Rudge

A story about seeing what life is like on the other side of the window. Two very different cats: Winston, a free-spirited explorer; and The Indoor Cat, lover of leisure; form a friendship and show each other how different their lives could be. Can The Indoor Cat be enticed by outdoor adventure? Will Winston be tempted by a life of indoor luxury?

Gary, a grounded racing pigeon, dreams of exploring the world - until the day he falls into an adventure of his very own.A story of perseverance and being comfortable in your own skin, perfect for any

Gary, a grounded racing pigeon, dreams of exploring the world—until the day he falls into an adventure of his very own.Most of the time, Gary is just like the other racing pigeons, eating and sleeping

A little dog named Ted sets out to find his perfect place, but no matter where he goes, he doesn’t stand out. Will anyone ever notice Ted?Ted has lived among the dogs at the pet store for as long as h

One of many natural sign languages in use around the world, British Sign Language (BSL) operates as a fully-fledged semiotic system in the visual-spatial modality, through the simultaneous use of embodied articulators. Filling a gap in current research, this book investigates visual-spatial communications from a functional perspective.Presenting a description and analysis of BSL from the perspective of Hallidayan Systemic Functional Linguistics, Luke A. Rudge explores how BSL users make meaning from three different yet interrelated perspectives:- How exchanges of information are managed at a social level (the interpersonal metafunction)- How experience is encoded in the language (the experiential metafunction)- How communications are organised into coherent parts and wholes (the textual metafunction) Examining these perspectives both separately and together, Exploring British Sign Language via Systemic Functional Linguistics places them within the context of current observations in s

Ignorance is mostly framed as a void, a gap to be filled with appropriate knowledge. In nursing and health care, concerns about ignorance fuel searches for knowledge expected to bring certainty to car

A heart-warming look at the busy days of working mothers and their preschool-aged children.A beautiful new edition of a groundbreaking book by award-winning author Libby Gleeson, this is a heart-warmi

Authored by a multi-national group of antenna experts of international standing. Presents the principles and applications of antenna design, with emphasis upon key developments in the

Amos is counting himself to sleep. It’s a good plan, until the cranky sheep land in his bedroom — and start in with their many demands.It’s bedtime for Amos, who smiles as he closes

What would you do to take care of the class duck for a day? A genuine, warm, and witty tale of determination and unlikely friendship.Abby’s class has a duck named Max who waddles and quacks and makes