Preece Jennifer Jackson Knihy

Learn how to welcome new neighbors into your community, particularly when they might be far from home, in this uplifting and diverse picture book that champions human connection and inclusivity. After all, the world is everyone's home and we're one big family! When we see someone new in our neighborhood, how can we help them feel safe and loved and important? How can we tell them, you're not alone? There are so many ways! Our World is a Familyis a picture book exploring the complicated topic of human migration in a gentle, loving, and affirming way. It lightly touches on the reason people might leave their homes, like climate change or lack of safety, and inspires children to welcome their new neighbors into their communities with love.

Ballet is a detailed guide to creative practice and performance. Compiled by ten leading practitioners, each chapter focuses on an aspect of ballet as a performing art. Together they outline a journey from the underpinning principles of ballet, through an appreciation of different styles and schooling, into the dance studio for practice in class and beyond. With additional insights from highly acclaimed dancers, choreographers and teachers, this practical guide offers advice on fundamental and advanced training and creative development. As well as providing information from dance science research into training well-being, this book supports the individual dancer in their artistic growth, offering strategies for exploration and discovery. Topics include: principles, styles and schooling of classical ballet; fundamental technique and advanced expression; developing versatility and creative thinking; advice on injury management, nutrition and lifestyle; choreography and music and, finally, best practice in the rehearsal studio is covered. 'A wonderfully accessible and comprehensive resource about the individual disciplines involved in ballet.' Leanne Benjamin OBE, former Principal of The Royal Ballet and international coach

Can a shelter dog in desperate need of a loving home be the key to a family in need? Emily, a prospective vet school student, falls in love with a shelter dog named Chance. With the dog pulling at her heartstrings and her uncle pushing the thought, Emily wants to bring Chance home. When her father says no, Emily's heart is broken. More stress is then added to the already list of family issues. Will chance get a forever home that he has been looking for? Will he be the key to Emily's family coming back together or will there be a forever distance between Emily and her father?

Sam, who is a Mennonite, raised by her aunt and uncle in the heart of Pennsylvania, decides she wants to become a Veterinary Technician. Not only does she want to do something that's untraditional within her family, but she wants to move miles away from her home. What makes her want to move so far from her family, and will she be successful? Once moving, she will go on many adventures that will take her further than she ever expected. She will find that God has bigger plans for her than she even had for herself.