Personal & social issues

Northward to the Moon (Hardback - 23 Feb 2010)

Northward to the Moon
Jane and her family have moved to Canada . . . but not for long. When her stepfather, Ned, is fired from his job as a high school French teacher (seems he doesn’t speak French), the family packs up and Jane embarks on a series of new adventures. At first, she imagines her family as a gang of outlaws, riding on horseback in masks, robbing trains, and traveling all the way to Mexico. But the reality is...

By (author) Polly Horvath

ISBN-13: 9780375861109 ; ISBN-10: 0375861106

Price: £17.62 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Northward to the Moon (Hardback - 23 Feb 2010)

Northward to the Moon
Jane and her family have moved to Canada . . . but not for long. When her stepfather, Ned, is fired from his job as a high school French teacher (seems he doesn’t speak French), the family packs up and Jane embarks on a series of new adventures. At first, she imagines her family as a gang of outlaws, riding on horseback in masks, robbing trains, and traveling all the way to Mexico. But the reality is...

By (author) Polly Horvath

ISBN-13: 9780375961106 ; ISBN-10: 0375961100

Price: £23.62 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Brilliant NLP: What the most successful people know, do and say (Paperback / softback - 3 Mar 2010)

Brilliant NLP
Have you ever wondered how it is that two people faced with the same set of circumstances can produce opposite results? How some people seem to be able to achieve more whilst still remaining cool, calm and collected? There are people who just seem to have life sorted out the way they want it.We may refer to the more successful people as lucky but in fact Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) shows it's...

By (author) David Molden; Pat Hutchinson

ISBN-13: 9780273732556 ; ISBN-10: 0273732552

Price: £12.99 £10.39 Not Available

ABC's of Black Inventors: A Children's Guide (Hardback - 15 Apr 2010)

ABC's of Black Inventors
Andre Beard made connecting trains easy with the Jenny coupler's big greasy hooks. Craig Thompson does it again with this bright, rhyme-filled book overflowing with black inventors such as, Elijah McCoy (the real McCoy), Augustus Jackson who revitalised ice cream, Madame C J Walker who changed black hair care, and many more. Craig Thompson moves the reader along with carefully chosen kid-speak that educates and...

By (author) Craig Thompson

ISBN-13: 9780982387627 ; ISBN-10: 0982387628

Price: £12.50 £10.00 Not Available

Nana's Getting Married (Hardback - 9 Feb 2010)

Nana's Getting Married
Life with Nana is perfect: she always has time to bake fresh chocolate chip cookies, tell wonderful bedtime stories, and knit cozy mittens and socks and turtleneck sweaters. Perfect, that is, until she meets Bob. All of a sudden, NanaΣs too busy for baking and storytelling and knitting. SheΣs spending her time talking on the phone, giggling, taking long bubble baths, singing love songs, and putting on...

Illustrated by Georgia Graham; By (author) Heather Hartt-Sussman

ISBN-13: 9780887769115 ; ISBN-10: 088776911X

Price: £17.61 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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America's Black Founders: Revolutionary Heroes & Early Leaders with 21 Activities (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

America's Black Founders
Celebrating the lesser known but significant lives and contributions of our nation's early African American leaders, this multicultural complement to most children's books on the American Revolution covers a wide spectrum of subjects, including military, art, religion, and science. Weaving the histories of dozens of men and women -- soldiers, sailors, ministers, poets, merchants, doctors, and other community...

By (author) Nancy I Sanders

ISBN-13: 9781556528118 ; ISBN-10: 1556528116

Price: £14.50 £11.60 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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The Support Group Method Training Pack: Effective Anti-Bullying Intervention (Paperback / softback - 21 Jan 2010)

The Support Group Method Training Pack
This new book and cd-rom provides a comprehensive training course which follows the structure of the hundreds of training days that Barbara and George have run around the world since 1991. The programme includes: - clarification of the terms 'bully' and 'victim' - a challenge to traditional practices - the steps of the support group method - what makes it work, including the voices of young people -...

By (author) George Robinson; Barbara Maines

ISBN-13: 9781412911764 ; ISBN-10: 1412911761

Price: £28.77 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Improving Learning Through Emotional Literacy (Hardback - 30 Jan 2010)

Improving Learning Through Emotional Literacy
By exploring the link between the emotions and learning, Katherine Weare demonstrates how focusing on the emotions can have a beneficial impact on learning and academic achievement, for the able as well as those with special needs. In this book, she looks at ways in which schools can harness emotional and social learning (ESL) to improve results and the experience students have of school. The book draws on...

By (author) Dr Katherine Weare

ISBN-13: 9781412912068 ; ISBN-10: 1412912067

Price: £60.00 £47.50 Not Available

Improving Learning Through Emotional Literacy (Paperback - 30 Jan 2010)

Improving Learning Through Emotional Literacy
By exploring the link between the emotions and learning, Katherine Weare demonstrates how focusing on the emotions can have a beneficial impact on learning and academic achievement, for the able as well as those with special needs. In this book, she looks at ways in which schools can harness emotional and social learning (ESL) to improve results and the experience students have of school. The book draws on...

By (author) Dr Katherine Weare

ISBN-13: 9781412912075 ; ISBN-10: 1412912075

Price: £18.99 £17.09 Not Available

Developing the Emotionally Literate School (Paperback - 30 Jan 2010)

Developing the Emotionally Literate School
Praise for the 1st edition: ‘This is an authoritative and scholarly book that does not attempt to offer a simple fix-it solution but one that should lead to an informed and workable approach that will address the needs and circumstances of individual schools as such . I would recommend it as an essential read for anyone contemplating the research or promotion of emotional literacy in school’ - Special...

By (author) Dr Katherine Weare

ISBN-13: 9781412935814 ; ISBN-10: 1412935814

Price: £19.99 £17.99 Not Available

Developing the Emotionally Literate School (Hardback - 30 Jan 2010)

Developing the Emotionally Literate School
Praise for the 1st edition: ‘This is an authoritative and scholarly book that does not attempt to offer a simple fix-it solution but one that should lead to an informed and workable approach that will address the needs and circumstances of individual schools as such . I would recommend it as an essential read for anyone contemplating the research or promotion of emotional literacy in school’ - Special...

By (author) Dr Katherine Weare

ISBN-13: 9781412935807 ; ISBN-10: 1412935806

Price: £60.00 £47.50 Not Available

SOPHIE AND THE NEW BABY (Paperback - 7 Jan 2010)

SOPHIE AND THE NEW BABY
A classic picture book from an award-winning, much-loved team in a charming and child-friendly new livery.

By (author) LAURENCE ANHOLT; CATHERINE ANHOLT

ISBN-13: 9781408302132 ; ISBN-10: 1408302136

Price: £7.47 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Getting Beyond Bullying and Exclusion, PreK-5: Empowering Children in Inclusive Classrooms (Paperback / softback - 29 Dec 2009)

Getting Beyond Bullying and Exclusion, PreK-5
When children, especially those with challenges, are not sufficiently understood and supported, they suffer intense frustration that contributes to social and academic failures. This book focuses on the vulnerabilities of youngsters to be bullied, especially those with learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), Aspergers Syndrome, and gifted abilities. Getting Beyond Bullying and...

By (author) Ronald Mah

ISBN-13: 9781412957236 ; ISBN-10: 1412957230

Price: £16.99 £15.29 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Getting Beyond Bullying and Exclusion, PreK-5: Empowering Children in Inclusive Classrooms (Hardback - 22 Dec 2009)

Getting Beyond Bullying and Exclusion, PreK-5
When children, especially those with challenges, are not sufficiently understood and supported, they suffer intense frustration that contributes to social and academic failures. This book focuses on the vulnerabilities of youngsters to be bullied, especially those with learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), Aspergers Syndrome, and gifted abilities. Getting Beyond Bullying and...

By (author) Ronald Mah

ISBN-13: 9781412957229 ; ISBN-10: 1412957222

Price: £36.99 £30.89 Not Available

Provider's Handbook for Assessing Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Clients: Progress and Change Evaluation (PACE) Monitor; A Supplement to Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment Strategies for Self Improvement and Change; Pathways to Responsible Living (Paperback / softback - 22 Dec 2009)

Provider's Handbook for Assessing Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Clients
Handbook of Assessing and Treating Substance Abuse and Criminal Conduct: The Progress and Change Evaluation (PACE) Monitor is an instructive guide that helps agencies and providers assess, monitor and evaluate the change and progress made by criminal justice clients at the beginning, during and after treatment. The guide contains dozens of instruments used to assess and evaluate clients, along with a description of...

By (author) Dr. Kenneth W. Wanberg; Dr. Harvey B. Milkman

ISBN-13: 9781412979702 ; ISBN-10: 1412979706

Price: £42.99 £35.59 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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The Socially Included Child: A Parent's Guide to Successful Playdates, Recreation, and Family Events for Children with Autism (Paperback / softback - 1 Dec 2009)

The Socially Included Child
An indispensable step-by-step guide for socializing any child on the autism spectrum. Parents of children with autism often end up skipping family functions, playdates, and social outings for fear that their children will be unsafe, behave inappropriately, or feel overwhelmed. Now, no matter a child's language skills or behaviors, he or she can start participating socially with LeComer's clear action steps. The...

By (author) Laurie LeComer

ISBN-13: 9780425229651 ; ISBN-10: 0425229653

Price: £15.82 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Mommy, What if I Wanted to Find God? (Hardback - 25 Nov 2009)

Mommy, What if I Wanted to Find God?

By (author) Brynn Thayer

ISBN-13: 9781596873995 ; ISBN-10: 159687399X

Price: £14.50 £11.60 Not Available

INTERNET CRIME (Hardback - 12 Nov 2009)

INTERNET CRIME
An informative and engaging exploration of key issues that affect children and young teenagers. The series will encourage discussion and debate of the issues and provide guidance and reassurance.

By (author) SARAH LEVETE; PAUL HARRISON

ISBN-13: 9780750257367 ; ISBN-10: 0750257369

Price: £12.99 £12.94 Not Available

GANGS AND KNIFE CRIME (Hardback - 12 Nov 2009)

GANGS AND KNIFE CRIME
An informative and engaging exploration of key issues that affect children and young teenagers. The series will encourage discussion and debate of the issues and provide guidance and reassurance.

By (author) SARAH LEVETE; PAUL HARRISON

ISBN-13: 9780750257350 ; ISBN-10: 0750257350

Price: £12.99 £12.94 UK delivery 2 to 4 days

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Totally True Princess Story (Paperback / softback - 12 Nov 2009)

Totally True Princess Story
Ages 9 to 12 years. A Totally True Princess Story originated with a set of stories the author used to tell his young daughters. It is designed to teach young girls that they can be active rather that passive when troubles arise. It is the story of two warrior princesses from a storybook who come alive to help a poor motherless girl bravely deal with a merciless bully. After doing so, her life greatly improves in...

By (author) Chris Patton

ISBN-13: 9780615276021 ; ISBN-10: 0615276024

Price: £10.99 £8.79 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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