ABC Alphabet & Numbers Writing Practice Book

In this poignant memoir, anthropologist and author David Turner tells of how he played the yiraga --- a musical instrument played by the aboriginal peoples of Australia --- for his friend and former partner Alexa, following her death in 2020. Turner describes the meaning of the yiraga within Australian aboriginal culture, and how he learned to play the instrument over the course of several decades living with and learning from indigenous peoples on Australia's Groote Eylandt archipelago. The result is a profound meditation on the meaning of life and death.FROM THE BOOK:"Grief might prove debilitating at first and serve to clear the mind of all thoughts and distractions in preparation, except that the act of playing the yiraga induces a becalming state of mind/being in which only the sense of breathing remains. This is effected by the repetitive rhythms of the mouth-sound tempos (which there is no need to sound to oneself once one becomes adept at playing), of which there are three: degul degul, quick; degul-degula-gula, medium; and degula degula, slow. It is in a becalmed but empty state of mind/being that one potentially enters a mediating zone between the "real" and the "transcendent" and is able to open a portal for the departed in their journey." Illustrated with more than 40 full-colour images

This book is the ideal workbook to help practice and learn cursive handwriting in a fun way. Suitable for kids, teens and beginners to jumpstart their learning curve and help develop writing skills with this beautifully illustrated and simply structured workbook. Beginners can gain mastery and confidence with cursive writing using this easy tracing method.¿ 3 in 1 (Letters, Words and Sentence Practice)¿ Easy and simple writing structure to follow¿ Full Alphabet¿ Uppercase and Lowercase Characters¿ Lined pages with guides¿ Large size - 8.5" x 11"¿ Develop hand and eye coordination for writing¿ Additional pages for free practice¿ Premium cover design¿ Illustrated

This book is the ideal place to help kids begin to learn the complete alphabet and numbers in a fun way. Preschool kids will get a jumpstart in learning and developing their writing skills with this beautifully illustrated and simple structured workbook. The animal adventure begins here. ¿ Easy and simple to writing structure to follow¿ Develop hand and eye coordination for writing¿ Fun animal Coloring Activities¿ Every letter in the alphabet¿ Numbers one to ten

In this updated edition of a brief yet remarkable book, David Turner draws on a lifetime of experience to explore the beliefs of the Indigenous peoples of Australia. Those beliefs, he observes, form the foundation for a pan-continental way of life based not on the principle of unity but on a complex inter-relationship of interdependent parts. And that worldview has much to offer the rest of the human world as it searches for a path to a sustainable and secure future. As the author writes in the preface to the book:In February of 1969 my wife Ruth and I first set foot on a remote island in north Australia to research the way of life of the local Aboriginal people, just as mining was commencing on their land-a couple from Canada via London, England, and Perth, Western Australia, myself enrolled as a Ph.D. student at the University of Western Australia, sent to Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory by my professor, Ronald M. Berndt. A tent in the middle of the Aboriginal camp at Angurugu for day-time work, a "staging house" across the Angurugu River as living quarters: spiders, snakes, a river to cross every evening with the risk of salt-water crocs swimming upstream. A wet season that's too wet and hot, a dry season that's too dry and hot, infection from even the slightest cut. Trying to learn Anindilyaugwa, one of the most complex languages in the world. Missionaries, mining. The whole gamut. All this time, all those revisits in between, articles and books published, working to come to an understanding of what makes these Aboriginal people and their way of life tick. But what better way to understand something than to become part of it yourself? And what better way to express a basic understanding than in just a few words, leaving the rest to the readers' experiences in their own environment? After all, we're all the same kind of people. Aren't we? Capable of the same experiences. Hopefully.

Have you ever wondered what happens in your house at night while you are sleeping? Is it dark and quiet with nothing going on, or...... are there strange and funny things happening that can't be explained? What if there were some very odd characters making a big mess in the house and what if you could catch them in the act?Come along with our little girl and see what goes on at night in her house. When her grandfather fell asleep reading her a bedtime story she decided to go downstairs to get a glass of milk. You won't believe what she saw. See her nighttime adventures with all kinds of strange and wonderful characters. This is truly an experience you are not likely to forget. From an elephant wearing roller skates and doing the dishes to a horse wearing sunglasses, nighttime at this little girl's house is far from quiet and you can experience all the excitement along with her. How will they ever get the mess cleaned up before morning comes and mommy sees what has happened? Will her grandfather believe her story? Did it really happen or was it all just a dream? The answer to all these questions will be revealed within these pages.

Draw and create your own comic book storyboards with this simple to use book. It contains comic strip style templates with a variety of layouts. ¿ 100 Blank Comic Pages¿ Size 8.5 x 11 inches¿ Perfect for drawing and sketching