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Portable Childhoods

Author : Ellen Klages
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
ISBN 13 : 1616960973
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Portable Childhoods written by Ellen Klages and published by Tachyon Publications. This book was released on 2007-03-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brilliant stories.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother “There are so many smart, sweet, funny, troubling treats here about so many things—childhood, chefs, God, barber shops, the atomic bomb—that it’s nearly impossible to pick a favorite. Just read them all! They’re great!“ —Connie Willis, author of To Say Nothing of the Dog This long-awaited first short fiction collection from Scott O'Dell award-winning author Ellen Klages (The Green Glass Sea), offers a tantalizing glimpse of what lies hidden just beyond the ordinary. Described by reviewers as timeless, delightful, chilling, and beautiful, this is short fiction at its best, emerging from a distinctive, powerful voice. Includes the Nebula Award–winning novelette “Basement Magic” as well as the story that became The Green Glass Sea.

Portable Childhoods

Author : Ellen Klages
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
ISBN 13 : 1616960981
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)

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The Portable Pediatrician

Author : Martha Sears
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316123374
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book The Portable Pediatrician written by Martha Sears and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine you are up at three o'clock in the morning with a sick child. Wouldn't it be nice to have expert advice readily at hand to help get you through the night? Encyclopedic in scope, The Portable Pediatrician features timely and practical information on every childhood illness and emergency, including when to call the doctor, what reassuring signs can help you know your child is okay, how to treat your child at home, and much more -- all in a convenient A-to-Z format. Among the scores of topics covered: teething; sprains and broken bones; nosebleeds; measles; ear infections; choking; rashes; colic; headaches; eating disorders; fever; hip pain; warts; allergies; obesity; seizures; Asperger's Syndrome; bronchitis; masturbation; sunburns; pneumonia; speech delay; lice; vomiting; asthma; heart defects; blisters; sleep problems; and more. The Searses' guide parents and caregivers from a child's infancy through the teen years, teaching them what to expect at regular checkups as well as how to boost a child's well-being, devise a family health plan, work effectively with their pediatrician, and more. Distinguished by the Searses' trademark comprehensiveness, reliability, and accessible, comforting one, this book is a must-have for all families who want to keep their children healthy and happy. Look for The Portable Pediatrician app! Available for download from iTunes, it offers a complete browsable A-Z list of pediatric concerns, illnesses, and emergencies; a searchable database, growth charts; a portable medicine cabinet; helpful advice about pediatric checkups; and more.

Portable Roots

Author : Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443861758
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Portable Roots written by Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bicultural individuals often articulate the themes of rootlessness, identity formation, cultural dissolution, and “home”, and reframe them into theological questions. Bicultural individuals who have spent their formative childhood years living in, and interacting with, two or more cultures can be found in immigrant, refugee, transnational, missionary, borderland, and hybrid communities. This book challenges the traditional understanding of human development. In particular, Portable Roots: Transplanting the Bicultural Child underscores the contextual and religious nature of development. By focusing on identity formation in children and adolescents who have grown up in more than one culture, the parameters of stage theorists such as Erik Erikson are expanded. Three samples of children of missionaries formed the initial research population. The children were raised in boarding schools, mission schools, and international schools – settings which have been likened to a hybrid or third culture or interstitial space. These original three samples first articulated a phenomenon of “rootlessness” that sent the author on an investigative journey spanning three decades. After interviewing many persons with portable roots, the study’s last sampling in Princeton, New Jersey, in 2012, articulated what was needed for the end of this quest: how transplanted roots thrive in terra firma.

The Portable Pediatrician for Parents

Author : Laura W. Nathanson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006185655X
Total Pages : 976 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book The Portable Pediatrician for Parents written by Laura W. Nathanson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide to the first five years of life for parents who want the most balanced coverage of behavioral and medical issues -- from the pen of a highly esteemed pediatrician.

Poe's Children

Author : Peter Straub
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385528469
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Poe's Children written by Peter Straub and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story—and 8-time Bram Stoker Award winner—gathers 24 bone-chilling, nail-biting, frightfully imaginative stories that represent the best of contemporary horror writing. “Revelatory.... A remarkably consistent, frequently unsettling book.” —The Washington Post “[Straub] collects the best scary short stories out there.” —Time Dan Chaon “The Bees” Elizabeth Hand “Cleopatra Brimstone” Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem “The Man on the Ceiling” M. John Harrison “The Great God Plan” Ramsey Campbell “The Voice of the Beach” Brian Evenson “Body” Kelly Link “Louise’s Ghost” Jonathan Carroll “The Sadness of Detail” M. Rickert “Leda” Thomas Tessier “In Praise of Folly” David J. Schow “Plot Twist” Glen Hirshberg “The Two Sams” Thomas Ligotti “Notes on the Writing of Horror: A Story” Benjamin Percy “Unearthed” Bradford Morrow "Gardener of Heart” Peter Straub “Little Red’s Tango” Stephen King “The Ballad of a Flexible Bullet” Joe Hill “20th Century Ghost” Ellen Klages “The Green Glass Sea” Tia V. Travis “The Kiss” Graham Joyce “Black Dust” Neil Gaiman “October in the Chair” John Crowley “Missolonghi 1824” Rosalind Palermo Stevenson “Insect Dreams”

Reading Children

Author : Patricia Crain
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812292847
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Reading Children written by Patricia Crain and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean for a child to be a "reader" and how did American culture come to place such a high value on this identity? Reading Children offers a history of the relationship between children and books in Anglo-American modernity, exploring long-lived but now forgotten early children's literature, discredited yet highly influential pedagogical practices, the property lessons inherent in children's book ownership, and the emergence of childhood itself as a literary property. The nursery and schoolroom version of the social contract, Crain argues, underwrote children's entry not only into reading and writing but also into a world of commodity and property relations. Increasingly positioned as an indispensable form of cultural capital by the end of the eighteenth century, literacy became both the means and the symbol of children's newly recognized self-possession and autonomy. At the same time, as children's legal and economic status was changing, "childhood" emerged as an object of nostalgia for adults. Literature for children enacted the terms of children's self-possession, often with explicit references to property, contracts, or inheritances, and yet also framed adult longing for an imagined past called "childhood." Dozens of colorful illustrations chart the ways in which early literature for children was transformed into spectacle through new image technologies and a burgeoning marketplace that capitalized on nostalgic fantasies of childhood conflated with bowdlerized fantasies of history. Reading Children offers new terms for thinking about the imbricated and mutually constitutive histories of literacy, property, and childhood in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that ground current anxieties and long-held beliefs about childhood and reading.

The Green Glass Sea

Author : Ellen Klages
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 144063713X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Green Glass Sea written by Ellen Klages and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1943, and 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling west on a train to live with her scientist father—but no one, not her father nor the military guardians who accompany her, will tell her exactly where he is. When she reaches Los Alamos, New Mexico, she learns why: he's working on a top secret government program. Over the next few years, Dewey gets to know eminent scientists, starts tinkering with her own mechanical projects, becomes friends with a budding artist who is as much of a misfit as she is—and, all the while, has no idea how the Manhattan Project is about to change the world. This book's fresh prose and fascinating subject are like nothing you've read before.

Why Children Need Joy

Author : Ben Kingston-Hughes
Publisher : Sage Publications UK
ISBN 13 : 1529616239
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Why Children Need Joy written by Ben Kingston-Hughes and published by Sage Publications UK. This book was released on 2023-12-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This transformative book looks at one of the most undervalued aspects of childhood, joy. Using the latest neuroscience and biochemistry this book shows that joy, far from being an abstract concept, is one of the key motivators for every aspect of learning and development throughout childhood and something we ignore at our peril. The book gives concrete strategies for increasing the levels of joy in our children and highlights the catastrophic damage that a decline in joy can cause in our children especially in a post pandemic world. Suitable for anyone who works with children, this book puts forward a compelling argument that Joy is profoundly important for all of our children and can fundamentally help our children to thrive. Warning - may contain evil clowns!

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children

Author : Olivia N. Saracho
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136897011
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children written by Olivia N. Saracho and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the essential reference on research on early childhood education throughout the world. This singular resource provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues as well as the information necessary to make informed judgments about these issues. The field has changed significantly since the publication of the second edition, and this third edition of the handbook takes care to address the entirety of vital new developments. A valuable tool for all those who work and study in the field of early childhood education, this volume addresses critical, cutting edge research on child development, curriculum, policy, and research and evaluation strategies. With a multitude of new and updated chapters, The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children, 3rd Edition makes the expanding knowledge base related to early childhood education readily available and accessible.

Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309210240
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically during the last three decades and, despite some indications of a plateau in this growth, the numbers remain stubbornly high. Efforts to prevent childhood obesity to date have focused largely on school-aged children, with relatively little attention to children under age 5. However, there is a growing awareness that efforts to prevent childhood obesity must begin before children ever enter the school system. Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies reviews factors related to overweight and obese children from birth to age 5, with a focus on nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior, and recommends policies that can alter children's environments to promote the maintenance of healthy weight. Because the first years of life are important to health and well-being throughout the life span, preventing obesity in infants and young children can contribute to reversing the epidemic of obesity in children and adults. The book recommends that health care providers make parents aware of their child's excess weight early. It also suggests that parents and child care providers keep children active throughout the day, provide them with healthy diets, limit screen time, and ensure children get adequate sleep. In addition to providing comprehensive solutions to tackle the problem of obesity in infants and young children, Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies identifies potential actions that could be taken to implement those recommendations. The recommendations can inform the decisions of state and local child care regulators, child care providers, health care providers, directors of federal and local child care and nutrition programs, and government officials at all levels.

Fearsome Journeys

Author : Scott Lynch
Publisher : Solaris
ISBN 13 : 1849975663
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Fearsome Journeys written by Scott Lynch and published by Solaris. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you encompass all the worlds of the imagination? Within fantasy’s scope lies every possible impossibility, from dragons to spirits, from magic to gods, and from the unliving to the undying. In Fearsome Journeys, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan sets out on a quest to find the very limits of the unlimited, collecting twelve brand new stories by some of the most popular and exciting names in epic fantasy from around the world. With original fiction from Scott Lynch, Saladin Ahmed, Trudi Canavan, K J Parker, Kate Elliott, Jeffrey Ford, Robert V S Redick, Ellen Klages, Glen Cook, Elizabeth Bear, Ellen Kushner, Ysabeau S. Wilce and Daniel Abraham, Fearsome Journeys explores the whole range of the fantastic.

The Green Glass Sea

Author : Ellen Klages
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780142411490
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book The Green Glass Sea written by Ellen Klages and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartfelt story of a budding friendship in the thick of the war--winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction It's 1943, and eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is en route to New Mexico to live with her mathematician father. Soon she arrives at a town that, officially, doesn't exist. It is called Los Alamos, and it is abuzz with activity, as scientists and mathematicians from all over America and Europe work on the biggest secret of all--"the gadget." None of them--not J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project; not the mathematicians and scientists; and least of all, Dewey--know how much "the gadget" is about to change their lives.

Homegrown in Florida

Author : William McKeen
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813042798
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Homegrown in Florida written by William McKeen and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2012-09-23 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida can seem like a child's dream of paradise: endless sunny days, trips to the beach to swim and build sandcastles, bike riding without a jacket in the middle of January, and magical themeparks only a short drive away. But what was life really like for those who grew up here? During a recent reunion, writers Bill McKeen, Tim Dorsey, and Jeff Klinkenberg found themselves lamenting that so many of their childhood memories were fading away. For them, and for many, Florida is not just a place people go to, it’s where they come from. That can mean many things to many people, as the stellar cast of writers, journalists, and musicians eloquently reveal in Homegrown in Florida. This utterly satisfying and powerful anthology aims at the heart of the glories of childhood and the pain of growing up. Both a celebration of the exotic, untamed wilderness of a youth filled with moss-draped oaks and citrus fields, evergreen winters and palmetto fronds, and a reminder that innocence often gave way to experience as bike paths became private developments, and swimming holes were paved over by interstates, Homegrown in Florida is filled with tears and laughter alike. Featuring contributions from Carl Hiaasen, Tom Petty, Zora Neale Hurston, Michael Connelly, and many more, this is a book for every child of old Florida, and every child at heart.

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

Author : Jonathan Strahan
Publisher : Start Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1597803464
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year written by Jonathan Strahan and published by Start Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The science fiction and fantasy fields continue to evolve, setting new marks with each passing year. For the sixth year in a row, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan has collected stories to captivate, entertain, and showcase the very best the genre has to offer. Critically acclaimed, and with a reputation for including award-winning speculative fiction, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year is the only major “best of” anthology to collect both fantasy and science fiction under one cover. Jonathan Strahan has edited more than thirty anthologies and collections, including The Locus Awards (with Charles N. Brown), The New Space Opera (with Gardner Dozois), and Swords and Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery.

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008

Author : Kelly Link
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312380489
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008 written by Kelly Link and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.

Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education

Author : Brian Reichow
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319284924
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education written by Brian Reichow and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook discusses early childhood special education (ECSE), with particular focus on evidence-based practices. Coverage spans core intervention areas in ECSE, such as literacy, motor skills, and social development as well as diverse contexts for services, including speech-language pathology, physical therapy, and pediatrics. Contributors offer strategies for planning, implementing, modifying, and adapting interventions to help young learners extend their benefits into the higher grades. Concluding chapters emphasize the importance of research in driving evidence-based practices (EBP). Topics featured in the Handbook include: Family-centered practices in early childhood intervention. The application of Response to Intervention (RtI) in young children with identified disabilities. Motor skills acquisition for young children with disabilities. Implementing evidence-based practices in ECSE classrooms. · Cultural, ethnic, and linguistic implications for ECSE. The Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, clinicians, and practitioners across such disciplines as child and school psychology, early childhood education, clinical social work, speech and physical therapy, developmental psychology, behavior therapy, and public health.