The Big Book of the Blue: Yuval Zommer (The Big Book series)

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Similarly, the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease said The Big Book was "big in words…a rambling sort of camp meeting…Of the inner meaning of alcoholism there is hardly a word. Following the wild success of The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts, The Big Book of the Blue is the third installment in Yuval Zommer’s beloved series. Writing of the Big Book: History of the Writing of 'Alcoholics Anonymous' Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine by Mitchell K. Chapter 8 - To Wives, from the Fourth edition of the Big Book, "Alcoholics Anonymous," the basic text of A.

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It is a large format book, being 24x35cm in size, which allows the reader to become immersed in each double-page spread, all of which are in wonderful shades of blue. I love how each page starts with a question that sounds very much like a question my children would ask me about that animal. Each page is wonderful to look at, and answers the questions children really want to ask: how fast does a flying fish need to swim to launch itself out of the water?Wir Menschen sehen nur einen winzigen Teil dieser wundervollen und zum Teil auch erschreckenden Welt. All sorts of ocean creatures are explored including sea turtles, flying fish, jelly fish, krill, rays, tuna and much more. Children will need to have some knowledge of the sea and our oceans to understand this book, though the illustrations hold the attention of an early reader and help the child to move the narrative forward without adult help. A fascinating book and one that delights on each read as new information and new creatures are discovered.

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Switching perspectives and angles of view and often leaving the family’s red paddleboards just tiny dots bobbing on distant swells, Neal’s broad seascapes depict in precise detail bat stars and anchovies, kelp bass, and sea otters going about their business amid rocky formations and the swaying fronds of kelp…and, further out, graceful moon jellies and—thrillingly—massive whales in open waters beneath gliding pelicans and other shorebirds.Bob's Nightmare and the personal experiences of some alcoholics are detailed as well as the series of solutions which evolved to become the twelve-step program. A.), and many of the first 100 members of the group, the composition process was collaborative, with drafts of the book being sent back and forth between Bill W. Equally important, the author moves from factual and correct, to child-focused and likens some of the aquariums to ‘fish schools’ and ‘families’, which in my opinion, is an effective way of easing any uncertainties children may have about the ocean or animals within it, which is an appropriate and unbiased approach for teaching children about the real-world we live in.

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It follows on from the publication of The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts and readers are in for yet another treat. At the end of the book there are answers to how many animals can be found on each page, this can encourage the children to look at each page and all of the creatures. Lastly, credit should go to the author for the illustrations and thought that has gone into each page, for example, pages 18-19 are concerned with ‘Jellyfish’, which comes under the heading ‘glowing in the murky depths’ and therefore, Zommer has illustrated this double-page spread with black to represent the ‘murky depths’, but the jellyfish are vibrant and glowing.Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism.

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Does this text adequately reflect how Alcoholics Anonymous and other self-help groups currently practice? had been a successful Wall Street businessman, but his career was in shambles because of his chronic alcoholism. By way of anecdotal evidence, the example is provided of a man who, after 25 years sobriety, began to drink moderately and within two months landed in hospital. Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward, from the Fourth edition of the Big Book, "Alcoholics Anonymous," the basic text of A. From desayuno (breakfast) to cena (dinner), merienda (snacks) to postre (dessert), your young chef will be a pro in no time.This chapter recounts the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous: how the early members’ lives were transformed through the solution offered by A.