Inspiration for Active -Duty Military and Their Hometown Heroes This encouraging book is more than just a helpful guide for families on active duty. Ellie offers today's generation of families the encouragement they need as they encounter the challenges military families face, whether they're Reserves, National Guard, or full-time active duty. As the wife of an Air Force pilot and the mom of five kids, Ellie has an inside perspective on how to cope with frequent moves, be ready for imminent deployment, and stay in touch over long distances. Her sage advice and witty humor give families some sense of comfort when military life seems chaotic. Ellie is "bent on ensuring our military members and families are thanked, loved, and know they are serving with support" (Command Chief Master Sergeant Vance M. Clarke, USAF).

Being stuck inside isn't easy for anyone, even super heroes! See how your favourite Marvel characters have coped being cooped up with HEROES AT HOME! See how Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Wolverine, Black Panther and Captain America do in Quarantine! Let Marvel make you smile, courtesy of artists Gurihiru and writer Zeb Wells' Sunday Funnies!

Homeschool leader Christopher Klicka documents the modern history of the homeschool resurgence in America, profiling the legal issues as well as the tireless champions of this education movement.

Interwoven with the events of the film, the kids of The Incredibles super family, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack, have adventures of their own in two tales where they balance their everyday lives with being secret Superheroes. While their mom and dad--Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl--are both taking on new and very different jobs, Dash and Violet are doing their best to help out! First, Dash and Violet become sudden and secret superheroes when they interrupt criminal activity on a routine grocery trip to pick up some essentials! Then, helping out at home, their efforts to keep up on their chores are unknowingly obstructed by the innocent mischief of their little brother, Jack-Jack! This comics collection, written by Liz Marsham (Batgirl Classic, Wonder Woman Classic, Disney Princess Beginnings, Harley Quinn: Wild Card), and illustrated by Nicoletta Baldari (Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny, The Powerpuff Girls), features stories that are accessible for the young reader--but enjoyable for everyone! Also included in this volume are a variety of story-related activities and a special feature on how comic books come to life!

Using her perspective as a mother of five and an air force wife, Ellie Kay shares practical ideas for military families.

Chicago's Southwest Side is one of the last remaining footholds for the city's white working class, a little-studied and little-understood segment of the American population. This book paints a nuanced and complex portrait of the firefighters, police officers, stay-at-home mothers, and office workers living in the stable working-class community known as Beltway. Building on the classic Chicago School of urban studies and incorporating new perspectives from cultural geography and sociology, Maria Kefalas considers the significance of home, community, and nation for Beltway residents.

This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop effective e-waste recycling programs. Plenty of photographs and illustrations bring each compelling story vividly to life.