New Releases by Helen Foster

The birth of a baby is an opportunity for celebration far beyond the anticipation of the new parents. There are happy aunts and uncles, and, of course, delighted grandparents who can’t wait to meet the newborn. In Grandma Loves You!, Grandma Bunny joyously welcomes the new arrival. In warm and tender rhyme, long-awaited introductions are made. Grandma’s touching endearments reflect the sentiments of anyone who has welcomed a new member of the family. Brought to life in enchanting woodland scenes that seem to echo Grandma’s joy, Grandma Loves You! will be a treasured gift from generation to generation, celebrating one of life’s most important moments and relationships.

In 1926, 12-year-old Fu Lee lives with his grandparents in a small village in China. He lives with his grandparents because his parents are dead. It is a difficult life but made easier by the love Lee shares with his grandparents. But now Lee must leave all that he knows. Before his parents died, they spent all of their money buying a "paper son slot" for Lee to go to America. Being a "paper son" means pretending to be the son of a family already in America. If he goes, he will have the chance for a better life. But first he must pass the test at Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco. Only then will he be allowed to live with his new family. If Lee makes even a single mistake, he could be sent back to China. Lee knows his grandparents want a better life for him. He can''t let them down.

Next to baseball and fireworks on the Fourth of July, nothing else seems as American as the family camping trip. From what to pack, where to go, and what to do when you get there, S is for S''mores: A Camping Alphabet takes readers on an A-Z trail exploring this outdoor pastime. Veteran camper Helen Foster James tackles topics such as unique camping environments, equipment necessities, famous conservationists, and national parks and other attractions. Whether your idea of "roughing it" is a blanket in your own backyard or the subarctic ecosystem of Alaska''s Denali National Park, S is for S''mores is a fun and informative guide that is sure to help campers of all ages make the most of their wilderness adventures.Helen Foster James started researching this book when she was four years old - that''s when she went on her first camping trip. An educator for over 20 years, Helen is a lecturer for San Diego State University. Her first book, E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet, was a WILLA Literary Award Finalist. Helen lives in San Diego, California. Lita Judge lives in New Hampshire with her husband. She studied geology and dug for dinosaurs before she turned to writing and illustrating children''s books. Her love of nature, animals, science, and history inspires her art.

State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lovers. Toddlers will delight in this book filled with rhyming riddles, framed by brightly painted clues, that introduce elements that make each state so special.

New Mexico rightly earns its nickname "Land of Enchantment" with natural treasures such as the White Sands National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns, and the Gila National Forest. But more than a beautiful landscape, New Mexico is steeped in the mystique, history, and tradition of multiple cultures, including the ancient Aztec and early Spanish explorers. From pueblo villages and stately missions to the nuclear energy research at Los Alamos, E is for Enchantment showcases the past, present, and future of New Mexico. Helen Foster James has been an educator for more than twenty years, and is now a lecturer at San Diego State University. She received her doctorate from Northern Arizona University. One of her goals is to travel to all fifty states, and she''s already visited more than half. She lives in San Diego, California, with big stacks of children''s books and her husband Bob. Neecy Twinem is an award-winning children''s book author and illustrator of more than seventeen published books. She earned a fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has exhibited her artwork in the United States and Europe. After a family trip to northern New Mexico, Neecy fell in love with the Southwest and now makes her home in the natural surroundings of the Sandia Mountains area.

Developed by an extremely active open source community, Moodle is a sophisticated web-based course management system that''s ideal for teaching remote online classes or as a way to supplement face-to-face learning. For anyone who is using-or thinking of using-this CMS, ''Using Moodle'' is required reading.

It''s a fact that eating carbs that score low on the glycaemic index (GI) will make you lose weight and gain energy. This book provides you with all the basic information you need to know about the glycaemic index, as well as an easy-to-follow diet plan, complete with delicious low GI recipes for each day of the week, which will help you stay fit and healthy without having to go hungry. With GI ratings for over 300 everyday foods to maximise your choices, GI Basics is all you need to get you started on a low GI diet.

Helen Foster problematizes one of the dominant metaphors in rhetoric and composition, the notion of “writing process,” and, in turn, offers an important and engaging new approach for the future of the discipline, one that directly addresses the complexities, challenges, and opportunities for writing research in a postmodern world.

Sometimes, no matter what you do, you just can''t get the body you want. That''s because those excess inches aren''t necessarily excess fat: sometimes bloat is to blame, due to bad digestion, dairy intolerance, fluid retention, or stress. Fortunately, this practical, information-packed book by bestselling author Helen Foster shows how to get the slim, sleek look you''ve been trying to achieve. It explains clearly what bloating is and what causes it, and offers a questionnaire to help you pinpoint the source of your own bloating. Select one of the four great 14-day diet and lifestyle plans to follow, along with a huge range of recipes, lifestyle tips, and expert advice. It won''t be long before you lose weight, feel great, and never get bloated again!

Cellulite affects many women even supermodels. It is notoriously hard to shift, and most women feel they have to learn to live with it. But help is at hand! This practical book offers a combination of 7 solutions that will reduce the appearance of cellulite in just 6 weeks. From taking supplements and eating cellulite-busting foods to aromatherapy and exercise, you can choose the solutions to suit your lifestyle. * Top 20 foods that minimize the effects of cellulite * Step-by-step illustrated exercises to tone problem areas * The best beauty products to use for smoothing the skin

Based on the glycemic index (GI)-the nutrition breakthrough that ranks carbs by their effect on blood sugar levels-the 14-day eating plan in this fully illustrated new guide lets dieters lose as much as seven pounds in just two weeks! Here are the facts about how the GI diet works; how its Feel-Full Factor reduces hunger pains and sugar cravings and makes it easy to stick to; and why it''s a #1 strategy for lowering blood pressure and controlling diabetes. The plan includes delicious, good-for-you low-GI recipes and 15-minute body-toning workouts, plus a GI counter to keep weight off and charts of calories for 1,500 foods and for calories burned by 100 fun activities, from flying a kite to flamenco.

"Including 14 detox regimes for every area of your life, ranging from the pre-party and hangover plans to the beauty-boosting and anti-cellulite plans, this guide uses diet, alternative therapies, massage and exercise to combat many of the ''toxic'' elements of modern life."--Description from www.amazon.com

Guidelines for organizing a successful author day.

With modern living becoming faster and more stressful, it is often a battle to stay in control of our lives. Yet by re-examining the way we manage our relationships, money and self-image, and by applying a few simple principles, we can spend less time worrying about our lives and more time enjoying ourselves.

Collection of verses on local history to be sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle. Includes photocopies of letters of appreciation from the selectmen of those towns versified, newspaper article on Snow''s poetry, music for Yankee Doodle, and photograph (ca. 1952) taken of the author.