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This is a story about a Canada goose who was a bully. The other animals learned to pay no attention to his bad behavior and not to take it personally. They all showed him love and compassion from a distance and got along in harmony.

Come into the world of the Alphabeast Book, a colorful alphabet of offbeat beasts! These whimsical images and verses will introduce you to some animals you might not know, and a few you might not want to.

The year is 1900, and the place is rural Sicily. When a rejected and abandoned orphan escapes from slavery and abuse, he encounters an unexpected and unfamiliar wide world. Despite having developed herculean size and strength from years of grueling labor, Malino''s journey to find a place in society is terrifying and often brutal.

Friends of the Flowers: A Curious Tale of Priceless Pollinators is the fifth in the Tales of Curious Critters series for early readers. The story continues the adventures of Boone and Rosa. This time, they are joined by their friend Gina and Boone''s brother, Gus, as their curiosity leads them to the garden of their neighbor, Mr. Bloom. Mr. Bloom offers the four friends an opportunity to become junior gardeners-a chance for them to learn about flowers and pollination. In the process, they make a real contribution to nature and to the future. As with all other stories in the series, Friends of the Flowers is full of scientific facts and offers real ways kids can make a difference.

After falling 700 feet from her nest in a remote area of southeastern Oregon, Amazon, a golden eagle nestling, survived and was rescued. Amazon tells her own story about the rescue and treatment for two broken wings. One wing did not heal sufficiently for flight, so Amazon is unable to fly and cannot return to the wild. Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene, Oregon, helped save her life and is now her home. Amazon, The Golden Eagle: Her Story of Overcoming a Tough Start offers facts and references about these beautiful and powerful raptors.

A trip to Ethiopia unexpectedly puts Askara Timlen in possession of a powerful, sought-after artifact and sets her on a preordained path. Askara Timlen lands the opportunity of a lifetime when her boss sends her on a buying trip to Africa in 1974 to purchase heirloom Ethiopian jewelry. At Jubilee Palace, she views the emperor''s collection. She holds his prized possession, a small bronze cup that once contained the prayer flame of the ancient high priest Zarathustra. The legendary cup wields immense power for good or evil, depending on who possesses it. After leaving the palace, Askara discovers someone has smuggled the precious cup in her backpack to steal it from the emperor. Askara begins to understand her preordained role as guardian of the cup. Unknown enemies will stop at nothing to recover it. She will stop at nothing to protect it. With the help of her new friend, Sara Sanford, and her love and ally, Darian Dastoor, Askara must take drastic measures to outmaneuver the men who seek to control the power of the cup.

The legend of the two dragons continues in this second volume of The Tales of Draco: The Six Pieces. A peaceful summer comes to an end as Jacob Draco and Justin Clipper are sent out west, where they are to remain quiet until they can find a way to return to their home world of Elsov. The opportunity comes in the form of a dwarf, a dryad, and other mysterious creatures. They speak of a portal that can bring Jacob and Clipper back to Elsov. Jacob and his friends join these visitors on their quest to find the six pieces that make up the portal. But along the way they discover that they are also in a life-and-death chess match against King Vesuvius III, a vicious dragon and ruthless tyrant who is bent on keeping Jacob from returning home, even if it means the death of Jacob's closest friends.

Dean returned from Vietnam in January, 1969 to a country torn apart by the war. Sadly for Dean, the anti-war sentiment targeted the warriors as well. Seeking refuge with veterans from previous wars, he was rebuked for not having won his war as they had theirs in Germany, Japan, and Korea. So Dean buried that one year, one month, and ten days in Vietnam deep within his psyche and made sure never to speak of it in the next fifty years-not to his wife, his sons, brothers, or even the closest of friends. In retirement, Dean's PTSD returned with a fury, first during the night, then taking over his waking hours.

Standing at the graveside, Meg Taylor promised her husband's ghost she would continue on to Santa Fe with the wagon train. But fate had other aspirations for Meg when she crossed paths with the Arapaho-raised Army scout Tem Overmyer and became entangled in the revenge plotted against him by the Comanche war chief Naconah.

HATE MUSIC IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE THAT REQUIRES ATTENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND COMPASSIONATE UNDERSTANDING. A music therapist explores the world of hate music, pairing narratives from that industry with stories about music therapists, exploring intersections, relationships, and juxtapositions. Music of Hate, Music for Healing includes a look into the roots and history of hate music and music therapy as well as information gleaned from recent headlines and ideas for reachable solutions to address the growth of hate music.

Who beat Sarah Strong? Ann Fletcher, drawn to solving the mystery, suspects Sarah''s handsome boss, Ben. Her search soon reveals more than she ever imagined-and in the end, she has more in common with Sarah Strong than she wanted. There was a smooth rock at Quigley''s feet, smooth and round like a baseball. With the light of the moon and a distant street lamp, he knew he could hit his target. He rarely missed. Caressing his weapon, remembering, knowing...When he drew his arm back and felt his bicep stretch, and strength travel from the crook of his neck through his shoulder to his elbow and then to his wrist, where the momentum collided with the movement of his fingertips, Quigley knew there was one thing he could do better than any man in Bingham. They knew it too. The rock left his hand. The man dropped the limp figure he roughly held, and stumbled, holding his head. Had Quigley been ten years younger, the villain would not be standing. The stranger drew a gun and pointed it in the direction he dropped the girl. Quigley knew he must do something.