It's normal and OK to feel sad at times. It happens to everyone, for all sorts of different reasons. We might just show it in different ways. This book uses thoughtful, engaging illustrations and gentle, friendly text to help children recognise sadness, understand why they might feel that way, find ways of coping and ways to feel happy again. Drawing on expert input from child clinical psychologist Dr Sasha Lillie Lyons, this book provides children and their grown-ups with a perfect tool to help them discuss their feelings and emotions.
The New York Times bestselling follow-up to Simon Sinek's global hit Start With WhyWhy do only a few people get to say “I love my job”? It seems unfair that finding fulfillment at work is like winning
Poon Sing正要出去和朋友們一起踢足球，但媽媽阻止了他。Poon Sing在離開家之前忘了什麼呢？跟Poon Sing和他的媽媽一起發現，Poon Sing的一個小動作是如何對我們的世界的永續性產生巨大影響的。《我可以改變世界I Can Change the World...》該系列的每冊都包含一個創意故事，強調個人行動對永續環境的重要性。透過引人入勝的敘述和全彩插圖，《我是小小科學家I’m a Little Scientist》系列向孩子們介紹激勵人心且不斷發展的科學世界。Poon Sing was about to go out and play soccer with his friends when his mother stopped him. What had Poon Sing forgotten to do before leaving? And why did it matter? Follow Poon Sing and his mother as they discover just how one little action from him could make a huge difference to the sustainability of our world.Every book in the I Can Change the World... collection contains a creative story that highlights the importance of individual action on environmental sustainability. Through engaging narratives and full-colour illustrations, the I'm a Little Scientist series introduces children to the exciting and ever-advancing world of science.
Poon Sing正要出去和朋友們一起踢足球，但媽媽阻止了他。Poon Sing在離開家之前忘了什麼呢？跟Poon Sing和他的媽媽一起發現，Poon Sing的一個小動作是如何對我們的世界的永續性產生巨大影響的。《我可以改變世界I Can Change the World...》該系列的每冊都包含一個創意故事，強調個人行動對永續環境的重要性。透過引人入勝的敘述和全彩插圖，《我是小小科學家I’m a Little Scientist》系列向孩子們介紹激勵人心且不斷發展的科學世界。Poon Sing was about to go out and play soccer with his friends when his mother stopped him. What had Poon Sing forgotten to do before leaving? And why did it matter? Follow Poon Sing and his mother as they discover just how one little action from him could make a huge difference to the sustainability of our world.Every book in the I Can Change the World... collection contains a creative story that highlights the importance of individual action on environmental sustainability. Through engaging narratives and full-colour illustrations, the I'm a Little Scientist series introduces children to the exciting and ever-advancing world of science.
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil' Bill GatesIs flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what makes people happy?From earth's nations and inhabitants, through the fuels and foods that energize them, to the transportation and inventions of our modern world - and how all of this affects the planet itself - in Numbers Don't Lie, Professor Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge lazy thinking. Packed with 'Well-I-never-knew-that' information and with fascinating and unusual examples throughout, we find out how many people it took to build the Great Pyramid, that vaccination yields the best return on investment, and why electric cars aren't as great as we think (yet). There's a wonderful mix of science, history and wit, all in bite-sized chapters on a broad range of topics.Urgent and essential, Numbers Don't Lie inspires readers to interrogate what they take to b
Celebrate the people who help us in Superstars: When I'm a Nurse. This entertaining board book takes children on an imaginary night shift in a hospital. Push, pull and slide the tabs to help the nurse attend to her patients one by one.Little ones will love exploring the engaging scenes, illustrated by Steph Hinton. With lots to see and talk about, children will learn all about what nurses do – and why we need them.A fantastic first introduction to careers, this book teaches children that one day they could do the job of a nurse, too!
For years, Danny Silk has been teaching, writing, speaking, and coaching on honor and how to express it in our families, churches, organizations, and communities. And for years, he has received the same feedback and questions around this powerful, challenging, and frequently misunderstood and misapplied concept, such as:· “You say that people of honor must be powerful, but to a lot of people, ‘powerful’ means dominating and selfish. What does it mean to be powerful?”· “If respecting our freedom and the freedom of others is crucial to practicing honor, what do we do when people cannot handle their freedom?”· “We tried to honorably confront someone, and the person refused to ‘clean up his mess.’ What do we do now?”· “I really don’t like confrontation. Doesn’t honor mean we should get along without conflict?”· “If we’re all trying to honor one another equally, does that mean there shouldn’t be any leaders?”· “Why does ‘honor’ always seem to turn into ‘entitlement’?”The Foundations of Hono
Starting school can be a great adventure, but it can make you feel a bit nervous too. This is the perfect book to reassure any new school-starter. What will school be like? What will we do there? What if I miss Mummy? Do I have to go?Jane Porter answers all of these questions and more in this warm, witty and reassuring book for young children that explores everything they'll need to know before starting school.Marley, Maya, Theo, Akiko, Ella and Zakir are all getting ready to start school. Why not come along with them and see what it's like? Illustrated with charming characters by Carolina Rabei, this is the perfect introduction to joining a new class.
Do you sometimes feel your expressions too formal despite having no problem communicating in Mandarin with Taiwanese? 你是優秀的華語教師， 在尋找更貼近台灣人口語的華語教材？ 你在找的就是《課本沒教的台灣華語句型50》! ★適讀程度 適合相當於台灣華語文能力測驗（TOCFL）基礎級、歐洲共同語文參考架構（CEFR）A2級程度之課堂或自學生使用。 ★5個單元 X 50個句型 本書精選台灣華語中的50個口語句型及詞彙，依主題分類成5大單元，並以中英雙語介紹。這些所選句型及詞彙不限於學術界所定義「規範的台灣國語」，不一定收錄於一般中文教科書中，卻是在台灣使用最頻繁、道地的華語，適合基礎級以上的中文學習者，進一步認識台灣華語及台灣文化。 第一單元：台灣華語句式Part I: Taiwan Mandarin Sentence Patterns 第二單元：語氣助詞 Part II: Modal Particles 第三單元：流行語句型 Part III: Catch Phrase Patterns 第四單元：台語詞彙 Part IV: Taiwanese Morphemes 第五單元：外來語詞彙Part V: Loan Morphemes ★5大步驟 X 2大學習工具 本書用5大步驟帶領讀者學習50個句型，每個步驟皆以中英雙語呈現，並輔以「練習」及「音檔」2大學習工具，讀者可與5大步驟搭配學習，效果更加。 ★全書50個句型皆以下列步驟呈現： ．步驟1：情境例句╱原文例句 情境例句是用對話的方式呈現句型，模擬真實使用情況。唯「第三單元：流行語句型」收錄該流行語句型中，最先開始廣泛使用的原始句子。 例： A：你怎麼還在用不能上網的手機啊？ B：就沒有需要「咩」。反正在家、在辦公室都可以上網。 A: Why are you still using a phone that doesn’t have internet access? B: There is no need for that. I can access the internet at home and at the office anyway. ．步驟2：句型╱結構說明 句型╱結構說明
閒聊有梗，商談有物！無論 on & off、正式or非正式，透過多樣化的動筆練習和大量聆聽，學習適時適地的社交英文，活絡話題，拓展人脈！【本書特色】有人說，在高爾夫球場上敲定的生意比在會議室裡還多。的確，雖然想法或提案是在會議室裡討論與評估，但做成決定的場合往往是後來的酒吧或餐廳，因為生意和人有關，也和信任與交情有關。本書彙整了滿滿的英語洽談技巧，並提供一些適用於各個社交場合的實用詞語，協助各位不再畏懼以英語和外國人開拓／維繫關係。◎ 愈忙愈要學，愈學愈敢開口!!獻給在英語職場工作的你，於公於私你都需要加強社交英文！海外出差、接待國外客戶、與老外同事相處……上下班談論的不僅僅只有公事，三兩句講完要事之後就只好冷場？本書作者為在台灣教書近 30 年的英國人，擁有豐富的教學經驗，從西方人習慣的談話模式分析並設計出利於溝通的 tips 和學習方式，化解文化差異、突破心防，電影、文化、音樂、運動、時事皆可聊！◎ 豐富語庫，舉一反三，各種話題聊起來!!針對不同情境、談話目的；開啟話題、延續／中斷話題或回應，本書彙整了一系列「語庫」，例如：▲用來鼓勵某人多說一點的問題Why is that?Why do you say that?What makes you say that?What do you mean by that?▲用來表示同意Indeed! / Definitely! / Absolutely!Well, that’s exactly what I always say.▲用來婉拒邀約Could we do it another time?Another time perhaps? I’ve got to dash.▲希望對方保密I don’t want this to get out.You didn’t hear this from me.This is not to go outside the room.This is not to go any further of course.This is just between you and me of course.▲示意離開I’d better be off.It’s high time I left.I really must be going.I’d best be on my way.Gos
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