Grandmother S Visit

Author : Betty Quan
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554989553

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Grandmother’s Visit by Betty Quan Pdf

Grace says goodbye to Grandmother in this touching book about love and loss. Grandmother lives with Grace’s family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Suddenly, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner, but the rice bowls stay full. One day, Grandmother’s room is empty. And soon after, she is buried. After the funeral, Grace’s mom turns on all the outside lights so that Grandmother’s spirit can find its way home for one final goodbye. Carmen Mok’s gentle illustrations show the love between a child and her grandmother in this story that will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one. Betty Quan’s picture-book debut is haunting yet hopeful. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Author : Cheryl Hixson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781304856098

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Esmeralda's Grandmother Visits the City by Cheryl Hixson Pdf

Esmeralda and her mother live in the city, but they love to visit Grandmother's farm. The time they spend at the farm is filled with fun, family, and love. This is the third of the Esmeralda books, and there's a surprise in store. Grandmother's coming to visit Esmeralda and her mother in the city! Be sure to read the first two of the Esmeralda books: Esmeralda's Autumn Visit to the Farm and Esmeralda's Christmas Visit to the Farm Enjoy Esmeralda's Grandmother Visits the City!

Author : Sheila Kitzinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997-12-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780684835389

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Becoming a Grandmother by Sheila Kitzinger Pdf

Explores ways in which grandmothers can find satisfaction in their new roles, have better understanding of family tensions, communicate more effectively with their daughters and daughters-in-law, and provide emotional support.

Author : Violet Otieno
Publisher : African Storybook Initiative
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PKEY:40fa01e4-77aa-485f-99cb-2f8723fb1c7c

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Holidays With Grandmother by Violet Otieno Pdf

Two children are excited as they prepare to visit their grandmother in her village. They enjoy life in the village so much that they don't want to leave.

Author : Ali Marsman
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781525532566

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Book Too: Because of Grandmother by Ali Marsman Pdf

Because of Grandmother is a continuation on the lifestyle that was read about in Book One: Sporadic Memories. From the granddaughter’s perspective, she goes back on the lifestyle she was raised in, by giving thanks to her grandmother, who raised such an incredible woman ... her mother. Because of Grandmother is a novel about a lifestyle that needs to be continued.

Author : Sandra V. Feder
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554989966

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Bitter and Sweet by Sandra V. Feder Pdf

When Hannah’s family has to move, her grandmother tells her how she felt leaving the old country — it was both bitter and sweet. As Hannah leaves her friends behind and tries to get used to a new house, she only feels bitterness. Was her grandmother wrong about the sweetness? Hannah starts to feel better about the move when she sees her new house in the soft light of the Shabbat candles. When a new friend reaches out with a special gift, Hannah realizes that sweetness can come from unexpected places and that she can even create some herself. Featuring art by acclaimed illustrator Kyrsten Brooker, this story subtly conveys a universal message — while life can be full of challenging moments, sweeter ones can be found and created. An author’s note is included on the concept of bitter and sweet in Jewish culture.

Author : Betty Quan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Bereavement
ISBN : 0780444221

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Grandmother's Visit by Betty Quan Pdf

"Grandmother lives with Grace's family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Then, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner, but the rice bowls stay full. One day, Grandmother's room is empty. And one day, Grandmother is buried. After the funeral, Grace's mom turns on all the outside lights so that Grandmother's spirit can find its way home for one final goodbye"--Publisher's website.

Author : Alina Bronsky
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609456467

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My Grandmother's Braid by Alina Bronsky Pdf

The acclaimed author of The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine “explores the peculiarities of familial relations to tremendous result” (Asymptote). A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2021 Max lives with his grandparents in a residential home for refugees in Germany. When his grandmother—a terrifying, stubborn matriarch and a former Russian primadonna—moved them from the Motherland it was in search of a better life. But she is not at all pleased with how things are run in Germany: the doctors and teachers are incompetent, the food is toxic, and the Germans are generally untrustworthy. His grandmother has been telling Max that he is an inept, clueless weakling since he was a child and she’d spend the day sitting in the back of his classroom to be sure he came to no harm. While he may be a dolt in his grandmother’s eyes, Max is bright enough to notice that his stoic and taciturn grandfather has fallen hopelessly in love with their neighbor, Nina. When a child is born to Nina that is the spitting image of Max’s grandfather, things come to a hilarious if dramatic head. Everybody will have to learn to defend themselves from Max’s all-powerful grandmother. Alina Bronsky, author of The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, writes of family dysfunction and machinations with a droll and biting humor, a tremendous ear for dialog, and a generous heart that is forgiving of human weakness. “[A] comic feel-bad novel. Bronsky has a Dickensian flair for writing about miserable children—or, rather, the miseries of childhood.” —Vulture

Author : Martha Mutomba
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781683504672

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Lessons from My Grandmother by Martha Mutomba Pdf

A successful woman leaves California and returns to her native Zimbabwe, in a spiritual tale that reads “like crystal clear water in an ancient river” (Robert C. Jameson, PhD, author of The Keys to Joy-Filled Living). After completing her graduate studies in England, Yeukai returns home to rural Zimbabwe to a jubilant celebration rich in the cultural traditions of the Shona-speaking people. There, she receives life lessons from her beloved grandmother—a wise elder holding sacred knowledge passed down through generations. Though impressed by her grandmother's lessons, Yeukai sets them aside to pursue a corporate career in the biotech industry in California. For years, Yeukai embraces a consumer lifestyle, pretending to live the American dream. However, the busy activities of her life—focused on chasing material delusions—hide the emotional turmoil within, until things come to a head. In search for meaning in her life, Yeukai returns home to Zimbabwe only to be heartbroken by the devastation inflicted by AIDS, rampant corruption, and a near-collapsed economy. In despair, Yeukai turns within in search for answers in her life. And the answers start to be revealed—in the deep meaning of her grandmother's teachings and the rediscovering of her own true nature. And she begins to redefine her relationship with the world. With poems interspersed throughout, this novel poignantly captures Yeukai's triumphant journey to the realization that a life of purpose is truly possible if we allow ourselves to be guided by mystic powers.

Author : Viola L. Parsons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Black people
ISBN : 1989932134

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My Grandmother's Days by Viola L. Parsons Pdf

Author : Hyesun Cho,Kwangok Song
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000789904

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Korean as a Heritage Language from Transnational and Translanguaging Perspectives by Hyesun Cho,Kwangok Song Pdf

This collection critically reflects on the state-of-the-art research on Korean-as-a-heritage-language (KHL) teaching and learning, centering KHL as an object of empirical inquiry by offering multiple perspectives on its practices and directions for further research. The volume expands prevailing notions of transnationalism and translanguaging by providing insights into the ways contemporary Korean immigrant and transnational families and individuals maintain their heritage language to participate in literary practices across borders. Experts from across the globe explore heritage language and literacy practices in Korean immigrant communities in varied geographic and educational contexts. In showcasing a myriad of perspectives across KHL research, the collection addresses such key questions as how heritage language learners’ literacy practices impact their identities, how their families support KHL development at home, and what challenges and opportunities stakeholders need to consider in KHL education and in turn, heritage language education, more broadly. This book will be of interest to families, teachers, scholars, and language program administrators in Korean language education, heritage language education, applied linguistics, and bilingual education.

Author : Resmaa Menakem
Publisher : Central Recovery Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781942094487

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My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem Pdf

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "My Grandmother's Hands will change the direction of the movement for racial justice."— Robin DiAngelo, New York Times bestselling author of White Fragility In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology. The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. Menakem argues this destruction will continue until Americans learn to heal the generational anguish of white supremacy, which is deeply embedded in all our bodies. Our collective agony doesn't just affect African Americans. White Americans suffer their own secondary trauma as well. So do blue Americans—our police. My Grandmother's Hands is a call to action for all of us to recognize that racism is not only about the head, but about the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our entrenched racialized divide. Paves the way for a new, body-centered understanding of white supremacy—how it is literally in our blood and our nervous system. Offers a step-by-step healing process based on the latest neuroscience and somatic healing methods, in addition to incisive social commentary. Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, is a therapist with decades of experience currently in private practice in Minneapolis, MN, specializing in trauma, body-centered psychotherapy, and violence prevention. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil as an expert on conflict and violence. Menakem has studied with bestselling authors Dr. David Schnarch (Passionate Marriage) and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (The Body Keeps the Score). He also trained at Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.

Author : Mary Louisa Whately
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000701494

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The Prism: Unequally Yoked ... Life in a Swiss Chalet by Mary Louisa Whately Pdf

Author : Mary Louisa Whately
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600065445

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The prism: Unequally yoked, Life in a Swiss chalet, From darkness to light, by M.L. Whately and 2 members of her family [signing themselves H.W. and E.M.]. Ed., with a preface, by E.J. Whately by Mary Louisa Whately Pdf

Author : Paola Gianturco
Publisher : powerHouse Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781576876275

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Grandmother Power by Paola Gianturco Pdf

Whether fighting for the environment, human rights, education, health, or cultural preservation, a new generation of activist grandmothers across the world are using their strength, wisdom, and hearts to make a difference. An unheralded grandmothers' movement is changing the world. Insurgent grandmothers are using their power to fight for a better future for grandchildren everywhere. And they are succeeding. Grandmother Power profiles activist grandmothers in fifteen countries on five continents who tell their compelling stories in their own words. Grandmothers in Canada, Swaziland, and South Africa collaborate to care for AIDS orphans. Grandmothers in Senegal convince communities to abandon female genital mutilation. Grandmothers in India become solar engineers and bring light to their villages while those in Peru, Thailand, and Laos sustain weaving traditions. Grandmothers in Argentina teach children to love books and reading. Other Argentine grandmothers continue their 40-year search for grandchildren who were kidnapped during the nation's military dictatorship. Irish grandmothers teach children to sow seeds and cook with fresh, local ingredients. Filipino grandmothers demand justice for having been forced into sex slavery during World War II. Guatemalan grandmothers operate a hotline and teach parenting. In the Middle East, Israeli grandmothers monitor checkpoints to prevent abuse and the UAE's most popular television show stars four animated grandmothers who are surprised by contemporary life. Indigenous grandmothers from thirteen countries conduct healing rituals to bring peace to the world. Gianturco's full-color images and her heroines' amazing tales make Grandmother Power an inspiration for everyone, and it cements the power of grandmothers worldwide. Please visit http://globalgrandmotherpower.com/ for additional information. All author royalties will be donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, which provides grants to African grandmothers who are raising AIDS orphans.