From Barbie® to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games
“[A]n imaginative, original, and complex volume that crystallizes feminist dilemmas regarding the origin and persistence of gender roles. . . . Ultimately this book– pluralistic, experiential, and collaborative–inspires us to search for games that give voice to participants’ exploratory and even competitive desires while enabling [...]
The Encyclopedia of Writing and Illustrating Children’s Books: From creating characters to developing stories, a step-by-step guide to making magical picture books
The latest in our best selling Encyclopedia of Art series now focuses on a popular topic for both writers and illustrators: how to make, craft, and sell children’s books. This practical book is a step-by-step guide to becoming a successful graphic storyteller, showing how to create exciting plots and engaging characters that will delight young [...]
The Young Child: Development from Prebirth Through Age Eight
The author examines the development of young children with an ecological context that includes the family, the school, community, and society, as a whole. Major child development theories are discussed as they relate to every aspect of the young child’s growth. Strong applications for those who work with young children. Features expanded multicultural coverage…. More [...]
Barbie Holiday Entertainment Doll Toy Gift Set, Set Includes Three Orphan Characters From the Movie
this special gift set also includes three of our adorable orphan characters from the movie. They are dressed here as the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. Each Kelly-scale character wears a beautiful, holiday fashion and sweet little angel wings. This complete set is packaged in a premium box with hangtag included…. More >>
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Child Care and Child Development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
This important work presents the results of the most comprehensive scientific study to date of early child care and its relation to child development. In one volume, a critical selection of material from the most salient journal articles is brought together with new overviews and a concluding commentary. Provided is a wealth of authoritative information [...]
One Hundred Child Development Tips: Insights and Suggestions from Montessori Teachers
Montessori education celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007. In honor of the occasion, AMI Montessori teachers from across the United States contributed their thoughts and observations to develop a list of 100 parenting tips that reflect the core tenets of the Montessori pedagogy. Addressing conception to adulthood, the list was then supplemented with selected scientific [...]
Dream Encounters: Seeing Your Destiny From God’s Perspective
“Dream Encounters” Seeing Your Destiny from God’s Perspective, is the “Rosetta Stone” to interpreting the illusive vapors of dreams. Uniquely inspired, and written to convince the greatest skeptics, and educate the most ardent believer, “Dream Encounters” will bring God’s perspective, and understanding to the symbolic, visual, love letters, in the mysterious world of dreams. Take [...]
Bright From the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind fromBirth to Age 3
Should I really read to my baby? Is all TV bad, or only some TV? What kind of toys do babies need? Can teaching a baby sign language really boost IQ? How should my caregiver be stimulating my baby? Should I pipe classical music into the [...]
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book
“What children’s book changed the way you see the world?” Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers… The lessons they recall are inspiring, instructive, and [...]
Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years
In this book, child and family therapist Patty Cogen, M.A., Ed.D. guides parents in promoting an internationally adopted child’s social and emotional adjustment, explaining how to help a child adopted between the ages of six months and five years bond with his or her new parents, become a part of the family, and develop a [...]
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years
Parenting little ones can be exhausting…until you discover Love and Logic. Take the exhaustion out and put the fun into parenting your little one. If you want help with: * Potty training * Temper tantrums * Bedtime * Whining * Time-out * [...]
Child Safety from Preschool to Adolescence
This book reflects increased awareness of the varied vulnerability of children to accident, abuse and assault. Covering child pedestrian accidents, accidents at home or play, bullying, and drug, physical and sexual abuse, it summaries the nature of each problem and evaluates intervention and preventative approaches…. More >>
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Child Safety from Preschool to Adolescence
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