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Author : Jill Paton Walsh
Publisher : Sunburst
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990-06
Category : Child labor
ISBN : 0374411743
Compelled to search for his half brother Creep who some people insist is nonexistent, Christopher locates Parliamentary Papers containing Nathaniel Creep's personal narrative of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution 100 years earlier.
Author : Tara Taylor Quinn
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460344095
Will her secret tear them apart? At sixteen, when Talia gave her son up for adoption, she knew she was making the right decision. Now, as an adult, she's come home to Santa Raquel, California, where she volunteers at the Lemonade Stand and provides art therapy at local schools. One of her students is a troubled boy named Kent—the son she gave up all those years ago! She meets his widowed father, Sherman, and they develop an intense connection through their shared concern for Kent. But Talia wonders if the secret she's been keeping might drive away the man she's starting to love.
Author : Mycroft Green
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-16
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781665728225
Mycroft Green can’t pinpoint the deciding factor that propelled her to become a foster parent. But for most of her adult life, she has helped children and she knew she wanted to continue, especially assisting those who might face challenges. In Give that Child a Chance, she narrates her story of becoming a foster parent. Mycroft Green discusses her motivation, reviews the training required, shares stories of some of the children she cared for, and imparts advice for others seeking to become a foster parent. She tells that being a foster parent has been like a roller coaster ride. Every child is unique; they each have their quirks and their troubles. With some, it’s an uphill struggle, and with others it’s a downward slide. Give that Child a Chance gives insight into foster care and the important role of a foster parent. Mycroft Green is grateful she’s been able to help children navigate their issues and help them gain the tools they need to restore peace in their lives.
Author : James J. Heckman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780262535052
A top economist weighs in on one of the most urgent questions of our times: What is the source of inequality and what is the remedy? In Giving Kids a Fair Chance, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in America today. Children born into disadvantage are, by the time they start kindergarten, already at risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, crime, and a lifetime of low-wage work. This is bad for all those born into disadvantage and bad for American society. Current social and education policies directed toward children focus on improving cognition, yet success in life requires more than smarts. Heckman calls for a refocus of social policy toward early childhood interventions designed to enhance both cognitive abilities and such non-cognitive skills as confidence and perseverance. This new focus on preschool intervention would emphasize improving the early environments of disadvantaged children and increasing the quality of parenting while respecting the primacy of the family and America's cultural diversity. Heckman shows that acting early has much greater positive economic and social impact than later interventions—which range from reduced pupil-teacher ratios to adult literacy programs to expenditures on police—that draw the most attention in the public policy debate. At a time when state and local budgets for early interventions are being cut, Heckman issues an urgent call for action and offers some practical steps for how to design and pay for new programs. The debate that follows delves deeply into some of the most fraught questions of our time: the sources of inequality, the role of schools in solving social problems, and how to invest public resources most effectively. Mike Rose, Geoffrey Canada, Charles Murray, Carol Dweck, Annette Lareau, and other prominent experts participate.
Author : Susan B. Neuman,Donna C. Celano
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807771945
This is a compelling, eye-opening portrait of two communities in Philadelphia with drastically different economic resources. Over the course of their10-year investigation, the authors of this important new work came to understand that this disparity between affluence and poverty has created a knowledge gap--far more important than mere achievement scores--with serious implications for students' economic prosperity and social mobility. At the heart of this knowledge gap is the limited ability of students from poor communities to develop information capital. This moving book takes you into the communities in question to meet the students and their families, and by doing so provides powerful insights into the role that literacy can play in giving low-income students a fighting chance. Important reading for a wide audience of educators, policymakers, school reformers, and community activists, Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance: Documents how inequalities begin early and are reinforced by geographic concentration. Compares community libraries to see how print is used in each neighborhood and how children develop as young readers. Looks at patterns that create radical differences in experiences and attitudes toward learning prior to entering school. Explores the function of technology as a tool that exacerbates the divide between affluent students and those with limited access to information. Provides a comprehensive analysis of community literacy, documenting the transformation of media habits from books to computers. Concludes with a look inside schools to answer questions about what schools can do to overcome this complex, unequal playing field. Susan B. Neuman is a professor of Educational Studies at the University of Michigan, and has served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.Her books include Changing the Odds for Children at Risk. Donna C. Celano is assistant professor of Communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia. “Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance depicts a stark reality: the enormous and growing divide in literacy and reading skill development between children growing up in poverty and children from the middle and upper classes—and the social and economic ramifications. This book should be required reading, not just for those in the education and policy fields, but for anyone who cares about the lives of children and the health of our society.” —Kyle Zimmer, President and CEO, First Book “‘By walking the streets, riding the buses, and taking the subways,’ Celano and Neuman give us a groundbreaking and sobering look at print and education technology resources in two neighborhoods, one wealthy and one poor. The result is a must-read eye-opener for anyone who cares about equal opportunity. The stuff of learning is essential but insufficient. Only with close teacher, parent, and student-to-student coaching can better print and technology resources make a difference.” —Eugenia Kemble, Executive Director, Albert Shanker Institute “The authors of this text make you CARE about these communities and children. They provide insights about how we must focus on literacy in order to make a real difference in the lives of students. This is one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of community literacy, documenting the transformation of media habits from books to computers.” —Linda B. Gambrell, Distinguished Professor of Education, Clemson University
Author : Uri Shulevitz
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780374313708
Winner of the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Illustrated Books for Older Readers A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2020 A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020 Booklist Best Books of 2020 Horn Book Fanfare 2020 Booklist Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2020 Jewish Journal Twenty of the Best 2020 (Non-Holiday) Jewish Books for Kids A National Jewish Book Award 2020 Finalist for Middle Grade Fiction A 2021 Golden Dome Book Award Selection “Harrowing, engaging and utterly honest.” —Elizabeth Wein, The New York Times Book Review “A captivating chronicle of eight turbulent years.” —The Wall Street Journal From a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust story. With backlist sales of over 2.3 million copies, Uri Shulevitz, one of Farrar, Straus and Grioux’s most acclaimed picture-book creators, details the eight-year odyssey of how he and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union in Chance. It was during those years, with threats at every turn, that the young Uri experienced his awakening as an artist, an experience that played a key role during this difficult time. By turns dreamlike and nightmarish, this heavily illustrated account of determination, courage, family loyalty, and the luck of coincidence is a true publishing event.
Author : Bill O'Reilly,James Patterson
Publisher : Jimmy Patterson
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316361736
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Bill O'Reilly and James Patterson together present a beautifully illustrated, instantly classic picture book that celebrates the magic of the word "Please" for our children. In this inspired collaboration, bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and James Patterson remind us all that a single word -- "Please?" -- is useful in a thousand different ways. From finding a lovable stray dog to needing a partner on a seesaw, from reading a bedtime story to really, really needing a cookie, Give Please a Chance depicts scenes and situations in which one small word can move mountains. With a vivid array of illustrations by seventeen different artists, this charming, helpful book is a fun and memorable way for children to learn the magic power of one simple word: please.
Author : Jean Piaget,Barbel Inhelder
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317661986
Although originally published in France in 1951 this English translation was not published until 1975. The book supplements the authors’ previous publications on the development of thought in the child and is the result of two preoccupations: how thought that is in the process of formation acts to assimilate those aspects of experience that cannot be assimilated deductively – for example, the randomly mixed; and the necessity of discovering how the mental processes work in the totality of spontaneous and experimental searchings that make up what is called the problem of ‘induction’. Induction is a sifting of our experiences to determine what depends on regularity, what on law, and what on chance. The authors examine the formation of the physical aspects of the notion of chance; they study groups of random subjects and of ‘special’ subjects; and they analyse the development of combining operations which contributes to determining the relationship between chance, probability, and the operating mechanisms of the mind.
Author : Kobi Yamada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1938298071
A young boy comes up with an idea and he keeps it safe until one day he realizes the amazing power it can have.
Author : Elda Minger
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459283107
She Hadn't Expected to Be Expecting…. Having a family wasn't part of Cinnamon Roberts's five-year plan, but when she accidentally fell under the spell of a hypnotist who'd been hired by her baby-crazed twin sister, she suddenly became a warm, willing woman ripe to conceive. Which is exactly what happened…by Chance. Ramblin' Man Turned Family Man? Chance Devereux had to wonder if he wasn't the one under a spell…'cause ever since sweet-and-spicy Cinnamon had come into his life—making him a daddy-to-be—he'd started hearing wedding bells. Chance wanted to make the mother of his child an honest woman…but could he hope for marital bliss after Cinnamon came to?
Author : Sue Whiting
Publisher : Walker Books Australia
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781760651459
Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Then she finds herself caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Face-to-face with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which almost splits her in two. This powerful story explores what is true and what is fake in today’s world. And while Chance is all about the truth, she ponders whether "Maybe being truthful was really just a big lie." The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting, Highly Commended, 2021 Davitt Awards Best Children’s Crime Book
Author : Bethany Barton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780698148079
From the author-illustrator of Children's Choice Book Award Winner I'm Trying to Love Spiders: a plea to please give bees a chance! Not sure whether to high-five bees or run away from them? Well, maybe you shouldn't high-five them, but you definitely don't have to run away from them. Give Bees a Chance is for anyone who doesn't quite appreciate how extra special and important bees are to the world, and even to humankind! Besides making yummy honey, they help plants grow fruits and vegetables. And most bees wouldn't hurt a fly (unless it was in self-defense!). Bethany Barton's interactive cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious narrator mean this book is full of facts and fun. With bees officially on the endangered animals list, it's more important now than ever to get on board with our flying, honey-making friends!
Author : Karen Sandler
Publisher : Silhouette
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426827761
Tony Herrera couldn't believe Becca Stiles had applied for a job at the home he'd started for former foster kids. And that he'd hired her! Eleven years ago, she'd walked out on him and their marriage without a backward glance. But even as the old attraction sizzled between them, the single father knew that letting Becca back into his life was asking for trouble. Rebecca knew that returning to her childhood town would reopen old wounds. But Tony had a child of his own now—a little girl who needed a mother.
Author : British Columbia. Ministry of Health,British Columbia. Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Childbirth
ISBN : 0772662517
The first edition of Baby's best chance: parent's handbook of pregnancy and baby care was published in 1979. It has been revised to give parents easy to read information, based on best practices and evidence, to ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby. The fourth revision, sixth edition of Baby's best chance has been revised to meet the Baby-Friendly Initiative criteria. The Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) is a global program of the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF to increase hospital and community support for promoting, supporting, and protecting breastfeeding. Accepted criteria have been established for designation of Baby-Friendly hospitals, maternity facilities, and communities. This handbook is divided into two sections. The first is to help support the reader during and after the pregnancy. The second section gives information on getting the best start with the new baby.--Includes text from document.
Author : Ellen L. Walker
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781608320738
Examines the rewards and challenges childfree adults face living in a world that celebrates traditional families, offering advice on how to cope with the pressure of friends and family to have children, taking advantage of leisure time, and financial considerations.