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A collection of four delightful tales of adventure and fun teach children important lessons and traits. Squiggly the Spider learns perseverance and gratitude. Two little cave boys show kindness by helping a sick dinosaur friend and others while on their journey for a cure. Scarlett realizes the impact of developing and sharing talents, and our dogs help us to recognize the many faces of love. Stories by Grammygirl with their unique illustrations and...
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"If Roosters Crow?" is the first in a series of children's books based on original poetry written by Jean Quaal. She and her husband reside in Eastern Wyoming near the Bear Lodge Mountains and Black Hills of SD. They have four grown children and six grandchildren.
This book, dedicated to them for love shared and enjoyment received, is a tribute to the inquisitive curiosity of. . .
Preschoolers
Questions from tiny innocent words -----
Amusement...
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Though he did not coin the phrase "Progressive Education", American philosopher and psychologist, John Dewey, has historically been associated with this modern educational method. In these two works, "The School and Society" and "The Child and Curriculum", Dewey lays out his philosophies of pragmatism, educational reform, and his advocacy of democracy. In a time when education focused primarily on rote memorization and passive acquisition of knowledge,...
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Robert Coles, one of the most eminent child psychiatrists in the world, spent over a decade researching this book and its companion volume, The Moral Life of Children. Coles visits children all over the world, listening with willing ears, and he captures their thoughts and feelings with remarkable sympathy. As Coles demonstrates in this fascinating work, children learn much more than we think they do about political issues. While we have always taken...
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They are the abandoned ones, the forgotten ones, the voiceless ones. Cruelly abandoned at an early age of by parents who otherwise unable, unqualified, or unwilling to care for them, the children who face life as wards of the state need our help. Too many will never know the true meaning of the word home, as they are shifted from one foster home to the next. Too many will never have a feeling of security or self-worth. But it doesn't have to be that...
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Drawing on illuminating stories from thirteen years as a public school teacher, Ms. Coolidge challenges cultural assumptions about effecting learning and change, making a compelling case for a bigger-picture perspective in the classroom and in society at large. She shares personal insights about learning as an innate gift, similar to healing, which is fed by responsive interactions. Learning is at the core of all human endeavors and is essential for...
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Usualmente se dice que la niñez es el futuro del Perú, pero la niñez es el presente de esta nación. Por ello, la acción pública del Estado peruano debe y deberá ser la de respetar y garantizar los derechos de los niños, niñas y adolescentes del Perú. Es necesario que esta acción sea eficiente, eficaz, equitativa y transparente para lograr un futuro con oportunidades; lo que implica, entre otras cosas, gestionar los programas sociales de...
9) The Dreamer
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The Dreamer is a story about a young boy who dreams of being someone different than himself. He wants to be better than he thinks he is. In fact, he wants to be a hero.
His idea gets the opposite reaction than he expected. He went through many experiences he perceives as dangerous and heroic but finds out he is not the hero instead is in trouble.
In the end, the Dreamer learns that he is good enough without trying to be someone else. This is an...
10) Chained
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They say family is where you find solace, a safe haven, but what if the same people who are supposed to protect you, are the ones who abuse you? Chained: The Lives of Six Children tells the sad but bitter reality of pain and suffering that starts at home. Abuse can forever mark the abused, but some are remarkably strong. Witness the essence of survival and true strength amidst the darkest of sufferings
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Jenny, the new girl, gets a part in the play that Jessica wanted to get. Jessica is very angry, and wants to hurt Jenny but learns from the play that with God's help you must forgive and not hold grudges or judge others. If you do, you will not be very happy.
When Jessica forgives and lets go of the grudges, she makes a new friend and all is well. This great book teaches children the importance of forgiving and not judging or holding grudges....
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"The Dishonest Machine" takes you on a multifaceted quest to clarify many of today's concerns about raising new age children.
William C. Augustine was born, the son of a sharecropper, in the small town of Marksville, Louisiana on September 17, 1961. He is a Southerner and his passion is rooted in the South where most people would tell you, is God's country.
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Dans quels contextes se manifestent les violences dans la vie des enfants et des adolescents? Comment ces jeunes définissent-ils eux-mêmes leur expérience de ces violences? Le développement des recherches et des interventions témoigne-t-il d'une reconnaissance de ces jeunes comme des acteurs sociaux importants? Nos façons de définir et de mesurer les violences sont-elles adéquates? Y a-t-il lieu de revoir les fondements théoriques et méthodologiques...
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Fat Kids: Truth and Consequences is an informational vault of deeply personal tales and essential information, focusing on the lives, questions, and concerns of parents and children living in a childhood obesity crisis. Unlike most books about weight, however, Fat Kids is not a dieting or weight loss how-to; it instead explores the true human experiences and often untold science outside the current political positioning on children and weight. This...
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Exploring the untold experiences of family members and friends caring for the children of female prisoners in England and Wales, this book sheds light on the collateral damage that incarceration causes those who takeover caregiving responsibilities for the children of female prisoners. Providing new qualitative research on the lived experiences of these caregiving relatives, alongside theoretically informed and policy-relevant insights, Booth shows...
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Where did the story of the Easter Bunny come from? What does Easter, the Day on which Jesus was raised from the dead that Christians celebrate every year with great joy, have to do with a rabbit that brings joy to children?
Did it ever occur to you that there might have been a family of rabbits in the Garden outside Jerusalem where Jesus was laid in the tomb on that sad, amazing day we call Good Friday? Well, if there were rabbits in that garden,...
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Tambo is an elephant that has survived many challenges in her life. She was caught in a poachers trap as a baby and two children and the local villagers were there to save her (Tambo An Elephant Adventure also titled Tambo and Her Curious Adventure). Later in life she saved 4 children from a ferocious lion that was threatening the children and the herd (Tambo A Lion Adventure). Now she faces destruction of her habitat and is forced to live in a game...
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Permteme a travs de estas pginas acompaarte a vencer los peligros a los que te enfrentas durante el periodo escolar. Los jvenes que no han logrado cristalizar sus sueos o metas, desconocen las causas que los han desviado de su camino o llevado incluso a perder la vida. Motivos que tal vez sus padres desconocieron o evadieron por ignorancia o negligencia. Deseo mostrarte cmo vencer las debilidades juveniles en sus tiempos ms difciles, guindote a descubrir...
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