Snowdrops for Cousin Ruth

Snowdrops for Cousin Ruth
Author: Susan Katz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Death
ISBN: 9780689813917

Nine-year-old Johanna and eighty-two year-old Cousin Ruth try to help their family heal after the accidental death of Johanna's younger brother.

Teaching Banned Books

Teaching Banned Books
Author: Pat R. Scales
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2001-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780838908075

As a standard-bearer for intellectual freedom, the school librarian is in an ideal position to collaborate with teachers to not only protect the freedom to read but also ensure that valued books with valuable lessons are not quarantined from the readers for whom they were written.

When the Shadbush Blooms

When the Shadbush Blooms
Author: Carla Messinger
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-05-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781643792019

A young Lenni Lenape Indian child describes her family's life through the seasons. Includes facts about the Lenni Lenape Indians.

Walking with a Shadow

Walking with a Shadow
Author: Nanci A. Sullivan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2004-09-30
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0313051399

Childhood cancer, particularly leukemia, is on the rise. Leukemia strikes one child in every 25,000, and most often does so between the ages of 3 and 7. Annually, more than 2,700 children are diagnosed with leukemia in the United States. Due to advances in biotechnology and medicine, survival rates for this once-deadly disease now stand at 80%. But the psychological effects of diagnosis, removal from school, treatment, and remission or cure, linger. Here nine long-term survivors of childhood leukemia share their vivid memories and give us insight into the physiological changes, psychosocial and educational difficulties that became a constant shadow in their lives. Author Nanci Sullivan provides recommendations for ways teachers, counselors and other professionals may better help young students with leukemia cope.

Sibling Grief

Sibling Grief
Author: P. Gill White
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2006-05-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0595385133

"P. Gill White, PhD has done an outstanding job of writing on a much-needed subject within the bereavement community, sibling grief. As siblings sadly are often the "forgotten" grievers when the death of their brother or sister occurs, a book such as this is greatly needed. Dr. White's insights and experiences as both a bereaved sibling herself and as a sibling grief counselor are sure to be a great help to all who read her book. Bereaved Parents of the USA will definitely be recommending her book as a resource to both our siblings and their parents. -Patricia L. Moser, "President Bereaved Parents of the USA "www.bereavedparentsusa.org Author P. Gill White, PhD, was only fifteen when her sister Linda made her swear not to tell anyone about the pain Linda had in her side, because she thought it would spoil an upcoming family vacation. Linda died four months later from a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. White and her family never talked about the loss until decades later when memories began to haunt her. Sibling Grief is White's validation of the emotional significance of sibling loss. She draws on clinical experience, research, and wisdom from hundreds of bereaved siblings to explain the five healing tasks specific to sibling grief. White identifies the effects of this profound loss on daily actions and emotions and describes the dream patterns of bereaved siblings, showing how healing is reflected in the dream state. Throughout, she illustrates the long-lasting connection between siblings-a connection that death itself cannot sever. "Sibling Grief" is a powerful mix of information, personal reflections, and poetry-just what you need to begin your own healingjourney.

Looking for Jaguar

Looking for Jaguar
Author: Susan Katz
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2005-03-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0060297913

Looking for Jaguar takes you on an expedition through the world's rain forests. In Costa Rica you will trek across a jungle in the clouds. In Brazil you will canoe among treetops. In Belize you will stand in the spattering rain listening to howler monkeys roar. In Borneo you will cling to a rope bridge high in the canopy. And what will you see? Astonishing things: A flower three feet in diameter that stinks like rotting meat An antelope so small and a frog so large that both are the same size A flying snake A tree that walks Astonishing -- and true!

Oh, Theodore!

Oh, Theodore!
Author: Susan Katz
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054753390X

Come meet Theodore: a plump, fuzzy guinea pig with a big appetite, a lot to say, and a personality all his own. As you, and his new owner, get to know him, you'll find out what he eats and how he speaks. You'll also discover the work involved in caring for a pet: feeding, cleaning, and taking him out for exercise. But it hardly seems like work once your pet becomes your best friend. With the popularity of guinea pigs as family and classroom pets, Theodore's antics are sure to ring true to many readers. And for those who haven't had a guinea pig of their own, these short, funny, and accessible poems will create a vivid first impression.

Mrs. Brown on Exhibit

Mrs. Brown on Exhibit
Author: Susan Katz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2002-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Poems about what the students in Mrs. Brown's class see and do during their school field trips to a variety of museums. Includes a list of some museums in different states.

For the Love of Literature

For the Love of Literature
Author: John F. Savage
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This brief children's literature text for pre-service teachers emphasizes the love of literature in the belief that literature is not just something children read or study; it is something that becomes part of them and stays with them for a lifetime. It contains up-to-the-minute treatments of all genres of children's literature. To help readers discover the joy of children's literature and how to help others share that joy is a major goal of the book. The emphasis is on the affective dimensions of literature, geared toward children's aesthetic responses to the stories and poems that they read. Author profiles, a multicultural focus, topical book lists, and a chapter on technology are elements that help students. Each chapter has an essay written by a scholar, a classroom teacher, or other expert (e.g., a middle school student or book editor) who has special knowledge, a particular perspective, or point of view on the chapter topic. Three four-color inserts illustrate the children's books discussed in the text.