This acclaimed author of FOLDING STORIES: STORYTELLING & ORIGAMI TOGETHER AS ONE (School Library Journal, June 1991), professional storyteller & educator has now written the ultimate guide for how to captivate young children with today's most popular & practical storytelling prop: POCKETS! Includes 75 humorous poems, rhymes, riddles & fingerplays; 18 silly pocket songs; 6 original two-minute pocket stories; 12 cooperative learning games for all group sizes; 7 simple pocket tricks that anyone can perform; 28 pages of fun activities featuring animals with natural pockets (hamsters, pelicans, marsupials); complete illustrated instructions for pocket crafts & patterns; hundreds of ideas for extended educational applications; AND 85 different pocket resources reviewed, indexed, & cross-referenced. A perfect companion for storytelling aprons & a MUST for all preschool-K story programs! Organized in an easy-to-use format for busy teachers & librarians who have pockets in their clothing, work with children ages 3-6, & understand the value of combining learning with laughter. It's all about pockets, all about pocket play, & all about fun. Available from Baker & Taylor, 501 S. Gladiolus St., Momence, IL 60954-2444; 815-472-2444.

Do not miss the chance to read this book that some people have called 'THE THRILLER OF THE YEAR!'It is the story of an ordinary man thrown against his will into an extraordinary situation. John Halle is a man who can see and hear the truth that remains hidden to others. Halle finds himself the pawn in a murderous game being played from both sides of the grave until he finds his own life in the deadliest danger.'The Girl On The Bus' is the debut novel of Nick Holland, the Yorkshire writer who has previously written plays and award winning poetry and caused a sensation when it was serialised on Myspace.As the reviews roll in the praise keeps coming:"Fantastic read, I read this book and eagerly flipped page after page. Unputdownable!" (E Chadwick, Amazon.co.uk)"Wow! Amazing writing" (Anne 'Mousewords' Taylor, Californian artist on Myspace)"The best book I've read in years!" ('Bookfan' in The Daily Star)Buy it now and you will love it too!

Tales for an Unknown City is a vibrant selection of almost fifty stories from among the many told at One Thousand and One Friday Nights of Storytelling, a weekly open gathering in Toronto begun by Dan Yashinsky in 1978 and still going strong. There are tales from Canada and many other parts of the world; each followed by a brief word from the teller, giving us the flavour of the "Friday Nights."

Arts and crafts were one of the very first therapies employed by occupational therapists. Today, crafts are still employed as effective interventions for clients with mental health disorders, physical dysfunctions, cognitive issues, and sensory concerns in hospitals, outpatient clinics, veterans’ centers, schools, skilled nursing facilities, or community settings. Step by step, the authors show you how to use a wide-range of novel, and highly engaging crafts. They explain how to connect the key tasks associated with an activity to functional outcomes, and how to modify them to meet the specific needs of individual patients. They also address the issues of documentation, and reimbursement.