Child of the World

Child of the World PDF Author: Susan Mayclin Stephenson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781879264243
Category : International education
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Stephenson's volume is a wonderful resource for parents seeking thoughtful, sound advice on raising well-grounded children in a chaotic world. Presenting Montessori principles in clear and eloquent prose, Stephenson's legacy will be a tremendous service to generations of parents to come. -Angeline Lillard, PhD, Professor of Psychology, U. of Virginia, author of Montessori, The Science behind the Genius

Child of the World

Child of the World PDF Author: Susan Mayclin Stephenson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781879264243
Category : International education
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Book Description
Stephenson's volume is a wonderful resource for parents seeking thoughtful, sound advice on raising well-grounded children in a chaotic world. Presenting Montessori principles in clear and eloquent prose, Stephenson's legacy will be a tremendous service to generations of parents to come. -Angeline Lillard, PhD, Professor of Psychology, U. of Virginia, author of Montessori, The Science behind the Genius

What World is Left

What World is Left PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459833058
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Key Selling Points A reissue of the 2008 award-winning YA novel. What World is Left has garnered dozens of rave reviews, including a starred review from Booklist Winner of the 2009 Quebec Writers' Federation Literature Prize for Children's and YA Literature. This book was inspired by the author’s mother’s experience during the Holocaust. Revised front and back matter, including a new Preface from the author, a Discussion Guide and an updated References page. Free Study Guide available at orcabook.com.

The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel

The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel PDF Author: Jan Baetens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316771938
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1315

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The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel provides the complete history of the graphic novel from its origins in the nineteenth century to its rise and startling success in the twentieth and twenty-first century. It includes original discussion on the current state of the graphic novel and analyzes how American, European, Middle Eastern, and Japanese renditions have shaped the field. Thirty-five leading scholars and historians unpack both forgotten trajectories as well as the famous key episodes, and explain how comics transitioned from being marketed as children's entertainment. Essays address the masters of the form, including Art Spiegelman, Alan Moore, and Marjane Satrapi, and reflect on their publishing history as well as their social and political effects. This ambitious history offers an extensive, detailed and expansive scholarly account of the graphic novel, and will be a key resource for scholars and students.

Mark My Words

Mark My Words PDF Author: Mishuana Goeman
Publisher: First Peoples: New Directions Indigenous
ISBN: 9780816677917
Category : Indian women
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Mark My Words traces settler colonialism as an enduring form of gendered spatial violence, demonstrating how it persists in the contemporary context of neoliberal globalization. In a strong and lucid voice, Mishuana Goeman provides close readings of literary texts, arguing that it is vital to refocus the efforts of Native nations beyond replicating settler models of territory, jurisdiction, and race.

Room for One More

Room for One More PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
ISBN: 1541540433
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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In Montréal, Canada, in 1942, the war in Europe seems far off to fifteen-year-old Rosetta Wolff until her family takes in Isaac, a war refugee, and everything changes.

Straight Punch

Straight Punch PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459803922
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255

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Tessa gets caught tagging and ends up in an alternative school where boxing is a big part of the program.

Dark Prisms

Dark Prisms PDF Author: Robert Lima
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813184509
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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The mythological, folkloric, and religious beliefs of Western culture have resulted in a long and ongoing history of esoteric themes in theatre from the Middle Ages to the present in Spain and the America. Now Robert Lima, a noted comparatist, brings to bear on this material his wide knowledge of the world of the occult. Lima defines the terms "occult" and "occultism" broadly to embrace the many ways in which humans have sought to fathom a secret knowledge held to be accessible only through such supernatural agencies as alchemy, angelology, asceticism, astrology, demonolatry, divination, ecstasy, magic, necromancy, possession, Santeria, séances, voudoun, and witchcraft. The dramatic works covered range from medieval materializations of Hell to the Golden Age plays of Lope de vega, Tirso de Molina, and Calderón de la Barca, to modern stage works by Valle-Inclán, García Lorca, Casona, Miras, and a number of significant Afro-Brazilian and Caribbean dramatists. The concluding comprehensive bibliography of the drama of the occult is invaluable.

Mental Health, Cultural Values, and Social Development

Mental Health, Cultural Values, and Social Development PDF Author: R.C. Nann
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940157670X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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Book Description
It is not easy for a layman to attract attention to a book like this. Most who open the cover will be professionals in one of the many aspects of mental health. A moment's thought tells us, however, that if there is a distinction between laymen and professionals it makes no difference to a book like this. Both laymen and professionals care about what will be. That is why this book, the Congress it reports and the World Federation for Mental Health itself can be meaningful to both laymen and professional people. A look into the 80's from the point of view of mental health, cultural values and social development is for all who care about the future. The 1981 Manila Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health was a unique and special gathering. It was the first time the Federation assembled for a Congress in a developing country. In the Philippines we enjoyed the over whelming hospitality and charm of the people and a place where past and future seem as important as the present. All who attended from outside those magic islands will always remember the occasion as a special life experience. For those of you who did attend, this book can revive the stimulation and satisfaction of the Congress. For those of you who did not share the Manila experience, this book can inform and interest you about matters which are important.

Monsters of the Market

Monsters of the Market PDF Author: David McNally
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004201572
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309

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"Monsters of the Market" investigates modern capitalism through the prism of the body panics it arouses. Examining "Frankenstein," Marx s "Capital" and zombie fables from sub-Saharan Africa, it offers a novel account of the cultural and corporeal economy of global capitalism.

The Taste of Rain

The Taste of Rain PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459820282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142

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It is 1945, and thirteen-year-old Gwen has been a prisoner at the Weihsien Internment Camp in northern China for nearly two and a half years. Gwen is one of 140 children who were enrolled at a boarding school in Chefoo when the Japanese Imperial Army invaded China. Life in the camp is difficult. There is not enough food or water, and even the children are forced to do hard labor. But Miss E., one of their teachers from Chefoo, has come up with an unusual scheme: she will follow the Girl Guide Code, treating Gwen and her friends as if they are part of a Girl Guide troop. Girl Guides promise not only to stay positive in the most challenging situations but also to do good turns, meaning they must be kind to others without any expectation of reward. Gwendolyn hopes that when she grows up, she will be as courageous and optimistic as Miss E. But then Gwen learns that Miss E. is not as full of answers as she seems, and she realizes that in order to protect a friend, she will have to do something that could never be considered a good turn.