New Releases by Heather Maclean

Toward a Secret Sky Educator''s Guide is a companion to Toward a Secret Sky by Heather Maclean. This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades 7-12.

This book is about teaching the joy and understanding of classical music to young children. It is about enhancing intelligence and building self-confidence through music. It is about leading the child into a journey of self-discovery and many joyful experiences, through music, that should last a lifetime. The book is full of practical ideas, methods, techniques, and lesson plans for school teachers, parents, hospital caregivers, and musicians at every level who could obtain wonderful results through teaching, sharing, and living this timeless art. It is aimed at finding a way to retain this beautiful art in our education system. It is aimed at possibly creating loving work for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and young students. It is aimed at spreading love and communication through an art that has been around for centuries and is so readily available to all through modern technology. It is aimed at teaching the world to sing, love, laugh, communicate, and play ... through classical music! This book addresses the concepts, theories, and performance aspects of music, like many other books written, but with detailed lesson plans and stories so a person, with a short course of music training, could get straight to work and start teaching a music class. The book is written with step-by-step processes that are fun for children. The activities and ideas in this book have been practised with countless children by the author for the past twenty-two years.

"Forested ecosystems play an important role in climate change mitigation by capturing atmospheric carbon and storing it in trees and their habitat. They also provide fibre to displace fossil fuels in energy production and to produce harvested wood products (HWPs), which store carbon and can displace greenhouse gas (GHG) intensive materials. Estimating the "forest-to-mill gate" energy use and associated GHG emissions is an essential component of evaluating the contribution of Ontario''s HWP sector to climate change mitigation. In this report, we present an Ontario-specific model for estimating GHG emissions from energy consumed for wood harvesting, forest renewal, road construction and maintenance, and wood transportation, as well as consumption of fossil fuels and electricity purchased during HWP manufacturing"--Summary.

It is October 31st. The orange harvest moon has no moonbeams. In the stables, horses feel uneasy when scary creatures appear in the night sky. Four kittens are born. One is abandoned by her mother because she is not suitably dressed in black for a Halloween ride on a broomstick. A loving horse rescues the tiny creature, no bigger than a mouse, and she is named the Mousecat. The Mousecat has most unusual eyes, which enable the strangest, scariest, and most wonderful things to happen when she goes on her own Halloween sky ride with the Moonicorns and moonicorn fairies. How could it be possible for such a tiny creature to experience so much in one dark, dark night? Could this amazing adventure be a dream? Maybe, but the next night, the moon notices the bow of a violin near a pumpkin patch. An old skeleton, in his hurry to reach his coffin before sunrise, had dropped the bow. People and animals also noticed it, and left it there. A year later, after the next Halloween night, it was gone. A sequel to The Moonicorn Fairies, this book once again combines fact and fantasy using Classical music, storytelling, and art.

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star shares over seventy recipes for Italian food made on the grill, including grilled steak pizzaiola, pancetta-wrapped pork loin, and chicken thighs with sweet and spicy rub.

As Don Draper famously said, "Nostalgia: a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone." Nostalgia, of course, also calls to one''s appetite. Thanks in part to the popular series Mad Men, fans are discovering the classic cuisine of the 1960''s; whether to revisit the favorite recipes of their childhoods or to celebrate the comforting, sometimes kitschy, always-satisfying dishes of the era, including: Waldorf Salad Sweet and Sour Meatballs Beef Stroganoff Steakhouse Creamed Spinach Buttermilk Dinner Rolls Cherries Jubilee Daiquiri Lime and Gelatin Mold Classic cocktails such as Blue Hawaiians, Brandy Alexanders, and Manhattans And many more! Each recipe is adapted for the modern palate, with less fat and healthier ingredients than in the originals (no more bacon fat as a kitchen staple!). Full-color photographs showcase the food, proving that retro cuisine can be sophisticated and delicious. The Sensational Sixties Cookbook will also provide tips on hosting the ultimate sixties soiree, complete with menus, music playlists, and table decorations. So grab a swizzle stick, put Bobby Darin on the turntable, and get cooking -- sixties style!

This book is a legacy of favourite quotes encircled by exquisitely painted flowers. In the year before the passing of artist June Mary MacLean, her daughter Heather suggested that she paint twenty two water colour flower paintings which would allow space for calligraphed quotations. Heather assured her that some day she would find a way to publish them....

It is midnight and the moon is full and very bright. Earth unicorns leave their cave to play in a magic lake. Restless horses, on a nearby farm, feel the need for an adventure. The moon smiles and stretches her moonbeams. Two moonicorn fairies are born. Moonicorns leave the moon to take the fairies on an earth adventure. Is this adventure a DREAM? Could the horses be mystically, magically moonstruck? If so, then why are the the new baby moonicorn fairies still hiding in their manes after sunrise? In this enchanting, dreamy fairytale Heather MacLean brings to life an adventure of fairies, unicorns, horses and moonicorns (unicorns that live on the moon) with her delightful illustrations and clear text. She effectively combines fact and fantasy as the full moon shines on both hemispheres in turn. Earth horses unite with mythical creatures. Baby moonicorn fairies celebrate their birthdays with the stars, creating a spectacle of lights in the sky. This delightful story can also be used to develop the aural, visual, verbal and fine motor skills of the child when combined with classical music.

booklet - soft cover 60 pages, A5 with alternating text and facing colour photograph pages - gift booklet

Eat Spaghetti and Still Fit Into Your Skinny Jeans To many of us, "diet" is a four-letter word. And rightfully so. Starving yourself thin or keeping track of each bite like pennies in your checkbook is no way to live. So what''s a girl with skinny jean dreams supposed to do Teresa Giudice has the answer. In fact, she was born with it. The first-generation Italian-American mom of four and svelte star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey credits her knockout figure to her Old World upbringing. And now, in her fun, encouraging, and budget-friendly cookbook, she skewers the myth that looking fabulous has to be a chore. In Skinny Italian, she reveals how to: substitute tedious meal plans with simple, flavorful recipeschoose fresh, flavorful ingredients instead of counting caloriesslow down and enjoy a faster metabolismreplace starvation with celebration by adopting an Italian attitude to cooking, eating, and entertaininglove food, love eating, and still love your body afterward Teresa shows how anyone can master the cornerstones of Italian cuisine. Learn how to make six different tomato sauces from scratch, how to choose and use the right olive oil, and how to prepare over sixty Giudice family recipes straight from Salerno. From Gorgeous Garlic Shrimp to Beautiful Biscotti, you''ll want to make these sumptuous recipes again and again. Discover how easy and economical wholesome, homemade cooking can be. Skinny Italian is not a diet book. It''s an "eat it and enjoy it" book. Join Teresa and discover how gorgeous can be a sumptuous side effect to living la bella vita.

During the late 1990s and early 2000s the Canadian book publishing industry was facing many challenges - most notably a crisis in and systemic problem with book returns. In response to entreaties from the book community to Parliament, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage commissioned research and sought input from the publishing community. It then released a report highlighting the precarious operational climate in the country for the production and sale of books. The report''s recommendations and responses by the Government of Canada led to a new funding initiative - the Canadian Book Industry Supply Chain Initiative (SCI). This research report documents the development and implementation of the SCI between government fiscal years 2002-2003 and 2007-2008; detailing how the new initiative improved and modernized the Canadian book supply chain. It also provides insight into the development, launch, and performance of the book supply chain agency for English-language Canada, BookNet Canada.

Real moms reveal the secrets to successful baby gear shopping. You''ve waited your whole life to get your hands on that magic baby product scanning gun. And it''s brilliant fun. For the first three hours. And then it gets downright overwhelming. You know you need a crib, but what about a bassinet, a cradle, or a play yard? The stroller you love comes with a carry-cot, but can you actually carry the baby in it? Will you be able to get the green beans out of the cracks in that adorable high chair? You''re a smart chick?why is this so hard? It doesn''t have to be! The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide is the most comprehensive guide to baby products on the planet. Heather Maclean and Hollie Schultz, the founders of BabyGizmo.com, a product-testing and research coalition of moms, pediatricians, and child development experts, walk you through not only standard purchases like car seats and high chairs, but also new generation choices like luxury stroller systems and designer diaper bags. Amidst Heather and Hollie''s real-life mom stories and confessions (yes, they tasted the toys on their babies'' activity centers), you''ll discover: What you really need versus what''s just nice to have Which products to include (and not include) on your baby registry The best time of the year to buy certain items Which products to store in the perfectly packed diaper bag How to avoid the "bad baby product buying cycle" Even which products can make you pretty The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide will help you select the right products for your unique needs and lifestyle, so you can bask in the bliss of a perfect purchase, stroll with confidence, and know your neighbors have diaper bag envy.

Tired of Atkins, South Beach, The Zone, Protein Power, and the plethora of diets out there? Confused by low fat, high protein, high fat, low protein, low carb, bad carb diets? Have we got a change for you! No exercise machines, no programs to follow for 10, 30 or even 60 days. No weight loss earrings, pants, patches, lunatic exercise instructors. Nothing to annoy you in the tradition that is weight loss programming; just 101 of the best alternative ideas we could think of, to make your weight loss a success. If only one of these ideas works for you, then "The No Diet Solution" is well worth your time! We''ve got Lifestyle, Education, Holiday, Vacation, Vegetarian, and No Fail Dining Out Tricks just waiting for you to try! So stroll right in to our No Diet--No Exercise Solution!

Food science and the study of what we eat. What does food do to the body, and what does it do for the body. This 4-page laminated guide includes: defining nutrition, fats, food pyramid, protein, carbohydrates, vitamin''s natural sources, deficiency and toxicity symptoms, mineral''s natural sources, deficiency and toxicity symptoms, nutrient functions, how the digestive system works, and absorption.

Fatphobia, hair removal, and plastic surgery are a few of the topics covered in this typed personal zine. There are also discussions of culture jamming, the fitness craze, femininity, and several collages from women''s magazines, notably Dove''s "campaign for real beauty."

Get the information you need to know regarding Microbiology with this handy laminated 4-page guide. It contains information on: the history of microbiology, kingdoms, prokaryotes & eukaryotes, cell theory and much more.

Informative guide to pet-friendly resorts, fairs, parks, festivals and other vacation destinations in North America.

A doctor''s guide to informative ideas on achieving a successful pregnancy.

One million Canadians have diabetes. In these pages, some of them talk about their feelings and experiences with the illness such as about being diagnosed, about its impact on their jobs, about the attitudes of family and friends, and about learning to cope.