When an early childhood classroom teacher is promoted to a supervisory role, he or she must transition from guiding young children to supporting staff members. This professional development workbook,
"This book provides a clear framework and a systematic approach to help early childhood professionals become more capable, competent, and effective leaders as they serve young children. It presents ei
Gronlund, an early childhood consultant, trainer, staff development presenter, and author, explains how to use early learning standards in an early childhood classroom or program in child and family-f
Ordinary Words celebrates Ruth Stone’s 84th birthday. This brilliant new collection is the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Eric Mathieu King Award from the Academy of Ameri
"I was enchanted by this beautiful, thoughtful book which evokes the mystery of child life as few have. The discernment, the delicate fingering of these reflections bring to us the wellspring
Digital Art Masters: Volume 8 is not your typical digital art gallery book. While it does showcase stunning work from fifty elite, international artists, it also includes detailed tutorials explaining
The stories in Laundromat Blues vibrate, alive with the rich vision and haunting voices of Lupe Solis, Jr. Illuminating the many borders of an American existence, this collection sounds the terrors of
San Francisco’s underground unleashes a wild tempest of melancholy and psychodrama on an unsuspecting world. Poets, drag queens, performance artists, musicians, and strippers wander in and out of a ye
The Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 primarily for this work, parts of which he had rendered into the lucid, grave English prose of prayer.
Set in Northern Ireland, Rebel Streets takes an unblinking look at what happens when ordinary people are thrust into a world of violence, extremism, and betrayal?where options are few and consequences
Om, a young man, is driven by unemployment to sell his body parts for cash. Guards arrive to make his home into a germ-free zone. When Jeetu, his brother, returns unexpectedly, he is taken away as the
The spare and subtle poems of Nina Bogin’s third collection map personal territory ? places of memory and love as much as of language and geography. An American writing in her adopted France, in the e
Poetry Book Society RecommendationJames Harpur’s fifth collection journeys into realms seen and unseen, ranging from the landscapes of Ireland to the visionary realms of the mystics. Through the finel
In Jennie Feldman’s second collection, the earth-shy bird of the title flies high above the territorial rivalries of its region. From the Middle East, Swift’ ranges across Europe to Scotland, always o
Gabriel Levin’s fourth collection moves from the Mediterranean world that has engaged his imagination for the last thirty years, to the sombre title sequence written in the shadow of Israel’s bombardm
Young children are naturally interested in the patterns and processes occurring in the world around them. They are beginning to learn about the changes happening each day, month, and season. They are
Actively engage children's imaginations with more than three hundred activities for young children organized into a variety of popular themes—from the alphabet to the weather. The result of a nationwi
Explore connections between math and everyday life with your child! The activities in How Many Ways Can You Make Five? link popular children's books—which you are probably already reading with your ch
