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Mary Hoffman
Fourteen famous myths and legends from around the world, retold in a simple, lyrical style
Uncover tales of gods and monsters, travel to kingdoms in the sky and below the…
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Uncover tales of gods and monsters, travel to kingdoms in the sky and below the sea, and meet a cast of magical animals in this lyrical retelling of some of…
DK
Fourteen beautifully illustrated fairy tales, retold in a simple, lyrical style
From the Brothers Grimm to Hans Christian Andersen, this illustrated collection contains a wide range of classic fairy tale…
Cynthia Marie Hoffman
A vivid memoir-in-prose-poems about life with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) from Cynthia Marie Hoffman, author of Call Me When You Want to Talk about the Tombstones, Paper Doll Fetus, and Sightseer.
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This collection of 14 best-loved fairy tales are designed with children ages three and up in mind. Includes "Cinderella," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "The Little Mermaid." Full color.
Grace loves stories, whether they’re from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan , she knows…
Anita Diamant
Newly revised and updated, the definitive guide to planning a Jewish wedding, written by bestselling novelist Anita Diamant--author of The Red Tent and The Boston Girl--and one of the most…
Take a look at feelings in family life, at school and everywhere with the same warmth, wit and sensitivity that they brought to their award- winning The Great Big Book…
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Mary Jo Hoffman
The astonishing culmination of the artist-author's decade-plus project to capture beauty, commemorate place, and see the world more fully
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Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to…
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Look through fresh eyes at the stories of some of history’s most remarkable women, in this inspiring collection of short stories by the finest female authors writing historical fiction for…
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Why has the whole world suddenly started eating out of these crude bowls?The poke bowl is beautiful in its simplicity, yet it allows for a great deal of freedom…
Silvano and Chiara are two teenagers with a difference. Silvano has been accused of a murder he did not commit. Chiara has been ousted from her family as a young…
Grace and her group of friends, the Famous Five, face a variety of changes, including meeting a new girl in class, taking part in the Christmas play, losing a dear…
A troubadour, Bertran, witnesses the brutal murder of the Pope’s legate, and risks his life to warn others of the war that he knows is certain to follow this act…
The human body comes in many shapes and sizes and changes a lot over the course of our lives. This illustrated book explains all about our bodies and the life…
A first book of fairy tales originally published: 2001; A first book of myths originally published: 1999.
To win a bride and a kingdom, a soldier endeavors to discover why the dancing shoes of the king’s twelve daughters are worn to pieces every morning.
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Millions of readers worldwide have fallen in love with Grace, the irrepressible girl who dreams of playing Peter Pan–and does; who worries about meeting her new stepmother–and finds that love…
Winner of the 2010 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry.
Mary Hoffman Wolf
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A series of wildly imaginative portraits and transcripts of the near-living from the author of Sightseer.
Hoffman uses research extensively, and it adds a depth and range…that many contemporary poets do not achieve. -Foreward Reviews
Featuring Julie Downing’s illustrations, this book offers a retelling of fourteen classic stories, which include tales like Cinderella , Jack and the Beanstalk , The Fisherman and his Wife and…
Here is a pirate story with a difference - featuring female pirates and a baby, this hilarious tale is full of unexpected twists and turns.
Diverse and inclusive celebration of a first year in the lives of five babies and their families
A Tale of Two Houses * Neighbours * Lost and Found * Fair Pay * The Jealous Brother * Sowing and Growing * Come to the Party * Forgiveness
Mary…
Brains are amazing! Find out how our brains work and how they control the rest of the body. From how they create our memories, to how they help us learn…
Rivvy Neshama
Winner of five national awards, this new, expanded edition was named one of the "Best Spiritual Books" of the year by Spirituality & Practice. ON A DARK WINTER NIGHT with…
The international bestseller in which Grace learns that she can be anything she wants.
This sequel to Amazing Grace finds Grace and her friends transforming her backyard into the center ring of a big-top circus, then a hospital emergency room, and then a rocket…
Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Kellerman draws on the military experience to develop a template for learning how to lead.
A brilliantly accessible book about keeping our planet safe and green, from the creators of the bestselling The Great Big Book of Families and The Great Big Book of Feelings.
. ..retells nine stories of the miracles Jesus worked, when he overturned the laws of nature, life and death to show God’s great love for humanity. With beautiful, atmospheric illustrations…
A fresh, optimistic look through children’s eyes at today’s wide variety of families.
To Grace, family has always meant her Ma, her Nana and a cat called Paw-Paw, so when Papa invites her to visit him in The Gambia, she dreams of finding…
This collection of 14 best-loved fairy tales are designed with children ages three and up in mind. Includes Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Little Mermaid. Full color.
Marie T. Hoffman
Ever since its nascent days, psychoanalysis has enjoyed an uneasy coexistence with religion. However, in recent decades, many analysts have been more interested in the healing potential of both psychoanalytic…
Marie Maron Hoffman
Marie E Hoffman
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Mary Ann Hoffman
An exhaustive synthesis of clinical material and empirical date, Counseling Clients with HIV Disease is essential reading for mental health professionals, including counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurses.
This trip to the past teaches students how to use computational skills to resolve word problems. Includes questions that highlight Mayan mathematics, important monuments and observational stations, in addition to…
