Best Selling Books by Barbara Cooper

Writing Through the Visual and Virtual: Inscribing Language, Literature, and Culture in Francophone Africa and the Caribbean interrogates conventional notions of writing. The contributors—whose disciplines include anthropology, art history, education, film, history, linguistics, literature, performance studies, philosophy, sociology, translation, and visual arts—examine the complex interplay between language/literature/arts and the visual and virtual domains of expressive culture. The twenty-five essays explore various patterns of writing practices arising from contemporary and historical forces that have impacted the literatures and cultures of Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Morocco, Niger, Reunion Island, and Senegal. Special attention is paid to how scripts, though appearing to be merely decorative in function, are often used by artists and performers in the production of material and non-material culture to tell “stories” of great significance, co-mingling words and images in a way that leads to a creative synthesis that links the local and the global, the “classical” and the “popular” in new ways.

Introduces the use of the exclamation point through the story of Emma, a member of the Punc family who, even as a child, had a long nose, a button mouth, and a habit of speaking in exclamations.

These activities, developed and tested at the authors'' social skills treatment center, help kids with Asperger''s disorder, nonverbal learning disorder, and other social-skill deficits to develop a social sense. Knowing Yourself, Knowing Others covers reading social cues, developing strategies to avoid meltdowns, guessing at other people''s intentions, and more.

Introduces the use of the question mark through the story of Quincy, a member of the Punc family, who has always been extremely nosey.

Introduces the use of the comma through the story of Christopher, a member of the Punc family who is always cheerful and loves to sing.

Includes ideas on how to read social cues, recognise and use your strengths and udnerstand social rules and make friends.

Introduces the use of the apostrophe through the story of Alan, a member of the Punc family known as the One-Eyed Punc because he wears an eye patch.

Introduces the use of the hyphen through the story of Hannah, a member of the Punc family who is high class and fun loving.

Introduces the use of the period through the story of Peter, a member of the Punc family who has always been good at making things stop.

Can she save the missing girl''s life ... as well as her own? Crime story set in surreal marshes. Illustrated by author.

This text explains how to tell a healthy pony from one who isn''t feeling well, just by looking at his coat. It also covers the many different colors and shades of ponies'' coats, manes, and tails. Aimed at young readers, this book is part of the Crowood Pony Guides series, which has been approved by The Pony Club.

One of a series of pony guides, this text is aimed at young pony enthusiasts. It describes the characteristics of ponies'' bodies, how they differ, and how they work. The book, along with all titles in the Compass Pony Guides series, has been approved by The Pony Club.

Detailing the construction of the legs and feet, this Compass Pony Guide points out good and bad features and how to recognize them. The book, as well as the rest in the series, has been approved by The Pony Club and is aimed specifically at children.

This book stresses the importance of the pony''s mouth, providing information on how to age a pony, how to look after its teeth, and how the pony can express itself through using its mouth. Aimed at young readers, this book is part of the Crowood Pony Guides series, which has been approved by The Pony Club.

This text looks at feeding ponies, covering condition, types of commonly used feeds, and poisonous plants. Aimed at young readers, it is part of the Crowood Pony Guides series, which has been approved by The Pony Club.

Focusing on the pony''s head, this guide is aimed at young pony enthusiasts. It explains how much can be learned by looking at a pony''s head and by watching its eyes and ears. The book is part of the Compass Pony Guides series, which has been approved by The Pony Club.

One of the Compass Pony Gudies, this book explains to children the important differences between keeping a pet and keeping a pony. Step-by-step instructions on how to care for ponies are provided, and the book has been approved by The Pony Club.

A ghost story set in the Irish countryside manor house hotel, by the wild Atlantic coast. Spirits roam these hotel halls-looking for that final warm embrace COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS