New Releases by Guy Parker

Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.

Hooting owls, howling dogs and coughing sheep, but what''s making the eeriest noise of all? * You can help your child to practise her reading by spending 10 minutes a day sharing short stories and simple rhymes. * Books 9-16 of Read with Ladybirdare ideal for children who are in the early stages of learning to read. * You can be confident that practising at home with Read with Ladybirdwill support work done at school.

"Based on long-term field research carried out over more than 15 years, Beneath the Equator examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emergence of diverse and vibrant gay communities in urban Brazil. Drawing on detailed ethnographic description of multiple sexual worlds organized around street cruising and impersonal sex, male prostitution, transgender performances, gay commercial markets and establishments, gay rights activism and AIDS service provision, Richard Parker examines the changing sexual identities, cultures and communities that have taken shape in Brazil in recent years. Also includes 15 maps"--Publisher description.

For independent readers. Three short stories plus a list of new words. Colour illus. 5-8 yrs.

Reviews roles and responsibilities, operational jurisdictions, workloads and resource needs, funding, management and administration of representative bodies; recommendations; Appendix 4.3 is the Federal Court practice directions specific to native title claimants, 1995.

A dozen previously published essays argue that the western model is inadequate for understanding and dealing with HIV and AIDS in Brazil. They discuss the social construction of AIDS in Brazil and sexual culture and social representations, and include an extended personal perspective by Daniel, who has AIDS. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR