New Releases by Susan Cooper

In this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper’s beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis’s strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died . . . As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again. Written for a theatrical production that has become a ritual in itself, Susan Cooper’s poem "The Shortest Day" captures the magic behind the returning of the light, the yearning for traditions that connect us with generations that have gone before — and the hope for peace that we carry into the future. Richly illustrated by Carson Ellis with a universality that spans the centuries, this beautiful book evokes the joy and community found in the ongoing mystery of life when we celebrate light, thankfulness, and festivity at a time of rebirth. Welcome Yule!

A strange boy and dog remind Will Stanton that he is an immortal, whose quest is to find the golden harp which will rouse others from a long slumner in the Welsh hills so they may prepare for the ultimate battle of Light versus Dark.

➜➜ Do you often feel overwhelmed by your health condition? How many times you have to cook a specific dish for your disease while your family eats differently? Do you know that you and your family could eat the same meals, only be careful at the salts'' doses? If you are looking for a specific diet that allows you to eat healthy without becoming crazy cooking different plates, "Renal Diet Cookbook" is the solution you need! Often, people who have CKD develops other pathologies, like heart disease or diabetes. If you have chronic kidney disease, it is essential not to aggravate the situation and understand what you can do best; your first essential step is choosing the right diet. Having the right diet helps keep the condition stable, or in some cases, improves health. Although it may seem restrictive, in reality, the renal diet is based on the correct amount of salts in each meal, specific food to avoid, and control the level of water people drink. The renal diet allows you to cook one dish for the whole family, just being careful to take ingredients kidney-friendly and their correct amount of salts! Do you know there is no standard kidney diet? People must avoid specific foods for each CKD stage and assume a specific level of potassium, phosphorus, and salt. People must know which are the specific salts'' amount in each meal and ingredient. For this reason, this book provides a Nutritional Table for each recipe and an easy-to-follow Shopping List to simplify your ingredients'' selection and allow you to choose the right meals for your CKD stage! This book is so completed because it is composed of two fantastic books: "Renal Diet Cookbook for Beginners," a comprehensive diet guide with more than 200 recipes, and "Renal Diet Recipe Book," with more than 350 recipes! In the complete "Renal Diet Cookbook," you will find precious information: ♥ What the Renal Diet is ad why it is essential to combine it with a medical therapy ♥ A Simple-to-follow Shopping list: Foods to Eat and Avoid for each CKD stage ♥ 400+ Recipes for every moment of the day! ♥ Not only meat! More than 80 Vegetable and Fish Recipes ♥ A specific level of the salts for each recipe! ♥ Recipes for each CKD stage ♥ Tasty Juices, Smoothies, and Dessert for all family! ♥ A simple-to-follow 28-Day Meal Plan to get ideas on how to start the diet! ...and much more! You deserve to live quietly! If you no longer want to live by counting salts and becoming crazy cooking different dishes for each family member, this book is what you are looking for. Click the "BUY NOW" button and TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE AND KITCHEN!

➜➜ Are you tired of being confused about what you can eat or not according to your health disease? Do you know that even if you have CKD, you and your family could eat the same meals? If you are looking for a specific guide that allows you to understand better why is essential to combine the Renal Diet with medical therapy and that helps you to eat healthy without becoming crazy cooking different plates, "Renal Diet Cookbook for Beginners" is the solution you need! Often, people who have CKD develops other pathologies, like heart disease or diabetes. If you have chronic kidney disease, choosing the right diet is essential to keep the condition stable, or in some cases improve health. However, do you know there is no standard kidney diet? People must avoid specific foods for each CKD stage and assume specific level of potassium, phosphorus and salt. People must know which are the specific salts'' amount in each meal and ingredient. For this reason, this book provides all Guideline you need about Real Diet, an easy-to-follow Shopping List to simplify your ingredients'' selection, and a Nutritional Table for each recipe that allows you to choose the right meals for your CKD stage! "Renal Diet Cookbook for Beginners" is a complete guide that provides you with all renal diet guidelines you need! You will find a lot of precious information: ♥ What the Renal Diet is ad why it is essential to combine it with a medical therapy ♥ A Simple-to-follow Shopping list: foods to Eat and Avoid for each CKD stage ♥ 200+ Recipes for every moment of the day! ♥ Not only meat! A lot of Vegetable and Fish Recipes ♥ Specific level of the salts for each recipe! ♥ Recipes for each CKD stage ♥ A simple-to-follow 28-Day Meal Plan to get ideas on how to start the diet! ...and much more! You deserve to live quietly! If you no longer want to live by counting salts and becoming crazy cooking different dishes for each family member, this book is what you are looking for. Click the "BUY NOW" button! TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE AND KITCHEN!

A ravenous band of pirates who eat words for breakfast gobble up the world''s greatest stories. But never fear--the Word Wizard and the children she reads to are on the case! Pirate Captain Rottingbones and his crew need breakfast. But these pirates can''t have just any ordinary breakfast...no, they need nice, fresh WORDS. And where better to get them than stealing them straight off the pages of all kinds of books? But when Captain Rottingbones and his cronies go after the Word Wizard and her extra delicious words that they steal from her extra juicy stories, they''ve finally gone too far...because not only does the Word Wizard believe words are precious things that belong in stories, but she also has a weapon stronger than any sword--a mighty pen. Susan Cooper, author of the acclaimed Dark Is Rising fantasy series, teams up with renowned illustrator Steven Kellogg to create a swashbuckling adventure that celebrates the power of reading. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

“A welcome addition to the Boggart series.” —Booklist The Boggart is back for a new adventure filled with magic and mayhem from Newbery winner Susan Cooper. Magic is in the air when Allie and Jay Cameron visit their ancestors’ ancient Castle Keep in Scotland, tucked in its unspoiled loch. The twins wake the mischievous shape-shifting Boggart and his infamous cousin Nessie, of Loch Ness fame. But a summer of fun-loving trickery with the Old Things is invaded by a dangerous real estate developer called William Trout. Trout has big plans for a luxury resort on the loch, and little regard for its people or the law. Bulldozers get to work. The future of the loch, its seals, and all its beauty are threatened. The twins and Angus Cameron, their grandfather, mobilize to save his shop and the loch, but it’s soon clear they will need help of a different sort… In a race against time, the Boggarts recruit help from other Old Things of Scotland: hair-raising creatures of the Wild Magic. But are the Blue Men of the Minch and the Nuckelavee too terrifying for humans to handle? How can they drive out the invader? What’s certain is that Mr. Trout is in for a wild ride in this comical, page-turning adventure from Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper.

Accidentally transported from his remote Scottish castle to the bright, fast-moving, hi-tech city of Toronto, the highly mischievous Boggart simply can''t resist the opportunity for pranks, and wreaks havoc for the Volnik family, inheritors of his distant castle home. But the Boggart doesn''t mean any real harm, and when he begins to pine for the rolling Scottish mists and the sound of bagpipes, he turns to his two young friends, Emily and Jessup Volnik, for help. A delightfully funny and moving story for children.

Vulval diseases are managed by dermatologists and by ObGyns and while expert referral centres do exist, the majority of patients are treated by non-specialists. These conditions are relatively common (approximately 15% of a gynaecologist’s caseload) and can be difficult to diagnose. Gynecologic Dermatology is a practical, highly illustrated guide written with the needs of the general dermatologist or gynaecologist in mind. The book begins with chapters on normal anatomy; history taking and examination of the vulva; biopsy taking and general management options. Next, symptom-based chapters describe presenting problems such as pruritus, broken skin and scarring, using flowcharts to help the physician work through to a diagnosis. Finally, chapters devoted to key conditions (lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, etc) describe the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis and management of the disease in question. Abundantly illustrated and written in a practical, clinically oriented style, Gynecologic Dermatology is an indispensable reference for non-specialists that bridges the gap between dermatology and gynaecology. Symptom-based section reflects how patients present in real life and provides algorithms/flowcharts to help with diagnosis Includes second-line treatment options to help physician when standard treatment is unsuccessful Lavishly illustrated with over 500 photos, diagrams, tables and boxes

In this classic adventure from Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper, two strangers embark on a quest for the sea that’s filled with mystery, fantasy, and danger. His name is West. Her name is Cally. They speak different languages and come from different countries thousands of miles apart, but they do not know that. What they do know are the tragedies that took their parents, then wrenched the two of them out of reality and into a strange and perilous world through which they must travel together, understanding only that they must reach the sea. Together, West and Cally embark upon a strange and sometimes terrifying quest, learning to survive and to love—and, at last, discovering the true secret of their journey.

Twelve-year-old Trey and his seven-year-old brother Lou, who does not speak, cross the barrier between two worlds, that of their island in the Bahamas, and a land called Pangaia, and play a mysterious role in restoring the natural environment in both places.

At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man''s plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes.

Epic. Bestselling. Award-winning. The complete Dark Is Rising Sequence is now available as one keepsake collection. Will Stanton’s ordinary life is shattered with the dreadful revelation that the Dark—the source of all evil—is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. He finds that he is no ordinary boy, but the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping mankind free from the Dark. Soon Will is swept up in the great battle, along with his ageless master, Merriman; the three Drew children, who are mortal but have their own vital part to play; and a strange boy named Bran. These six fight fear and death in a quest through time and space interwoven with the most ancient myths of the islands of Britain—until, at last, Will and Bran find the weapon that will ultimately vanquish the Dark. One of the most celebrated fantasy sequences of all time, The Dark Is Rising is a searing, epic rendering of the eternal conflict between good and evil. This complete collection includes Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; and Silver on the Tree.

Three siblings embark on an epic quest for a mythic grail in this first installment of Susan Cooper’s epic and award-winning The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look! All through time, the two great forces of Light and Dark have battled for control of the world. Now, after centuries of balance, the Dark is summoning its terrifying forces to rise once more…and three children find themselves caught in the conflict. The Drew siblings—Simon, Jane, and Barney—are on a family holiday in Cornwall when they discover an ancient map in the attic of the house they are sharing with their Great Uncle Merry. They know immediately that the map is special but have no way of knowing how much. For the map leads to a grail: a vital weapon for the Light’s fight against evil. In taking on the quest to find the grail, the Drews will have to race against the sinister human beings who serve the dreadful power of the dark—an adventure that puts their own lives in grave peril.

Only in the world of the theater can Nat Field find an escape from the tragedies that have shadowed his young life. So he is thrilled when he is chosen to join an American drama troupe traveling to London to perform A Midsummer Night''s Dream in a new replica of the famous Globe theater. Shortly after arriving in England, Nat goes to bed ill and awakens transported back in time four hundred years -- to another London, and another production of A Midsummer Night''s Dream. Amid the bustle and excitement of an Elizabethan theatrical production, Nat finds the warm, nurturing father figure missing from his life -- in none other than William Shakespeare himself. Does Nat have to remain trapped in the past forever, or give up the friendship he''s so longed for in his own time?

An ancient Welsh tale is given new life in this magical picture book from the author of The Dark Is Rising series. When young Huw plays his harp on the mountains above his father’s farm, he does not realize that the magic people of Wales, the Tylwyth Teg, are listening from within the Bearded Lake. But suddenly, among his father’s herd of black cattle, Huw finds a wonderful silver cow, sent up from the lake as a gift. It makes his father a rich man—until one day the farmer becomes greedy, and the Tylwyth Teg take their revenge. Written in the soft, musical rhythm of Welsh speech and enriched by Susan Cooper’s own imaginative gifts, this old tale takes on new life. Warwick Hutton’s marvelously evocative illustrations capture the beauty of the Welsh countryside, the crafty greed of the farmer, and the magic of the Tylwyth Teg. Readers will return to this timeless retelling of a Welsh folktale again and again.

A portrait of Christmas Revels founder John Langstaff reveals influences that shaped the creation of his popular annual celebration, from his mischievous choirboy experiences and early career as a recital singer to his World War II injury and subsequent work as a recording artist, television performer, teacher and children''s author. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Grey King.

A new adaptation of this exciting time travel thriller, set in Shakespeare''s England

This is the fifth and last book in "The Dark Is Rising" sequence. The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. The servants of the light: Will Stanton, the last of the Old Ones, the mysterious Professor Merriman, and the strange albino Welsh boy, Bran, are helped by three ordinary children in this last desperate battle.

Only a child can find the way to bring Saint George back to the play. The Boy works for the Magician, and he wants more than anything to learn magic. But the Magician always says, "Not yet, Boy. Not till the time is right." So the Boy has to be content with polishing the Magician''s wand, taking care of the rabbits the Magician pulls out of hats, and doing his favorite job: operating the puppets for the play Saint George and the Dragon, which the Magician always performs as part of his act. Until one day the Saint George puppet disappears, and the angry Magician hurls the Boy into the strange Land of Story to find Saint George. His quest is full of adventures with oddly familiar people, from the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe to the Giant at the top of Jack''s beanstalk. But the Boy''s last adventure is the most amazing of all -- and changes his life forever.

Six one-act plays by six Newbery Medal-winning authors.

Llega la segunda entrega de Los seis signos de la luz. Tras la noticia del robo del Grial del Museo Británico, Will Stanton se reúne con Merriman y sus tres sobrinos. Y es que Will es el último superviviente de un grupo de guerreros inmortales que durante siglos han dedicado sus vidas a proteger el Bien frente a las fuerzas del Mal.

Alternating chapters follow the mysterious connection between a homesick English girl living in present-day America and an eleven-year-old boy serving in the British Royal Navy in 1803, aboard the H.M.S. Victory, commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson. Reprint.

YA. An eleven-year-old boy searches for six magical signs in order to save the world from the threatening evil of the Dark.

Nathan Field, der mit der Company of Boys nach London gereist ist, kommt mit hohem Fieber ins Kankenhaus und wacht am nächsten Morgen gesund wieder auf, allerdings um 400 Jahre in die Vergangenheit zurückversetzt als Dichter Shakespeare. Ab 10.

By combining their expertise on the emotional aspects of infertility with essential medical, legal, and ethical information, the authors offer couples a valuable tool for sorting through the complex issues involved in their treatment of choice, enabling them to move beyond their infertility.

In this memorable book, Susan Cooper brings great sensitivity and insight to this story of a boy''s gradual awakening to an awareness of the adult world in the harsh realities of World War II England.

Angry at his brother for not taking him deep-sea fishing, Jethro stomps off, meets a jumbie, and enlists its help in changing his brother''s mind.