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Snow leopards are the most elusive of the big cats, making them even more fascinating. These gorgeous felines continue to fascinate kids and adults around the world.In The Big Snow Leopard Book for Kids, from top-selling non-fiction author Jenny Kellett you will learn only the best snow leopard facts that kids will love.With over 100 fascinating facts, gorgeous hi-res photos, and a fun BONUS word search available in the print version, children will be completely immersed and fascinated by the exciting world of their favorite feline in this interactive snow leopard book for kids.Snow Leopard Facts SampleDid you know?- The snow leopard is also known as an 'ounce'.- Snow leopards are the only big cats that live in the cold deserts of Asia.- Snow leopards have small, rounded ears, which help to prevent heat loss.You'll find these facts and many more in this illustrated snow leopard book for kids. With 20+ stunning photos, even early readers will enjoy it- as well as adults!Perfect for teaching children to read, while letting them learn about the exciting world of snow leopards - it is the ideal book for long car journeys and bedtime reading.Scroll up and click Buy Now and help your child become a snow leopard expert in no time!

This title provides a one-stop resource for understanding the crisis of homelessness in the United States. It covers risk factors for homelessness, societal attitudes about the homeless, and public and private resources designed to prevent homelessness and help those in need.There are a number of questions to be answered when addressing the subject of homelessness in the United States. What are the primary causes of homelessness? What are the economic and socioeconomic factors that have an impact on homeless people? What demographic trends can be identified in homeless populations? Is the U.S. addressing the needs and concerns of homeless people adequately? Where are the areas with the highest homeless populations? What can be done to help homeless people who live with mental illness and/or addiction problems?Homelessness in America: A Reference Handbook answers all of these questions and more. It thoroughly examines the history of homelessness in the U.S., shining a light on the key issues, events, policies, and attitudes that contribute to homelessness and shape the experience of being homeless. It places special emphasis on exploring the myriad problems that force people into homelessness, such as inadequate levels of affordable housing, struggles with substance abuse, and gaps in the U.S.' social welfare system. In addition, it explains why some demographic groups are at heightened risk of homelessness.

This essay will try to highlight the role of Joyce's knowledge of Italian language in the construction of his innovative language After a short introduction in which I indicate the main themes, contexts and theories that were fundamental background to Joyce's work (references to Dante Alighieri, Giordano Bruno, Giambattista Vico, Gabriele D'Annunzio and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti), I will propose an examination of the ninth episode of the Ulysses "Scylla and Charybdis". The goal is to demonstrate how important the triestine experience and Joyce's studies of Italian literature and culture were for his elaboration in which he tries to reestablish the ante-babelic spontaneity and strength of the poetic word.

Den Belangen der menschlichen Seele hat sich Ludwig Wittgenstein nahezu in seinem gesamten philosophischen Schaffen gewidmet - doch v.a. in seinen letzten Schriften verdichten sich seine Bemerkungen zu Problemen des Fremdseelischen, die sich in der Frage ausdrucken lassen, wie - und ob! - wir vom Seelenleben Anderer wissen konnen, wie wir also wissen konnen, was - und dass - Andere fuhlen, empfinden und denken. In diesem Buch wird Wittgensteins grammatischen Untersuchungen zum Fremdseelischen nachgespurt, d.h. der Art und Weise, wie wir uber das Seelenleben Anderer sprechen. Anders als in der traditionellen Philosophie nahert sich Wittgenstein dem Problem des Fremdseelischen nicht nur als einem erkenntnistheoretischen, sondern auch als einem praktischen Problem, das uns im Alltag begegnet, wenn Andere lugen oder sich verstellen oder wir sie nicht verstehen, weil sie uns aufgrund soziokultureller Umstande fremd sind. Die Betrachtung solch alltagspraktischer Falle zeigt, dass das Problem des Fremdseelischen fur Wittgenstein weniger ein Problem uber Andere, als vielmehr ein Problem mit Anderen darstellt.

As both experience and evidence-based findings indicate, specific dermatological conditions can prove harder to diagnose in patients with darker skin tones. Lack of knowledge or experience can compromise effective treatment and management, leading to lasting consequences for the patient. This atlas strives to supplement a lack of real world experience by providing more than 800 hundred high quality photographs and illustrations help guide physicians in treating the nuances of darker skinned patient populations.Dr. Moiin's own professional experience in treating patients of color on a daily basis and the sheer volume with which he is acquainted with these diseases on darker skin, enable him to provide broader insight and include a myriad of photos to better illustrate diagnoses and treatment plans. Photos range from common to rare diseases to aid in delineating nuances in diseases. Since dermatology is a highly visual field, the focus is more on the images, while the textis comprehensive but concise and often bulleted to allow for practical use. Written for residents and practicing dermatologists and all other medical professionals, Atlas of Black Skin is an essential tool for practitioners looking to broaden the scope of their care.

In questo libro viene proposta una riflessione sulla rappresentazione della femminilità nell'arte con particolare riferimento alla simbologia presente in numerosi capolavori partendo dall'assunto che in essi si può ravvisare, molto spesso, una precisa connotazione metaforica che merita uno specifico approfondimento.

Sous quelle forme les mots sont-ils représentés dans notre mémoire ? Comment les informations (sémantiques, formelles, morphologiques et syntaxiques) attachées aux mots y sont-elles organisées ? Quelles sont les procédures utilisées pour y accéder lors de la production et de l'interprétation des messages ? Telles sont les interrogations qui se trouvent au centre de cet ouvrage qui se propose d'abord d'examiner les diverses propositions avancées, pour dresser ensuite un bilan critique détaillé des travaux consacrés à l'hypothèse selon laquelle ce sont les informations véhiculées par la structure des mots qui serviraient de principe de classement et d'accès aux informations lexicales.Agnesa Pillon est Docteure en sciences psycho-pédagogiques et poursuit ses recherches en psychologie et neuropsychologie du langage à l¿Université de Mons-Hainaut.

Practical Reading Strategies introduces teachers to six highly effective strategies that every reader can use when grappling with texts. Using a range of engaging classroom activities, teachers can guide students through the strategies of Making Connections, Visualising, Questioning, Inferring, Summarising and Synthesising. These will ultimately help students grasp meaning and gain understanding in what they read.The variety of activities focus on close reading, working in pairs, group work and class discussions. Each contains instructions for teachers and students, along with clear examples and the underlying theory behind them. Practical Reading Strategies is a valuable tool for all teachers to develop confidence in building their students' ability and enthusiasm to read and understand.

Two Trips To Gorilla Land - And The Cataracts Of The Congo. Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Tunis - The Land and the People is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.