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Many aspects of health and physical fitness are explained in a way that younger children can readily understand. This lively picture book explores the importance of a good diet and plenty of exercise, and encourages kids to make positive decisions about caring for themselves. Kids discover that even healthy people get ill sometimes, but that our bodies have special abilities to protect us and restore our health. Titles in this series for younger children explore emotional issues that boys and...
| Автор | Pat Thomas |
When a close friend or family member dies, it can be difficult for children to express their feelings. This book helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one's death. Titles in this sensitively presented series explore the dynamics of various relationships experienced by children of preschool through early school age. Kids are encouraged to understand personal...
| Автор | Pat Thomas |
This unusual picture book for younger children explores the issue of divorce. The author of this book is a psychotherapist and counselor and helps children to face their fears, worries and questions when their family is going through a break-up. A special feature, "What About You?" sidebars appear frequently with questions directed at the child reading the book. The questions encourage children to explore their own feeling about the situation. Full color illustrations...
| Автор | Pat Thomas |
This friendly little book acknowledges kids' fears and makes them aware of things they need in order to feel safe in different situations. They learn, for instance, to look both ways when crossing a road, to wear special clothing for sports, to know their parents' names, phone number, and emergency numbers, and many other details. <I>A First Look At…</I> is an easy-to-understand series of books for younger children. Each title explores emotional issues and discusses the...
| Автор | Pat Thomas |
This delightful picture book explores questions and concerns about physical disabilities in a simple and reassuring way. Younger children can find out about individual disabilities, special equipment that is available to help the disabled, and how people of all ages can deal with disabilities and live happy and full lives. Titles in this series for younger children explore emotional issues that boys and girls encounter as part of the growing-up process. Books are focused to appeal to kids of...
| Автор | Pat Thomas |
Spenthrift's Guide to Teaching ESL Abroad is the complete guide to landing your first job teaching English Abroad, and developing a true career out of Teaching ESL! This book covers the best ways to find your first job, dealing with tough interview questions, contract negotiations, coworker relationships, culture shock and more! Spendthrift's Guide to Teaching ESL Abroad is the perfect resource for beginning and mid-career teaching professionals looking to hone and improve their...
| Автор | Benjamin Jelen |
This is the guide that young people and their parents have been waiting for, as it addresses the many issues around sexuality that are so difficult to talk about at home. Marlene Wasserman is a clinical sexologist, an author, an educator, a media personality and a sexual activist. Passionate about promoting and protecting the sexual rights of young people, Marlene Wasserman has provided a comprehensive educational approach based on the sexual rights of the individual, the responsibilities...
| Автор | Marlene Wasserman |
Hier is die handleiding waarop jongmense en hul ouers gewag het, want dit bespreek die vele kwessies omtrent seksualiteit wat so moeilik is om tuis oor te praat. Marlene Wasserman is 'n kliniese seksoloog, 'n outeur, 'n opvoeder, 'n mediapersoonlikheid en 'n seksaktivis. Dr. Wasserman is hartstogtelik oor die bevordering en beskerming van die seksuele regte van jongmense, en voorsien 'n omvattende opvoedkundige benadering, gebaseer op die seksuele regte van die...
| Автор | Marlene Wasserman |
Have you ever felt a sense of dread and worry creeping over you? That might be the Panicosaurus coming out to play… Sometimes the Panicosaurus tricks Mabel's brain into panicking about certain challenges, such as walking past a big dog on the street or when her favourite teacher is not at school. With the help of Smartosaurus, who lets her know there is really nothing to be afraid of, Mabel discovers different ways to manage Panicosaurus, and defeat the challenges he creates for her. ...
| Автор | Kay Al-Ghani |
Deep inside everyone, a red beast lies sleeping. When it is asleep, the red beast is quite small, but when it wakes up, it begins to grow and grow. This is the story of a red beast that was awakened. Rufus is in the school playground when his friend John kicks a ball that hit him in the stomach, and wakes up the sleeping red beast: `I hate you – I'm gonna get you!'. The red beast doesn't hear the teacher asking if he's okay. It doesn't see that John is sorry – how can...
| Автор | Kay Al-Ghani |
Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries know how to prepare for, endure, and survive any type of disaster. This completely updated second edition of Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves, including: Steps to take now,...
| Автор | Julie Todaro |
Inside Asperger's Looking Out follows in the best-selling footsteps of Kathy Hoopmann's All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome and All Dogs Have ADHD. Through engaging text and full-color photographs, this book shows neurotypicals how Aspies see and experience the world. Each page brings to light traits that many Aspies have in common, from sensitive hearing and an aversion to bright lights and strong smells, to literal thinking and difficulty understanding social rules and reading body...
| Автор | Kathy Hoopmann |
Meet Katie – a teenager with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Katie invites readers to learn about OCD from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, how her obsessions and compulsions affect her daily life, and how people around her can help. With illustrations throughout, this will be an ideal introduction to OCD for both young people and older readers. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support someone with the condition and will be an excellent way to...
| Автор | Amita Jassi |
Winston Wallaby, like most Wallabies, loves to bounce. However, Winston can't seem to ever sit still and when he starts school he needs help to concentrate… Luckily his teacher Mrs Calm shows Winston how to settle down and focus his mind in class, and he learns new ways to help him with touch, feel, attention and awareness. This fun, illustrated storybook will help children aged 5-10 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Autism...
| Автор | Kay Al-Ghani |
Deep inside everyone, a little goblin lies sleeping. When it wakes up, its eyes turn green, its nose grows and it starts to breathe a smelly green mist. This is the story of the wakening of a Green-Eyed Goblin. When Theo sees his sister getting lots of attention for her birthday, his sleeping goblin wakes and he can't seem to stop himself from saying all the horrid things the nasty goblin's green mist is making him think. Will Theo learn how to send his Green-Eyed Goblin back to sleep...
| Автор | Kay Al-Ghani |
When we were on a No Girls Allowed! holiday, my daddy's heart stopped beating and I had to find help all by myself. He was very badly broken. Not even the ambulance people could help him… This honest, sensitive and beautifully illustrated picture book is designed to help explain the concept of death to children aged 3+. Written in Alex's own words, it is based on the real-life conversations that Elke Barber had with her then three-year-old son, Alex, after the sudden death of his...
| Автор | Alex Barber |
"Consent is not the absence of 'NO', it is an enthusiastic YES!!" While seemingly straightforward, Tia and Bryony hadn't considered this subject too seriously until it comes up in conversation with their friends and they realise just how important it is. Following the sexual assault of a classmate, a group of teenage girls find themselves discussing the term consent, what it actually means for them in their current relationships, and how they act and make decisions with...
| Автор | Pete Wallis |
Cyril Squirrel asks lots of questions, but there's one thing that really puzzles Cyril… "What is love? Can I find it? Keep it? Do I need it?" With a notebook and a map, Cyril embarks on a quest to find out about love. "Gone away to find out what love is. Back soon." Helping children to learn about the ways that love can look, sound or feel, this heart-warming picture book shows some of the many different forms love, friendship and kindness take. Suitable for all children aged...
| Автор | Jane Evans |
Maybe you just found out your mom, or your dad, is transgender, or maybe you've known for a while. But now what? This guide covers everything you need to know. With chapters on navigating the changes in your family, coming out, or not, the many ways to transition both inside and out, and much, much more, you'll see how other people have handled these experiences. From definitions to names and pronouns, you'll find all you need to support yourself and your family through the...
| Автор | Heather Bryant |
In KOKO BEAR'S BIG EARACHE, a read-aloud story for young children and their parents, popular parenting author Vicki Lansky uses an adorable character, KoKo, the unisex little bear, to provide reassurance and comfort for the child as well as helpful information for the parents.After KoKo wakes at night with another big earache, Dr. Polar recommends the insertion of tiny ear tubes to prevent any hearing loss. This means day surgery at the hospital and naturally KoKo is afraid. In this...
| Автор | Vicki Lansky |
Have you ever wondered what phrases such as 'square meal', 'load of old codswallop', 'egg on your face' or 'in the limelight' mean? Where do they come from? Have you ever taken a moment to wonder what we say actually means? The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this irreverent journey through the most fascinating and richest regions of the English language. In a book that takes you all over the world, from nautical origins to food and...
| Автор | Albert Jack |
A thoughtful gift for those with an interest in Chinese culture and literature, accessible to and aimed at those with or without an understanding of the Chinese language Well-known sayings by Confucius («Within the four seas, all men are brothers») and Lao Zi («The longest journey begins with a single step»), familiar anonymous proverbs («Give a man a fish and he'll have food for a day; Teach a man to fish and he'll have a skill to use all his life») and lesser known pearls of wisdom...
| Автор | Larry Herzberg |
This important work fills the need for a reasonably priced yet comprehensive volume on major directors in the history of Japanese film. With clear insight and without academic jargon, Jacoby examines the works of over 150 filmmakers to uncover what makes their films worth watching. Included are artistic profiles of everyone from Yutaka Abe to Isao Yukisada, including masters like Kinji Fukasaku, Juzo Itami, Akira Kurosawa, Takashi Miike, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, and Yoji Yamada. Each...
| Автор | Alexander Jacoby |
The time-worn aphorism «close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades» is clearly inadequate. Close also counts in golf, shuffleboard, archery, darts, curling, and other games of accuracy in which hitting the precise center of the target isn't to be expected every time, or in which we can expect to be driven from the target by skilled opponents. This book is not devoted to sports discussions, but to efficient algorithms for determining pairs of closely related web pages—and a few...
| Автор | Mark S. Manasse |