Chaki and Chako is a bedtime story for the children presented with an interesting characters and colourful illustrations. Chaki, a hardworking she-bird, returns home and finds a pot of cooked porridge empty. She is mad and wants an answer. Who ate the porridge? Was it her no-good husband Chako? Was it the Kings dog as Chako claimed? To honour the justice the King uses the power of the magic well to identify and punish the culprit. This important tale is magical, amusing, and also will teac...

Cubby, a mischievous lion cub , disobeys his mother and gets in to trouble by climbing a tree. His fear of getting down causes commotion among all animals, some of whom agrees to help to bring Cubby down but with a price which Cubby's mom would not risk and accept for her baby's safety.How in the end Mr. Fox comes to the rescue with his brilliant plan using the help of Mr. Giraffe to bring Cubby down is worth reading. A valuable lesson about the wisdom of parents is learnt by Cubby.

As the world's population is projected to reach 10 billion or more by 2100, devastating fossil fuel shortages loom in the future unless more renewable alternatives to energy are developed. Bioenergy, in the form of cellulosic biomass, starch, sugar, and oils from crop plants, has emerged as one of the cheaper, cleaner, and environmentally sustainab

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Gabriella Iohom and Girish P. Joshi, focuses on Perioperative Monitoring. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Lee Fleisher. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Clinician monitoring, Ventilation monitoring, Measurement of pulmonary mechanics, Hemodynamic monitoring, Tissue perfusion monitoring, Neuromuscular blockade monitoring, Depth of anesthesia monitoring, Antino...

This lovely book is perfect for sharing with little ones, aged 2 to 7, who will delight in helping to tell these best-loved fairy tales themselves. In Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a naughty little girl helps herself to porridge when a family of bears go out for a walk, but she gets a surprise when they return! Little Red Riding Hood meets a wolf, and later that day notices what big teeth her grandmother has…No one can catch the Gingerbread Man when he decides to run away that is, until ...

These are two of Andersen’s best loved fairy tales for kids, which are brought up to date and refreshed for a whole new audience. Both of these stories are at once sweet and uplifting. Generations of children and adults alike have been charmed by these classic fairy tales. Each is unique in its own right, and yet they complement each other perfectly.As bedtime short stories, both have undeniable charm and power. While The Princess and the Pea is above all fun and jolly, The Little ...

English Picture Dictionary with Exercises brings words and images together, making it fun and easy for young readers to improve their vocabulary and reading skills.

This lovely book is perfect for sharing with little ones, aged 2 to 7, who will delight in helping to tell these endearing Christmas stories themselves. In The Christmas Mice two little mice help Santa Claus deliver presents that have fallen from his sleigh. In The Smallest Christmas Tree everyone is buying big trees apart from Mrs Angel who lives in a tiny cottage. Luckily the Christmas tree man takes pity on her and gives her a little tree to plant in her garden. Meet the Boy Who Stayed ...

The country bunny attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her responsibilities as the mother of twenty-one children.With twenty-one baby bunnies to look after, mother bunny Cottontail abandons her dream of becoming an Easter Bunny. But when Grandfather Bunny spies her perfectly behaved brood, he’s so impressed that he makes Cottontail the most important Easter Bunny of all! Originally published in 1939, Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

Break-in at the Three Bears family home? It could only be one dame. Wicked witch gone missing from her candied cottage? Hansel and Gretel claim it was self-defense. Did Humpty Dumpty really just fall off that wall, or was he pushed? Here are five fairy-tale stories with a twist, all told from the point of view of a streetwise police officer called Binky, who just happens to be a toad in a suit and a fedora. When Snow White doesn't make it to the beauty pageant, Officer Binky is the first t...

Polly suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. A strange sound had awoken her. She listened hard. Yes, she could hear the sound of high pitched voices that seemed to come from outside. She threw her bed clothes aside and jumped up from the bed to go towards the window. What she saw made her catch her breath.She hid herself behind one of the bushes. Then, the sight that appeared before her eyes, made her mouth open in awe.

The Adventures of Hope is a story about a dog and her love for her family. Hope is a very fierce and loyal dog who has taken it upon herself to be the protector of the children as they venture into the world full of unforeseen dangers; Hope is there to protect them and keep them safe, at all costs.