Best Selling Books by Julie Lawson

"Who knows what the gods have in store for us?" Xiao Sheng sang out to his mother every morning. "Today may not be the same as yesterday." In spite of his hardships, Xiao Sheng is a cheerful boy who loves to sing. He works from sunrise to sunset to earn enough money to feed his family. When Xiao finds a magic pearl, everything is changed forever.

Captain McKee''s canoe has a mind of its own, and takes its passengers on a rollicking pirate adventure! The narrator of this whimsical rhyming story sets off in an enchanted canoe with his brother and O''Malley -- a stuffed kangaroo -- and meets up with a band of fearsome pirates. But the swashbucklers turn out to be friendly after all, and they all share a feast of hot dogs and "sizzled mallows," before the canoe speeds the adventurers safely home. The Pirates of Captain McKee was previously published under the title Whatever You Do, Don''t Go Near That Canoe!, a 1996 Governor General Award winner for its illustrations.

Life makes all of us feel stressed and overwhelmed at times, so how do some seem to manage it so well? How do they overcome fear to achieve remarkable success? They know how to be resilient. Whether it''s managing daily stress and burnout or overcoming life''s most difficult adversities, Warrior Principles helps you develop the seven most important characteristics for living resiliently. These principles, based on more than 20 years of research, build the emotional and mental strength you need to navigate life''s challenges.--Publisher.

Long ago when dragons were still young ten suns lived at the far edge of the world. One day they decided to shine together! 5 yrs+

When the wind picks up on Mistaken Road remarkable things can happen. It''s going to take a resourceful trio of night-time adventurers to undo what the wind has done in one day. Under an agate moon, Jess, Claire and Rigby set off on their mission to the Castle of Kite. To say that they get carried away is an understatement! In this high-flying adventure, they encounter a giant that sneezes, the spindrift of the Milky Way, and a windfall of lost and blown away objects. Their only problem now is how to get home. In this, her lovliest, most fantastical picture book to date, prolific West Coast children''s author Julie Lawson lets her own potent of imagination get carried away - out on the finest of strings. There is no better match for lawson''s story than pictures by Kathryn Naylor. Her luminous watercolour palette of snap-flapping colours and her own georgeous sense of play make Blown Away a marriage of talents made in heaven or somewhere very near by.

A beautiful and unusual story about a bear''s odd choice for a hibernation spot and the boy who witnesses it.

It''s 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The First World War is raging, and despite its distance from the conflict, the Halifax Harbour is bustling with activity. Anti-German prejudice is rampant, and though 12-year-old Livy Schroeder and her 15-year-old brother Will are still mourning the loss of their father, who died in a mysterious boating accident just six months before, his German heritage doesn''t merit them much sympathy. The rumours he''d been a German spy are only flamed by his disappearance. On the morning of December 6, while Livy is in Richmond begging forgiveness from the Schroeders'' former housekeeper, Will is atop Citadel Hill reporting for the school paper, when he sees two ships collide. A flash of light, then thunder from underground: the Halifax Explosion hits. Instantly, the city is unrecognizable. Lost and separated in the dark, destroyed city, will the siblings find each other again? Where is their mother? And who is to blame for the catastrophe? In A Blinding Light, award-winning author Julie Lawson (No Safe Harbour) tells a riveting story of the Halifax Explosion and its aftermath, exploring the concepts of guilt, blame, and taking ownership, the divide between the rich and poor, locals and immigrants, as well as the human bonds that arise in times of tragedy. Young readers will be spellbound, and teachers and librarians will find plenty of topics for discussion in the book''s historical and cultural lessons.

Jo''s friend Mack has "used her friendship terribly. If it wasn''t for Michael, the new boy on her street, Jo wouldn''t have a friend in the world. ... Part Two of the Goldstone trilogy."--Cover.

When a cougar is sighted in downtown Victoria, the conservation officer must find and capture it to return it to the wild.

This research modelled five alternative pathways to funding social housing and found the ''capital grant'' model, supplemented by efficient financing, provides the most cost-effective model for Australia. The research also established the current and future unmet need for social housing in different parts of Australia.

Safe, adequate, affordable and appropriate housing is critical to health, wellbeing, and social and economic security. However, many Australians cannot find housing in the private market, and the social housing system is under-resourced and manifestly unable to meet demand.In response to this, there is emerging interest in whether reconceptualising social housing as a form of essential infrastructure might help to attract additional investment, especially from private sector sources.

Compared to standard infrastructure assessments, establishing social housing outcomes are more complex and multifaceted. This research investigated various business case frameworks for funding social housing as infrastructure, including using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and other alternatives, in order to develop stronger analytical methodologies. The ''avoided cost'' approach estimates whole-of-government savings across portfolios, avoiding assigning financial value to the ''intangible'' dimensions of housing that a CBA would typically calculate. The ''housing adjusted life years'' (HALY) methodology sees social housing as a welfare/ public health intervention which improves life expectancy and quality of life.

In "Emily: Building Bridges," Hing''s family finally arrives and Emily at last meets Mei Yuk, Hing''s daughter. After a rocky start, the two girls become fast friends. But as Emily begins to include Mei Yuk in her social life, she finds things changing between her and Alice, her best friend. Inspired by her art teacher, a young Emily Carr, Emily learns the importance of staying true to oneself. She also learns the meaning of tolerance and friendship.

Determined to hide the truth about her sexual abuse from her cousins, with whom she is spending the summer, Chelsea consoles herself by burning things whenever she feels threatened and finds an ultimate challenge when she plays a fear-confronting game.