Kristen: 1057 books

Play is learning! But play in the early years is endangered by the emphasis on push-down academics, mounting parental expectations, and pressures on early childhood teachers to prepare young children for the rigors of kindergarten and beyond. With all of that, gains made by play experiences, including...

Young Snow Bird is taken from her people in a raid and forced to leave her marshes and people behind. A young brave in the raiding party offers help but he cannot help all of the women in children. She must decide if she can leave them and search for help. The stories weren’t just stores, after...

Plus de 180 000 votes sur Goodreads ! Si vous voulez savourer le cocktail explosif qu’est Rock chick, prenez une libraire farouche, un ancien bad boy devenu détective, un barista un peu trop sage pour être honnête, un vétéran du Vietnam complètement taré, un drogué, un drag queen...

24 horses lined up for the running of the 155th Melbourne Cup. At 100-1 Prince Of Penzance was the equal outsider, backed mainly by those hoping for a fairy-tale. A popular female jockey aboard when no woman had ever won the race before. A country bloke who had risen through the ranks from humble...

Si vous voulez savourer le cocktail explosif qu’est « Rock chick », prenez une libraire timide mais qui travaille dans un club de strip-tease le soir, un flic ultra-sexy, un père accro aux jeux et un homme d’affaires qui ressemble à une chanteuse de country. Mélangez le tout avec un...

With a focus on a broad spectrum of topics--race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and sexual orientation at the federal, tribal, state, and local levels--this book equips readers to better understand the complex, real-world challenges public administrators confront in serving an increasingly diverse...

Grades 5–8

'Imagine the pride of earning the Nobel Prize for warning that CFCs were destroying the ozone layer. Then imagine that citizens, policymakers, and business executives heeded the warning and transformed markets to protect the earth. This book is the story of why we can all be optimistic about the future...

This engaging look at presidential candidate images features a wide range of essays that dissect how these images are formed and manipulated during campaigns. As more and more emphasis is placed on a candidate's persona and how it affects our voting decisions, Presidential Candidate Images provides...

Discover how to transform your professional development and become a truly connected educator with user-generated learning! This book shows educators how to enhance their professional learning using practical tools, strategies, and online resources. With beginner-friendly, real-world examples and...

The Measure of America is the first-ever human development report for a wealthy, developed nation. It introduces the American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by gender, race, and...

From animations to Web quests, this new volume of The Ultimate Guide for Student Product Development & Evaluation features all new products that promote the development of 21st century skills in students. This new edition discusses how the skills and content gained from the development of products...

This text provides an overview of the role of educational professionals in the lives of families of children with autism.

The conventional recipe for happiness has long included money, marriage, and parenthood as basic ingredients. What research is telling us, however, is that these elements don't relate to happiness in quite the way we might expect them to. Redistributing Happiness: How Social Policies Shape Life Satisfaction...