"When Mr. Squirrel awakens to find that the moon has landed on his tree, he frantically tries to get rid of it before someone suspects him of stealing it and puts him in jail. But when he rolls the moon off of his tree, it gets stuck on Mrs. Hedgehog's bristles and when the billy-goat arrives and butts it with his horns--will the moon ever be the same again?"--Amazon.com.

Ava is delighted when she discovers a red poppy in the field of her house. She sits with the flower in the sunny days of summer and shields it in the rain until one day the petals start to drop and the beautiful flower fades. But when spring comes again, Ava is surpised anew.

Someone has stolen Squirrel's hazelnuts and he is determined to find out who.

"Christmas is coming! In a church tower, three bells practice ringing for Christmas Eve. But the newest and smallest bell in the tower is silent. What could be wrong? The dove, the wise crow, and all the other animals find good words to try to encourage the little bell to ring. But nothing works . . . until Christmas Eve when they find the words that inspire the little bell to ring out--"Peace on earth." "--Amazon.

"Bull walrus Franz-Ferdinand doesn't like to move. But when he sees a flock of ice gliding flamingos dance, he discovers his love of ballet. When he decides he wants to join the graceful dance troupe, no one believes it's possible. Will Franz-Ferdinand prove them wrong? Rainbow Fish creator Marcus Pfister's humorous new story strengthens our belief in our own dreams"--

Why do elephants flap their ears? How do they eat? Why to they roll in the mud? Here you will discover the answers to those questions and more and learn why elephants are some of the most wonderful creatures in the world.

"Through an enchanting conversation with a young girl in a horse-drawn coach, Hans Christian Andersen shares his life's struggles, dreams, and triumphs--whose threads can be found woven into his greatest stories."--

It's a wonderful, snowy Christmas Day, but mice Pip and Squeak can't stop looking at the snowman standing all alone wth no one to help him celebrate. A warm place is no place for a snowman. What will Pip and Squeak do so that Mr. Snowman is not all alone?

This book provides the student, researcher or practitioner with the tools to understand many of the most commonly used advanced statistical analysis tools in criminology and criminal justice, and also to apply them to research problems. The volume is structured around two main topics, giving the user flexibility to find what they need quickly. The first is "the general linear model" which is the main analytic approach used to understand what influences...