Dennis The Seaside Donkey And His Friends

10 individual original short stories following the exciting adventures of Dennis the seaside Donkey and his friends. Enjoy the stories they have to tell as they give children a Donkey ride along the beach and then at the end of the day and on their days off read about all the interesting animals and people the meet and the fabulous adventures they have. As the seasons change the Donkeys adventures become more exciting with stories like 'the mysterious rude guest' they encounter, and the day that their field floods! and the very naughty dogs that play tricks on the poor Donkeys. Then comes the fabulous summer carnival and more exciting times for the seaside Donkeys including thier 'winter woes' tale which turns out to be themost exciting time for them all.

10 Exciting original short stories following the adventures of Dicky Mint the cheeky house sparrow and his friends. Read about the fascinating animals and the people they meet and the fun and the dangers they encounter. stories of the strange pink lady who arrives in the middle of the night and the frightening tale of spooky dukey and the very dark and very dangerous willow wood where Hooty the scary owl lives. Enjoy the summer picnic with the sparrows and all their friends which is rescued by Victor the farm horse and then the fun of circus week and the fabulous great swirling as the long hot summer comes to an end.

10 exciting new original short stories following the adventures of Fatty Cat and his friends. Read the stories they have to tell about all their adventures as they encounter fascinating animals and people and the fun and the dangers they get into. The cheeky mouse that teases Fatty cat and the nasty old rats that they all have to be careful to avoid. The read how Fatty and his friends save the boat race day and teach the greedy mongrel dog a lesson plus the snow cold day and the exciting cousins visit followed by their miserable day and then the fabulous carnival day that starts off as a very disappointing event for Fatty cat but turns out to be their best day ever.

10 new original exciting stories of the adventures of Colin the naughty little Cockroach and his friends. Not everyone likes little cockroaches especially naughty ones but all his friends think that Colin is the nicest naughty cockroach they know. Read about their fabulous adventures as they explore and play in the woods and fields. See how poor flitty the butterfly is given a terible fright and the search for slimy the snail plus their long way home adventure. The spring clean turn out to be a real surprise with stories like Fuzzy wuzzy and space ace plus Battys bash and wriggly way you will be amazed. Then they all dream of their christmas wishes as the long summer time slowly turn into short cold wintery days.

This biography of Dr. Denis Parsons Burkitt, after whom the childhood cancer Burkitt's lymphoma was named, and who was a pioneer of the dietary fiber movement, paints a personal but holistic portrait of both the man and his life's work. Featuring excerpts from Dr. Burkitt's personal diaries, spanning seven decades from his boyhood to just before his passing, and extensive family archives, this book invites readers to follow Burkitt's journey through life and experience his tribulations and successes. Prof. John Cummings was a colleague of Dr. Burkitt and weaves the tale of his life through the lens of family, faith, and science. The journey takes Burkitt from his childhood in Ireland, a country undergoing major social upheaval, through his medical studies in Dublin, to army service in Africa in the midst of WWII and the independence movements that swept the continent in the following years. During his two decades spent in Uganda, working for the Colonial Medical Service, Burkitt made his first major contribution to cancer research - the characterization of Burkitt's lymphoma and its possible viral cause. Following his return to England in 1966, he turned his attention to the cause of ‘Western Diseases’ especially the role of dietary fibre in the prevention of disease and promotion of health. This earned him even wider international recognition and helped to inspire what is a vital field of research today. The book examines Burkitt's personal views of the world around him, including his experiences as a committed evangelical Christian who had been raised an Irish Protestant, and the challenges, both familial and cultural, that this elicited from and towards him and his scientific work. The lymphoma and later the fibre story propelled Denis into an orbit of worldwide travel, fame and many honours. An engaging speaker but man of great humility, always giving the credit for much of what he did to others, he left a legacy of evidence and ideas for the causes of cancer and prevention of disease from which we all now benefit.

About a little burro who was found running wild along Bright Angel Creek. Grades 5-8.

In Two Captains from Carolina, Bland Simpson twines together the lives of two accomplished nineteenth-century mariners from North Carolina--one African American, one Irish American. Though Moses Grandy (ca. 1791- ca. 1850) and John Newland Maffitt Jr. (1819-1886) never met, their stories bring to vivid life the saga of race and maritime culture in the antebellum and Civil War-era South. With his lyrical prose and inimitable voice, Bland Simpson offers readers a grand tale of the striving human spirit and the great divide that nearly sundered the nation. Grandy, born a slave, captained freight boats on the Dismal Swamp Canal and bought his freedom three times before he finally gained it. He became involved in Boston abolitionism and ultimately appeared before the General Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1843. As a child, Maffitt was sent from his North Carolina home to a northern boarding school, and at thirteen he was appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy, where he had a distinguished career. After North Carolina seceded from the Union, he enlisted in the Confederate navy and became a legendary blockade runner and raider. Both Grandy and Maffitt made names for themselves as they navigated very different routes through the turbulent waters of antebellum America.