"When best friends Metai and Jamila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to combust from the pressure of secrets, middle school, and looming auditions for a potentially life-changing new talented-and-gifted program"--

In Different Families, beginning readers will learn to celebrate diversity by appreciating the variety of configurations that can make a family. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they draw inferences about how diversity makes our society stronger and more interesting. An activity helps readers identify and appreciate their own unique family, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children...

Une petite fille qui s'appelle Robert? Eh oui! Son prénom, c'est un drle de cadeau que lui a laissé sa maman juste avant de mourir, et Robert le porte fièrement. Elle vit à la caserne o travaille son père pompier et, comme lui, elle rêve de combattre les incendies. Mais, c'est avant tout aux prétendantes de son papa que Robert s'attaque! La fillette a plus d'un tour dans son sac et gare à celles qui voudraient prendre la place de sa maman!...

Students explore and understand the meaning of family relationships. Great books from prompting value-oriented discussions on caring, sharing, and loving.

¿Por qué no logra decidirse? Miles de mujeres latinoamericanas se han hecho esta pregunta después de notar que están siendo parte de una relación definida por la intermitencia. En este tipo de relaciones, el compromiso es el elemento relacional que parece nunca llegar. Para los hombres involucrados en este tipo de relaciones, el sentido de fidelidad parece haber sido previamente invertido en otra mujer: su madre, quien logra seducirlo, sin tener...

The experiences of both families and aging are changing in today's society. Many of us are staying healthier and living longer. Because an unprecedented number of Americans will be over age 65 in the twenty-first century, the aging experience will be felt by many and permeate our family life and society. Patricia Drentea's Families and Aging examines how the changing lifestyles of Americans will play into aging well. It explores the life course transitions...

The world is a melting pot of families of different configurations. One of the most important gifts we van give our children is to help them feel good about the uniqueness of their family and help them learn to accept, respect, and include people whom they may experience as "different." Whether you have a traditional family, single parent family, or many of the other types of families, give your children the love and respect they deserve. Teach them...

Parent Teenagers in Loving and Thoughtful Ways "A source of lovingly gentle perspective with powerful relationship saving tools that every parent of teenagers should have to refer back to"-Becca Anderson, Bestselling Author of Badass AffirmationsEven when your relationship appears hopelessly beyond repair, you can reach past the bad days and reconnect. In this funny parenting book, find guidance on how to parent teenagers and rebuild a loving bond. Learn...

This book was written as a valuable tool to assist the Blended Family in understanding how valuable they are in striving to build a sustainable, cooperative, and compassionate family unit. Dr. Duane and Michele Mangum open up about their real-life experiences in being a part of the Blended Family. They provide step-by-step recommendations to help those in this dynamic family system to achieve better communication, acceptance, and forgiveness of everyone...

A young girl describes what it is like to live with her grandma and grandpa. Domain specific vocabulary helps the reader to easily follow the narrative. Colorful photographs and a picture-word glossary are included. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title Grandma's Room.