 |
 |
|
Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day [ABRIDGED] |
|
| Author: |
Richard Scarry |
 Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| ISBN: |
0394818237 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
Review
"Positively guaranteed to please any small child."--The New Yorker.
Review
"Positively guaranteed to please any small child."--The New Yorker.
See all Editorial Reviews
|
|
|
|
|
|
Careers for Kids at Heart & Others Who Adore Children |
|
| Author: |
Marjorie Eberts |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0071458808 |
|
| Availability: |
Ships within 2-3 days. |
Book Description
The only career book to match the right job to your big-kid personality The inspiring Careers for Kids at Heart and Others Who Adore Children encourages you to embrace your individuality by finding the job that matches your character traits. Includes: Suggested jobs in a wide range of settings, from the office to the outdoors A selection of jobs with different levels of educational requirements Advice on competing in hot job markets Tips on transforming hobbies into job skills
About the Author
Marjorie Eberts and Margaret Gisler received their specialist degrees in education from Butler University. They are prolific authors with more than eighty books in print, including twenty-one career books.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Book Series) |
|
| Author: |
Peggy Parish |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0064441555 |
|
| Availability: |
|
Book Review
Amelia Bedelia is a housekeeper who takes her instructions quite literally. Reading the list of chores that her employer has left her, Amelia begins with "Dust the furniture." How odd, Amelia thinks to herself. "At my house we undust the furniture." Nonetheless, she dutifully locates the "Dusting Powder" in the bathroom, and proceeds to sprinkle it all over the living-room furniture and floor. Next she is asked to "Draw the drapes when the sun comes in." So of course, Amelia sits down with a sketchpad and gives it her best shot. Children love reading about the antics of silly Amelia Bedelia for myriad reasons. It's an early reader book, so children in primary grades can take satisfaction in reading the book on their own. But, even more thrilling, children who are 6 and older can successfully interpret the figurative... |
|
|
|
|
|
The Working Parent Dilemma |
|
| Author: |
Earl A. Grollman |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0807027030 |
|
| Availability: |
Print-on-demand title. Ships within 5-15 days. |
From Publishers Weekly
"To discover how children of employed parents fare and what their attitudes are . . . the authors interviewed 1000 youngsters from two-job families," wrote PW , finding that suggestions on emergencies, safety precautions, TV watching, etc. are "helpful" and "most pertinent" for latch-key youngsters. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This book is based on interviews and written surveys of 1000 school-age children of working parents from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds. Both positive and negative experiences are recounted. While the dilemma addressed by the authors seems to be how to keep work from intruding into family life, the direction of the book is to provide more guidelines for children in using their time while parents... |
|
|
|
|
|
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education |
|
| Author: |
Grace Llewellyn |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| ISBN: |
0962959170 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
Book Review
You won't find this book on a school library shelf--it's pure teenage anarchy. While many homeschooling authors hem and haw that learning at home isn't for everyone, this manifesto practically tells kids they're losers if they do otherwise. With the exception of a forwarding note to parents, this book is written entirely for teenagers, and the first 75 pages explain why school is a waste of time. Grace Llewellyn insists that people learn better when they are self-motivated and not confined by school walls. Instead of homeschooling, which connotes setting up a school at home, Llewellyn prefers "unschooling," a learning method with no structure or formal curriculum. There are tips here you won't hear from a school guidance counselor. Llewellyn urges kids to take a vacation--at least for a week--after quitting school to purge... |
|
|
|
|
|
Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love to Work with Children |
|
| Author: |
Harriet Webster |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0823937925 |
|
| Availability: |
Ships within 2-3 days. |
Card catalog description
Explores the job descriptions, education and training requirements, salary, and outlook predictions for twelve careers that focus on children and do not require a college education.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters |
|
| Author: |
Janet Ahlberg |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0316126446 |
|
| Availability: |
|
From Publishers Weekly
This British import is great fun, sure to entertain children and parents alike. The Jolly Postman goes from home to home in a fairy-tale kingdom, delivering letters to such familiar addresses as "Mr. and Mrs. Bear, Three Bears Cottage, The Woods." Every other page is an actual envelope, with a letter tucked inside. The letter to the three bears, for instance, is from Goldilocks, who apologizes for the trouble she's caused and invites Baby Bear to her birthday party. Some authors would stop with this cute concept, but the Ahlbergs have given this book their all. The story of the postman's travels is told in charming verse; the pictures are delightful, full of clever detail; and the results are frequently hilarious. (The wicked witch of "Hansel and Gretel" fame, for instance, receives a circular from Hobgoblin... |
|
|
|
|
|
What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens) |
|
| Author: |
Richard Nelson Bolles, et al |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| ISBN: |
1580087132 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
Book Description
More than 35 years ago, the world was introduced to the revolutionary career guide and job-hunting manual, WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? Now, for the first time, Richard Nelson Bolles presents his career bible’s central concepts for teen readers. With simpler, more direct language, the teen PARACHUTE teaches high school and college students to zero in on their favorite skills and then to apply that knowledge to finding their perfect college major or job. A significant addition to the Parachute Library, this book will provide guidance and inspiration to a whole new generation of job seekers.
From the Publisher
* Draws on the timeless principles of the best-selling career book to provide high school students with a focused manual for choosing a career. * Includes exercises... |
|
|
|
|
|
The Toothpaste Millionaire |
|
| Author: |
Jean Merrill, Jan Palmer |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| ISBN: |
0395960630 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
Review
Booklist, ALA : "Merrill's idealistic construct of how to succeed in business without really trying functions both as a light story and as an explication of free enterprise mechanics."
Bulletin of the Center for Children : "The illustrations are engaging, the style is light, the project interesting - and Rufus a believable genius."
Horn Book : "Breezy and fast-moving."
Review
"Breezy and fast-moving."
See all Editorial Reviews
|
|
|
|
|
|
Careers for Kids at Heart & Others Who Adore Children |
|
| Author: |
Marjorie Eberts |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0844229563 |
|
| Availability: |
Ships within 2-3 days. |
Download Description
Careers for Kids at Heart and Others Who Adore Children lets career explorers look at the job market through the unique lens of their own interests. The book reveals dozens of ways to pursue a passion and make a living--including many little-known but delightful careers that will surprise readers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inkheart |
|
| Author: |
Cornelia Funke |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0439709105 |
|
| Availability: |
|
Book Review
Meggie’s father, Mo, has an wonderful and sometimes terrible ability. When he reads aloud from books, he brings the characters to life--literally. Mo discovered his power when Maggie was just a baby. He read so lyrically from the the book Inkheart, that several of the book’s wicked characters ended up blinking and cursing on his cottage floor. Then Mo discovered something even worse--when he read Capricorn and his henchmen out of Inkheart, he accidentally read Meggie’s mother in. Meggie, now a young lady, knows nothing of her father's bizarre and powerful talent, only that Mo still refuses to read to her. Capricorn, a being so evil he would "feed a bird to a cat on purpose, just to watch it being torn apart," has searched for Meggie's father for years, wanting to twist Mo's powerful talent to his own dark... |
|
|
|
|
|
Lunch Money |
|
| Author: |
Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| ISBN: |
0689866836 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6–Sixth-grader Greg Kenton has always had a talent for making money. His latest scheme, creating and selling miniature comic books, looks to be a success. However, problems arise when his classmate and longtime nemesis, Maura, competes with him by making her own mini-stories. Even worse, the principal, who believes that comic books are nasty and violent, bans their sale at school. Clements has created another clever, enterprising young protagonist in Greg, who, like Nick in Frindle (S & S, 1996), also finds inconsistencies in his school's regulations and works toward change. While his intentions at the beginning are purely entrepreneurial, his outlook on money transforms to the philanthropic as he fights for the right to sell his Chunky Comics to his fellow students. Also, his relationship... |
|
|
|
|
|
What Works with Children |
|
| Author: |
Marshall Duke |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
1561452009 |
|
| Availability: |
Ships within 2-3 days. |
Book Description
A COLLECTION OF thought-provoking, inspirational, sometimes humorous essays on raising our children. Marshall Duke, university professor, clinical psychologist, and best-selling author (Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit In) and his wife, Sara Duke, a learning disabilities specialist, have edited a collection of essays featuring advice for parents from forty professionals who have worked with children for at least twenty-five years--each a rich store of experience that adds up to one thousand years of wisdom. Teachers, pediatricians, social workers, guidance counselors, youth leaders, coaches, psychologists, clergy, and others across the country offer observations and insights gained from a life devoted to working with children. The essays are divided into three thematic chapters: Creating An Environment for Healthy... |
|
|
|
|
|
Inkheart |
|
| Author: |
Cornelia Funke |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0439531640 |
|
| Availability: |
|
Book Review
Meggie’s father, Mo, has an wonderful and sometimes terrible ability. When he reads aloud from books, he brings the characters to life--literally. Mo discovered his power when Maggie was just a baby. He read so lyrically from the the book Inkheart, that several of the book’s wicked characters ended up blinking and cursing on his cottage floor. Then Mo discovered something even worse--when he read Capricorn and his henchmen out of Inkheart, he accidentally read Meggie’s mother in. Meggie, now a young lady, knows nothing of her father's bizarre and powerful talent, only that Mo still refuses to read to her. Capricorn, a being so evil he would "feed a bird to a cat on purpose, just to watch it being torn apart," has searched for Meggie's father for years, wanting to twist Mo's powerful talent to his own dark... |
|
|
|
|
|
7 Myths of Working Mothers |
|
| Author: |
Suzanne Venker |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1890626538 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships within 3-5 weeks. We cannot guarantee availability of special order titles because publishers may run out of stock. We will notify you in 3-4 weeks if we are unable to get this title for you. |
Book Description
Dispelling our most cherished myths about working mothers, Suzanne Venker argues that woman can’t be successful in the workplace and at home simultaneously. They can achieve the balance they so desperately seek only by planning their careers around motherhood, rather than planning motherhood around their careers. Ms. Venker fearlessly tackles the most contentious issues of working motherhood: women’s equality, family economics, the notion of "quality time," women’s guilt and stress, and daycare. In each chapter, she exposes a different myth about working mothers, drawing on extensive research and her own experience as a mother and a teacher. The result is a powerful case for the link between the problems of today’s children and the absence of mothers from the home. "If motherhood were viewed as... |
|
|
|
|
|
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (5 Volume Set) (Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance) |
|
| Author: |
Laurie Likoff (Editor) |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| ISBN: |
081606055X |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
The Roots of Success |
|
| Author: |
David N. Laband |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0275901327 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships within 3-5 weeks. We cannot guarantee availability of special order titles because publishers may run out of stock. We will notify you in 3-4 weeks if we are unable to get this title for you. |
Book Description
Parents exert a definite and strong influence on their children in terms of personality, but do they influence them in terms of economics and occupation as well? This study maintains that children's occupational choice is indeed related, in a systematic fashion, to the influence of their parents. The Roots of Success presents the first consistent theory of "occupational following" from an economic perspective.
|
|
|
|
|
|
If You Could Be Anything, What Would You Be A Teen's Guide to Mapping Out the Future |
|
| Author: |
Jeanne Webster |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| ISBN: |
097491990X |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 13 to 14 days |
iParenting Media Awards
"If You Could Be Anything, What Would You Be? is a distinguished iParenting Media Award Winner!
Book Description
The book is has been distributed by Greenleaf book group we are just changing the distributor.
See all Editorial Reviews
|
|
|
|
|
|
Breaking Through |
|
| Author: |
Francisco Jimenez |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0618342486 |
|
| Availability: |
|
From Publishers Weekly
Francisco Jiminez continues the moving tale of his early youth begun with a dozen autobiographical short stories in The Circuit. Breaking Through chronicles the author's teenage years. At the age of 14, Francisco and his family are caught by la migra (immigration officers) and forced to leave their California home, but soon find their way back. The author explores the prejudice and challenges they face while also relaying universal adolescent experiences of school, dances and romances. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
From School Library Journal
Gr 5-8-Maturity means breaking through the cocoon into freedom for Panchito, whose adolescence is described in this sequel to The Circuit: Stories from the... |
|
|
|
|
|
Careers in Child Care |
|
| Author: |
Marjorie Eberts |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0658004573 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships within 3-5 weeks. We cannot guarantee availability of special order titles because publishers may run out of stock. We will notify you in 3-4 weeks if we are unable to get this title for you. |
Book Description
Whether you are a first-time job hunter or looking to change careers, you will benefit from exploring the rewarding paths outlined in Careers in Child Care . Detailed overviews of a range of professions and expert advice covering the entire job-search process show you how to launch a successful career of your choice.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning) |
|
| Author: |
MaryAnn F. Kohl, et al |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| ISBN: |
0935607099 |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling and Promoting Children's Books: Plus Information about Self-Publishing |
|
| Author: |
Betsy B. Lee |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
096588533X |
|
| Availability: |
|
Book Description
This has basic details about writing children's stories, selling to publishers or direct sales, promoting, and self-publishing. ISBN and bar code resources are listed for self-publishers as well as a wide variety of other print and online resources. It was created as a teaching and review text which allows time for critiques of students' stories and articles in eight week writing classes and writing workshops.
From the Author
On March 22, 2000, I enjoyed introducing my new book to "The Enchanted Forest" presented in Atlanta, GA, by Southern Breeze at their Springmingle Conference. Southern Breeze is the AL/GA/MS region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. The book covers much basic information, has numerous resources, and is priced to move. It sold very... |
|
|
|
|
|
How Writers Work : Finding a Process That Works for You |
|
| Author: |
Ralph Fletcher |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| ISBN: |
038079702X |
|
| Availability: |
Usually ships in 24 hours |
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-Fletcher focuses on the different ways professionals and students create a solid piece of writing. In the introduction, he states that there is no secret formula, though he manages to sustain the tone of one imparting a secret throughout the book. Processes such as brainstorming, rough drafts, rereading and revising, proofreading, and publishing are demystified through examples of students' writing and interviews with children's authors. The style is conversational and the suggestions are general. The book doesn't cover specifics of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. Instead, it suggests that any piece of writing could become any one of these with a sufficient amount of work. The book makes youngsters feel good about their writing without making light of the work involved. Numerous mentions of the... |
|
|
|
|
|
Corduroy Goes to the Fire Station |
|
| Author: |
Based On Work by Don Freeman |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0641709781 |
|
| Availability: |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Careers in Child Care |
|
| Author: |
Marjorie Eberts |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0658004611 |
|
| Availability: |
Ships within 2-3 days. |
Book Description
VGM PROFESSIONAL CAREERS SERIES Both first-time job hunters and those looking to change careers will benefit from exploring the rewarding paths outlined in each book. Detailed overviews of a range of professions and expert advice covering the entire job-search process show readers how to launch a successful career of their choice.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bass Ackwards and Belly Up |
|
| Author: |
Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| ISBN: |
0316057932 |
|
| Availability: |
Not yet released. |
From Booklist
Gr. 8-11. After high-school senior Harper is rejected from NYU, the only school to which she applied, she is too ashamed to tell her friends and family. Instead, she announces that she rejected NYU, choosing instead to stay at home in Boulder, Colorado, to pursue her dream of writing. Her decision sparks an unexpected, explosive reaction in her three best friends, who decide to join the "Dream Train," too: Sophie heads to Hollywood to act; Becca flies to Middlebury College, where she will ski for a top coach; and Kate defers her Harvard admission (and the expectations of her high-achieving parents) to travel through Europe and discover herself. Alternating chapters follow the girls throughout their first months of independence, heartbreaks, upsetting setbacks, romance, sex (not explicitly detailed), and thrilling... |
|
|
|
|
|
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel |
|
| Author: |
Virginia Lee Burton |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0395259398 |
|
| Availability: |
|
Book Review
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne make quite a team. The inseparable duo digs the great canals for the big boats to travel through, cuts through the large mountains so trains can pass, and hollows out the deep cellars for the great skyscrapers in the city. But the introduction of gasoline, electric, and diesel shovels means big trouble for Mike and Mary Anne. No one wants an old-fashioned steam shovel like Mary Anne when a modern shovel can do the digging in half the time! Forced to travel far out of the city to look for work, Mike and Mary Anne find themselves in the little town of Popperville. Mike and Mary Anne make a bid to dig the cellar for the new town hall, promising the town that if they can't dig the cellar in just one day they'll accept no payment for the job. Will Mike and Mary Anne be able to... |
|
|
|
|
|
Careers Without College |
|
| Author: |
Capstone Pr |
Book Review
|
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0736802991 |
|
| Availability: |
This title is not currently available. |
| |
|
|
