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3rd Edition Developing Cross-Cultural Competence A guide for Working with Young Children and Their Families

by Lynch, Eleanor & Hanson, Marci

Suitable as both a textbook and a reference for practitioners, this text is designed to enhance the cross-cultural competence of the full range of professionals providing educational, health care, and social ... More

A History of US AN AGE OF EXTREMES

by Hakim, Joy

Hakim's ten-volume history of the United States makes American history as exciting as an adventure story and as stimulating as a suspense yarn. She tells stories with all the fascinating sides ... More

Children Just Like Me

by Kindersley, Barnabas & Anabel

Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of UNICEF, extraordinary photographs bring to life more than 30 children's families and homes on five continents. More

Circle Of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story

by Momaday, Scott

Circle of Wonder centers upon a world that is so dear to me as to be engraved on my memory forever. I was a boy of twelve when my parents and ... More

Criando a Nuestro Ninos-Educando a Ninos Latinos en Mundo Bicultural

by Rodriguez, Gloria

Our Children is the first book published in English -- or Spanish -- to address the specific needs of Latino parents. A complete, hands-on guide for caregivers of children from birth ... More

Developing Cross-Cultural Competence A guide for Working with Young Children and Their Families

by Lynch, Eleanor & Hanson, Marci

This popular textbook gives you practical advice for working with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. You'll gain expert insight into the influence of culture on people's beliefs, ... More

Different and Wonderful Raising Black Children in a Race-Conscious Society

by Hopson, Darlene & Hopson, Derek

Renowned psychologists Darlene Powell Hopson and Derek S. Hopson explore the sometimes tough, sometimes unspoken, questions that face the Black middle-class today, particularly parents. More

Festivals Together A Guide to Multi-cultural Celebration

by Fitzjohn, Sue; Weston, Minda & Large, Judy

Festivals Together seeks to enrich and widen our celebration experience and to reflect the "global village" nature of modern society. It is a resource guide for observing special days according to ... More

Native American Families & Health (Notebook)

by McDaniel, Susan & Campbell, Thomas

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One Child, Two Languages - A Guide for Preschool Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language

by Tabors, Patton

Shows how teachers can accommodate children learning English as a second language without major changes to the curriculum or early childhood classroom structure. Emphasis is on facilitating the natural progression of ... More

The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down

by Fadiman, Anne

When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her ... More

Understanding Families - Approaches to Diversity, Disability, & Risk

by Hanson, Marci & Lynch, Eleanor

Hanson (special education, San Francisco State U.) and Lynch (special education, San Diego State U.) present a text for new and future early interventionists, social service and health care providers, and ... More

Your Values, My Values

by Pengra, Lilah

The author combines her experiences working with adults with developmental disabilities and her background in anthropology to offer practical methods for discovering variations in values, and shows how to apply these ... More

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