It's Our World, Too!

It's Our World, Too!

Author: Phillip Hoose

Publisher: Square Fish

Published: 2002-09-25

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1466811781

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It's Our World, Too is the invaluable companion to the award-winning We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History. The book gives young readers the tools to bring about change. Many young people are seeking out ways to become constructively engaged in their world. This book couldn't be more timely. “Two books in one: first, fourteen fascinating accounts of children working for human rights, the needy, the environment, or world peace . . . Second, a handbook for young activists, with practical suggestions for planning, organizing, publicizing, and raising funds for social action projects.” -- Kirkus Reviews


It's Our World, Too!

It's Our World, Too!

Author: Phillip Hoose

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2002-09-25

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0374336229

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A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand," "Reaching Out to Others," "Healing the Earth," and "Creating a Safer Future," accompanied by a handbook for young activists.


Creating a Christian Lifestyle

Creating a Christian Lifestyle

Author: Carl Koch

Publisher: Saint Mary's Press

Published: 2000-09-16

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0884893588

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Senior year is a pivotal moment in the life of teens, a time when young men and women are shaping their goals and hopes for the future and seeking spiritual guidance. Creating a Christian Lifestyle, a comprehensive one-semester course, addresses significant issues teens will face as they choose among the many life paths they may travel--single or married life, religious life, or ordained ministry. The text examines themes common to all those paths: identity and autonomy, love, communication, sexuality, friendship, creativity and learning, work, money and possessions, and suffering and healing. Thought-provoking stories, poems, and personal examples lead students into discussion; engaging activities invite reflection, discussion, and journal writing. The full-color lively design and over 50 original artworks by students stimulate students' interest.


Encyclopedia of Special Education

Encyclopedia of Special Education

Author: Cecil R. Reynolds

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-01-02

Total Pages: 809

ISBN-13: 0471677981

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Offers a thoroughly revised, comprehensive A to Z compilation of authoritative information on the education of those with special needs.


It's My World Too

It's My World Too

Author: Elena Pasquali

Publisher: Lion Children's Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780745961590

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This beautifully illustrated yet sincere picture book features an adorable cast of animals from around the world to encourage children to practice respect for the planet and the animals that share it with us. Heartfelt conversations between mother and baby animals (pandas, elephants, snow leopards, chimps and porpoises) highlight how both global and local human impact is threatening their habitats, but also the things - both natural and human - that go to make it a better place. With a hole-in-the-page novelty, 'think about' boxes and a pleaful refrain from the animals to remember 'it's my world too', this book is playful in approach but with a serious message at heart, to give children an awareness of important environmental issues and encouragement to be kind to their planet.


Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities

Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities

Author: Ceil Lucas

Publisher: Gallaudet University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781563680366

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The book's strenght is in its rigorous research standards. Strongly recommended. -- CHOICEA valuable resource and a rare, qualitative presentation. -- Academic Library Book ReviewThe first volume in the new Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities series presents a rich collection of essays on fingerspelling in Langue des Signes Quebecoise (LSQ) in Quebec, Canada; language used by a Navajo family with deaf children; language, policy, classroom practice, and multiculturalism in deaf education; aspects of American Sign Language (ASL) and Filipino sign language discourse; and the role of rhetorical language in Deaf social movements. Contributors are Dominique Machabee, Arlene Blumenthal-Kelly, Jeffrey Davis, Melanie Met-ger, Samuel Supalla, Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Liza B. Martinez, Kathy Jankowski, and also Ceil Lucas. Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities affords an invaluable opportunity to assess up-to-date information on sign language linguistics worldwide and its impact on policy and planning in education, interaction with spoken languages, interpreting, and the issues of empowerment.


MORE Best Practices for Middle School Classrooms

MORE Best Practices for Middle School Classrooms

Author: Randi Stone

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2010-03-09

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1452271348

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"There is a little something for everyone." —David Callaway, Eighth-Grade Language Arts Teacher Rocky Heights Middle School, Highlands Ranch, CO "Although there are many books that provide lessons and units for various levels, the lessons in this book are very well written and provide more than just the unit instructions." —Diane Smith, School Counselor Smethport Area School District, PA Best practices BY middle school teachers, FOR middle school teachers! Best-selling author Randi Stone brings together a collection of best classroom practices by award-winning teachers from schools throughout the United States to inspire new and experienced middle school teachers with time-tested ideas. MORE Best Practices for Middle School Classrooms is packed with ready-to-go lessons and units written by teachers who have used these ideas successfully in their own classrooms. Each lesson or strategy includes recommended grade levels, clear objectives, a listing of relevant national or state standards, materials lists, and easy-to-follow directions and tips. Readers will find ideas for: Managing effective classrooms, using technology, and assessing students Teaching in science, mathematics, language arts, and social studies Engaging students in music, art, and physical education Learn how some of the best teachers in the nation reach their middle school students—with best practices from the teachers themselves!


Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin

Author: Phillip Hoose

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-12-21

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0312661053

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"When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.'" - Claudette Colvin On March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation, refused to give her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of being celebrated as Rosa Parks would be just nine months later, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin found herself shunned by her classmates and dismissed by community leaders. Undaunted, a year later she dared to challenge segregation again as a key plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, the landmark case that struck down the segregation laws of Montgomery and swept away the legal underpinnings of the Jim Crow South. Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history. Claudette Colvin is the National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature, a Newbery Honor Book, A YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist, and a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book.


On the Basis of Morality

On the Basis of Morality

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1624668496

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This edition originally published by Berghahn Books. Schopenhauer's treatise on ethics is presented here in E. F. J. Payne’s definitive translation, based on the Hubscher edition (Wiesbaden, 1946-1950). This edition includes an Introduction by David Cartwright, a translator’s preface, biographical note, selected bibliography, and an index. For convenient reference to passages in Kant's work discussed by Schopenhauer, Academy edition numbers have been added.