This book is the product of extended research by five scholars working in the area of private international law. It provides a comprehensive review and analysis of the jurisprudence surrounding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). As of 1st January 2004, 62 countries have adopted the CISG as their countries' international sales law. Since the introduction of the CISG fifteen years ago, a critical mass of interpretive jurisprudence has developed, and, given its importance now as the world's preeminent sales law, the authors believed that a...
This book is the product of extended research by five scholars working in the area of private international law. It provides a comprehensive review an...
Owen Foote is the smallest kid in the second grade and his best friend Joseph is overweight. When the dreaded height-and-weight day arrives, Owen stands up for Joseph to the loud-mouthed nurse and becomes a hero. Illustrations.
Owen Foote is the smallest kid in the second grade and his best friend Joseph is overweight. When the dreaded height-and-weight day arrives, Owen stan...
This sequel to "Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman" finds eight-year-old Owen and his best friend, Joseph, joining a neighborhood soccer team. Illustrations.
This sequel to "Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman" finds eight-year-old Owen and his best friend, Joseph, joining a neighborhood soccer team. Illustr...
Wearing his coonskin cap, carrying his book about animal tracks, and armed with a jar of red pepper flakes in case he meets a bear or a mountain lion, Owen feels like a pioneer when he goes into the woods with his best friend, Joseph. But there are other kinds of varmints in the wilderness-not bears and mountain lions, but two big kids who have nothing better to do than trash a treehouse fort. It's up to Owen and Joseph to stop them, and so, following in the footsteps of his hero, Daniel Boone, Owen makes the forest his teacher. Using all the woodland lore at his disposal, Owen comes up with...
Wearing his coonskin cap, carrying his book about animal tracks, and armed with a jar of red pepper flakes in case he meets a bear or a mountain lion,...
All the good things in Margaret's world are collapsing, one by one, like a row of dominoes. First her dad remarried--plink. Then her grandfather died--plinkplink. Then her grandmother had to sell the house and move into a retirement community--plinkplinkplink. Now Dad's new wife is having a baby, and Margaret is going to visit Gran at Carol Woods. There she learns that Gran is having an even harder time adjusting to change than Margaret herself. Determined to cheer Gran up, Margaret and her younger cousin, Roy, set out to find her some new friends. Their quest leads them to some of...
All the good things in Margaret's world are collapsing, one by one, like a row of dominoes. First her dad remarried--plink. Then her grandfather died-...
Sophie is supposed to help out around the house, and that s bad enough. But then her mother comes up with a job chart, and all of a sudden Sophie has a whole list of new chores to do. Some of them, like cleaning the downstairs toilet, are gross Menial, says big brother Thad, who somehow manages to avoid doing any of his own new jobs. No fair says Sophie.
Sophie s father went on strike when his beliefs were on the line. Now Sophie sees no alternative but to stand up for what she believes in.
The ensuing battle of wills threatens to defeat even the indomitable Sophie. Will the...
Sophie is supposed to help out around the house, and that s bad enough. But then her mother comes up with a job chart, and all of a sudden Sophie h...
Princess Posey is back with the third story in this chapter book series for first grade readers After hearing about her classmate's new puppy, Posey wants a dog of her own even though she's a little bit scared of dogs. When a new neighbor moves in with a dog that has a very big bark, Posey tries not to be afraid. Will her special pink tutu give her the courage to befriend the next-door dog? "Posey is the perfect fictional friend for any first-grade girl."--Kirkus Reviews
Princess Posey is back with the third story in this chapter book series for first grade readers After hearing about her classmate's new pu...
The fifth book in the Princess Posey chapter book series, perfect for first grade readers When Gramps buys Posey the most adorable stuffed animal-a pink piglet named Poinky who can perch on the top of her pencil-Posey can't wait to show him to all her friends. But when Poinky mistakenly ends up in Miss Lee's Consequence Drawer Posey is heartbroken. Will the Pink Princess be able to find her courage and explain things to Miss Lee? "The simply written, satisfying text and pleasing gray-wash illustrations make this beginning chapter book from the Princess Posey series a beguiling...
The fifth book in the Princess Posey chapter book series, perfect for first grade readers When Gramps buys Posey the most adorable stuffed...
The sixth book in the Princess Posey chapter book series, and there's a new kid in class Posey and her best friends, Nikki and Ava, do everything together. Then, new girl Grace joins Miss Lee's first grade class, and Posey worries that everything will change. Nikki and Ava can't stop talking about Grace's long princess hair, and when she joins the girls' recess games, they like her way of doing things better than Posey's. But when Grace accidentally teases Posey, she's had enough: she doesn't want to play with Grace ever again Luckily, with a little help from Miss Lee and her...
The sixth book in the Princess Posey chapter book series, and there's a new kid in class Posey and her best friends, Nikki and Ava, do eve...