Clean Monster

Caleb loves playing in the mud and getting dirty, but he also knows the importance of cleaning up afterward. Readers discover everyday strategies to stay clean and healthy with carefully leveled text and fun illustrations.

The place is a mess, but Monster Megan has a plan to get a BIG monster clean-up underway. Even though monsters don’t usually like picking up, they make a game out of sorting circles from squares and triangles from rectangles. Meet Molly, Max, Megan, and Mo—The Busy Monsters. This new series of fun stories from Ruby Tuesday Books has been carefully crafted to help young children learn to read. To build reading confidence, each book combines repetitive, predictable text with high-frequency and familiar sight words. Illustrated with bold, quirky, collage-style artwork, this title helps young readers build on their understanding of shapes and shape words as they enjoy the fun monster story.

"Caleb loves playing in the mud and getting dirty, but he also knows the importance of cleaning up afterward. Readers discover everyday strategies to stay clean and healthy"--

This lively, interactive book welcomes young children to a maze-filled monster park. Children will gain confidence in problem-solving and pen control as they help the monsters find their way through the mazes. The durable, wipe-clean pages allow children to try out the mazes again and again, and there are fun things to spot on every page. Offers practice in important early learning skills in a humorous, playful way. Part of the hugely successful Usborne Wipe-clean series featuring a collection of endearing but slightly goofy monsters. Comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages.

Jump into an underwater adventure with a young girl named Julie. She enjoys exploring the ocean. Julie wants to be friends with a shark who swims by her, yes a shark! Julie is not afraid of him. The story has a twist, as she discovers that the shark is sad because his world is dying and he does not know why. Julie is convinced she can help but the shark thinks it’s too late. Julie explains to the shark that with the help from her friends there is hope. It is a story about awareness and understanding of the impact we all have on our oceans. We need to learn more about the creatures that we may fear or have been told to fear. We need to learn more about sharks so that we can turn that terror into respect and understand why it is so important to protect a species. The author wants to tell a story about a monster, but the monster is not who you assume it to be. It is a story in hopes to create awareness.... Monsters do exist, but they are man-made and need to be cleaned up.

Many years have passed, but their undoing still continues to torment the island. They could have listened to the visitor or stopped when they had enough riches. But the promise of false opulence silenced them. They changed their whole life to accept the mysterious monster. In the end, the scattered hearts can only dream about the island that was once their home. They still hope for a day to come back and live here, and keep sending their messengers. Only God knows when they will be able to come back. A Monster Came to Stay tells you what brought the people to this situation.

Sonatas, Screams, and Silence: Music and Sound in the Films of Ingmar Bergman is the first musical examination of Bergman’s style as an auteur filmmaker. It provides a comprehensive examination of all three aspects (music, sound effects, and voice) of Bergman’s signature soundtrack-style. Through examinations of Bergman’s biographical links to music, the role of music, sound effects, silence, and voice, and Bergman’s working methods with sound technicians, mixers, and editors, this book argues that Bergman’s soundtracks are as superbly developed as his psychological narratives and breathtaking cinematography. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book bridges the fields of music, sound, and film.

Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his generation - but it wasn't always easy.Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early years from West Germany to Derbyshire and Winchester before settling in Colchester, Essex. A shy child, he had a thing for eating soil and drawing intense visions; his anxiety was tempered by painting and a growing love of music.These twin passions grew into obsessions, and as he honed his artistic skill at school, Goldsmiths and beyond, his band with school friend Damon Albarn, fellow student Alex James, and a drummer called Dave Rowntree began to get noticed.But there are things they don't tell you before you get famous. There are monsters out there. And some may even be lurking inside yourself.Verse, Chorus, Monster! is an intimate, honest reflection on music, fame, addiction and art by one of Britain's most iconic musicians.