The question-search-answer format of the book is designed to enhance concentration, comprehension, and confidence by having the reader follow specific instructions in a repeated fashion until attentio
The question-search-answer format of the book is designed to enhance concentration, comprehension, and confidence by having the reader follow specific instructions in a repeated fashion until attentio
Are we alone in the Universe? What is our place in it? How did we get here? We have long searched for the answers to questions such as these, and scientists are beginning to find some of the answers. In this beautifully illustrated book, Daniel Altschuler provides the reader with the elements to understand the questions and their answers as far as we know them. He explores subjects from physics and astronomy, to geology and palaeontology. Along the way he touches on topics such as the search for life on other worlds and the hazards of asteroid impacts. Daniel Altschuler is director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. He writes in an engaging and readable style with wit, warmth and erudition at a level that any interested reader can understand.
In Keeping Women and Children Last, Ruth Sidel shows how America, in its search for a post-Cold War enemy, has turned inward to target single mothers on welfare, and how politicians have scapegoated a
A charming, meticulously researched, and illuminating look at how technology infiltrates every aspect of raising children today, filled with helpful advice parents can use to best navigate the digital
As normal as sperm donor children have become, with at least a million donor-concieved children in the US alone, they’re still considered unusual. For many, the vision of a nuclear” family persists. I
Keep little ones entertained for hours on end with an exciting variety of 70 search and find puzzles. This lively puzzle book, full of cute animals and objects, is ideal for young children aged 5+. Ea
In Zimbabwe, in the year 2194, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them
• Fun illustrated books for boys aged three and over• Each book features busy, colorfulscenes packed with multiple imagesand objects to seek and find• Children will have hours of funsearching the
In his latest wildlife book for children, Steve Bloom travels from the Northto the South Poles, taking photographs and finding out how polar animals—polar bears, whales, penguins, seals, and other cre
The dramatic story of how an American housewife discovered that the Guatemalan child she was about to adopt had been stolen from her birth mother Over the last decade, nearly 200,000 children have b
The traditional image of the family as a life-long unit is fading fast. There are fewer marriages, more divorces, and ever more children born to unmarried or single parents. The forms of our private l
The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; t
Argues that the lack of a national policy on children's rights in the United States is a major obstacle to ensuring children's entitlements to proper nurturing, protection, and self-determination are
