Social Issues category: 20415 books

Olátòrò, a Nigerian American nine-year-old girl, comes to terms with her Yorùbá name after facing a name-calling incident in her school, a diverse educational setting in America. Self-consciousness turns to new appreciation for herself, her name, and her peers with...

- Aplicar el proceso a seguir para realizar el análisis, ejecución y registro de programas de autonomía personal y social, teniendo en cuenta la metodología a aplicar. - Analizar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje para identificar las actividades a realizar en colaboración con el/la tutor/a...

A child who isn’t following the rules is a child who’s always in trouble. This book starts with simple reasons why we have rules: to help us stay safe, learn, be fair, and get along. Then it presents just four basic rules: “Listen,” “Best Work,” “Hands and Body to Myself,” and “Please...

Trying to figure out a difficult math problem is hard; but sometimes dealing with your social life at school can be even harder. Figuring out friendships, managing time, and learning about yourself are all important parts of growing up. This title will allow students to determine the main idea of a text, explain how it is supported by key details, and summarize the text.

This book examines the risk factors surrounding children at risk of experiencing and perpetrating violence, and looks at the positive role that children's rights can play in their protection. The authors propose that violence in childhood is not spontaneous: that children are raised to become violent...

What’s the best way to solve problems between people? By talking them over and working them out. It’s never too soon for children to learn the process of peaceful conflict resolution. This book distills it into clear, simple language and supporting illustrations. Children learn to calm themselves,...

Muchas familias sufren y luchan para sacar a los suyos del consumo de diversas sustancias. También sufren la frustración de ver fracasar muchos intentos de rehabilitación; lo que produce una gran barrera de desesperanza. En torno del adicto se levanta un sinnúmero de conjeturas, reproches, culpas,...

In recent years, civic and political institutions have stepped up their efforts to encourage youth participation: schools promote volunteerism, non-profits provide opportunities for service, local governments create youth councils, and social movement organizations discuss the need to encourage a...

In a world where anyone can rise to the top, the only rule is... watch your back, in Sadie Hayes' The Social Code. Eighteen-year-old twins Adam and Amelia Dory learned the hard way to rely only on each other, growing up in a small town where they understood the meaning of coming from nothing....

A social story to help children on the Autism spectrum to help understand some of the new and exciting experiences that they may come across while going to a local soccer game. Pictures are used to help keep a child's attention and help tell the story through pictures.

«C’è un assunto imprescindibile: nessuno dovrebbe temere molestie di qualsiasi natura». «Se il bullismo tradizionale coinvolge il gruppo, la classe, il cortile o la piazza, il cyberbullismo amplifica l’audience a livello mondiale… l’aggressore può molestare la sua vittima dovunque...

Once upon a time there was a little kitten called Kit who lived with a grown-up cat called Kizz Cat. Kit Kitten couldn't understand why sometimes Kizz Cat seemed sad and far away and others times was busy and rushing about. Kit Kitten was sometimes cold and confused in this topsy-turvy world and needed...

Relationships take a lot of work ... learn the secrets to a happy relationship!  There is no such thing as a perfect relationship for there will always come a time when things change, fights and conflicts take place, and people end up parting ways. But as a New Year starts, it is also the...

The Vietnam war coincided with great social change: The sexual revolution, the emergence of psychedelic drugs, the erosion of traditional marriage and the feminist movement all created new social conflicts. Ted Cochran, at seventeen estranged from his traditional family, finds solace in the new social...