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Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > General
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Soldier Soup
(Hardcover)
Sharon Esposito; Illustrated by Gabrielle Esposito
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R417
Discovery Miles 4 170
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The next action-packed FIREBORN adventure ‘The best kind of
children’s fantasy story: thrilling and imaginative’ B. B.
Alston, author of Amari and the Night Brothers ‘The perfect
balance of high adventure, breathless action and eerie wonder’
Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus trilogy HOPE GROWS FROM
THE ASHES . . . Twelve has chosen a Hunter name to reflect her new
elemental powers: Phoenix. When she and her friends learn that the
witch-palace of Icegaard is in grave danger, they must battle
frightening new monsters and find a way to defeat the evil force.
But as Phoenix learns to control her new powers, the faceless Croke
begins to haunt her dreams and she will have to fight with
everything she’s got to save Icegaard and all of Ember.
Movie tie-in edition of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller and Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner, now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox, starring Amandla Stenberg.
Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping novel about one girl's struggle for justice.
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The Hair Book
(Board book)
Latonya Yvette; Illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones
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R236
Discovery Miles 2 360
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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A bold, graphic board book celebrating all types of hair. With
striking, colourful graphics and simple alliterative text, this
board book features poufy hair, wavy hair, Afro hair, hair covered
in a hijab, and more. A surprise mirror at the end encourages young
children to reflect on their own characteristics. The message is
clear: no matter what you look like, you are beautiful, valued and
welcome everywhere.
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Swarm of Bees
(Hardcover)
Lemony Snicket; Illustrated by Rilla Alexander
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R477
Discovery Miles 4 770
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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It can feel good to be angry. It can feel better to stop.
Swarm of Bees! Swarm of Bees! You are SO angry! What will you do?
Watch out! A mischievous boy has unleashed an angry swarm of bees! The result is a zany gallop through a charming town where readers will encounter evidence of some bad behaviour, some frenzied anger and thankfully, a hug and some spaghetti.
From best-loved children's author Lemony Snicket and the supremely talented illustrator Rilla Alexander.
This book is intended for prospective secondary teachers,
university education and human development faculty and students,
and in-service secondary school teachers. The text focuses on the
current environment of adolescents. Physical growth, sexuality,
nutrition, exercise, and substance abuse receive attention. Social
development depends on consideration of advice given by peers and
adults. Neuroscience insights are reported on information
processing, attention and distraction. Detection of cheating, cyber
abuse, and parental concerns are considered. Career exploration
issues are discussed. Visual intelligence, creative thinking, and
Internet learning are presented with ways to help students gauge
risks, manage stress, and acquire resilience. Peers become the most
prominent influence on social development during adolescence, and
they recognize the Internet as their greatest resource for locating
information. Teachers want to know how to unite these powerful
sources of learning, peers and the Internet, to help adolescents
acquire teamwork skills employers will expect of them. This goal is
achieved by implementing Collaboration Integration Theory. Ten
Cooperative Learning Exercises and Roles (CLEAR) at the end of
chapters allow each student to choose one role per chapter.
Insights gained from these roles are shared with teammates before
work is submitted to the teacher. This approach enables students to
select assignments, expands group learning, and makes everyone
accountable for instruction. The adult teacher role becomes more
creative as they design exercises and roles that differentiate team
learning. Using Zoom or other platforms a teacher can observe or
record cooperative team sharing. Involvement with CLEAR can enable
prospective teachers to apply this system to empower their
secondary students.
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My Lil' First School
(Hardcover)
Toby A Williams; Illustrated by Corrina Holyoake; Edited by Sue Campion
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R547
Discovery Miles 5 470
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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