Patricia Franklin: 7 books

Today's school librarians have many different responsibilities, but arguably the most important aspect of their job is developing and maintaining a collection that their library customers love. School Library Collection Development: Just the Basics is an accessible, practical manual that explains...

This professional primer provides the blueprint to help you create a school library program, covering all aspects of library management such as budgeting, eBook use, purchasing, and teacher collaboration. Advice and strategies from experts in the field will help you master collection development,...

Leading with the Heart is a collection of poetry written over a period of time reflecting thoughts, impressions, and memories of life. It portrays nature, love, joy, and pain and offers images of the beauty and sorrow that touch our everyday lives. It is based on lessons learned and keepsake moments that endure. Everyone may find himself in one or more of these poems.

American auteur Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams's genius for creating densely plotted scripts has won him broad commercial and critical success in TV shows such as Felicity (1998--2002), Emmy-nominated Alias (2001--2006), Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Lost (2004--2010), and the critically acclaimed...

As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...

This ground-breaking book explores the theoretical, clinical and training application of integrating mindfulness with all of the arts therapies, and includes cutting-edge contributions from neuroscience. Written by pioneers and leaders in the arts therapies and psychology fields, the book includes...

This book talks about our lives living on our island, having animals as friends, and interacting with them. This is a true story. All my books to follow will be true stories of our family and our animals. This is my first book written for children. Since we lived on the island, my father passed away....