New Releases by Sarah Davis

A positive, age-appropriate and reassuring look at mental health for young readers Positive Minds helps readers to learn about and understand how their mind works, what emotions are and how to manage them, what neurodiversity is and how to build and maintain good mental health. Each book explores different aspects of psychology and how it informs what we do through a combination of explanatory text and familiar scenarios, while the bright, inventive illustrations keep the mood light and positive. Produced in partnership with The British Psychological Society and including supporting activities for readers, carers and teachers. Books in the series: Emotions, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Psychology

A positive, age-appropriate and reassuring look at emotions for young readers Positive Minds helps readers to learn about and understand how their mind works, what emotions are and how to manage them, what neurodiversity is and how to build and maintain good mental health. Each book explores different aspects of psychology and how it informs what we do through a combination of explanatory text and familiar scenarios, while the bright, inventive illustrations keep the mood light and positive. Produced in partnership with The British Psychological Society and including supporting activities for readers, carers and teachers. Books in the series: Emotions, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Psychology

This textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies. Designed for students new to the subject, this second edition has been fully updated to include expanded coverage of Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Korea, and Jewish cultures. The expert author team advances a global view of the period, introducing the reader to histories and narratives beyond a European context. A new chapter called “Perspectives” has been added that defines theoretical approaches to the material and considers changes in how we interpret history. Key Features: Divided into chronological sections, chapters are organized by four key themes: religion, economics, politics, and society. This framework enables students to connect wider ideas and debates across 500 to 1500. Individual chapters address current theoretical discussions, including issues around gender, migration, sustainable environments, race, and intercultural religious spaces. The authors’ combined teaching experience and subject specialties ensure an engaging and accessible overview for students of history, literature, and those undertaking general studies courses. Full-color maps and images illustrate chapter content and support understanding. As a result, this text is essential reading for all those interested in learning more about the histories and cultures of the period, as well as their relevance to our own contemporary experiences and perspectives. This textbook is supported by a companion website providing core resources for students and lecturers.

God Name Origins explores the fascinating world of deity names, revealing how these names are not mere labels, but rather reflections of ancient civilizations' core values and beliefs. By delving into religious etymology, the book uncovers the linguistic roots of deity names like Ra, Ishtar, and Zeus, demonstrating their evolution and connection to specific myths and rituals. Understanding these origins provides insight into cultural identity and the development of religious thought. The book embarks on a historical and religious journey, tracing deity names back to their earliest known forms. For example, the names often encapsulate essential attributes, powers, and relationships within the divine pantheon. Through case studies from Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece, the book synthesizes findings to highlight patterns and variations in deity naming practices across cultures. Structured in three parts, God Name Origins progresses from introducing core concepts to examining specific case studies and synthesizing findings. By drawing from ancient texts, archaeological inscriptions, and comparative linguistic analyses, the book presents a comprehensive look at deity names and their broader implications for understanding religious syncretism and the evolution of religious history.

""Pyramids of the Dead"" explores why ancient cultures worldwide invested vast resources in pyramid construction, linking them to death, the afterlife, and spiritual beliefs. These structures weren't just tombs; they were powerful symbols reflecting complex cosmological views and societal frameworks. Intriguingly, the book highlights that while pyramid construction varied across cultures like Egypt and Mesoamerica, common threads reveal universal human concerns about mortality and the divine. This book uniquely examines pyramids as a global phenomenon shaped by shared human preoccupations, approached through a multidisciplinary lens including archaeology and comparative religious studies. It emphasizes the historical and social contexts of pyramid construction, delving into early civilizations, religious systems, and monumental architecture's role in asserting power. The book progresses by first introducing pyramids as symbolic structures, then exploring associated funerary rituals, and finally synthesizing the evidence through comparative analysis.

Hazel and Leo are adventurous kids exploring beautiful places with their parents. While hiking in Arches National Park their vivid imaginations take them on a wild ride. With the help of their new dinosaur friend, they explore the red rock landscape like no other kids have ever done before.

“The definition of a single session read.” —Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl For fans of Station Eleven and The Last of Us, an apocalyptic tale of a young woman fighting for life and justice in the tyrannical Phoenix City—the only place in Ireland yet to be overrun by the flesh-eating skrake Outside the walls of Phoenix City, where the plague has overrun Ireland, one bite from the savage skrake means death or infection. Inside, Orpen and the other survivors of the plague gather in meager numbers. They are protected from the skrake, but the city is by no means a refuge. Orpen is the only outsider ever admitted to the ranks of the banshees, the fierce, all-women force of fighters who push back the hungry skrake gathered at the city walls. Phoenix City is ruled with an oppressive hand—its best leaders power-hungry and ruthless—and the banshees keep the peace, or shatter it, depending on their orders. But unrest is building in the city, and even some banshees question the cost of implementing the management’s patriarchal rule. When two banshees are publicly executed, and a foraging trip beyond the walls goes bad, Orpen knows she must make a choice between survival within a cruel society or treacherous freedom beyond the walls. She will need to muster all her courage and prowess if she and her fellow banshees are going to be able to find a way to escape—and rebuild a society worth fighting for.

This book provides proven tools, fitness tips, and real-life case studies to help you transform chaos into clarity, maintain healthy habits, and conquer procrastination.

Did you know that boys with ADHD often struggle in school, have trouble with social situations, and can act without thinking? Raising them can be really hard, but it's important to remember they have a lot of hidden talents. This guide talks about ADHD in an easy-to-understand way, on how to handle boys with ADHD. There are tips for homework, making friends, and becoming more independent. If you want to help your son succeed, "Parenting Boys with ADHD" is a great choice.

South of a forbidding range of mountain peaks lies a land of boundless resources and untold opportunity. The Mwangi Expanse has been home to an untold diversity of cultures and peoples since time immemorial, hosting powerful, isolated city states that have often paid little attention to their neighbors. Yet the turning tides of fortune have begun to usher in changes that are rippling across the world. As a band of scholars from an ancient university venture north to aid a disaster-torn Avistan. A revolution-forged nation seeks powerful allies against foreign aggression. An undead god, once a symbol of hope to his declining nation, now grows jealous enough to turn on his self-proclaimed kin. Whether you are a diplomat seeking leverage from the most difficult of positions, a spy seeking the subtlest hint of danger from your surroundings, a guardian hoping to protect your home and people, or a warrior striking back at tyrants both native and foreign, this guide to the Mwangi Expanse offers you the ultimate resource to explore a realm of magic, monsters, and intrigue! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

This anthology of poems is an emotional exploration of climate change and its underlying attitudes. The poems lie at the intersection of climate change due to global warming and inner transformation. The poems are meaningful, powerful, and thought-provoking. The reader goes on a journey from despair and chaos, ending in a place of quiet optimism. This is a book for the sensitive, the conscious, the eco-warriors, and the introspective nature lovers among us. Intermixing essays with poetry and art, this book is both a balm and a guide for knowing and holding what has been done to the world, while bolstering our resolve never to give up on one another or our collective future. The scope of the poems goes far beyond Connecticut to the whole ecosystem we humans share. With praise and wonder, and sometimes with grief or anger, the poems in this collection pay close attention to our planet and its inhabitants. In a time of climate crisis, the poems in this anthology ask everyone to wake up to the earth and cherish it.

The Ancient Forest, is about fraternal twins Hazel and Leo who have very vivid imaginations. So much so, that you wonder if the things they are dreaming up are truly happening! Their adventure takes place as they are hiking through the Redwood Forest. Imagination turns this ancient forest into a prehistoric adventureland, where they run for their lives from a T. rex, get saved by a pteranodon, and make friends with a brachiosaurus. The trees become a literal playground for these adventuresome kids on this epic hike.

Life is a not a sprint, but a marathon. We run with God, who gives us the grace to finish well. In Kingdom Legacy, Sarah Davis shares a series of eight lessons for all those God has called to walk in His kingdom authority and wisdom.

South of a forbidding range of mountain peaks lies a land of boundless resources and untold opportunity. The Mwangi Expanse has been home to an untold diversity of cultures and peoples since time immemorial, hosting powerful, isolated city states that have often paid little attention to their neighbors. Yet the turning tides of fortune have begun to usher in changes that are rippling across the world. As a band of scholars from an ancient university venture north to aid a disaster-torn Avistan. A revolution-forged nation seeks powerful allies against foreign aggression. An undead god, once a symbol of hope to his declining nation, now grows jealous enough to turn on his self-proclaimed kin. Whether you are a diplomat seeking leverage from the most difficult of positions, a spy seeking the subtlest hint of danger from your surroundings, a guardian hoping to protect your home and people, or a warrior striking back at tyrants both native and foreign, this guide to the Mwangi Expanse offers you the ultimate resource to explore a realm of magic, monsters, and intrigue! Written by: Laura-Shay Adams, Mariam Ahmad, Jahmal Brown, Misha Bushyager, Alexandria Bustion, Duan Byrd, John Compton, Sarah Davis, Naomi Fritts, Sasha Laranoa Harving, Gabriel Hicks, TK Johnson, Michelle Jones, Joshua Kim, Travis Lionel, Ron Lundeen, Stephanie Lundeen, Hillary Moon Murphy, Lu Pellazar, Mikhail Rekun, Nate Wright, and Jabari Weathers

A humorous etiquette guide for parents of young kids full of real-world advice on how to handle everyday embarrassing moments. When you’re raising kids, you’re thrown into dilemmas you could never have dreamed up. A diaper disaster in the middle seat during take-off. Naked baby bath photos your mother-in-law posts online without permission. An unexpected gift that leads to a tantrum in front of the gift-giver. How can you turn these into opportunities to be an A+ parent and friend, role model, and member of your community? Authors Sarah Davis, Ed.D., and Evie Granville, M.Ed., are educators, manners mavens, and creators of a blog and podcast dedicated to parenting etiquette. Their two families total six young kids. Modern Manners unpacks the complicated social code for parents of kids ages zero to five. Discover a public parenting style within a unique framework, analyze your gut reactions to sticky situations, and choose a course of action that balances the needs of parent, child and others. Written by and for busy parents, this guide includes parenting tips, lists, charts, pop quizzes, personal anecdotes, and practical advice. Get child rearing guidance from real experts on: Leading your family with kindness and awareness Setting a good example (and realistic expectations) for little ones Maintaining friendships and good communication Praise for Modern Manners for Moms & Dads “This book is a perfect new-parent gift. A must-read . . . . Evie and Sarah do an amazing job of giving you the framework needed to feel confident in your personal parenting situation.” —Heather Chauvin, TEDx speaker, podcaster, coach, and author of Dying to be a Good Mother Evie and Sarah bring such a bright, new take on “parenting books,” which usually focus on the child. This book takes EVERYONE into account. A must-read based on research, studies, and years of experience.” —Eli Weinstein, licensed master social worker, podcaster, and creator of ELIvation The publisher issues a notice regarding a design error occurring in the chart “Is Your Kid Too Sick to Leave the House?” on page 77 of the print book (chapter 2 in the eBook). The chart should advise against leaving the house with a child with a temperature of 100.4 and above. As stated by the authors, this book is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of physicians. The reader should regularly consult a physician in matters relating to their health (and their children's) and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. The authors and publisher advise readers to take full responsibility for their safety.

"Combines the spare poetry of The Road with the dizzying pace of 28 Days Later." —Jennie Melamed, author Gather the Daughters "A riveting novel." —Eowyn Ivey, bestselling author of The Snow Child Remember your just-in-cases. Beware tall buildings. Always have your knives. Raised in isolation by her mother and Maeve on a small island off the coast of a post-apocalyptic Ireland, Orpen's life has revolved around training to fight a threat she's never seen. More and more she feels the call of the mainland, and the prospect of finding other survivors. But that is where danger lies, too, in the form of the flesh-eating menace known as the skrake. Then disaster strikes. Alone, pushing an unconscious Maeve in a wheelbarrow, Orpen decides her last hope is abandoning the safety of the island and journeying across the country to reach the legendary banshees, the rumored all-female fighting force that battles the skrake. But the skrake are not the only threat... Sarah Davis-Goff's Last Ones Left Alive is a brilliantly original imagining of a young woman's journey to discover her true identity.

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VIOLET MACKEREL is excited. Her best friend Rose is going on a trip to JAPAN. But Violet is going to miss her TERRIBLY. Six weeks is a long time. What if Rose FORGETS her? It may all be a SLIGHT DISASTER. Unless Violet can come up with a perfect plan and a very HELPFUL SUGGESTION.

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Our much loved Violet Mackerel is now in paperback! VIOLET MACKEREL has to have her tonsils out. Violet does NOT think this is a good idea. She prefers NOT to have things taken out. But the tonsils have to go. And that s okay, because maybe Violet will make the most REMARKABLE RECOVERY ever.

When she invites her friend Camila to St. Louis for spring break, Lea rescues a stray kitten and makes a mysterious discovery while visiting a crumbling mansion that makes her forget to be a good host.

Maths whiz Emily Martin has won a place in a video game competition - on a summer cruise! And her best friends Bella, Grace and Chloe are with her all the way. While onboard, the girls set themselves a few anti-princess missions: win the regatta, rescue the endangered turtle, show the gift shop manager that dolls can be more than be pretty, and prove to the gamers that girls can compete - and win! Can the anti-princesses work together to complete their missions, and maybe pick up some new members along the way?

Say so long to nappies and hello to the big girl potty in no time Wave bye-bye to nappies with the help of Girls' Noisy Potty Book. Potty train your little girl with simple, stress-free tips for parents and fun, interactive elements for children. Work your way through five potty training questions with multiple answers on each page. What do you and Daisy Dolly need to do first? Lift the flap for the right answer and you'll hear an affirming sound like clapping, cheering, or a fanfare. Funny, rhyming text and simple instructions show your child just how easy being a big girl is. Plus, their new friend, Daisy Dolly, follows along and encourages your child on this potty-training adventure. The perfect mix of potty-training tips for parents and engaging noises and flaps for kids, with Girls' Noisy Potty Book, you're one stop away from potty training success.

Help your baby learn their first words with this chunky board book Your baby will love getting to grips with their first words in Chunky Baby First Words! Help them find collections of first-word objects - a pair of shoes, a hat hiding under a coat, a dog, a cat and a duck - all are here, ready to be discovered! Read them together as you lift flaps and explore the shape and texture of the tactile tabs. Perfect for reading aloud and encouraging early word recognition, your baby will love the playful images and bold type. Babies and toddlers will want to investigate and explore each one again and again.

Combines onomatopoeic text, evocative illustrations and a whimsically spooky twist in a picture book celebration of Halloween's frightful sounds that repeats an "I'm not scared!" refrain in the face of whistling wind, squeaking bats and knocking windows.

Encourages young readers to locate pictures of different animals, including pets, farm animals, and jungle animals.