ultimately, these publications use shocking images to elicit laughter and education.

Teach yourself how to play drums with our easy hip-hop and R&B drum lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free drum videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***Progressive Hip-Hop and R&B Drums contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great hip-hop and R&B drummer - in one easy...

This book contests a tradition and convention in educational thinking that dichotomises children and curriculum, by developing the notion of re(con)ceiving children in curriculum. By presenting an innovative research project, in which she worked with children to share their understandings of the internationally renowned Te Whāriki curriculum, Marg Sellers explores what the curriculum means to children and how it works, as demonstrated in games they played. In generating different ways for ...

More than 50 heat-free recipes packed with flavor and learningCooking can be a delicious learning experience for children. As children read recipes, measure ingredients, and taste each dish, they build math and literacy skills, practice science process skills, and explore different food groups. Cooking Is Cool makes all of this hands-on learning possible without stepping foot in the kitchen. These classroom-friendly recipes are all heat-free, meaning they can be made without an ove...