A heartwarming picture book about a young boy whose only friend, a butternut squash, helps him create a rich and imaginative world for himself, ultimately leading him to a new human friend.Alex’s best friend is a butternut squash. They play pretend all day long. Sometimes his butternut squash is a baby. Alex pushes him in a stroller all around town. Sometimes his butternut squash is a pirate.They have spectacular swordfights! Sometimes Alex thinks that his butternu...

Use Xero with confidence and keep your business finances on trackYou didn't start your business to spend hours wrestling with spreadsheets and paperwork. You started it to build something meaningful and profitable. With Xero For Dummies, managing your books doesn’t have to be a headache. Are you setting up Xero for the first time, switching platforms or just ready to unlock the latest features? Dummies shares simple, helpful ways to make Xero work harder f...

★ “Smith spins a quietly moving narrative...Wada’s large-scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the story’s restrained text...The graceful way in which this book handles a sensitive and serious subject makes it a first purchase."—School Library JournalWhen the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father . . . and his voice. The entire village is silenced by grief, and the young child's anger at the ocean grows. Then on...

The step-by-step guide that takes the stress out of keeping your books with MYOBThis small business guide covers all the essentials, from setting up an account through to confidently producing financial reports, and all that's in between. In 7 quick and easy steps this book arms you with the knowledge you need to navigate your way through MYOB and will free up your time to focus on your business.Packed full of tips, tricks and traps to avoid, this is essent...

Care & Management of Horses provides a common-sense approach to keeping a horse healthy, sound, comfortable, and happy. Intended for the serious horse person, the book emphasizes the whole horse — mental and physical — and encourages the owner to center horse-keeping practices around the horse’s needs.

Little Miss Sunshine meets Room in this quirky, heartwarming story of friendship, loyalty and discovery.It's Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life in an unsafe, unsanitary house. Her mother is a compulsive hoarder, and Bun has had little contact with the outside world. What she's learned about life comes from the random books and old VHS tapes that she finds in the boxes and bags her mother brings home. Bun an...

"A positive and realistic representation of both a wheelchair user and an elderly, interracial gay male couple." —Kirkus Reviews"A beautiful and uplifting book." —School Library JournalLou spends every Saturday with Grandad and Pops. They walk to the library hand in hand, like a chain of paper dolls. Grandad reads books about science and design, Pops listens to rock and roll, and Lou bounces from lap to lap. But everything...

Whether you are caring for a single dairy cow or a large herd, this guide provides all the information you need to keep your cattle healthy, increase the self-sufficiency of your operation, and substantially reduce veterinary costs.The Cattle Health Handbook is the essential medical reference for farmers and ranchers confronting day-to-day bovine health issues. Heather Smith Thomas, an expert on livestock with decades of first-hand experience, covers every...

Discover the Autistic Brain.Understanding Your Autistic Brain is a clear, compassionate, and empowering reference book designed to help autistic children better understand how their brains work, and to support the adults who care for them.Written in simple, respectful language, the book explains autism as a different way of having a brain, not something that needs to be fixed. It acknowledges that being autistic can involve real challenges and vary...

Barry Squires, Full Tilt takes readers on a romp through the streets of St. John's and into the Squires household, a place where tragedy strikes but love prevails. Derry Girls meets Billy Elliot with an East coast twist.It's 1995. When the Full Tilt Dancers give an inspiring performance at the opening of the new bingo hall, twelve-year-old Finbar (Barry) Squires wants desperately to join the troupe. Led by Father O'Flaherty, the Full Tilt...

When their too-adult lives lead them down self-destructive paths, these broken teens find a way to heal in this YA novel perfect for fans of Ellen HopkinsWith her impossible-to-please grandmother on her back about college and her disapproving step-dad watching her every move, Tessa would do anything to escape the pressure-cooker she calls home. So she finds a shot of much-needed power and confidence by hooking up with boys, even though it means cheating on her boyf...

Sophie and her adoptive father, whom she calls "My Michael," are family.Michael is a good singer, not a great cook (though Sophie likes the "burned-y bits") and he takes care of Sophie when she's sick by giving her crackers and ginger ale. Sophie might have put blue paint in the blender and left the lid off, and drawn pictures on their apartment door...but Michael says she's his universe.When Michael gets sick, square crackers and ginger ale don't help. Sop...