Have you ever wondered what you should do if you are attacked by a shark? Or how about if you are trapped in a burning building? Well, if you have, this is the book for you. It covers every situation you can think of, and lots more besides! There are useful hints and tips for: surviving in the wilderness, finding water and building a shelter, escaping from bears and mountain lions, coping with earthquakes and tornadoes. It also includes helpful first aid information and a section on being street-smart. Let's hope you never end up on a desert island-but if you do, you'll be glad you read this book!

Barrron's "Reptile and Amphibian Keeper's Guides " pack a great deal of information into a small format that also features instructive charts and color photos. This title describes the brilliantly colored and harmless corn snake and its many subspecies that are native to North America and Europe. They tend to do well in captivity when their owners observe the basics of proper housing, feeding, and general care.

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Give your child a head start with baby sign language. Based on simple signs and gestures that are easy for your baby to understand and use, baby sign language gives you and your child the tools you need tostart communicating before speech develops. Reduce frustration, boost onfidence, and strengthen your bond with your baby. This easy and flexible system for learning makes signing with your baby a fun and rewarding experience.

If you find it a challenge to get your children to eat good，homecooked food，then just 4 Kids is the answer。With recipes specially written with Children in mind，the book is an indispensable guide to making food that children will actually eat。Many of the recipes will appeal to adults too，since today’s busy Lifestyles mean that there is rarely time to cook separately and children’s meals are the family’s meals。For parents at home with children，the book contains plenty of ideas for attractive dishes to tempt babies and toddlers，as well as more sophisticated fare for older siblings。 Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photography，all the recipes in this book are written in easy-to-follow，step-by-step instructions，and qre simple to prepare and cook，so get cooking and see how easy it is to create delicious meals from just 4 Kids。

The Simple Science of a Happy Family. From raising children to getting along with in-laws, what do people with close and loving families do differently than those with strained or unfulfilling relationships? Sociologists, therapists, and psychiatrists have spent entire careers investigating the ins and outs of family dynamics, yet their findings are inaccessible to ordinary people, hidden in obscure journals to be shared with other experts. Now, David Niven, the international bestselling author of The 100 Simple Secret series has collected the most current and significant data from more than a thousand of the best scientific studies on families and then spelled out the findings in plain English. The advice is based not on one person's unique experiences or opinions, but offers for the first time the research of noted scientists studying average American families. These findings have been boiled down to one hundred essential ways to find and maintain love, joy, and satisfaction in all family relati