Young Kap
Young Kap

Author: Kingsley Osei

Publisher: International Publications Media Gr

Published: 2020-01-11

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781632670649

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Focusing on the social and political stance taken by former NFL star, Colin Kaepernick, the latest children's book release by author Kingsley Osei, entitled, "Young Kap," delves into his passionate sense of activism and protests by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.

If I Grow Up
If I Grow Up

Author: Todd Strasser

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Published: 2010-02-23

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1416994432

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In a gripping novel with a plot pulled from the headlines, Todd Strasser turns his attention to gang life in the inner-city projects. DeShawn is a teenager growing up in the projects. Most of his friends only see one choice: join up to a gang. DeShawn is smart enough to want to stay in school and make something more of himself, but when his family is starving while his friends have fancy bling and new sneakers, DeShawn is forced to decide--is his integrity more important than feeding his family?

The Happy Owls
The Happy Owls

Author: Celestino Piatti

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-02

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0735844836

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Follows the efforts of a flock of chickens, ducks, and geese to discover the secret of their neighboring owls' happiness, which is credited to the beauty and wonder of the natural world.

The Bad Apple
The Bad Apple

Author: T. R. Burns

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1442440317

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“It’s easy to get drawn into this fast-paced, funny, and entertaining adventure” (Publishers Weekly) about a school where making trouble is highly encouraged. Twelve-year-old Seamus Hinkle is a good kid with a perfect school record—until the day of the unfortunate apple incident. Seamus is immediately shipped off to a detention facility—only to discover that Kilter Academy is actually a school to mold future Troublemakers, where demerits are awarded as a prize for bad behavior and each student is tasked to pull various pranks on their teachers in order to excel. Initially determined to avoid any more mishaps, Seamus nonetheless inadvertently emerges as a uniquely skilled troublemaker. Together with new friends Lemon and Elinor, he rises to the top of his class while beginning to discover that Kilter Academy has some major secrets and surprises in store….

Lola's Fandango
Lola's Fandango

Author: Anna Witte

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Published: 2018-09-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 178285505X

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Little Lola is tired of living in her big sisters shadow. But when she starts taking secret flamenco lessons from her Papi, will she find the courage to share her new skill with the world?

Children of the Mill
Children of the Mill

Author: David Hanson

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2014-07-17

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1472220420

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Channel 4's The Mill captivated viewers with the tales of the lives of the young girls and boys in a northern mill. Focusing on the lives of the apprentices at Quarry Bank Mill, David Hanson's book uses a wealth of first-person source material including letters, diaries, mill records, to tell the stories of the children who lived and worked at Quarry Bank throughout the nineteenth century. This book perfectly accompanies the television series, satisfying viewers' curiosity about the history of the children of Quarry Bank. It reveals the real lives of the television series' main characters: Esther, Daniel, Lucy and Susannah, showing how shockingly close to the truth the dramatisation is. But the book also goes far beyond this to create a full and vivid picture of factory life in the industrial revolution. David Hanson has written an accessible narrative history of Victorian working children and the conditions in which they worked.

The Enchanted Hour
The Enchanted Hour

Author: Meghan Cox Gurdon

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0062562835

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A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children, whatever their class, nationality or family background. But it’s not just about bedtime stories for little kids: Reading aloud consoles, uplifts and invigorates at every age, deepening the intellectual lives and emotional well-being of teenagers and adults, too. Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomized families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. For everyone, reading aloud engages the mind in complex narratives; for children, it’s an irreplaceable gift that builds vocabulary, fosters imagination, and kindles a lifelong appreciation of language, stories and pictures. Bringing together the latest scientific research, practical tips, and reading recommendations, The Enchanted Hour will both charm and galvanize, inspiring readers to share this invaluable, life-altering tradition with the people they love most.