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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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Societal turbulence, state collapse, religious and ethnic conflict, poverty, hunger, and social exclusion all underlie children's involvement in armed conflict. Drawing from empirical studies in eleven conflict-ridden countries, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Colombia, Uganda, Palestine, Somalia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and South Sudan, Children Affected by Armed Conflict crosses cultures and contexts to capture a range of perspectives...
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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...
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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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In this searching, vivid inquiry, Robert Coles shows how children struggle with questions of moral choice. Bringing to life the voices of children from a rich diversity of backgrounds, including regions plagued by poverty or social unrest, he explores their reactions to movies and stories, their moral conduct, their conversations and relationships with friends and family, and their anxieties about themselves and the fate of the world. Whether they...
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...
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The general well-being of British adolescents has been the topic of considerable debate in recent years, but too often this is based on myth rather than fact. Are today's young people more stressed, anxious, distressed or antisocial than they used to be? What does research evidence tell us about the adolescent experience today and how it has changed over time? And how do trends in adolescent well-being since the 1970s relate to changes in education,...
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Anchored in accounts of young people's personal experiences of loneliness, this book addresses important questions about tackling today's epidemic of loneliness among young people. It explores experiences of loneliness in early life, how it is navigated when first encountered and considers how social conditions of poverty, precarity, inequality and competitive pressures to succeed can dramatically influence these feelings. Presenting diverse and nuanced...
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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...
14) 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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Children and young people in the early twenty-first century encounter, and creatively adapt to, a range of cultural phenomena in an increasingly mediated, commercialised and globalised world. Children and young people's cultural worlds offers a critical introduction to childhood in the digital age. Childhood innocence is a concept that often underpins the way adults think about children and new technologies. The book challenges adult concerns, highlighting...
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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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In this provocative history of parenting, Harry Hendrick analyses the social and economic reasons behind parenting trends. He shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal, and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious and narcissistic parent. The book charts the shift from the liberal and progressive parenting styles of the 1940s70s, to the more 'behavioural', punitive...
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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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